Speakers at Affiliate Summit West 2013, Skimlinks Referral Program, and @BigFlatsLager Walbeer
This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast (listen to the latest Affiliate Thing), Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about a way affiliate marketers can earn commission raising money for charity, Walgreens beer, and Shawn’s second anniversary of being an Austinite. They also talked about a referral program for Skimlinks, upcoming news with the PMA, a Twitter list of Affiliate Summit West 2013 speakers, and the show Nashville. …
I’ve Been Home for Two Years Now
It’s been two years to the day since I arrived in Austin, TX from NJ. I listened to Horace Greeley when he said, “Go West, young man”. As I drove across the country with my dogs and computers, I kept a travel diary with the final installment ending, …
Methods Affiliates Use to Drive Traffic
Affiliates were asked “How do you typically drive traffic to your website?” for the 2012 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. Quite a variety of traffic sources for people, and the most popular mirror my experiences. I’m not surprised at all that SEO and social networks, as well as blogging, are ruling the day. In my case, the traffic sources go to blogs, so the blogs themselves are not traffic sources for me. I like email …
Save the Date for Affiliate Summit East 2013 In Philadelphia
The votes came in and after four years in NYC, the people chose Philadelphia for Affiliate Summit East 2013 on August 18-20, 2013. This will be the 24th Affiliate Summit and it is expected to be the largest Affiliate Summit East to date (again!). More details to come shortly. See http://www.affiliatesummit.com/about/ for the history and growth of the premier affiliate marketing conference. The post Save the Date for Affiliate Summit East 2013 In Philadelphia appeared first on Affiliate Marketing Blog.
The New SEO Toolset at Affiliate Summit West 2011
This was a conference session titled The New SEO Toolset from Affiliate Summit West 2011, which took place January 9-11, 2011 at Wynn Las Vegas. Speaker: Wil Reynolds, Founder, SEER Interactive Session description: Fast paced — deep dive into tools for beginners through advanced SEO practitioners. Experience level: Intermediate, Advanced Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers, Merchants/Advertisers Niche/vertical: SEO Slides: The New SEO Toolset slides Note: the companies and positions …
Finding Office Space on Craig’s List
Like many affiliate marketers, I work from home, but there are some times when it’s a little crazy around my house, and I find it hard to concentrate. So, I decided it was time to get a non-home office for the first time since 2004. I heard somebody mention that they found space on Craig’s List, but I was skeptical. Then I checked it out…
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Twinkies, and @affiliatesummit Headed to Philadelphia
This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast (listen to the latest Affiliate Thing), Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about Walmart employees threatening to walk out on Black Friday, Affiliate Summit East 2013 in Philadelphia, and the new PMA Board of Directors. They also talked about ways to get a free pass to Affiliate Summit West 2013, finding…
Performance Marketing Summit 2013 Registrations Now Open
Registration is now open for Performance Marketing Summit 2013 for individual passes. The Performance Marketing Summit is taking place March 12, 2013 in New York City. The one day conference will take place at the Baruch College Vertical Campus (site of Affiliate Summit Social Media in 2008 and the first Affiliate Summit in 2003). Space will be limited to 200 people. The Performance Marketing Summit is an Affiliate Summit event. Early bird registration is just $99 through
New Board of Directors for the Performance Marketing Association
The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) has announced their new Board of Directors for 2012-2013. The PMA is a trade association, founded in 2008, by people in the performance marketing industry. Brian Littleton – CEO, ShareASale, Inc. (incoming Board President) Karen Garcia – CEO, GTO Management Robert Glazer – Founder and Managing Director, Acceleration Partners Patrick Grady – CEO, RhinoFish Media Peter Hamilton – CEO, HasOffers Mike Nunez – CEO, AffiliateManager.com Tony Pantano – CEO, Imwave Craig O’Neill – Merchant Support, Savings.com …
Set a Posting Schedule that Encourages Shares and Pageviews
This guest post is by Lindsey Dahlberg of Bloggingtips.com. We’ve all heard the saying, “great content gets shared.” But what happens if yours isn’t getting shared? Does that mean you don’t have great content? Not necessarily. It could mean you have top-notch content, but you’re not posting it at the most opportunistic times of day. Maybe you aren’t interested in social shares but would like to know why your killer content isn’t generating lots of pageviews. Perhaps you’re suffering from the same malady: your content …
10 Ways to Woo Would-be Advertisers on Your Blog
This guest post is by Anup Kayastha of MoneyMakingModes.com. Earning money through blogging is an attractive and viable income source. But it is not possible unless your blog have relevant, current, and useful information for your readers. That will not only help increase traffic to your blog: it will also attract advertisers to buy ads. but to make that a reality, you need to know how advertisers are evaluating your site. What makes them think that your blog is worth their investment? What they are looking for in your blog before offering you a deal for…
The 4-Step Guide to Building Your Authority
This guest post is by Derek of Fear No Goal. If you want people to visit your blog—and stay there—you have to be an authority figure. This is definitely true if you are trying to solve a common problem. You have to know and understand what you are talking about. When people know you’re an expert on a topic, it gives them comfort. They know that they can trust you. They are going to …
One Essential Characteristic of a Pro Blogger Not Your Everyday Blog Writing Advice
Each week, my Content manager Georgina turns away around 20 or so posts for publication at ProBlogger. She tells me that maybe 5-10{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} of those are of a publishable standard, but they just don’t fit our audience or purpose. The rest aren’t pro-level pieces. Image courtesy stock.xchng user ValsilvaeForget for a moment that these are guest posts—which are supposed to be bloggers’ best content. Instead, I want to think about what that …
Blog Design for ROI, Rule 1: Prioritize the Opt-in Form
This guest post is by Gab Goldenberg, author of The Advanced SEO Book. Are you writing phenomenal posts only to have your poor design fail you? Here’s how to fix that, with rules that will guide you whether you create a custom theme or just pick a theme and adapt it. Today’s…
How to Write a Must-read Product Review
This guest post is by Karol K. Reviews are one of the more common types of content on the internet. I’m sure you’ve looked for a review of a given product yourself once or twice. However, being on the receiving end of a review, so to speak, is a completely different ball game than actually writing one. First of all, some people mistake reviews …
Branding Your Blog: You’re Doing it All Wrong
This guest post is by Julie Cottineau of BrandTwist. A while ago, on this very blog, I read a post about how to make a five-dollar logo for your blog. There were a few things about that post I disagreed with, but chief among them was the assumption that a cheap logo was somehow all…
Advice from Famous Authors a Blog Writer Could Use Today
This guest post is by Colin Olson of Fresh Essays. Every high-school superstar longs to follow in his sport hero’s footsteps. Small business owners idolize those on the Fortune 500 list. Likewise, blog writers can hope for the greatness of past literary giants. While many of the world’s most famous authors are long gone, their words of wisdom still resonate today. Listen to the advice these famous authors have left for blog writers. “What I try to do is write… And it might be just the most boring and …
Blogging in Brief: Targeting, Teasers, and Trends
The last few weeks have turned up some interesting new finds in the world of blogging. I’ve covered some of the more innovative ones here—let us know what cool ideas you’ve spotted in the comments. …and then she called me “Cupcake” I’m not in the target audience for…
Reusing Freelance Writing Online: the Pros and Pitfalls
This guest post is by Emma Merkas of $30 Date Night. It was my blog that landed me my weekly newspaper column. I’m a huge advocate of self-publishing, If you know you’re talented at something, and if you have an opinion you want to express, a song you want to sing, or a specific skill you want to teach, go right ahead and do it. The Internet has more than levelled the publishing playing field—judging by the state of traditional media outlets right now, it’s…
On The Way To SES Chicago
Headed to SES Chicago with our newest employee Hannah Gappa, Not sure she is ready for a industry event but we will see =P. I asked on Twitter and Facebook who was attending and I got like 1 response. Weird. If you are going please comment. Looking for an SEO service that won’t get you banned?