Many people get into affiliate marketing not just because they’ve heard about the money that’s to be made, but because they want to get away from office politics, the grumpy boss or the daily commute that can be such a pain. Or all of the above. One of the ‘perks’ of affiliate... 

Sometimes being an affiliate is absolutely brilliant and many of the benefits of working from home are immediately obvious to anyone who has ever had to deal with the daily grind of office work or the daily commute. Here we are briefly exploring some of the more obvious benefits that make working from... 

Calling all newbies! Do you struggle to know where to start in your Affiliate Marketing career? If so, then worry no more, Affiliates4u member smingle (real name Frank Paul) has over the last few weeks been providing step-by-step guides and advice on the a4u forum, and it’s proven to be so popular... 

After what seems like an eternity of beta testing (ok, three months) behind closed doors, I’ve finally been given the green light to launch a public beta version of our brand new Content Unit system. And what a system it is – Easy Content Units is the UK’s first multi-network, fully... 

How many times have you thought to yourself, ”Monday comes round too quickly’ or ‘I wish I could find a job that had low hours but good pay’? Let’s be honest, very few of us would choose to go to work and wrestle with the daily grind if we didn’t absolutely have to... 

I was reading Ray Theakston’s Blog at the weekend, and a comment he made about not attending the a4uawards as they “didn’t seem quite right for bedroom affiliates like myself” totally hit home with me. One of the main things that I loved about Affiliate Marketing when I first went... 

Approximately 17.4 times per day, the following question is asked on an affiliate forum somewhere in the world: “How do I become a super-affiliate?” First of all, I’m going to change the question – Most people asking this question do not really want to become a mythical “super-affiliate”,... 

Incentivising your affiliates effectively has got to be one of the hardest things for an Affiliate Manager to do. The purpose of any affiliate incentive should be nice and simple, so for those Affiliate Managers who seem incapable of working it out, the aim of any incentive should be: To entice affiliates... 

6th September will always be an Important day for me, for it was six years ago today, 6th September 2001 that I handed my notice in at the last “proper” job I will ever have, and decided to concentrate on being a full-time affiliate. Many part-time affiliates consider taking the plunge and... 

Following on from my earlier article, “Why I love Affiliate Marketing”, here is the polar viewpoint, showing the not-so-nice side of our Industry. Far from just throwing together a few ideas to counter my positive viewpoints, the following are genuine problems within Affiliate Marketing.... 

As I was laying in the sun, gazing out to sea last week (apologies for the lack of updates – Summer seemed to descend upon us all of a sudden, and I wasn’t about to miss out!), I really felt for the poor souls who were stuck in work, looking out of their windows at the glorious 4 days of...