Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past six months, or you’ve hidden yourself away in your bedroom trying to become the next ’super affiliate’, then you won’t have failed to notice that the economy is looking a little grim. And it’s not just in the UK, globally... 

Everywhere you look businesses are struggling or even going under and the media is full of doom and gloom stories about the credit crunch and the recession that the country is seeing the beginning of. But just because the economy is not as strong as it could be, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t... 

Its clear that relationships between companies online are hugely beneficial – they generate more traffic, sales and thus more profit. However it is often difficult to find the right partners. Agencies are one of the best ways of finding companies with which to partner, not least for an affiliate... 

I’d like to welcome our latest sponsors to the Blog, Jackpot Joy and Netklix. Updating the blog regularly is a tough and never-ending job, and it is only made possible by the wonderful support of companies such as these, and our original sponsors, DGM. As we enter the manic period of Christmas... 

It’s been a while since I had a moan on this blog (oh yes it is!), but the top has been blown this week after I managed to lose several hundred pounds on PPC (There’s a reason I should stick to SEO) promoting Appliances Online via Affiliate Window. During my preparation for the PPC, I checked... 

I’m just planning my holidays for 2009. Er Indoors has been going on for years about how I’ve never taken her to Paris, so a brief getaway to the home of the rudest people in the world is in order. It’s also been a few years since I’ve been ski-ing, so a ski-trip somewhere in... 

You can’t fail to have noticed in the last week that several affiliates have invested in House Price Spy, a House price website, and so far Clarke, Shane, Fraser and the Two Chris’s have one by one shown their hands and declared their interest in the affiliate joint venture. Well, I’m... 

Affiliate Marketing is an essentially simple concept and a fantastic way for both merchants (retailers) and publishers (affiliates) alike to profit from internet marketing. Affiliates promote the brand and products of a merchant by attracting traffic and sending it to the merchant. In return they receive... 

Does Affiliate Marketing Work? Affiliate Marketing has been around for some time now with the first schemes hitting the market in around 1994. A number of companies entered the fray but arguably the largest and best known today is Amazon. Almost as soon as the Amazon affiliate scheme was launched, people... 

I’ve just returned from the A4uexpo Roadshow in Bristol, and despite having a fantastic time with some brilliant people (one of the reasons I love this Industry), I was left with a niggling concern. Of the hundred or so attendees, there was no more than a handful of affiliates present –... 

Quick Question: Does everyone who reads this blog understand what spam is? In a nutshell, it’s unsolicited email – junk emails that you haven’t asked for from people and websites you haven’t signed up to receive emails from. It’s the scourge of the Internet, and all spammers... 

Back in January, I introduced the “Muppet of the Week” award. Rather surprisingly, given that I do like to have a good old moan on these blog pages, there’s only been four winners of said “weekly” award in the last five months – Stan James, Cleverat, Ladbrokes and... 

The latest subject in our Day in the Life series is Jason Baker, Publisher Account Director at Commission Junction UK. I’m grateful to Jason for taking the time to share a typical day at CJ Towers with us. Remember, if you would like to take part in “A Day in the Life..”, then please... 

A couple of times a week, someone will pop up on an Affiliate Marketing forum with the immortal words “I’ve just read Mr X’s ebook on ‘How I make a Trillion Dollars a Day from Affiliate Marketing’ and I’m more confused than ever” That same person will then usually... 

It’s been a few weeks since our last Day in the Life – A few people who promised to do one haven’t delivered yet, so I’ll be out chasing them over the coming weeks.. you know who you are, and you have been warned guys! I’m really glad that Elaine agreed to share a Day...