Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Follow Affiliate Networks On Twitter

Part of staying up to date on all things money-making oriented requires a lot of tools, but most recently the tool I'm using most has been Twitter. Many of the most popular affiliate networks are already using Twitter to keep in touch and offer updates to their affiliate program users, publishers, advertisers etc. The latest affiliate network I've been following has been the

Monday, March 30, 2009

Defeat Image Frames Like Google Image Search

One of my sites has always received a lot of Google Image Search traffic. Which is great, except they usually bounce immediately and I always suspected it was because of the way Google frames the image results at the top of the page. This keeps the visitor from actually needing to visit the site and potentially read on about more content or images on my automotive blog.Thanks to some handy

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Automatically Update Twitter With WordPress

Twitter is great for followers, but not so great if you are already to busy to even drop 140 characters in a clean submit box. So, to kill two birds with one stone I've begun using a plugin for WordPress that automatically updates twitter with my latest blog post and a TinyURL link back to my blog. This is not my only method of twittering, but it helps fill in a lot of gaps where I'm busy

Friday, March 13, 2009

Creating Affiliate Focus

Perhaps I'm not the only one in the situation where my mind races and I get a ton of ideas in any single day. It's a curse, that doesn't allow me to focus on a single program and perhaps maximize my earnings before moving on. Arguably it's a benefit, since not all my eggs are in one basket, but it's a hindrance since I won't realize the upper tier earnings of one specific program.Although it's

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Fast and Easy Keyword Research – Affiliate Espionage Versus Other Keyword Tools

Which keyword research approach do you like?Do you want to be in and out of there and pick out the exact information you need – the wham bam thank you maim approach?Or do you like to dig right down into the nitty gritty and trawl through a lot of data to find all the keywords you need?If you favor the quick approach, then Affiliate Espionage is for you, however if you like to dig and analyze data

Monday, March 2, 2009

Bad Economy Equals Lower Prices and Lower Commissions

No doubt the economy is effecting online purchasing as well, which is trending towards lowering prices. These lower prices, coupons, etc are translating into obviously lower commissions. Where a referred visitor may purchase an average of $200 worth of product, with coupons and lowered pricing, the average may be down as low as $100.So what's the best way to compete with lower commissions,