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
Affiliate Management Consulting and Promotion - Pay for Performance Marketing is the highest ROI marketing available to increase, leads, marketshare and revenue! Want to start a new affiliate program or MAXIMIZE your existing program? We are known for managing and promoting high integrity, affiliate-centered programs.
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.
RECENT HEADLINES from the 5 Star Affiliate Blog

CraigsList Warns re Affiliate Scammers –Tells How to Bust Them
The underbelly of affiliate marketing has scammy ways to try to game the system and are giving the industry a huge black eye. Millions of CL users (consumers) are now going to link the word 'affiliate' to the word 'scammer'. They tell how to get affiliates commission pulled.
PPC Super Affiliate Marketing Tips FTW
Looking for ways to kick your PPC campaigns up a notch for the Holidays? Are you having challenges with the Google Adwords quality score? Do you ever get stuck in a rut with your PPC campaigns? Are you using the same old PPC strategies?
Google Affiliate Network –8 More New Affiliate Programs
Google Affiliate Network has more new Affiliate Programs for your linking pleasure. Lots of great niches to target just in time for the Holidays. Check them all out here.
Bold New Affiliate Fraud Fighting Efforts are Launched
I wanted to report today on several new initiatives that are being undertaken in an attempt to fight affiliate fraud. Yesterday a Performance Marketing Leadership Summit was held and the focus was on Affiliate Fraud Prevention and Affiliate Screening.
Amazon Associates Launches New Share on Twitter App
Exciting news from Amazon. They just expanded their social networking features by launching direct integration with Twitter. Now affiliates can instantly and easily post their favorite products on Twitter.
Adfinity CPA Network –Maximize Your Earning Potential
Adfinity is recommended by affiliates because we make affiliate marketing success attainable! We offer the highest payouts, better tracking than most other CPA networks, timely payments (weekly available) and a management team ready to help day and night.
Pubcon Las Vegas 2009 –Affiliate Track Highlights
Pubcon 2009 hits Las Vegas next week and I know lots of affiliates that are going. I'm happy to see there are plenty of affiliate topics this year. Below are a few of the affiliate marketing sessions that look good.
Google Affiliate Network –New Affiliate Programs
Google Affiliate Network has several more New Affiliate Programs for your linking pleasure. Lots of great niches. Check them all out here.
H1N1, Swine Flu Prevention Affiliate Marketing Scams
The blog post suggested a marketing ploy that is dangerous, unethical and illegal. He suggested affiliates try to sell various herbal products by saying they will ‘prevent’ the swine flu. The FDA and FTC are cracking down and asking the public to report this fraud.
New CPA Affiliate Networks –The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
When established CPA networks start to get complaints due to lack of support or slow payments, affiliates start looking for other options. With so many new networks popping up all the time, it's easy to think that new network that keeps promising to do it better, is just the ticket. This post will give you some insights about working with CPA networks and points out how new networks, even those with the best intentions, can go downhill fast when things get out of control.
