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Posted on August 25, 2010 by Amit
Not many affiliate marketers know about the StumbleUpon Ad network. StumbleUpon has a Cost Per View ad network where you can buy an ad for a certain number impressions And it works much differently from other ppc, contextual, ppv ad networks. First there is no ads to create as you may be used to as [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 20, 2010 by Amit
An affiliate marketer has to wear quite a few hats. For new-comers in the field, here is a high level discussion about the top 5 things that make an affiliate marketer’s workload. If you know what’s involved, and depending on your strengths and weaknesses, you can devise a plan of success. If you are like [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 28, 2010 by Amit
Being an affiliate marketer, I have multiple websites in various stages of development. And I keep adding sites to my basket. When I had just a few websites, I used to host all of them at GoDaddy.com. But as the list grew, I decided to move to other shared hosting providers where I can host [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 10, 2010 by Amit
PPC is great, done right it can multiply your earnings. But, if you are a new affiliate marketer, PPC comes at the very last of the equation and not at the first. That’s why the title of my post, don’t use ppc…. yet. So why not, why should’t a new affiliate marketer use PPC right [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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. [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
Continue ReadingPosted 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 [...]
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