Recent Headlines from the 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs
Warning - California May Copy NY’s Amazon Affiliate Tax Law
Amazon needs to kick this New York law off the books so it does not set a precedence other states can follow. A TON of affiliates and merchants with affiliate programs could be affected by this goes through in California as well as New York. This could get knarly!
Overstock Fires New York Affiliates Over New Tax Law
Oh crap - I was afraid this would happen! Overstock is taking the easiest way out and just throwing affiliates under the bus to try to avoid the New York affiliate-based sales tax problem. Amazon is suing the state of New Your over it. See my other blogs for background.
RevResponse Redefines Affiliate/Publisher Support
So many networks have a turn and burn attitude towards website publishers. We established rigorous support standards to help publishers earn maximum revenue while giving their users relevant, valuable content. From the tremendous response we've received so far, we think we've succeeded
An Ethical PayDay Loan Affiliate Program - PayDayOne
I typically shy away from PayDay Loan affiliate programs, however this company came to me via a referral from a VERY big, well respected SEO blogger - they are a client of his. I'm proud to introduce our newest 5 Star Affiliate Program...
If surferz start hordin their moneyz Affiliates gots to get smarter
Sorry, the looming recession is no laughing matter, but I've been looking for an excuse to use this pic! :-)
good blog post yesterday about good products and services affiliates can focus on during a recession…
Creative Article Marketing for Affiliate Retail Product Sales
I'm not big on article marketing. I know a lot of affiliates that do it, just too many ebookers for me. Great blog about article marketing for retail products that I thought would be really helpful to affiliates. The key is to NOT sound like you are selling a product but to write interesting, informational, educational copy that publishers will accept and consumers are going to want to read.
Managers Guide to Screening out Fradulent Affiliate Applications
I was reading Ian Larsen’s blog over the weekend. He has some good tips for affiliate managers about how to screen out fraudulent affiliate applications.
Phony Affiliates Prevention Guide for Managers “Affiliate marketing is prone to fraud due to the lack of quality management, unsophisticated tracking systems, invisible affiliates and the basic principals around [...]
Salute to Work at Home Moms - Mothers Day Cartoon
Happy Mother’s Day to all
the Work at Home Moms
I work with so many affiliate Moms that have small kids, juggle a million things at once and still manage to get new sites built and campaigns optimized. I don’t know how they manage it all. I sure do admire them though!
This cartoon TOTALLY reminds [...]

