The Ebay Partner Network Affiliate Dump Fiasco

I didn’t think there were actually THAT many affiliates smart enough to keep their mouths shut about how fucking fantastic the ebay Partner Network was (revenue wise). I’m really impressed. Now, they are ALL coming out of the woodwork. I wont go into what happened in detail, if you’re reading this post you know already that the ebay partner network dumped literally thousands (a subset?) of affiliates for sending “non engaging traffic” to ebay.

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August 22, 2008 | Filed Under General Ramblings | 7 Comments 

If I Was To Start Affiliate Marketing Again (Knowing What I Know Now)

I know a post like this is a real cliché, but in my previous post a reader left a comment. Because it was in a nice way and not completely retarded, I’ll answer it as best I can. I don’t want this to be another sack sucker blog tagging meme and I don’t want it to sound like I’m entering some douchy MLM blog post competition so I’ll cut out as much of the bullshit as I can.

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August 14, 2008 | Filed Under Affiliate Marketing | 8 Comments 

Off To Affiliate Summit East

Just about to leave for Affiliate Summit. No doubt I’ll see the few that actually read this blog there. I’ll be staying in the Boston Seaport Hotel.

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August 9, 2008 | Filed Under General Ramblings | 3 Comments 

How To Minimize Risk On Your First Online Media Buy

Ever wonder why every myspace resource site, every forum and teen targeted shithole of a site is plastered with ringtone banners from CPX, Right Media and Pals? Ever notice how the same networks on higher quality sites have been serving what seems to be the same banner ads for years? This is because it works.

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August 4, 2008 | Filed Under Online Marketing | 9 Comments