Affiliate Tip Blog by Shawn Collins

Charitable Affiliate Program from Advanta
	The Advanta affiliate program adds a twist to the traditional affiliate relationship where affiliates earn commission and have charitable donations made in their name. Advanta is working with microlending organization Kiva, and for every new Kiva BusinessCard customer acquired through the affiliate, Advanta will make a charitable donation to Kiva in the affiliate's name. This is [...] ...»

GeekCast 28: Twitter as Customer Service Tool
	Download audio file (geekcast28.mp3) Download the show. Jim Kukral is at the beach with mandals and guylights in tow, so it was up to Lisa Picarille, Sam Harrelson, and Shawn Collins to carry the GeekCast show this week. Topics covered on GeekCast included… Using Twitter for customer service Gary Vaynerchuk on Ustream.TV Gmail vs. Microsoft Outlook Affiliate manager job at Zappos Google indexing [...] ...»

Affiliate Summit News - Week of July 21, 2008
	Some news on Affiliate Summit 2008 East, including a donation of$5,000 to The LEAGUE, official charity of Affiliate Summit 2008 East, being on the verge of a sell out, and a guide to networking a the conference. ...»

Growth Rate of Affiliate Marketing
	JupiterResearch published an affiliate marketing study in May 2008 titled, “US Online Affiliate Marketing Forecast, 2007 to 2012.” The key finding in the report was that US online affiliate marketing spending will reach $3.3 billion in 2012. This figure is based on the affiliate marketing industry growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 [...] ...»

Top Affiliate Challenge Redux
	I took a preliminary look at the Top Affiliate Challenge show and reviewed it a couple of weeks back. At the time, I’d watched the first two episodes, and I didn’t find much value in it. Since then, I’ve watched episodes 3-9 to see if/how the show evolved. The tips for affiliates did start turning up in episode [...] ...»

Zappos Affiliate Manager Opportunity
	I don’t typically post anything about job openings in affiliate marketing, but I just heard about one that I think would be a great opportunity for any affiliate manager: Zappos. There was a recent story from ABC News about the corporate culture at Zappos, and they likened Zappos to being the Amazon of shoes. I love how [...] ...»

Finding Niche Super Affiliates
	Q: How can I best find affiliates in the health/nutrition niche? A: I think the answer can apply to most any niche. Basically, I would say the first thing to do is to go into Google and search for all of your relevant keywords. See who is ranking well for your terms - these are people you [...] ...»

Donâ€™t Update to WordPress 2.6 So Fast
	WordPress 2.6 was released a few days ago, and it has lots of useful enhancements like a change log and word count. But one thing you should definitely do before making the upgrade is check whether your important plugins are compatible with the new release. I have lots of WordPress blogs, and was quickly getting them [...] ...»

Affiliate Summit Keynote Cory Booker on FOX Business
	Cory Booker, who will be the Keynote at Affiliate Summit 2008 East, was featured on FOX Business yesterday. Get a peek on Mayor Booker as he chats about the economy, politics, and the NFL (though he likes the wrong NY team). If you haven’t already registered for Affiliate Summit, we’re getting really close to a sell-out, so [...] ...»

Status of the NY Affiliate Tax Repeal Effort
	I’ve got an update on the appeal of the New York affiliate tax, courtesy of Karen McMahon of Purposeful Living Incorporated. Karen previously worked in New York politics before moving into the affiliate marketing world. The attempted appeal on the tax probably did not hit the news because it’s not far enough along in the [...] ...»

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