Posts Tagged affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing – earn in more ways than one

In my last post, affiliate marketing – the nutshell version, I stated that I would provide details on the various types of affiliate marketing. Of course I always keep my promises so here goes.

There are basically four different methods of getting paid as an affiliate. Some are more common than others and depending on what [...]

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Affiliate marketing – the nutshell version

Often times, especially for people who have been blogging for a while, we make assumptions that everyone knows what we’re talking about. The reality is even the most commonly used terms become black holes for some new folks. Today, let’s review one of the big ones: affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is just a fancy phrase for [...]

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The MMO ebook of all MMO ebooks

With so many blog “experts” out there, how can you tell the difference between really useful information and dated, irrelevant hype?

There are some of us who have been blogging or running our own sites for years and the best endorsement is what other bloggers have to say about our sites, our [...]

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Even some of the brightest people have no clue when it comes to new media

Last week, one of my partners for another site of mine said he wanted to reach out to a large retailer in our niche so we can sell their products on our site. Now this guy is pretty savvy when it comes to offline businesses but he’s not our internet marketing genius. In fact, he’s [...]

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3 darn good reasons to buy a domain today

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Alright, we all know you must have your own domain to have a successful blog. If you’re not willing to commit under $100 per year for a domain and hosting, then most people won’t commit to you. That’s the bottom line.

Other than using a domain for an existing site, many people don’t realize there are [...]

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Choosing an affiliate network

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The other day, a friend asked me how I got GoDaddy to advertise on my site. I said “because they realize how great I am and want to be part of my blog”. He looked at me cockeyed so then I ‘fessed up and had to explain what affiliate marketing is.

That led him to ask [...]

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Google AdSense: text vs. image ads

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Those of you who have tried Google AdSense (let’s face it, who hasn’t?) had to make an important decision at one point — “Should I go with an all text ad or an image ad?” Ironically, many people start by letting Google choose by simply selecting the ‘Text and image ads’, which is the default [...]

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