Affiliate marketing is one tough business. Everyone online today is looking to make or save money in any way they can. In the good old days when internet marketing was in its infancy, most of the people who clicked on your affiliate links used to... [ Read More ]

If various estimates suggest that 12%-20% of affiliate sales comes from coupon sites, it certainly highlights a targeted market of people who consistently buy promotional items. It's not surprising considering that you'll know many friends or familie... [ Read More ]

Most Merchants limit affiliates from competing with them for specific PPC keywords. Some merchants even refuse to let affiliates drive traffic to them through PPC ads. It is understandable that merchants do not want affiliates to grab any portion of ... [ Read More ]

Yahoo, still defiant against Microsofts takeover bid with $42.4 billion, has now provided news regarding a web advertising management system that it says will speed up and simplify the process of buying and selling ads whether it's by ad agencies, we... [ Read More ]

Adsense provides web publishers with passive income. Place the code in the blog or site, and let google adsense match the advertisers to your site. It's fairly simple and easy to integrate. Affiliate marketing on the other hand allows affiliates t... [ Read More ]

PPC Ads taking a hit with the reduction of clicks due to a change in Google's AdWords algorithm. Seems that Google is trying to make ads more 'relevant', arguing that there will be an increase in click through rates, that advertisers will get better ... [ Read More ]

Google announced today that they'll be selling their Performics Search Marketing branch to avoid clashes of interest. "It’s clear to us that we do not want to be in the search engine marketing business. Maintaining objectivity in b... [ Read More ]

Running a seasonal campaign by starting a special deal and providing affiliates with customized and updated banners will drive more traffic to your site from the affiliates. Consider that there are many major events like Valentines Day, Mother's D... [ Read More ]

With the economy (US) looking towards doing a nose dive, affiliates may be in need to tweak their monetization strategies. Consider what programs will then be adversely or positively affected? Probable Negatives Programs related to:- L... [ Read More ]

Check out this video featuring a wide eyed caucasian girl drinking coke. No big deal right? Well, it's got her nearly 1 million views so far. Her other videos also received similar traffic, for incredibly mundane things like reading a book, and.... [ Read More ]