Affiliate Software and Affiliate Networks
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AFFILIATE NETWORK SOLUTION: ShareASale - The Affordable Affiliate Network - Why spend thousands to get set up on CJ or LinkShare, when many affiliates PREFER ShareASale and it's thousands less! You get all the high quality features and performance of other affiliate networks, plus a nice affiliate base without the high price! For a limited time setup is only $550. Compare that to the $5,000 - $10,000 set-up fees some other affiliate networks charge!
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS: Do you want to run your own in-house affiliate program with tracking software on your own server? Two full-featured yet easy to set up solutions are PostAffiliatePro and iDevAffiliate. Both are extremely affordable and have versions in the $99 - $299 price range, so it's a matter of determining which program is the best fit for you. The higher end versions offer SEO-friendly link options. Both programs have online demos.
AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT, PROMOTION and RECRUITING
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Promote Your Affiliate Program at the 5 Star Affiliate Forums - Discuss merchant related issues, affiliate software or ask questions, post your program announcement or announce new contests and bonuses.
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Recipe for a Successful Affiliate SEO Strategy in 2012
Nowadays, ranking is much harder, especially for an affiliate-oriented website. I’d imagine that if you could go back in time and explain to a 1998 affiliate marketer what goes into ranking in the 2011 SERPS, it would be the same kind of culture shock as showing Henry Ford a busy metropolitan freeway at rush hour.
Happy New Year from 5 Star Affiliate Programs
2011 zipped by and 2012 is already here. It’s really true that the older you get the faster time flies. So I hope you make every minute count this year and that you reach new levels of success and prosperity in 2012. On behalf of all the 5 Star Merchants and Affiliate Managers Happy New [...]
Happy Holidays from 5 Star Affiliate Programs
Merry Christmas from 5 Star Affiliate Programs On behalf of all the 5 Star Merchants and Affiliate Managers, Merry Christmas. We hope you have the happiest holiday ever! Thanks for your partnership and support over the past year. We wish you all a very profitable and successful 2012!
Cyber Monday Sales Surpass Black Friday –Up 33% Over Last Year
Well if shopping is a good economic indicator, looks like the economy is doing pretty well. According to research from IBM CoreMetrics Cyber Monday 2011 online sales were up 33.0 percent over 2010 and Cyber Monday sales were up 29.3 percent over Black Friday. comScore just reported Cyber Monday reached $1.25 billion in online spending, [...]
Happy Cyber Monday 2011 Affiliate Song –Sing it With Me Now
Sing it with me now, then spin around 3 times, pull on your right ear and pray to the Google Gods. I absolutely guarantee that if you do this little ritual, your Monday Holiday sales will increase! NOTE: If funky eBooks promise you can make a billion $$ in your underwear, then I can make a crazy claim too!
Retail Ideas Affiliate Marketers Need For The Holiday Rush
A play on the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, the posts look at how online retailers can distinguish their brand and overall business to maximize profits. While these points are great for advertisers, there are some excellent lessons in here that are equally relevant for affiliate marketers, particularly those that are trying to looking for different strategies to increase sales for the holiday season.

