http://www.affiliate-marketers.net blogging for the affiliate program marketing industry - tips and advice for new affiliates Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:32:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chicago: December 7, Chicago Hilton Search Training Workshops Around the Globe Whether you are a consultant, webmaster, designer, in-house marketing professional, business owner or on the executive team - understanding Search Marketing is crucial. SES is currently offering 10 intensive Search Training workshops on differing aspects of SEM and SEO, guaranteeing that ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/09/19/search-engine-strategies-training/ I can't tell you how many times I've sign-up for affiliate programs,get approved and go in to hook them up only to find crappy banners. Crappy banners won't convert! So, I thought I'd share a little trick that works sometimes, depending on the merhcnat's or affiliate program network's links. First thing I do ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/08/06/when-banner-ads-suck/ It's not easy to get around the Google filters. All three filters consider the age of your web site to some degree and so, you basically have to wait until Google releases your web site from the Sandbox filter. Want to get out of the Sandbox quicker? Then, work on ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/04/13/google-filters-work-around/ Heads-up for OfferForge Affiliates.... Hi Everyone Please note that we are experiencing some small technical issues with regards to displaying your Commission earned in the the last month (March). While this may be an irritation, we can assure you that the underlying data regarding your commissions are still intact and correct, and ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/04/12/offerforge-important-notice-regarding-commission/ Three Google filters that all take a hard look at the age of your web sites. Most web sites aren't very old, and so, Google implemented a filter that prevents new web sites from getting high rankings for competitive search terms. Google's calls that filter the Sandbox. Google's TrustRank filter ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/02/27/googles-sandbox-trust-rank-and-domain-age-filter/ Affiliate Marketing specialist, Bobbie Grennier, joins the St. Claire's Organics™ team. [ClickPress, Tue Feb 13 2007] It might have taken three years for Debra St. Claire, founder and CEO of St. Claire's Organics™, to patiently wait for an opening in Bobbie Grennier's work schedule, but it finally happened. Bobbie Grennier will ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/02/16/st-claires-organics%e2%84%a2-welcomes-bobbie-grennier/ LinkWorth is looking for a few good programmers to help them inexpensively develop a plugin for some of the more popular content driven applications. As you might know, LinkWorth is moving into the contextual world while still offering their PR links for rent system. If you're interested, here's the letter ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2007/01/29/linkworth-blog-plugin/ Okay, as promised, I have an update for you on the Viral Sales Generator Software. First of all it's pretty killer. I finally have it hooked up on AffiliateBestSeller.com ... you can join there and then, it will take you inside to see the environment I've started. I have real product ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2006/12/20/viral-sales-generator-update/ Google gets it's pixels on! That's the word from Matt Cutts (http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pixel-tracking-in-google-checkout/). The documentation on pixel tracking in Google Checkout also just went live. So, Google has slapped together a quick resolve to their affiliate lack-of-tracking issues and picked an Industry sweetheart ... the tracking pixel. Our thanks to these folks for pushing, ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2006/12/11/theyre-baaack/ Google Goes To Hell In A Shopping Basket Well, or something like that ... don't much like the way Google treats affiliates. Good job explaining the whole Google shopping cart screws affiliates "again" boondoggle by Linda Buquet. A well thought out post and picked up by the other affiliates marketers as a ... http://www.affiliate-marketers.net/2006/12/05/google-goes-to-hell-in-a-shopping-basket/