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Are you still manually logging into affiliate networks? A number of affiliates are already using an application called 'Affmeter' to report on their earning from Affiliate Marketing.
The reporting tool supports all of the main affiliate networks here in the UK.
For a limited time we have managed to bag a 30% discount for all affiliates4u Members, which means a license costs just $90.95 until June 15, 2008.
To take up this offer please use...
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Last week I updated the SEO Quake toolbar, a firefox plug-in that I first heard about from Lee. It's a great free SEO tool that I highly reccommend.
One of the new features to me was adSpy, it’s quite a simple web application that could be used by affiliate managers to find networks of MFA (Made for Adsense) sites that could move to CPA models, or general affiliate recruitment.
It could however be used by c...
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To help those procrastinators out there ;) we have extended the deadline for both the 1st round of voting for the publishers and community choice awards and the judged award submissions, until midday on Thursday 1st May 2008.
To remind you here is what you need to do to vote / enter:
1. Members of affiliates4u.com can vote here to nominate their winners for the publishers and community choice awards. Your signup demographic will show the awards you ...
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It appears that TradeDoubler are finding market conditions tough in the UK after releasing Q1 results this morning. Although William Cooper described it as a ‘Good Quarter’ the heading “ European markets achieving solid growth. Group results impacted by weak UK affiliate business and currency effects’.
This has strong warnings for them and potentially other networks as they continue to lower margins in a fight to secure clients and embrace relationship...
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Google have just announced a small policy change in how you can use display URLs in PPC adverts. It could be bad for PPC affiliates.
Basically, in Adwords, you used to be able - in certain circumstances - to have a different display URL to the actual landing page url. A large number of affiliates could, often with the blessing of the merchant, set the advert to click direct to their site, but have the client's brand name URL displaying on the advert.
For example, the following would be acceptable:
Display U...
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The a4uAwards have been high on the agenda here at existem, and this morning we distributed a press release calling for entries. 7 of the awards are Publisher and Community Choice where nominations are already open online. The remaining are judged by a panel.
Entering the a4uAwards is free, so what are you waiting for - get recognised for your work whether you are a merchant, agency, network or affiliate - find full instructions on the a4uAwards website.
Here is the press release.
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