Don’t ask for money from strangers
We were always taught as kids to not take candy from strangers. As adults, though, we often forget the simple rule to do business with those we know. Asking for money before doing even the most basic of research is a mistake. Know your customer base The customers who will be utilizing your service should [...]
Affiliate marketing for businesses
For any business, marketing can be a huge investment of time, energy and resources. Choosing an affiliate marketing program, especially a performance marketing program, can be a great way to get a proven return on investment. What affiliate marketing does Affiliate marketing is essentially an online extension of the age-old idea of a paid-on-commission salesperson. [...]
A $250,000 reminder about the importance of affiliate disclosure
Through affiliate links or an affiliate website, being an affiliate means being an advertiser. A $250,000 settlement announced today highlights the importance of disclosing your relationship as an affiliate. The ruling also highlights that using false information for your affiliate advertising is illegal. $250,000 fine for masked affiliate advertising Guitar-lesson seller Legacy Learning has been [...]
Useful plugins for your WordPress affiliate website
WordPress is an incredibly powerful content management system and blogging software. It’s search engine friendly, easily editable and even open-source. We’ve sung the praises of using WordPress for your affiliate website in the past and think it’s a great program for affiliate marketing. There are reasons, though, that you may need to expand or improve [...]
Affiliate Marketing How To: FTC disclosure requirements
Since the 1980s, the Federal Trade Commission has required paid advertisers to disclose their relationship with the company paying them. In 2009, the FTC updated these guidelines to include bloggers and other social media marketers. The issue of proper legal disclosures is incredibly important when you are working as an affiliate marketer. Ensuring that your [...]
Publishing RSS content on your WordPress blog
RSS, or “Real Simple Syndication,” is a form of content syndication that sends out a special type of text file – called XML – to readers. RSS can be used for everything from keeping up on the latest posts on your favorite blog or to linking social networking profiles together. When you have a blog, [...]
SEO Basics: The art of keywords
When you are getting started in affiliate marketing, selecting and using keywords correctly is truly the key to being successful. Most affiliate marketing websites are based on targeting certain words and phrases in order to show up near the top of the list when people search for those words and phrases. To cover the affiliate [...]
Affiliate Marketing Basics: What type of website to build
When you’re deciding to set up your own website, one of your first and biggest considerations should be the content you plan to put on your website. There are two major types of website content to consider, both of which have benefits and drawbacks. General interest websites have content on a wide variety of topics, [...]
Affiliate Marketing How-To: Complying with the CAN-SPAM act
If you choose to use e-mail to promote your affiliate offers, it is incredibly important that you comply with the laws governing marketing e-mails. E-mail can be an incredibly effective way of marketing, but misusing the method can turn off customers and cost you money. In this affiliate marketing how-to, we will discuss the basics [...]
Affiliate Marketing Basics: Including your affiliate links
Once you have signed up for an Adworkz affiliate account, you can start making money by including affiliate links and affiliate banners. These links and banners can be included anywhere from your own website to articles that you write for other websites. Be sure to carefully read the terms and conditions of the website where [...]
