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Loren Baker goes into great detail with some good examples and screen shots about how Google Places and the new merged local results are affecting organic SEO. Read more
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A VERY in-depth post about some experiments Google is running with local search results. Read more
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Twitter has become the major networking and marketing tool for many businesses. And when used correctly, it can be a powerful tool to help you become a more successful affiliate. In this article will go over the how to promote your affililiate site, how… Read more
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Lisa Barone wraps up liveblogging another conference - this time Affiliate Summit East 09. If you weren't able to make it, you'll find full coverage of 12 of the most popular sessions here! Read more
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Quick run down of the three types of "super affiliates" as we see them and the one thing they all share - a work ethic that would make James Brown blush. Read more
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Internet marketing is supposed to be enjoyable and allow you more time do the things you enjoy. However, if you are finding yourself almost enslaved to your desktop and working more hours per day for yourself than would be legal at a "proper job", then… Read more
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Three men defrauded eBay in a “cookie stuffing” scheme that made it appear the men’s companies should be paid commissions, eBay claims in Federal Court. It sued Shawn Hogan and Digital Point Solutions, Todd Dunning and Kessler’s Flying Circus,… Read more
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So how does this drastically change the keywords we will see in referrer logs? The author brainstorms possible implications for SEOs. Read more
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Photos from the affiliate summit east from revenews.com Read more
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Starting June 1, 2008 merchants will be required to collect taxes or face repercussions. Yesterday, Overstock dealt with this issue by removing all New York based affiliates from their program. How will other large online only retailers react? Will… Read more
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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. Other affiliate programs are firing their NY affiliates over this too. Amazon is suing the state of New… Read more
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This is a really good breakdown on Affiliate Marketing spend in the UK by region.
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Affiliate marketing isn’t that tough… if you’ve got attention and trust. Take a look at three affiliate marketing strategies that build assets and sustainable businesses. Read more
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Watch this lawsuit as the results could have far reaching affects on the affiliate marketing industry, on a number of levels. If New York wins the battle with Amazon and is allowed to change the law regarding tax nexus, other states are sure to follow!… Read more
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This post by SEOmoz attorney Sarah Bird looks at many of the legal issues that affiliates and e-commerce sellers can run into, and it offers excellent advice on defending yourself against fraud and attacks. Read more
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Search Engine Land - There is a cautionary tale for Yahoo, Google or any company that allows user generated content in their local product. These affiliate spammers are deceptively providing a "service" that is unneeded and unwanted. Whatever they are… Read more
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Search Engine Land - Brian Ussery has discovered a revised copy of the Google Quality Raters Guidelines, which he archived on his own site.

The documents are used by Google Quality Raters to aid them in classifying queries, measuring… Read more
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Where do you find affiliates? We’ve developed a list of eight top affiliate program directories below with some important statistics on their place in the affiliate industry, how well each of these affiliate directories is performing and what you… Read more
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Honestly, I thought Jason’s keynote was a bit too harsh, self promotional and hypocritical even though it did have some good tidbits of information. Don’t get me wrong. I love Jason’s work and his vision for the Internet. However, much of what… Read more
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Vin Goldsmith writes a BRILLIANT piece on getting your work done. Sphinn this if you’re not a deadbeat-lazeabout!

"I deflated it and folded it up neatly and put it way in the back of the closet along[..]

“So…. what… Read more
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If you’re trying to sell a product or service through your website (or if you’re open to the possibility in future), here’s an opportunity to get inside the mind of your average prospect and learn the thirteen things that make good landing pages… Read more
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First off, I would like to make it clear that this post is NOT to impress you, but to impress upon you what’s possible! This is a quick review on how I went from one of my worst years of making money online to my best year, and all it took was one big… Read more
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A great post listing 81 resources you can use to get you on your way in the world of Affiliate Marketing! Read more
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Affiliate networks, the trusted third party, still don’t seem to be able to grasp the concept of ethical marketing. Commission Junction is still keen it seems to lead the way down the wrong road. With Commission Junction cookies being blocked by… Read more
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Social Media Daily is available for download starting… Now!

It’s just $197 up front and $97 each month thereafter. Nah…. It’s FREE! Read more
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