Geo Targetting in Yahoo Search Marketing

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Amit

I was currently reviewing a few CPA offers from Neverblue which are for specific countries like UK, Australia. I thought if I could get a list of all the cities and towns from those countries and then add my seed keywords to them, it will generate a nice, long keyword list. And then I will [...]

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How to Build a Thick Affiliate Site

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Amit

Most affiliates are wary of showing their affiliate sites to other affiliates, lest the sites get copied. The fear is understandable. If a formula works for one affiliate, it will work for another.
But are all sites copyable? The answer is no. Only thin affiliate sites are at a risk of being copied. You are much [...]

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What Affects Your Affiliate Revenue

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Amit

Ever wondered why some days are good (we don’t think much about our good income days, we just assume that we are great marketers) and some days (and may be weeks) are bad. What drives those ebbs.
There are many things that may be working against you when you have long days of low conversions. Affiliate [...]

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Everything You Wanted to Know about Affiliate Marketing But Was Afraid to Ask

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Amit

What is Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is promoting an online vendor’s products or services and then receiving a commission from vendor based on a sale or lead.
There is an agreement between the vendor and the affiliate as what constitutes a commissionable action. Sometimes its sale of a product or a service through your affiliate link. Sometimes [...]

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3 Must Use Demographics Tools for Affiliate Marketing

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Amit

Knowing your target market makes your job as an affiliate marketer much easier. Without knowing your target market your message may just fall flat. Imagine your prospective buyers are predominantly female, 35+ and college graduates, your teen focused, heavy metal site won’t have a lot success with your target demography, will it.
Fortunately there are a [...]

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Affiliate Marketing Goals 2010

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Amit

Setting goals on paper is a great motivation for anyone. When you put something down in writing you start believing in it. It seems real, urgent and doable.
Here are some of the things I will like to achieve this year.
1. More Traffic
No affiliate marketer can succeed without traffic. So why not a have a [...]

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Affiliate Marketing Gurus – Don’t Trust them

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Amit

I remember when I was starting out in affiliate marketing, I had a ton of questions, I didn’t know much about anything. I didn’t know what to promote, how to promote, what converts, what doesn’t. In fact being a newbie, I spent 3 months to build my first site, and until the site was live, [...]

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Affiiate Success – How to Get Conversions

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Amit

A regular topic of discussion on affiliate forums is “I am sending a ton of clicks and not getting any conversion”. And that rightfully is a big concern, since without conversion there is no affiliate success.
Are you really Sending a Ton of Clicks
Not all clicks are real. Some of your clicks can be from the [...]

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Pay Per View Marketing, Is it For Me

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Amit

Many affiliate marketers, ppc marketers have discovered and have successfully used pay per view marketing, also called ppv to their advantage. I have been doing ppc for some time. Its definitely not easy, its expensive and being an affiliate marketer its a constant challenge to maintain a favorable quality score (for google ppc). When you [...]

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My CPA Network Experience, So far

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Amit

I have been a traditional affiliate with networks like CJ, GAN, LS. I wanted to give CPA networks a try. So I did some reading, searched the internet and applied to some of the CPA networks like ClickBooth, NeverBlue, MarketLeverage, Hydra Networks and COPEAC.
I got declined by ClickBooth and MarketLeverage and HydraNetwork which was kind [...]

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