Affiliate Marketing

State Affiliate Sales Tax Issue

On open letter to Fox News, in response to their reporting on Amazon's firing of affiliates in Hawaii. You can watch the specific news clip here. [Editor's Update] Just an... Continue reading "State Affiliate Sales Tax Issue"

Litter Box Reviews

I had so much fun with this this week, that I just had to share it. My newest site isn't quite finished yet, but it's fleshed out enough to give... Continue reading "Litter Box Reviews"

I Got a Facelift!

On Tuesday I had a milestone birthday, and yesterday I got a facelift. Okay... it wasn't my face exactly, but rather the Surfnetkids Content Widgets for websites: Daily Factoid, Daily... Continue reading "I Got a Facelift!"

Amazon Widgets

Amazon now has single page where they list all their widgets. Some are strictly for Amazon affiliates, while others can be used by everyone. Here's a sample Product Cloud widget,... Continue reading "Amazon Widgets"

Agloco Toolbar Being Released

Agloco (the free membership site that lets you earn while you surf the Net) will be releasing its toolbar this week. They are rolling it out in stages, with the... Continue reading "Agloco Toolbar Being Released"

Revenue for Growing Site?

Hi Barbara, I teach full time as an elementary school teacher in Coffs Harbour Australia. I have a hobby site that I maintain. It is starting to become very popular... Continue reading "Revenue for Growing Site?"

Affiliate/Credit Card Scam

Some credit card thieves use stolen cards not to get merchandise, but to earn affiliate commissions. If you run your own affiliate program ,you need to be vigilant in watching... Continue reading "Affiliate/Credit Card Scam"

New Link Structure for ClickBank

ClickBank is making changes to their affiliate link structure to make it harder to "steal" a referral fee from another affiliate. They are asking for feedback and comments here.... Continue reading "New Link Structure for ClickBank"

Building Amazon Stores

A question from a colleague reminded me of a great tool that I use to build Amazon stores with my site's look and feel (and of course my embedded Amazon... Continue reading "Building Amazon Stores"

Google AdSense: CPM or CPC?

Although the Google AdSense agreement prohibits publishers from disclosing CPM or CPC figures to others, it is important that you calculate these rates for yourself. And once you've done that,... Continue reading "Google AdSense: CPM or CPC?"

Google AdSense

I've never seen anything spread so fast in all my life. Google AdSense contextual text ads are everywhere! Many say they are the greatest revenue boon to content-rich sites since... Continue reading "Google AdSense"

How to Sell and Deliver eBooks (Part 2)

As promised, here's the continuing saga of my new mini-site How to Sell and Deliver Ebooks. I mentioned the site on Tuesday to an Internet entrepreneur discussion list I'm a... Continue reading "How to Sell and Deliver eBooks (Part 2)"

How to Sell and Deliver eBooks

In a creative fit one day, I decided to buy "ebook-delivery.com" and post a mini-site comparing ClickBank and PayPal as ebook sales/delivery vendors. Naturally, the links I am using are... Continue reading "How to Sell and Deliver eBooks"

Nifty Javascript Tool

I got Web Army Knife as a free bonus when I purchased ViralPDF, but it is also for sale as a standalone product. It's a very cool tool, and I... Continue reading "Nifty Javascript Tool"

ClickBank Paypal Issues

I've decided to dive deeper into the process of delivering e-books via ClickBank and PayPal. Since I'm most familiar with ClickBank (I earn money with them as an affiliate), I'll... Continue reading "ClickBank Paypal Issues"

Online Credit Card Processing

I just discovered Neil Shearing's "3rd Party Credit Card Processors" site. It's a great site that explains why most online businesses do NOT need a merchant account, and then reviews... Continue reading "Online Credit Card Processing"

Easiest Way to Deliver e-Books

I'm a die hard "do-it-myselfer" when it comes to site development, but when I'm asked about how to sell and deliver e-books online, I recommend ClickBank. With ClickBank, you can... Continue reading "Easiest Way to Deliver e-Books"

Best Reads About Affiliate Marketing

FOR MERCHANTS: Anne Holland of MarketingSherpa.com wrote a fabulous article last year titled "A Merchant's Quick Guide to Affiliate Marketing in 2002 (First, Forget the 'A' Word.) It's available for... Continue reading "Best Reads About Affiliate Marketing"

Finding the Right Partners

It's no secret that 98% of affiliates do not make any money. If you are an affiliate manager, how do you find the other 2% and get them interested in... Continue reading "Finding the Right Partners"

Brandable PDFs

I offer my joint venture partners (those selling "How to Add Games to Your Site") a PDF that they can give away for free titled "9 Reasons to Add Games to Your Site." This powerful sales tool is customized with their affiliate links --- so they will make a commission on each sale generated by the free ebook. The software package I use ... Continue reading "Brandable PDFs"

Software to Run an Affiliate Program

I use and recommend Groundbreak's Ultimate Afilliate. It is a CGI script written in Perl that sets up a full-featured affiliate program on your own web server - giving YOU... Continue reading "Software to Run an Affiliate Program"