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Merry Christmas from
our 5 Star Family
of Affiliate-Centered Programs
to You and Yours

We know you
have worked hard to build up to this most festive and
lucrative shopping season of the year. We sincerely hope that this holiday
season has been the best ever for you and that your sales and revenue
continue to grow in the New Year. All of us here at 5 Star Affiliate
Programs want to let you
know how much we have appreciated your partnership and loyalty over the
past year and we hope for a continued alliance and even greater success
for all in
2006.
Sincerely,
Linda Buquet, PartnerCentric Affiliate
Management Team, AMWSO Affiliate Management Team, DentalPlans, zZounds, Affiliate Classroom
and AlwaysWhite

Year
End Wrap Up
We hope you will give our merchants one last holiday push in hopes that
you will win one of the exciting prizes in our
huge $40K contest. We will be announcing the winners in the 5 Star
forum and blog in January. Best of luck and hope you win!
In January PartnerCentric and
AMWSO have some great new programs coming your way. Can't wait to
share them all with you!
Also in January is the
Affiliate Summit in Vegas. I will be there. Will you? If so, I
hope we have the opportunity to meet in person. The next 5 Star Newsletter
will have some highlights of the conference.

Affiliate
Blogs & SEO News
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- This is a GREAT
article and I love the way it's written. It really has important points for
affiliates that want to excel in this industry and surpass the level of
achievement that have already reached. Reading and implementing these 10 tips
will be a great way to prepare for the coming year.
- but many merchants have gotten upset because these affiliate link
anomalies can replace their own top rankings serps... his affiliate ID was
suddenly stripped...Did the merchant do it or did Google
- I
am often asked about UK affiliate networks... I typically just refer
people to Buy.at because... Here is a BIG list of others with some
commententary
- How do you spell disillusionment?
Chitika! When Chitika first came on the scene and started generating big
buzz, I thought it may turn into the hottest thing since Adsense. I still
think the app is VERY cool, but earnings and other issues
- With Holiday shopping
in full swing, lets be sure your sites are up to the heavy load and able
to give holiday shoppers what they want. Here are some good tips
- Online marketing to the Hispanic population... I know many affiliates,
merchants and SEO's just have not focused on this "niche" market as much
as they should.
- Adventures
in Net Marketing is one of my favorite blogs written by an affiliate. BJ
just wrote a good blog about Goal Setting which includes a revenue
generating tip I had not heard of before
- AMWSO has partnered with MyDataFeedScripts to offer affiliates FREE
datafeed template sites that require no programming... even protects
affiliate links from Norton.
- There is no question that utilizing this mega networking portal can
significantly increase your exposure. Myspace has roughly 40 million users
worldwide and is growing at an exponential rate. Although it’s not the
perfect advertising and marketing medium it offers an exceptional platform
for you to be heard and get noticed
-
The Top Affiliate Directory is owned by my 5 Star Forum mod, Stephen
Ralph. He just added the ability for merchants to syndicate their blogs
within his directory for even more SEO visibility and exposure to
affiliates.
- I'd hate to be a network. Always so many
complaints. Here are some recent ones about Linkshare that include missing
payments and lack of support. But of course like with any
- I'm sure
most affiliates have felt "stuck" or demotivated at times. Some may be
afraid of success, while others may just need some inspiration or a boost
to get to the next level
- If I could
wave a Magic Wand and give you ANYTHING you wanted that would make
Affiliate Marketing better or easier, what would it be???
- What makes a good
Affiliate Manager? I imagine a hundred affiliates could give you a hundred
different answers... Let's see what some UK affiliates think
- I'm sure by now everyone knows all about how Norton Internet Security
blocks affiliate links... So then when I finally did get it installed - it
automatically ATE ALL MY COOKIES! I hope not many surfers are upgrading
their Norton

5 Star
Forums
5 Star
Affiliate Forums -
It's the new HAPPENING Place! Recent
threads and discussions:
Who Stripped this Affiliate's Links? Google or the Merchant?
Attracting Attention To New Affiliate Program
Top UK Affiliate Networks
seo outsourcing
Goal Setting for More Revenue in 2006
Free DataFeed Store Builder Templates from AMWSO
Too funny I want to share this it about viral traffic

Let me
know how we can help your efforts and increase your revshare success!
Your Partner in Success,
Linda Buquet
Email:
linda@catalystemarketing.com
www.5staraffiliateprograms.com
(714) 754-1280 Pacific Time
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