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 … Read More
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RIP Netscape
Today Netscape died. While some say it was already gone, whether beaten in the “browser wars” of the 1990s or killed by its acquisition by AOL in 1998, it’s now officially unsupported and there will no longer be any more releases.
OpenAds Becomes OpenX
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 … Read More
Affiliate Blogging: Test Driving OpenAds
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 … Read More
Affiliate Blogging: We Picked a WordPress Theme
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 … Read More
Affiliate Blogging: Learn How at WebmasterRadio.FM
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 … Read More
Build a Blog-Powered Website Now
Earlier this week, we met Newt Barrett of Succeeding Today, and publisher of Content Marketing Today to discuss the concept of blog-powered websites. Newt is in the discipline of content marketing. He urges marketers to think like publishers by delivering essential, relevant, and timely information that makes customers smarter and wiser–and much more likely to … Read More
Affiliate Blogging: Becoming an Amazon Associate
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 … Read More