James
Does the design of a website turn people away?
One of the things I’ve often thought about is how much design matters. Does a poorly designed website cause people to go elsewhere? Or does the content matter? Well, I think the answer lies somewhere in between
If I think about how surf the net (admittedly I am a fairly seasoned surfer, unlike most web surfers), [...]
Income report: December 2009
It’s done! I’ve finally reach the $500 per month milestone that I wanted to achieve. It’s taken me a year and a bit to get here and I’ve learnt a huge amount on the way. With introduction of the new QCP system from eBay, my first month looked bad, but I’ve recovered and QCP is [...]
EPN RIP – 1 October 2009
As most of you are aware today marks the move for the majority of publishers over to the new Quality Click Pricing (QCP). Many of the small to medium affiliates have suffered massive drops in their earnings, as have some of the large publishers. EPN used to be a fantastic affiliate, however now they are [...]
Fear uncertainty and doubt or what I think about eBay and QCP
If you haven’t heard, the eBay Partner Network (EPN) is moving affiliates over from their current commission based system to something called Quality Click Pricing (QPC) from 1 October 2009. Their announcement in September was a surprise to most and old news to others, as EPN had been beta-testing with selected affiliates (read: high-volume affiliates), [...]
Find niches like a pro
I previously talked about niches, and this article is a bit of overlap, but contains some useful information. A niche is the foundation of affiliate marketing success. A large number of affiliates new to the marketing world don’t spend enough time researching their niche before plunging headlong into building the site, adding links, banners and [...]
How will Google v 2 affect affiliates?
As many of you may know, Google recently announced Google Caffeine, their new incarnation of their search engine. So what will change? Well, nothing mostly, as Google seems to be following in the footsteps of Apple and the new Google Caffeine promises speed. Most users won’t notice a difference and to be honest, the speed [...]
The Michael Jackson effect and affiliates
The passing of Michael Jackson was a sad moment in the history of the world and as a as a result of his untimely passing and huge media coverage, there were many reports of the increased traffic on the social networks and sites devoted to the King of Pop. Some reportedly could not cope with [...]
Affiliate Workspaces and more
Following on from my previous post about my affiliate workspace, I thought I’d do a follow-up with some other workspaces which inspired me. I’ll also do another follow-up shortly with some more details of my workspace and also some better shots. So without further ado, here are some other workspaces (if you find any more, [...]
My Home Office setup a.k.a my affiliate workspace
I stumbled across Dave Pitlyuk site the other day and was inspired by both his web site and associated sites, as well as his home office post, so I decided I’d take up his tag offer and show off my affiliate/blogger workspace. So without further ado, I present my workspace.
This is a front-on shot, which [...]
Tools for automation
One never forgets the excitement of building your first few sites and the adrenaline rush when you log into your affiliate dashboard and see your first commissions. This excitement and adrenaline drives you forward into adding more content and building more sites. However, the key to driving your affiliate success forward is automation. Building and [...]
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