Want to get into affiliate marketing and puzzled on which way to go and which programs to work with? The Affiliate Marketing Report Card may be right up your alley. If you are looking for an interesting comparison of affiliate programs.
Every affiliate marketing account offers different types of commissions, order sizes, and may have specific payment thresholds .. so be sure to do your homework :)
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*The following guest post is by Duncan* After reading a couple of posts on this site and seeing just how worked up people are getting over the whole ‘no-follow’ link business. I thought I would chuck my thoughts into the mixer and try to clear up a few things. A History Firstly, the no-follow attribute (it’s not a tag) on links was first introduced back in 2005 by the Big G. They said that if you add rel="nofollow"...
Have you ever wondered why that really good looking website that you thought had all the perfect information on it to get tons of traffic doesn’t rank anywhere near well on the search engines? Sure it’s great looking, but who can tell if they can’t find it? And how about your web site? Are you working hard hard on your web site SEO (search engine optimization) to improve your search engine rankings and conversions, but doing...
*The following guest post is by Amber Singleton Riviere* Web design can be challenging. For me, the challenge is in not making things too complex and in keeping things simple and clean, which makes the site more user-friendly and a more pleasant experience for visitors. Here are a few steps to make sure your site is effectively helping you achieve your objectives, while remaining easy to use for your visitors. Step 1:...
*The following is the guest post by Duncan* External hyperlinks are great for SEO, but it’s the internal variety that you can manipulate to your heart’s content and optimise for search engines. Given this level of control you have over your own links, are you sure they are working as hard as they can be for you? If they aren’t complying to the advice below, then chances are they are slacking and need to be given...
*The following guest post is by Duncan* I like to think that I have become a more passive and accepting internet user over the years. Perhaps this is because I no longer have to wait ten minutes to upload an image and web pages load as fast as my brain works (sometimes even faster). I have not however lost my contempt for people trying to get one over on me or make me do things I...
*This is a guest post by Jason Capshaw* If you have been in the internet marketing game for any length of time, chances are that you have run up against a highly-ranked Wikipedia page in your search vertical. SEO is no exception. Not only does Wikipedia have the first two spots, but it also has a “Show more results from the wiki” underneath its listing. Of course, Wikipedia has major domain authority with...
*This is a guest post by Christopher Holland* I recently signed up to a few business and SEO forums and was amazed at what people still recommend. As there are so many people offering outdated or wrong tips and tricks on how to improve your search engine optimisation (SEO) campaigns, I thought I’d let you know of some of the biggest myths around. Search engines are always changing their algorithms, and over...
*This short but very useful tip was submitted by Charly Wargnier.* When doing SEO changes for large scale companies, implementing a proper robot.txt is crucial. I will not go back to the robot.txt definition bla, bla… millions have done that before me. No, instead, just a simple formula to use whenever the geek inside you has a Robot.txt Writer’s block! So, type “inurl:robots.txt filetype:txt” and, ta-daa! See what the big names are doing. You will find the robots.txt...
*The following tip was Christine Laubenstein of WordStream* A good way to get an edge over your industry competitors is to optimize your website for image search. Many companies focus their search engine optimization (SEO) efforts on their website copy, with little regard for the pictures. Take advantage of their inaction in this area by boosting the search engine visibility of your images, and therefore your website. Why should...
