What personality traits do most A-List bloggers have? If you have one or more of them, then you are on your way to becoming one yourself. They cast a wide net The A-Listers often have wide social circles. They can truly connect with a number of people on a daily basis and offer them advice, […]
Today, Jason Calcanis mused that Corporate Vlogs are the future of PR .. Why? He cites his experience with adding Mahalo Daily videos. Since they started, the videos have gotten four million views. Of those four million, say two million people, have come in contact with the Mahalo brand. And don't discount the archival value […]
Just when you thought we forgot about our affiliate blog ... We took the plunge and began signing up for some affiliate programs with publishing accounts this week. Chitika We headed over to Chitika because they are so blog-centric with their advertising. We were especially impressed with their Chitika | RPU program that brings related […]
No sooner did we report our initial impressions of Open Ads, they rebranded themselves as OpenX today. According to their blog: After news a few weeks ago of our new investment and the beta of the hosted version of our ad server software, we’ve got more news to share. We did it again, we’ve changed […]
We spent our day yesterday kicking the tires of OpenAds. While a bit of an overkill for some bloggers, this is a great piece of software for those who are committed to serving ads, tracking click-thrus, and making some money. What is OpenAds? It's free ad serving software that allows you to choose banners (from […]
We hightailed it over to Smashing Magazine's list of 83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably Haven't Seen) to find our affiliate blog theme. We decided on BlogDog's Green Dog Theme. Here's a preview and click here to download it. One thing that you'll notice is that the theme is in Russian! Thankfully we have enough […]
We wanted to let you know about an excellent resource that can help you learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing: WebmasterRadio.FM. They feature a channel called Affiliate Thing. It's hosted by Lisa Picarille, the Editor-in Chief of Revenue Magazine and Shawn Collins, the Co-founder of Affiliate Summit. Each week, these two affiliate professionals […]
To help promote The Secret Power of Blogging book, we sign up for our first affiliate program: Amazon Associates. How it Works By linking to Amazon products and services you can add content to your site and receive up to 10% in referral fees for doing so. Participation is free. Associates drive internet traffic to […]