Everybody needs a place to sit, a bed to sleep in and a table to eat from. That’s why all around the world, people spend billions on furniture every year. Amazon affiliate marketers like you and me can take advantage of this constant stream of traffic buying furniture to build a business selling the furniture everyone needs. The home furnishings industry offers any Amazon affiliate the chance to make money with an affiliate site catering to this niche. When you enter this niche you are offering everyday people an opportunity to create a better life for themselves by making their home more comfortable. CoolIce... [...]

Gaz Cooper has just released a package of three affiliate websites for Amazon affiliates, to help you get your affiliate sites up and running and ready for business in short order. He calls this package: Early Bird Outdoor Authority. His three sites address three sub-niches of the “great outdoors”: Camping, hunting and hiking. For each of these he is providing a package of web resources that will let each marketer build a unique site in that sub-niche. Here’s what you get: • A set of banners for the niche; select the one that appeals most to you • Articles for the niche; rewrite... [...]

Olivia Dello Buono says, “Affiliate marketing has become a trending topic in the digital marketing community, and for good reason! This low-risk, high-reward opportunity is great for those who want to monetize their love of a product. Despite some claims, affiliate marketing won’t make you an overnight millionaire. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make a serious profit. Successful affiliates are advocates for the products they’re referring – and they’re reaping the rewards! Keep reading to find out if affiliate marketing is right for you – and tips on how you can become an affiliate... [...]

New WP theme from Brett Ingram is called WP Click Store. With its automation you quickly can set up a store selling Clickbank.com products in whatever niche you choose. Ingram includes step-by-step training videos that walk you through setting up your site and then managing it. With this flexible WP theme, you can fully customize your site. Then, you can add any content you like to make it unique and SEO optimized. From the admin interface, you can search the Clickbank marketplace and add products to your store with just 1 click. You may be excited about Amazon stores, and rightly so, but Clickbank... [...]

Adam Hansen says, “Have you noticed the popularity of one-page websites these days? They seem to be popping up everywhere, and for good reason. Done right, one-page websites can look super creative, clean and classy. These sites also help keep users engaged because they never have to click around a site and risk hitting a dead end that makes them bounce back to the search results. But before you start remodeling all of your websites, there’s a little secret the one-page evangelists aren’t telling”. Is Your One-Page Website Killing Your SEO? Mark Ling’s  ’Affilorama’ Blog  [...]

Adam Hansen says, “We all know the power of social media traffic, and Facebook’s in particular. Building an engaged fan base on Facebook is a great way to interact with your most die-hard followers, increase website traffic and (hopefully) sales. But recent changes in the Facebook organic reach algorithms could have big effects on your website’s traffic and your social media. How It All Works Just like in the search engine world, there is paid and organic traffic on social media platforms like”. Decreasing Facebook Organic Reach: What You Need to Know Mark Ling’s  ’Affilorama’... [...]

Matt Swan says, “With the end of the year fast approaching, it is time to focus our attention on the year ahead and what we can expect to see across the channel in 2015. By no means an exhaustive list, here are four trends expected to shape the industry next year. MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR AFFILIATES Affiliate marketing is a simple concept but one that is often over complicated by those working in the industry. Numerous acronyms, unintuitive interfaces and failing to adequately display program information in an easily accessible way are all contributing to this. The assumption is that affiliates... [...]

Gina Broom says, “Content creation is such a huge slice of the Internet marketing pie. Ever had someone cut a piece of a pie, and then joke that the rest of it is their piece? When content creation does that, it’s not joking. Google updates its algorithms all the time, This isn’t news, but the changes aren’t complicated to understand, either. Basically, it’s all about providing value to site visitors. And what do site visitors want? Quality content. BAM! Just like that, you understand it”. Video Content: Super Fun! Super Effective Mark Ling’s  ’Affilorama’... [...]

Adam Weiss says, “The affiliate marketing industry marked its milestone 20th year in 2014, and it’s clear to see that it has traveled a long path since the launch of the first affiliate marketing campaign in 1994. Most notably this year, affiliate marketing saw several acquisitions and higher than expected growth rates. Looking Back At 2014 Predictions Around this time last year, we made a few predictions for 2014, three of which we can say certainly made their impact. Those predictions were: 1. Mobile Commerce Will Test the Strength of Affiliate Networks We saw mobile traffic truly test... [...]

Robert Glazer says, “Right now, “incrementality” is a hot word in online affiliate marketing. According to our friends at Affiliate Window in a recent blog post, incrementality “consists of sales that an advertiser would not have obtained without a publisher’s contribution”. That means that incrementality measures more than just new customers — it is about sales that result from your marketing efforts through media partners that may not have happened otherwise. To measure incrementality, it is vital to get a complete picture of where your sales are coming from, why they are happening,... [...]