Over the past few days there have been a few articles in the mainstream media about affiliate marketing and another one someone shared with me from a small affiliate marketing company. Two of them were great and one of them were terrible. Surprisingly the articles from the mainstream media had some great information for merchants […]
What Does Good Affiliate Management Cost?
Posted on 2:04 am · 8 Comments
I was reading a post from Greg Hoffman about Tips for Successful Affiliate Management today on Sugarrae.com and it got me thinking about merchants with poorly run affiliate programs and what it would cost them to hire a good affiliate manager, what they should pay, and what would qualify as “good”. Rather than say “you […]
Yet Again The Shareasale ThinkTank Does Not Disappoint
Posted on 2:04 am · 2 Comments
Well, another Shareasale ThinkTank is in the books. I am back from Denver and yet again Shareasale knocked another ThinkTank out of the park. And this wasn’t just an altitude adjusted homerun that you normally see at Coors Field. This would have been on to Lansdowne Street. This one would have been on to Waveland. […]
Why You Should Attend Shareasale ThinkTank 2013 In Denver, CO
Posted on 12:23 am · Leave a Comment
In about a month affiliate marketers, merchants, and affiliate industry experts will descend on Denver, CO for the 2013 Shareasale ThinkTank.com. This event is always one of the highlights of the year for me and this will mark my 6th ThinkTank. There are very few events in this industry that can combine fun, knowledge, entertainment, […]
Welcome to Jacksonville!
Posted on 6:37 pm · 1 Comment
After 32 years in Spokane, WA and 15 years working for myself and working from home I decided to throw all that out of the window, take a real job, and move across the country. Just a quick history: From 1998-2012 I was a full time seo/affiliate guy. I started with some SEO clients and […]
Do you really know your affiliate manager?
Posted on 7:04 pm · 5 Comments
If you are a merchant looking to hire an affiliate manager you have many, many different options to choose from. The fact that you are looking for a qualified affiliate manager is a great first step. Too many merchants think affiliate management is something you can just have an unqualified intern do or pass off […]
Time for a program reboot?
Posted on 6:15 pm · 2 Comments
You have all probably heard by now that GAN (Google Affiliate Network) is closing down. Personally I am happy to see them go. I don’t really think they brought anything to the table for this industry that you couldn’t get elsewhere, I never really used them, and I have never heard anything good about them. […]
Two Great Resources For Affiliates
Posted on 1:09 am · 5 Comments
It takes quite a bit to get my off my lazy butt and write a blog post nowadays but recently there are two resources that have been released for affiliates, particularly new affiliates, that I thought you might want to read about. These two resources are from some of the more respected and experienced people […]
Affiliate Summit West 2013 – Another Great Time
Posted on 10:50 pm · 5 Comments
I am back from another Affiliate Summit, back to work, and back to recovering from another great trip. I took last year off from Affiliate Summits (my little boy was just two weeks old last January so that is a good enough reason, isn’t it?) but I was glad to be able to go back […]
Post Black Friday/Cyber Monday Thoughts
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I have seen many Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays as an affiliate. Actually I have seen ALL the Cyber Mondays since it started in 2005 and I have been an affiliate for much longer than that. But this was my first as an affiliate manager. It was a busy couple weeks getting ready for that […]
