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

Give your Affiliate Campaigns the Psychological Edge and Boost Conversions
I guarantee if you analyze your site or landing pages and make improvements based on several of the 12 psychological trigger points below you will see a major increase in CTR and conversions.

Affiliates as Conversion Consultants –Tactics to Increase Success by 165%
FREE Online Seminar for merchants and affiliates - High quality affiliates are motivated by the profitability of working with you. Even if you have a higher commission, with a stinking conversion rate the affiliate isn’t making maximal money. Tests and tactics that increased clicks and leads by 165%

Riolo debuts Impact Radius on Affiliate Marketing Insider
Lisa and Todd Crawford among others started the company. As a group, we remain as passionate about performance advertising as we were when we first got into the business more than a decade ago. We think it’s time for the next ‘BIG’ thing in performance advertising

6 Habits Of Highly Effective Affiliate Managers and Merchants
We see a lot of articles about how to become a Super Affiliate however affiliate marketing is a partnership and both sides should be working toward excellence. So if affiliates are trying to learn to be "Super" then affiliate managers and merchants should be striving for that "Super" status as well.

@LinkTrust –50 New Features Including Affiliate Fraud Scoring
Our new tool gives affiliate managers help spotting those fraudulent affiliates when they sign up. That means less time spent combing through signups and more time supporting good affiliates.

AFFILIATE WIRE –New WebmasterRadio Podcast to Launch
This show includes a Summit recap, discussion about the industry trend toward market diversification in 2010, and what affiliates can do to capitalize on these emerging opportunities over the course of the coming year

How to Survive the Great Adwords Affiliate Massacre of 2009
Some say SEO and PPC are converging into a Quality Score black hole. So what will it take to successfully market affiliate campaigns with Google Adwords in 2010?

Colorado House Passes Anti-Affiliate HB1193 #Advertisingtax Bill
The political momentum in Colorado coupled with the looming and fast paced deadlines for voting on House Bill 1193 is threatening to decimate the affiliate marketing community in the Rocky Mountain State.

Free Guide –How to Start and Run an Affiliate Program
If you are a merchant considering starting an affiliate program or an affiliate manager with questions about how to improve and grow your existing affiliate program, this new free guide to affiliate marketing for merchants/advertisers may help.

The Whole CPA Affiliate Rebill Mess –Problems and Solutions
Affiliates that promote rebills (free trial offers) need to read the guidelines below, so you can be sure offers are compliant. Or you could have the offer cut off with the advertiser unable to pay commissions or get in trouble with the FTC