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By chris@amwso.net 19 April 2013
While Google may be closing its’ door on affiliate marketing and showing merchants and affiliates to the exit, other networks are throwing the doors open and rapidly setting up offers and support to assist in the migration to new networks.
When reviewing your options don’t just look at the “best discount”, take a good look at the network and what they offer in terms of support and tools. It might feel like there’s a need to make a network decision very quickly, but if you make the wrong choice now, then you’ll be regretting not taking the extra time to review the options in the months to come, and so will your affiliate partners!
Some considerations;
By chris@amwso.net 18 April 2013
Over the next few months the Google Affiliate Network will be closing down leaving Merchants and Affiliates with a lot of work to do in order to relocate their affiliate program and re-establish their links and connections with their present and new affiliates.
AMWSO is very pleased to be able to offer partner discounts with the Commission Junction, LinkShare and Shareasale for merchants that are looking for support in moving and re-launching their programs, as well as ongoing support after the launch where needed.
Please contact us to discuss how we can help you make the transition as swift and painless as possible.
By chris@amwso.net 26 March 2013
than click a banner ad...and many more interesting stats about banner ads can be be found in this very interesting article over on Digiday.
I'm not convinced about this individual fact, after all I click banners eevry day when surfing sites that are tightly focused on things I am very interested in and showing me banners that are relevant to my interest and the site content. But the 15 items listed do make for interesting reading and debate.
By chris@amwso.net 05 September 2012
By chris@amwso.net 17 August 2012
Catch up on the latest affiliate marketing news and articles;
By chris@amwso.net 01 August 2012
By chris@amwso.net 17 July 2012
Catch up on the latest affiliate marketing news and articles;
By dave@amwso.net 13 June 2012
By dave@amwso.net 12 June 2012
Most of the team here at AMWSO are traditional Windows users (despite my efforts to show them the light) :) I (Dave) am a big-time fan of Apple and a Mac user. I wanted to discuss some of the programs and apps I use on a daily basis in my workflow for affiliate program management. Read the full article here...
By chris@amwso.net 07 June 2012
A critical component to affiliate program success will be getting your affiliates off the ground and running quickly after joining the program. The best tool that an affiliate manager has in their arsenal for getting an affiliate up and running is the affiliate program welcome letter. Let's discuss the various components needed in the welcome letter to truly make it an effective tool in the arsenal. Click here to read more.
By chris@amwso.net 04 June 2012
A well-crafted and managed affiliate program can help spread your brand to people who are already shopping for your product (or type of product) and are not yet familiar with your company. Let's take a look at the various channels affiliates excel in. Click here to read more.
By chris@amwso.net 04 June 2012
The fastest method to jump starting sales for most affiliate managers relies heavily on big coupon, loyalty and search affiliates known for often time delivering 90% of sales in typical programs. In the affiliate marketing industry, a good rule of thumb states that 10% of affiliates often contribute 90% or greater sales in a given program. The 10% big earners typically include big coupon/deal sites, loyalty/cash-back sites, and expert PPC search marketers. Note that a great number of those coupon/deal sites are also expert PPC search marketers, and are driving traffic to their coupon sites via ppc ads. Read More on Affiliate Program Health.
By chris@amwso.net 23 April 2012
Here is the latest update of AMWSO managed affiliate programs. Please click the affiliate program links for further information
B2B Lead Generation
Paychex
Fashion and Jewelry Affiliate Programs
Bling Jewelry
Overstock Jeweler
RedStores UK - Pearls and Jewellery
RedStores US - Pearls and Jewelry
Food and Beverage Affiliate Programs
Art of Tea
Health, Fitness and Diet Affiliate Programs
Art of Tea
Hotel Affiliate Programs
Exotissimo Travel
Hotels by City
Lifestyle Affiliate Programs
South Beach Smoke
Ever Smoke
Motorcycle and Motorsports
Chaparral Motorsports
Rx Affiliate Programs
Digestinol
Skin Care, Hair Care and Beauty Affiliate Programs
GreatSkin
Software, Anti Virus and Security Affiliate Programs
Iolo
IYsoft
Travel Affiliate Programs
Exotissimo Travel
By chris@amwso.net 17 March 2011
This is a marker for the database back up. Dated March 17 2011
By Patrick.Goodfellow@amwso.com 14 July 2010
AMWSO.com is very pleased to announce our latest partnership with www.SouthBeachSmoke.com - providing premium Electronic Cigarettes and accessories.
We have a strong feeling that this partner will generate a great deal of income for its affiliates with the package they’re offering. Combined with the lowest prices on E-Cig Starter Kits, this program is going to be a winner!
Firstly, join now and get $10 added to your account just for signing-up! Our minimum commission payment is just $30, so you only need to generate $20 in commission to get this.
Commission is a whopping 25% on all Starter Kits and accessories. And you’ll get a monthly lifetime residual of $4 on our best-selling ‘Home Delivery Program’. No other E-Cig merchant is offfering this feature and best of all, 90% of customers choose this option so they get 30% off the Starter Kit price and monthly auto shipping of replacement cartridges.
The program is currently running in-house. To learn more, sign-up and visit the site click here.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 16 January 2010
Affiliate marketing agency, Share Results, is set to roll out an upgraded version of their affiliate marketing software solution with improved navigation, an intuitive user interface and a fresh look and feel.
With a genuine commitment to development, Share Results provides merchants, affiliates and those looking for a white label software solution for a standalone affiliate program with comprehensive tracking and customizable user features, all of which can be leveraged to suit the needs of any business model. Featuring in-depth reporting, fraud protection tools and multi-language support, the platform will also be deployed to power the Share Results affiliate network... read more here.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 09 July 2009
On Monday July 13 we can look forward to a totally redesigned Share Results affiliate network! A range of new changes are just the start of many great features and services being added by to the Share Results system over the coming year. Initial changes include
And more to come!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 26 May 2009
Each year we usually get one or two nominates for awards at the LinkShare Goldenlink Awards, but this year we have been very pleasantly surprised to find that we have (so far) had four of our clients nominated for Goldenlink Awards. Our thanks to everyone who nominated us, and to everyone who has worked with our clients over the past year! It's certainly our pleasure and honor to work with such a great team of affiliate partners!
If you have not already done so, you can put your vote in for the Publishers Choice awards here.
By michel@amwso.com 14 March 2009
Amwso.com launches Elance.com Affiliate Program - the premier online workplace where businesses connect with qualified professionals to get work done. With the largest network of certified technology and creative talent, Elance helps businesses succeed by connecting them with the people they need to get work done. Elance facilitates the entire work process from hiring to collaboration to payment.
The Elance Affiliate Program offers a commission for every first time buyer or job poster on Elance. The first time an employer places their job posting, affiliates will receive a one time $8 flat commission when 1st milestone is funded in escrow or after the first job payment is made. Additionally, they'll receive 1% on all job payments made through Elance by the buyer for all jobs created with payments made within 6 months of their account creation. If over the first 6 months of the account, the buyer buys a feature listing, the affiliate will receive an additional $3 commission, and if they purchase a B2B listing, the affiliate will receive an additional $15 commission. Both of these additional commissions will be earned for the first instance of use of the Feature and B2B listing format.
Additionally, for any service provider who purchases a paid membership, affiliates will receive $1 per month for up to the first 6 months. This $1 is earned each month that the service provider pays for a membership over that period. The maximum payout is thus $6 after 6 months.
We supply you with creative and tools to help with your promotions. If you have any questions, we're available via a variety of channels, and will respond promptly to any inquiries.
Sign Up Page: Please click here
Program Features:
- Network: Self / In-House
- Cookie Tracking (Return Days): 120 days
- Commissions: $8 for a first time job posting by an employer with 1st milestone funded in escrow + 1% of all job payments made through Elance over first 6 months. If no milestones are funded in escrow then the $8 is earned when the first job payment is made.
o $3 additional if the listing is a featured listing (one time).
o $15 for a B2B listing (one time)
o For provider: $1 for a paid provider membership per month paid for the first 6 months (maximum $6)
- Thresholds:
o Paypal - Minimum payout US $ 20.00
o Cheque - Minimum payout US $ 100.00
o EFT (BANK) transfer - Minimum payout US $ 100.00
- Two Tier: No
- Deep / Custom Linking: Yes
- PPC / SEO Keywords: Recommended keywords list available after sign-up.
- Creatives Available: Text links, GIF/JPG banners, Content links, Widgets.
Launch Bonus until 30 April 09:
- Commissions: $10 for a first time job posting by an employer with 1st milestone funded in escrow + 1.25% of all job payments made through Elance over first 6 months, for a duration of 3 months. If no milestones are funded in escrow then the $10 is earned when the first job payment is made.
Contact Affiliate Program Manager: Gerard Michel Vollet
Email: affiliates {AT} elance.com
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 03 February 2009
We're very pleased to announce the launch of two new programs, both on Shareasale. First Beer Machine, which has been running for about a year on SAS already, but officially kicks off with AMWSO this month. The Beer Machine is an awesome product and a great gift to promote for beer drinkers world wide. The initial program is the USA, but watch for expansions around the world throughout the year. Full details can be found here.
Our second program launch is for the notorious health myth buster the "Douglass Report". Myth Buster, Dr. William C. Douglass II, shows people how to enjoy the greatest health of their lives - without giving up the things they love. Great commission is offered for all new subscribers to this offline newslette. Full details can be found here.
Please Note : Both these programs will remain100% clear of BHO/Toolbar marketeers regardless of any policy changes that may occur at Shareasale.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 17 November 2008
AMWSO is very proud to have been short listed in the category for Innovation in Affiliate Marketing in the E-consultancy's Innovation Awards 2008. The other firms short listed certainly make it a short list worth being on withthe full short list being :
The winners will be announced on December 2nd, by a panel of judges that come from a top tier selection of firms : BBC, Apple, Orange, Target Marketing, WhatIf!, Internet Retailing, Dyson and Google.
Congratulations to all the firms shortlisted.
By James.nardell@amwso.com 12 September 2008
AMWSO is pleased to announce that our new client, South China Morning Post, has just launched through Google Affiliate Network. The goal of this program is to sell online subscriptions through scmp.com, the online edition of the South China Morning Post.
In case you're not familiar with South China Morning Post and scmp.com please check out the following bullet points:
- South China Morning Post has been reporting for over a century.
- South China Morning Post has more correspondents around the region than any other newspaper.
- South China Morning Post offers readers news, business news, and insights into China, Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific.
- Subscribers can pull full details on every company listed on the Hong Kong exchange, making it easy to research companies they may be interested in investing in. [This service is very similar to finance.yahoo.com, but Hong Kong/China focused].
- Subscribers can voice their opinions through the forum and debate with journalists/readers.
- Articles are regularly updated through the day.
- Mobile WAP site allows readers stay updated with what is happening in China anywhere in the world. Plus, they can choose to be alerted by SMS when there are updates to their chosen topics.
- Daily podcasts feature the latest headlines, commentaries from the journalists, exclusive interviews, analysis of the news, business updates and special reports on Hong Kong city life.
- Subscribers can access to over 600,000 archived articles dating back to 1993.
Check out a video which outlines the company, the online service and much more here. [You can add this video to your website and we'll track your sales through Google Affiliate Network. In order to do this you need to know your Google Affiliate Network ID].
Below are details on the affiliate program:
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 12 August 2008
AOL's Platform-A subsidiary is now bringing affiliate marketing to widget ads. If that sounds like a lot of media speak, that's because it is. To power widget ads, AOL acquired start-up Goowy in February, and it has already worked the acquisition into Platform-A... Read more here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 30 July 2008
An interesting article on the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and exemptions from federal income taxation in regard to a "charity" based affiliate marketing firm.
While the start of the article goes into what types of organizations are exempted from taxes and then the second half gives an example of Affiliate Marketing based charity style firm that operated as a charity, in theory, donating its' revenue from commissions to non-profit organizations. As the article explains the IRS didn't agree with them due to the donations being insubstantial compared to M.com's substantial benefits from their advertising partners. An interestering and educational read, especially if you're in the same court as the example "M.com"
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 30 July 2008
Affiliate Summit 2008 East is auctioning off the chance to have your company logo featured on the educational session videos at Affiliate Summit 2008 East. The videos will be made available to the general public after the event. Visit the Auction here on eBay
See an example of the video sponsorship here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 28 July 2008
As marketers and affiliates alike get prepared for Affiliate Summit East, the industry’s largest affiliate networking and educational event, Missy Ward took some time out of her busy schedule to reacquaint ADOTAS with the history of the event and where it’s futur. Read More
By dave@amwso.com 14 March 2008
Our latest client has now launched on Shareasale offering commission on some of the lowest price ink and mobile accessories on the market. Expect great conversion in this very price competitive market. Coupons and deals will be available on a frequent basis. Learn more about this affiliate program here.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 30 January 2008
A lineup of heavy-hitters in the affiliate marketing industry is being featured in upcoming broadcasts of Affiliate Marketing Insider on Jan. 28, 2008, a new Internet radio show being hosted by PartnerCentric President Linda Woods on WebmasterRadio.fm. Affiliate Marketing Insider is broadcast at noon Pacific (3 p.m. Eastern) each Thursday.
The show's debut on Jan. 24 featured a conversation about emerging trends with Chris Henger, Vice President of Affiliate Marketing for DoubleClicks/Performics. The 30-minute show was the first in a two-parter to be concluded on Jan. 31.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 22 January 2008
If you have been considering starting an affiliate program that will be profitable or if you're wondering how to improve a poor performing existing program, then this is a great presentation for you. Linda Woods, president and CEO of PartnerCentric, Inc., will cover not only the basics of what kind of companies do succeed with this marketing channel but how to track, recruit top affiliates, understand technical resources needed, motivate and activate affiliates, and other pertinent topics affecting all affiliate programs. Learn more and register here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 14 January 2008
Check out a great collection of consumer offers for this Valentine's Day from our merchants' affiliate programs. A number of special coupons, product collections, creatives and landing pages are on offer to ensure you get the best conversion rates from your visitors this Valentine's. If you need any help from these merchants please don't hesitate to contact our affiliate managers and let them know what you need.
It's not too early to start planning your Valentines promotions so please make use of these offers and let's make your Valentine's a profitable one.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 18 October 2007
Congratulations to the following people for being winners of AMWSO Client prizes at the recent eComXpo. Thank you all for visiting our booth and fot chatting with the team!
Prizes will be emailed and shipped out to the addresses given in your Xpo accounts.
| Baghaus | ::: | Kimberly Brantley |
| Emitations | ::: | Bridget Boone |
| Forzieri | ::: | Gayle Watkins |
| GreatSkin | ::: | Judy Mitchell |
| eCampus | ::: | Anne Caminer |
| eCampus | ::: | mike harms |
| eCampus | ::: | Falcon Patel |
| eCampus | ::: | Lloyd Fuller |
| eCampus | ::: | Konstantin Gogos |
| eCampus | ::: | Doug Peterson |
| eCampus | ::: | Robert Gleichenhaus |
| eCampus | ::: | Michael Boelte |
| eCampus | ::: | Shiovawn Manning |
| eCampus | ::: | summer sinclair |
| Kegworks | ::: | Edgar Zabaleta |
| Kegworks | ::: | Michael Leonard |
| Kegworks | ::: | James Brown |
| Kegworks | ::: | Ida Perciballi |
| Kegworks | ::: | Paula Carlsen |
| Kegworks | ::: | Edward Liao |
| Kegworks | ::: | DaytonKnight |
| Kegworks | ::: | Ted Silverstein |
| Kegworks | ::: | Robert Derow |
| Kegworks | ::: | Tom Pitts |
| Shopster | ::: | David Taylor |
| Shopster | ::: | Paul Dakessian |
| Gaiam | ::: | A.L. |
| Panda Security | ::: | Marc Lalosh |
| Panda Security | ::: | Kathy Campbell |
| Panda Security | ::: | Dan Stager |
| Panda Security | ::: | E. Connolly |
| Panda Security | ::: | Jeff Petrosillo |
| Panda Security | ::: | Craig Tuller |
| Panda Security | ::: | Tony Pantano |
| Panda Security | ::: | Andrew Kardon |
| Panda Security | ::: | Kausik Chaudhuri |
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 15 October 2007
Chris will be at the CAC Macau in November, from the 27th to 30th. If you're in town, or planning to attend the event, please let us know so we can arrange to meet up.
By dave@amwso.com 04 October 2007
I was prompted to write this post upon reading about a fairly new Firefox browser add-on called CashAddOn. It was especially distasteful since I am an avid fan of Firefox and open source software, and users have the mistaken impression that his type of add-on is being endorsed by Mozilla and Firefox or that it’s gone through some kind of ethical / good behavior test... Read the rest of this entry on the AMWSO Blog.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 04 July 2007
James is running a free mini-course consisting of five 30-minutes audio segments that focus as a primer for any website owner who wants to increase their natural search rankings through the development of search engine trusted backlinks.
The course is a straight up listen on line podcast delvered over a 5 day period, and is free for all listeners
Please click through here to get more information and to sign up.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 18 June 2007
This months Affiliate Classroom Magazine takes a look at SEO with articles covering essential on and off page SEO techniques, a look at SEO lingo and a continuation of last months article on web statistics and business analysis for affiliates. Grab your free copy today.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 25 May 2007
Here's a concept I really like. Instead of paying the site owner for a link, donating to a foundation (in this case March of Dimes ) in exchange for a link , I'm not sure I have seen this idea around before, but Kudos to Mark and Bloglyne for making this idea work.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 12 March 2007
The UK Affiliate Marketing sector is set to get its very own industry specific Conference, Exhibition and Awards with the launch of a4uexpo in October.
The two day event, which will take place at ExCeL London from October 25 to 26, is being co-ordinated by affiliates4u, founders of the widely-respected a4uForum, the UK's No.1 portal for Affiliate Marketing.
Read more about the event here
By kris.vatcher@amwso.com 18 January 2007
AMWSO.com is happy to announce new affiliate managers for My Celtic Jeweler. Kris Vatcher and Gerard Michel Vollet have taken over management of the program. Co-managers mean twice the time, dedication, and talent. We are currently working hard on a Valentine's Day jewelry promotion. What better gift for some to honor their special lady on Valentine's Day than fine quality, artistic Irish jewelry. Watch for our all new Valentines links and promotions going live very soon on Shareasale and ShareResults
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 10 January 2007
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2006 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for December 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
See the full affiliate program directory of AMWSO managed merchants here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 13 December 2006
James Martell has at last released his Affiliate Marketers BootCamp on video. It's available now and can be picked up for just $197 if you're quick.
The videos cover the entire three day course and are brokem down into eight 90 minute videos
You can get more information on James' site here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 12 December 2006
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for November 2006 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for November 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for November 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for November 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for November 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
See the full affiliate program directory of AMWSO managed merchants here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 19 October 2006
Linda Buquet has launched a great new affiliate marketing service called "Affiliate Marketing BUZZ" this service brings a wide range of affiliate industry blogs and RSS feeds into one place, making it easy to scan the headlines and then click on through to the items that catch your eye.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 02 October 2006
Looking for a first sale bonus for wine sites on LinkShare? Then the new APB site can help you!
Bringing together affiliate program bonuses from across the networks, this new Affiliate Program Bonus site presents bonuses based on Network, Industry and Type. Allowing affiliates to find bonuses that fit in with the sites and projects they are working on as well as alerting them to bonuses that they can review and target. The site is free for both merchants and affiliates to use. Feedback is welcomed on bonus opportunities too. Check it out here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 30 August 2006
We've made it easier than ever to get access to the AMWSO Affiliate Marketing Podcast. Now you can grab our updates, program profiles, bonus opportunities, tips and affiliate news direct from the iTunes store. It's free and you can subscribe to make getting the latest updates simple and easy. Load up your iTunes storefront , click PodCasts and then search for AMWSO to get fast and easy access.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 27 August 2006
McAfee research shows that adware and spyware distributors abuse the affiliate marketing programs of legitimate companies. In addition, adware distributors use front companies and Web sites to reach unsuspecting users and intermediaries, meaning that legitimate sites are finding themselves tied to known spyware distributors. Programs then install themselves on a user's machine, often as the trade-off for a piece of "free" software, and are used to collect marketing data and distribute targeted advertising. - Read the full article here
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 05 August 2006
Need streaming Video for your web site to help promote AMWSO merchants, leading the way in affiliate partner support, we now have streaming video available for Billy Blanks, The Firm and Panda Anti Virus Software that we can provide to you for free for use on your sites, better yet we can even host it for you to help you get up and running. Grab a preview of the available videos below.
Contact us (with the URL you'll be using them) to get these videos running on your sites.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 24 July 2006
Which gives the best return on your investment - Pay per Click advertising, or building strong affiliate partnerships?
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With declining ROI across many Pay Per Click campaigns, more and more companies are looking at affiliate programs to fill the gap in revenues.
Call in at 4:00PM EST this Wednesday, July 26th, and find out how to build strong affiliate partnerships.
There is no fee to attend the call.
:: The ROI on PPC vs. Affiliate Marketing:
Building and maintaining strong PPC campaigns is becoming increasingly difficult in what has become a very competitive marketplace.
At the same time, many companies report poor performance with their affiliate programs.
The question Marketing Experiments' asked themselves was this:
If companies invest sufficient time and effort to develop strong affiliate programs, can affiliates deliver a better ROI than PPC advertising?
Working with two of their research partners they compared the ROI on both their PPC and their affiliate programs over time.
Their research results highlight some important trends, and confirm that a well-managed affiliate program can deliver significant revenues.
If you would like to participate, please click here:
(If you are not yet a Marketing Experiments subscriber, you will automatically be subscribed to the Marketing Experiments Journal when you signup for the clinic.)
We will then send you dial-in information and other instructions for the call.
(Note: If you have already received instructions on how to participate in this conference, your seat is reserved and you do not need to register again.)
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 23 July 2006
James Martell is offering a free sample of the third addition of his Affiliate Marketer Handbook 2006, grab a copy here and give it a good read. The full edition sells for just $167 and is a great investment for anyone looking to learn about affiliate marketing
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 20 July 2006
July's Affiliate Classroom Magazine focuses on article marketing. Both expert writers and working marketers offer helpful tips on:
Click here to get your Free copy!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 20 July 2006
Yes we've gone audio, I was chatting to Shawn Collins about the new Affiliate TV site and got to thinking that while video is great, video also requires our undivided attention to watch and soak in, and with time being something that all of us are generally short of, it might be that Video for Affiliate marketing is still a little early, at least until I can multi task my eyes anyway.
So boosted into action by the thought that, while video requires our full attention, Audio just requires our ears, I've launched the AMWSO Pod Cast. Whoo Hoo! And now I'll be getting all the wonderful AMWSO staff to join in and present their monthly/weekly updates, news, alerts, contests, support in Audio too!
Can't wait to plug in.... here we go... and yes please do excuse my first attempt.... but I was eager to get rolling :-)
We're also going to create Audi presentations for each of our programs, which you can listen to own line oe download as an MP3 to listen to at a later date.. Cool or what!
And in case you missed the first three links, please click here to subscribe to our PodCast!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 18 July 2006
Is your news out of date before it gets read? Solving this is the concept behind the new affiliateTV site, which promises to bring the latest industry news, reviews, updates and interviews direct and fresh through video presentations. The idea appears to be tied into a bigger scheme of running TV "shows" across the breadth of Performance Marketing, with AffiliateTV being one of those channels focused on: The clue : www.performancemarketingtv.tv , is the main domain being used.
Not being a great "online reader" myself I'm pretty excited about what they are planning, it's still early days in the launch but it's certainly a very interesting direction and adds to the mix of affiliate marketing resources on the Net.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 18 July 2006
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for June 2006 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for June 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for June 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for June 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for June 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 14 July 2006
Some may think MS have been asleep while Google moved to take over the Internet, Microsoft Windows Live Ideas suggests otherwise!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 27 June 2006
June's Affiliate Classroom Magazine is out now and focuses on affiliate program marketing for financial products, one of the most lucrative niches in our industry. In it you'll find:
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 27 June 2006
If you're new to affiliate marketing and looking for a selection of notes, ideas, comments and tips then feel free to check out our affiliate marketing "lens" over on Squidoo, or if your looking for some step by step guidance check out our beginners guide on AMWSO here.
By alucas@stopzilla.com 13 June 2006
We have a new commission structure up and running on Commission Junction for the STOPzilla Affiliate Program as follows
Also if you send Amanda an email at alucas@stopzilla.com she will bump you straight up to the 2nd Tier.
If you're not a STOPzilla affiliate yet then please click here to learn more
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 04 June 2006
Following on from the success of the Affiloiate Classroom education site and the Affilate Classroom Magazine, Anik now brings us his latest product " The Affiliate Manager - 1st Edition", scheduled for release on June 27 this course will include the following materials
4 Hour DVD "Affiliate Manager Boot Camp"
Led by Anik Singal, CEO - Affiliate Classroom, Inc. in January 2006 at Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas.
10 Module Workbook
200+ Pages of Expert Advice - Fully Interactive with Many Quizzes Throughout
15 Hours of Audio Interviews
Audio interviews with experts such as Yanik Silver, Mike Filsaime, Jeff Mulligan, Shawn Collins, Rachel Honoway (Kowabunga), Linda Woods (PartnerCentric), representatives from Commission Junction and LinkShare.
8 Cheat Sheet Checklists
All the checklists an Affiliate Program Manager needs to make sure they are covering ALL grounds in their program.
6 Templates
All templates needed ranging from "how to write your affiliate newsletters" to the snail-mail you can send to recruit super affiliates - just copy and paste our templates!
Please click here to get a preview and learn more
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 04 May 2006
This is one of the coolest gadgets for Firefox (and your own web site) that I have seen for a while, create your own search engine Click here to see our example and learn more
By Chris.sanderson@amwso.com 25 April 2006
The next Affiliate Summit aims to be the largest conference in affiliate marketing and will be held from July 9th through 11th 2006 at the Walt Disney World Resort Hilton in Orlando, Florida.
The Affiliate Summit conferences are presented by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward.
Starting April 1, the rates to register for Affiliate Summit will be $1,449 (full conference) and $299 (exhibit hall only).
Visit the Affiliate Summit site to learn moreBy Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 23 April 2006
April Affiliate Classroom Magazine is now out and can be downloaded here The April 2006 issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine not only has a new look and more compact size, it's a comprehensive overview of PPC for affiliates of all levels of expertise.
As well as these extras
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 15 April 2006
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2006 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for April 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2006 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2006 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By Chris.Sandeson@amwso.com 11 April 2006
MSNBC.com has an article about San Francisco adopting a city-wide WiFi network. The most relevant piece of information in the article is the intent to build “contextual advertising” – basing ads on each consumer's location throughout the city.
The affiliate community as a whole is putting a lot of focus right now into identifying how best to work with blogs – they present a unique obstacle in that they're trusted by consumers, but any overt “marketing” messaging immediately discredits the blog.
CNet published an article discussing the additional obstacle of weeding out spam, which of course will have impact on merchants' ability to use blogs as a marketing resource.
A reminder that site projections should be more than just past monthly trends – you should consider external factors as well:
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=18214.
Thank you Sean Reynolds at LinkShare for these marketing news bites.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 11 April 2006
New Partnership will Offer Customers Enhanced Services and True Global Penetration
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (April 25, 2006) - PartnerCentric Inc., (www.partnercentric.com), a provider of managed affiliate marketing services, today announced that it will be merging forces with AMWSO, a professional affiliate management group based in Thailand, but with strong market penetration in the U.S. and Canada. The alliance will greatly expand PartnerCentric's base of experienced affiliate managers and will allow them to offer their clients true round-the-clock attention through the addition of the English speaking Asian-based satellite office. The deal also includes bringing AMWSO's Director, Chris Sanderson, into the fold - adding his strong reputation and wealth of experience to the company's offering of talent. Chris' expertise with LinkShare, combined with PartnerCentric founder Linda Woods' specialty with Commission Junction accounts, will bring a panoply of knowledge to their account management skills allowing them to generate more affiliate-based revenue for their clients.
"For the last three years, PartnerCentric has grown at an annual rate of over 300-percent," explains Linda Woods, president of PartnerCentric Inc. "Given this kind of fantastic growth rate, PartnerCentric is always on the lookout for talented affiliate program managers that allow us to better service our accounts and continue to grow. By merging the talent and experience of Chris Sanderson and his team with our own, our clients will benefit through unparalleled customer service in more global markets than ever before."
"AMWSO has always put performance and customer satisfaction at the top of our agenda," said Chris Sanderson, President of AMWSO. "Because of this reputation for excellence, we are especially pleased to be joining with PartnerCentric who enjoys an equally sterling reputation in the affiliate marketing arena."
For more information on PartnerCentric's programs or managed services, visit the Web site at www.partnercentric.com, email sales@partnercentric.com or call 805-569-8750.
About AMWSO
AMWSO.com is a leading provider of affiliate marketing management, development, and creative support solutions for both merchants and affiliates. The company offers a broad array of tools to assist its partners and merchants to streamline operations and increase sales. AMWSO maintains a comprehensive integrated approach to drive merchant programs through ethical marketing practices. WSO originally commenced its web services operations in 1996, later adding affiliate marketing under the division name AMWSO, and has delivered solutions for hundreds of companies, building a client portfolio that includes Internet start-ups, small businesses, and global brands.
About PartnerCentric Inc.
Founded in 2000, PartnerCentric has quickly emerged as the premiere outsourced affiliate program management group in the industry. With an annual growth rate of nearly 300-percent, PartnerCentric boasts an impressive list of clients from around the country and staffers around the world. In addition to core their affiliate expertise, PartnerCentric offers a wide array of high powered marketing services, including: Search Engine Management, Search Engine Optimization, Web site development with full creative services, eCommerce conversion & analytics, email marketing, Media Buying, "buzz" marketing and more.
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., PartnerCentric specializes in working with eCommerce companies to build powerful internet marketing strategies and profitable affiliate programs that generate effortless incremental revenue. For customer testimonials and more information, contact us at 805-569-8750 or via email at sales@partnercentric.com or visit our Web site at www.partnercentric.com.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 29 March 2006
Web site publishers who rely on Amazon Associates' affiliate program are unhappy with a new compensation plan announced by the company today. The online retailing giant sent an e-mail to its affiliates notifying them that beginning in Q2 2006 (April 1), a new compensation plan will be in place that introduces flat-rate commissions and does away with link bonuses...click here read the rest of this article by Devin Comiskey
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 22 March 2006
This year's much anticipated LinkShare Symposium 2006 will take place in New York on June 20 - 21, 2006. Experience the power of the LinkShare Network to learn from industry veterans and network with the who's who of the Internet community.
For more than ten years, LinkShare merchants and affiliates have convened at the LinkShare Symposium to forge new business relationships and discuss issues facing the industry at large. Over 600 leaders from companies in the retail, catalog, credit card and business-to-business sectors, as well as government representatives and industry analysts, will be in attendance. This is the must-attend event for industry professionals!
Click here to find out what's in store for LinkShare Symposium 2006.
Award Nominations Are Open!
One of the highlights of this event is the prestigious LinkShare Golden Link Awards which will be held on Tuesday, June 20, the evening prior to the Symposium. Don't you deserve to win LinkShare Golden Link Award? Take a moment and nominate yourself or company or individual you think worthy of a nomination. Finalists receive a complimentary ticket to attend the black-tie gala awards dinner - a $350 value!
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 22 March 2006
If you're an affiliate who feels email marketing today is more trouble than it's worth, the March 2006 issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine can help!
In this issue we've focused on making today's email marketing much, much easier. It's 79 pages crammed with advice on...
We've still got several strong sales months ahead of us, so grab this issue and make the most of our advice on email marketing, opt-in, and so much more!
Click here to get your free copy today
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 20 March 2006
WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, business, 24/7 internet radio network focused on the e-commerce marketplace, announced the re-launch of Affiliate Marketing Today, the weekly Internet radio show that talks about the changing landscape of the industry. Read more here...
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 16 March 2006
James Martell has a new Affiliate Marketers Bootcamp coming up on June 5th to 7th 2006. For more details please visit the information site here. You can see some great pictures of the October 2005 Affiliate Bootcamp event here too. The training sessions will be held at the usual venue of White Rock, BC Canada. This event is will be special in that it will also form the basis of a DVD course James is putting together or release in late Spring or early Summer of 2006.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 06 March 2006
ClickZ Network released an article that includes a sampling of Search Engine strategies for e-commerce retailers: Read This...
Internet Retailer reports that consumer spending intentions are at their highest since September 2005: Read This...
E-Commerce Times discusses the rise in consumer spending, and cautions against some of the long-term ramifications of consumers outspending their net incomes: Read This...
E-Commerce News explores a new application that helps e-commerce retailers identify shortcomings in the customer experience. : Read This...
And finally, an article in the New York Times discusses RSS feeds, and how some e-commerce sites have already adopted them as a revolutionary tool to strategically reach out to customers. If you're not familiar with RSS feeds, you'll want to look into them as they become more vital to the e-commerce industry: Read This...
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 20 February 2006
80 people gathered at the SteamWorks in Vancouver to discuss affiliate markeitng in a great atmosphere with great food
The event kicked off at 6:30 with an inital period of general networking and chatting as everyone arrived then Ian Lee (PartnerCentric.com and Host) giving a welcome speach, followed by Chris Sanderson (AMWSO.com and Sponsor) saying welcome and then Linda Woods (PartnerCentric.com and Sponsor) ... and diner was served. During diner much milling was done as everyone divided time between eating and chatting to as many people as possible. Plates cleared away, the discussions and networking continued till about 1 a.m.
Participants came from all over the place, Chicago, New York, California, Washington, Calgary, Montreal, Thailand and of course Vancouver, a good mix of merchants, OPMs, networks (ShareAsale, ShareResults, KB!, OrangeMetrics), affiliates, a CPA network, education and support firms and also people interested in learning about affiliate network from a Vancouer Business Group and the "Vancouver Wired Women" group.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 18 February 2006
The February 2006 Affiliate Classroom Magazine is ready for download!
* HIGHLIGHTS *
Did you know the EUROPEAN affiliate scene is ripe with hot untapped markets? In this issue we reveal the secrets for making EU promotions a success.
Plus 100% profit click arbitrage, multiple profits from the same content, when good SEO is really bad... and more!
* EU Markets - Who's Buying And How Much
* How To Get Started With EU Programs
* Where To Find The Biggest EU Networks
* 100% Profit AdSense Arbitrage
* Can Good SEO Backfire On You?
* New Affiliate Program Announcements
* Lots more!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 13 February 2006
Our first $200 quiz. Winning is easy. Find the answers, email them to quiz AT amwso.com and then post "Answers Sent" on THIS THREAD (Click Here) on our forum :
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 11 February 2006
We're going to be launching a little quiz competition here with weekly prizes of $200 from AMWSO. The quiz will be simple :
10 questions. First one to send in the 10 correct answers wins the $200.
You mail in your answers to an email address and post "Answers sent" on the ABW thread at the same time, no post, no win.
Questions will cover a wide variety of topics that will require, searching the net, searching web sites, asking people questions and, dare I say, checking offline for some answers.
You can be anyone from anywhere to win , Affiliates, Affiliate Managers, who ever, from any country, ABW newbie or Veteran and if you have a pay pal account that will be very helpful, but if not we'll find a way around that too.
First quiz will kick off this coming week
If you have any thoughts and ideas on ways to make this more fun etc please do post on the this discussion thread.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 07 February 2006
Seems that even Amazon want a slice of the success that Google and Overture have driven through their CPC campaigns, I still remember when Overture initially luanched as Goto.com and people scoffed at the idea of people "paying" to be listed and ranked on a cost per click basis. Amazon now want a part of that business. It'll be very interesting to see whether they can make it profitable at all considering their margins, and also how it will interact with the affiliate program. Will the CPC system overwrite tracking? I can already see the future, with sites built of nothing but Amazon CPC Ads that could cost a small fortune for Amazon in terms of "look see" clicks.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 06 February 2006
LinkShare SubID (Sub Affiliate) tracking and reporting mechanism will soon no longer be supported. However the original deadline has been extended from January 31 to February 23.
After February 23, links will continue to function and track. However, affiliates will no longer be able to access the SubID reporting. The links that have SubIDs will still track and report sales, but affiliates will not be able to see the SubID detail for those sales.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 26 January 2006
I'll be heading up to Vancouver in February to make sure that I remember what snow looks like and meet up with a great bunch of affiliate managers, partners, merchants and for the 3rd Annual Affiliate Marketers' Alliance Networking Dinner.
Here's a list of some of the people who will be attending the event.
Chris Sanderson - AMWSO.com (Thailand)
Linda Woods - Partnercentric.com (US)
Ian Larsen - Couponfeeder.com (US)
Wade Tonkin - Kowabunga.com (US)
Beth Kirsch - ReveNews.com (US)
Brian Littleton - Shareasale.com (US)
Jeff Molander - Molanderassoc.com (US)
David Delisle - Webbloom.com (Victoria)
Jamie Birch - Converseon.com (US)
Connie Berg - Flamingoworld.com (US)
James Martell - Jamesmartell.com (Vancouver)
Nicky Senyard - Ecomaccess.com / ShareResults.com (Montreal)
Jason Bailey - Communicate.com (Vancouver)
Geofferson Marcy - Communicate.com (Vancouver)
The event is being held on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 6:30pm at Steamworks @ Gastown. You can learn more and register by visiting the Affiliate Marketers Alliance Site here.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 22 January 2006
The January 2006 Affiliate Classroom Magazine issue is available for free download now.
This issue contains articles on the following topics
- Top 6 Affiliate Resolutions in 2006
- Getting Inside the Mind of Internet Users
- Why the BEST SEO Advice does not cost a thing
- AC's review of the Affiliate Summit
Click here to download your Free copy now
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 21 December 2005
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 2005 - Affiliate Marketing by WebStudio-1 (www.amwso.com ) announced today that
WorldSpace, Inc. has enlisted the services of AMWSO to develop, operate, and manage a world-class international affiliate program to increase the company's sales and help further drive revenue.
WorldSpace is the pioneer of global satellite radio and serves subscribers in India, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company also services the North American audience through WorldSpace-produced channels on XM Satellite Radio.
In order to expand its radio distribution and increase its subscription-base, WorldSpace is leveraging AMWSO expertise in affiliate marketing to reach into previously untapped affiliate channels. It is predicted that the move will help WorldSpace extend its branding and ultimately increase overall sales. The program will serve to drive qualified traffic and potential subscribers to the WorldSpace Web site to subscribe to the company's services.
Through its subscription-based service, WorldSpace broadcasts a variety of content including entertainment, news, sports, music and educational programming. The company's broadcast area encompasses over 5 billion people in more than 130 countries.
Patrick Goodfellow of AMWSO, explains the target market, "The WorldSpace program is ideal for affiliates that attract international visitors to their sites. Sites that provide information, products, and services to international travelers and businessperson are perfect for the program. We are also actively engaging sites which cater to expatriates, military, and government personnel for enrollment in the WorldSpace affiliate partner program."
WorldSpace selected the LinkShare network based on the network's ability to provide easy access to affiliates as well as providing a greater level of contact options. In addition, LinkShare also provides a comprehensive click stream analysis which is important to support and manage Pay-Per-Click marketing affiliates.
About WorldSpace, Inc.
WorldSpace (NASDAQ: WSRP) is the world's only global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WorldSpace delivers the latest tunes, trends, and information from around the world and around the corner. WorldSpace subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local programming, original WorldSpace content and content from leading brands around the globe including the BBC, CNN, Virgin Radio, NDTV, and RFI. WorldSpace's satellites cover two-thirds of the globe with six beams. Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio and multimedia programming directly to WorldSpace Satellite Radios anytime and virtually anywhere. WorldSpace is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS) and was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used today by XM satellite Radio.
About AMWSO
Affiliate Marketing by WebStudio-1 (AMWSO) is a leading provider of affiliate marketing management, development, and creative support solutions for both merchants and affiliates. The company offers a broad array of tools to assist its partners and merchants to streamline operations and increase sales across various affiliate networks to include: LinkShare, ShareASale, and Commission Junction. AMWSO maintains a comprehensive integrated approach to drive merchant programs through ethical marketing practices. WSO commenced its operations in 1996, and has delivered solutions for hundreds of companies, building a client portfolio that includes Internet start-ups, small businesses, and global brands.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 15 December 2005
The December 2005 Magazine issue is ready for you to download now.
If you want to review what happened this year and find out what we have in store for 2006 including Anik Singal's personal predictions, download it right now...
Here are some of the topics discussed:
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 13 December 2005
If you've not yet seen or heard about Squidoo yet then click over and see what it's all about, run by Seth Godin the guiding philosophy is simply, "Everyone is an expert at something, so share your expertise", for example I've done mine of Affiliate Marketing, as well as three others on Bangkok, Bangkok Football and the Midnight RPG. It's a cool site and well worth a visit!
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 06 December 2005
AMWSO has partnered with MyDataFeedScripts to present to you a fully scripted FREE template site for MyCelticJeweler. Features include :
What's required :
See what it looks like here - ShareASale datafeed
Or the alternative here - ShareResults datafeed
To download :
click here for Shareasale version.
click here for ShareResults version.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 01 December 2005
We are looking at the confirmed date and venue as below. We are presently expecting a minimum of 20 people, potentially 30. All food as well as initial wine and beer will be covered by AMWSO.com
We look forwards to hearing from you and getting your confirmation that you will be joining us and the number of people that will attend (if you are coming with associates)
If you are interested in making a short presentation at all then please do let me know the subject and the approximate length of the presentation.
Date : January 13th 2006
Time : 5 pm Onward
Location : Singapore
Venue : My Secret Garden in the Courtyard.
Organizers : AMWSO.com
Details : One of, if not the first, gathering of affiliates set in South East Asia (Singapore) . Meet like minded individuals and firms from around the Asia and Australia in Singapore for an evening of discussion, debate and dining in a casual setting.
Register : Fill in the contact form here, and let us know if you are interested in attending.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 24 November 2005
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for October 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 15 November 2005
A couple of great new tools for the development of affiliate sites
My Data Feed Scripts - Providing a range script packages that can take the data from a range of sources, such as the Shareasale RSS deals, Mondera, Forzieri, Russian Legacy, Sierra Trading and display them in a format complete with your links.
EZ Article Publisher - Automates and simplifies the boring, repetitive tasks involved in formatting and publishing your articles, giving you extra time to spend on the more important aspects of your business.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 28 October 2005
A rumour from a very solid source tells me that ShopAtHomeSelect have been removed from BeFree. If so this certainly puts pressure on LinkShare to follow suit and clean them out of the system!
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 26 October 2005
The October edition of the free "The Affiliate Classroom Magazine" is now available and focuses on the many different ways an affiliate can monetize their website. This months articles include:
Get your free copy here. in PDF Format.
By Chris.Sanderson@amwso.com 24 October 2005
The following is what Veronica Dubak of surveybounty.com had to say in response the the question, What is wrong with affiliate marketing and how can it be improved?
.... Read the full article at affiliatetip.com
The PartyPoker Affiliate program: With over 50,000 affiliates and
more than $100 million in annual payouts join us now!!!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 21 October 2005
Dominated by search and affiliate programs, online marketing is poised for dramatic change. Marketers are investing more heavily in performance-based marketing and are in search of an integrated approach that allows for a more accurate means to measure success...
.... Read the full article at affiliatetip.com
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 13 October 2005
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for September 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 21 September 2005
A range of minor bug fixes to the version 2.8 release. Please do download and feel free to send us feedback. If you need a list of issues fixed please drop me a mail
Please click here to download a copy
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 04 September 2005
While we are still working on the full details we are looking at having an Asia Pacific Affiliate Marketing get together / conference of Affiliates and Affiliate Managers in Singapore on January 13th 2006. The exact venue has yet to be decided and we'll post that as soon as it is defined. That said, if we get large numbers of people coming in then we might need to change to a new location. Presently there are around 15 people committed to turn up from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China and India... so it's almost an Asia Australia meet. While the present format is a casual one, with no sessions of any kind planned, if we see numbers grow beyond 15 to 20 then we will start to look at making it more of an all day event and look for people to run sessions. There will be no cost to attend the event, other than your own transportation, food and accomodation. We'll post more details as we have them. If you are interested to attend then please drop me an email or give me a call.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 01 September 2005
We have just completed the addition of the Share Results network to the Affiliate Coupon Data Feed system. We look forwards to see the Share Results merchants on the system very shortly.
If you add Share Results coupons to your exports remember to update your profile first with your Share Results Affiliate ID.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 31 August 2005
AMWSO is to launch the WorldSpace affiliate program on LinkShare, the full launch is expected to be around the end of September and will be offer a $50 (20%) commission per sale of the WorldSpace portable digital satellite radios and subscription-based service.
WorldSpace has assembled an extraordinary combination of news, sports, music, brand name content and education programming which it delivers to Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe. Currently, WorldSpace broadcasts 62 channels - 38 of which are content provided by international, national and regional third parties and 24 WorldSpace-branded stations produced by or for WorldSpace. These stations represent the most popular international music formats including contemporary hits, country, classic rock and jazz.
The company's mission is to provide a variety of high quality programming through a subscription-based service that uses low-cost portable satellite radios and is available in underserved markets that lack programming choices. WorldSpace is the first and only company with rights to the world's globally allocated spectrum for digital satellite radio. Its broadcast footprint covers over 130 countries including India and China, all of Africa and the Middle East and most of Western Europe - an area that includes five billion people. Its two fully operational satellites and ground infrastructure are based on proprietary and patented technology.
Watch for more details when this program rolls out live in late September
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 23 August 2005
Please find below the latest update on AMWSO managed top affiliate programs for July
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for July 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for July 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for July 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for July 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for July 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 03 August 2005
James Martell is once again starting up his on site training, and if you can make it then this is certainly a training course worth attending. The dates are Monday, October 3rd, Tuesday, October 4th and Wednesday, October 5th in White Rock, BC (Canada)
You can get more details about the course at the Affiliate Marketers BootCamp web site
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 03 August 2005
I will be in Singapore from August 12th to 15th.
If any affiliates/ merchants in Singapore would like to hook up, then I'd be very happy to get in the food and beer at Chjmes on Saturday or Sunday night.
Drop me an email so I can sort out the best date and time to accomodate as many people as possible
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 02 August 2005
The Affiliate Coupon Data Feed System has had a number of bug fixes done to increase performance and remove a few user issues. We have also now upgraded the system to support the automatic coding of affiliate links prior to export. This means that the links exported for LinkShare, Commission Junction, Kowabunga, DirectTrack and Shareasale can all now be used directly on an affiliates site without further work needed on the URL to insert tracking codes.
Please do have a look and send us your feed back, we have a limited number of merchants in the system right now while we wrap up testing but your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Vist the site here : http://www.coupondatafeed.com
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 28 July 2005
We have launched our latest affiliate support tool, the Affiliate Coupon Data Feed System. This tool allows merchants to load in their coupons in a standardized format and then for affiliates to export them in a range of formats in a standard format, meaning all coupons have the exact same fields. Updates are in real time so when ever the feed is grabbed it will be up to date with new, removed and expired coupons and deals updated.
Please do have a look and send us your feed back, we have a limited number of merchants in the system right now while we wrap up testing but your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Vist the site here : http://www.coupondatafeed.com
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 20 July 2005
Emitations.com selects Affiliate Marketing WebStudio-1 (AMWSO) to fully manage and build their online affiliate program. AMWSO's role will include the management of all day-to-day operations of Emitations.com affiliate program, as well as the appointment of a dedicated affiliate manager motivated to build and grow the existing program, and a strong sense of responsibility to the program's affiliates.
Emitations.com began operations in 1999, and has quickly become the defacto standard for celebrity style imitations. The company's unique designs are marked by the use of precious as well as synthetic stones, which are always mounted in rhodium, fine sterling silver, or gold.
Emitations.com hand selects designer jewelry creations especially for their clientele profile. Their jewelry designs have been individually requested by top celebrity stylists, artists, and can be seen in Life and Style, Star, WeddingBells, US Weekly, Essence, and Ebony magazines. The company has recently extended its design line taking inspiration from the "Desperate Housewives" a successful American television series featuring Terri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, and Nicolette Sheridan. The designs of the jewelry are always reflective of the unique and fashion forward tastes of their devoted cosmopolitan clients.
The company is dedicated to world-class customer service which is reflected by their participation in the Yahoo! Shopping Customer Rating Program where they have been awarded the Yahoo!Shopping "Top Service" Award For Superlative Products and Service. Emitations.com recognizes that their affiliates are also their customers and have chosen the professional affiliate management services provided by AMWSO. Their selection to use AMWSO shows their commitment to their affiliates. It also serves to grow and administrate their affiliate program.
The Affiliate Program will launch tentatively on August 1, 2005 on the ShareASale network. It is currently available through the DirectTrack network. The Program will incorporate an industry leading extended 120-day tracking cookie, and the customer's actions are unlimited throughout the lifetime of the cookie. The base commission structure begins at 15% on every sale. The payout threshold is only $25 on DirectTrack, and by request on ShareASale.
Affiliate support tools will include: free Data Feeds so that affiliates can maintain current and accurate information. Dynamic Rich Media links, deep linking, and free graphics and banners are also available. Furthermore, AMWSO will appoint a dedicated affiliate manager to ensure that all affiliate issues are addressed in a timely manner. Please click here to learn more.
About Emitations.com
Emitations.com jewelry is regularly featured in top fashion and lifestyle publications including Vogue, Lucky, Life and Style Weekly, and US Weekly as great affordable alternatives to the high designer price tags favored by the Hollywood elite. With new designs arriving weekly, Emitations.com showcases over 2,500 jewelry styles including CZ engagement rings, CZ promise rings, vintage inspired brooches, chandelier earrings, and classic styles like solitaire pendants and stud earrings. With such a fabulous and varied selection, Emitations.com is the perfect place to shop online for fashion-forward, celebrity style jewelry.
About AMWSO
Affiliate Marketing by WebStudio-1 (AMWSO) is a leading provider of affiliate marketing management, development, and creative support solutions for both merchants and affiliates. The company offers a broad array of tools to assist its partners and merchants to streamline operations and increase sales. AMWSO maintains a comprehensive integrated approach to drive merchant programs through ethical marketing practices. WSO commenced its operations in 1996, and has delivered solutions for hundreds of companies, building a client portfolio that includes Internet start-ups, small businesses, and global brands.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 28 June 2005
A version 2.7 Beta is now available of the merchant data cleaner, this adds a range of fixes, user requested functions and user interface tweaks. Many thanks to Mike for the exhaustive testing and feedback! If you would like a copy of this latest release please click here and select DataCleaner from the contact us drop down
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 17 June 2005
Win $1,000. The
LinkShare Golden Link Nominees
have been announced, and now's your chance to show how much you know, or how well you can guess anyway, by predicting the winners correctly.
Just click here to join in and win.
The person (Affiliate, AM, Merchant , OPM, it’s open to everyone) who predicts the most awards correct will win $1000 US. In the event of a draw the money is split by all winners. Not open to employees of AMWSO or LinkShare.
Just click here to join in and win.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 15 June 2005
Linkshare have posted the full list of nominees for this years Golden Links awards, AMWSO has two nominations so we're hopeful that we won't come away empty handed. And if you are in New York for the Symposium then look for John Credgington, he has the beer fund
Innovative Affiliate of the Year
Innovative Merchant of the Year
Best New Affiliate
Best New Merchant
Merchant's Choice Award
Affiliate's Choice Award
International Merchant of the Year
Best Performance-Based Search Strategy
Best Online Merchandising Campaign
Best Integrated Online-Offline Marketing
Best Overall Online Distribution Strategy
Performance Marketing's Most Vocal Advocate
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 15 June 2005
Sure to stir up a little bit of conversation at the Vegas Summit and on the forums, Jeff Molander has launched "The Affiliate List" , said to be a comprehensive guide to the top affiliates, detailing, what, where and how they do what they do... and how to contact them, a sure thing for affiliate Managers to buy, I personally wonder how many affiliates will also buy a copy to see what they can learn from those listed.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 08 June 2005
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for May 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for May 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for May 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for May 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for May 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 07 June 2005
There are a number of "marketing firms", and I use that phrase very loosely, that leave me with a bad taste in my mouth in the affiliate marketing business. First and foremost being 180 Solutions/MetricsDirect and another is eXact Advertising... two affiliates I always zeroed in on when taking over a program to remove them and protect our clients brands.
With both LinkShare and Commission Junction having already removed 180Solutions / MetricsDirect it left eXact Advertising as the main target... so I must admit it was a pretty big shock today today when I logged into the Century Fitness back end to remove eXact only to find that Commission Junction has already kicked them out.... so what can I say, "Nice once CJ!" , looks like Linkshare are lagging behind a bit on this one...Abe over to you!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 30 May 2005
I'm a great believer in products that say what they are 
so " KNOCK KNOCK, Seth Godin's Incomplete Guide to Building a Web Site That Works " pretty much covers that base with no issues, plus being a great fan of Seth's books and projects you pretty much can't go wrong with buying this latest book, click here to grab a copy or here to visit Seth's Blog and site.
It only costs $9, I'll be grabbing a copy this week and give you my thoughts after I have devoured it. I got hold of his last Web Building book (Big Red Fez) a fair while after it had been plublished so it'll be nice to get this one while it is still fresh and focused on today's Internet market.
You can also sign up and promote the book for a 50% commission, in what I believe is Seths first dabble in affiliate marketing and Seth's affiliate program is being run on the PayLoadz affiliate network ( a pay pal specific network for downloadable products). Though calling it an Aff network is being a bit kind, as the site is very geared towards being a seller or buyer and once you're logged in it's not the most affiliate friendly Aff network to navigate, far better options are out there for getting affiliates to promote a product.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 25 May 2005
CenturyFitness.com and MyCenturyGym.com; two Leading Online Merchants Select to Utilize AMWSO's Affiliate Marketing Expertise.
Century Inc., the world's leading supplier of Martial Arts equipment and products, today announced that online eCommerce sites CenturyFitness.com and MyCenturyGym.com have selected AMWSO.com as their affiliate marketing solution provider.
The announcement illustrates Century Incorporated's continued dedication to increasing its level of service to its affiliates through their affiliate marketing channels. Century Inc, a new AMWSO client, is the world's leading supplier of Martial Arts and Total Fitness products. CenturyFitness.com and MyCenturyGym.com serve as the company's online product portals.
CenturyFitness.com has offered an affiliate program for years; however, due its increasing size and maintenance requirements, they have opted for a professional management solution. CenturyFitness.com currently runs on Commission Junction (CJ) and is slated to introduce a tiered commission structure. Monthly net sales up to $500 will qualify for a 5% commission. The rest of the tier steadily increases: $500 to $2500 equals 7.5% commission, $2500 to $7500 equals 10% commission, and net sales over $7500 receives a 15% commission payout. In addition, it is increasing the life span of their affiliate "cookie" from 30 days to 60 days. This increases both the bottom line for its affiliates and the duration in which they can profit.
The growth experienced at CenturyFitness.com is set to repeat at the relatively new MyCenturyGym.com site, which specializes in gym and fitness products. The affiliate program at MyCenturyGym.com is in its introductory stage and will utilize ShareASale . The program will launch with an identical tiered commission scheme: monthly net sales of up to $500 will qualify for a 5% commission , $500 to $2500 equals 7.5% commission, $2500 to $7500 equals 10% commission, and net sales over $7500 receives a 15% commission payout. MyCenturyGym.com will also use a 60 day tracking cookie.
Both sites will take advantage of AMWSO's affiliate marketing performance platform and Affiliate Program Management (APM) services. Used by some of the largest merchants on the web, AMWSO is a full-service affiliate management company where online merchants can rely on the company's expertise to help optimize the management of their affiliate marketing programs.
For more details on these affiliate programs please click below :
CenturyFitness.com -
Commission Junction - More details
MyCenturyGym.com - ShareAsale - More Details
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 17 May 2005
We're very pleased to announce that the latest release of the AMWSO Data Cleaner is now available, the 2.5 Beta.
The latest version adds a few more custom tweaks to allow users to be more exact in what they clean up from the data feeds, some direct editing functions, updated save filter function, and a few others user requested useability items addressed.
Please click here and select Data Cleaner from the drop down to get a copy of this Beta Release
It's 100% FREE for use and distribution as always
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 17 May 2005
Three datafeeds with changes today. The Jobs In Sports Free datafeed on Shareasale.com is now live, 150 top jobs for you to promote in your sites. Followed closely by a Bill Bam update 1160 products updated into Shareasale as well as the AMWSO Show Case System / Product Link Generator and finally over 8000 products loaded into the EverythingHome.com data feed on Commission Junction. Please make sure that you update your feeds frequently to ensure you're promoting the right products at the right prices.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 10 May 2005
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for April 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for April 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 27 April 2005
We have done a minor udpate to the data cleaner software, adding a save function. It is now possible to save the "data clean" you configure, so that if you clean a particular data set frequently you can simply reload it and do the job exactly the same as on the previous occassions, ensuring the clean is always consistent and saving oodles of time
Not got a copy of the AMWSO Data Cleaner Affiliate Tool yet? Then please click here to grab a copy of this FREE affiliate tool.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 21 April 2005
LinkShare are pleased to announce the LinkShare Golden Link Awards special guest host... Kathy Griffin!
Held the evening before the LinkShare Symposium at Cipriani, the 2nd Annual LinkShare Golden Link Awards brings together merchants, affiliates, suppliers and partners to celebrate great industry leaders and trailblazers.
Best known for her role on "Suddenly Susan," Kathy has also had starring roles on "ER" and "Seinfeld," and in her own HBO comedy specials. Kathy recently hosted the NBC reality series "Average Joe" and the MTV series "Kathy's So-Called Reality," and her Bravo stand up comedy special "The D-List".
Held the evening before the LinkShare Symposium at Cipriani, the 2nd Annual LinkShare Golden Link Awards brings together merchants, affiliates, suppliers and partners to celebrate great industry leaders and trailblazers. This gala awards dinner is a unique event designed to combine the fun and excitement of a glittering black-tie awards ceremony, with an invaluable opportunity to strengthen relationships with leaders in the e-commerce world. Note: Tickets will go on sale later this month.
Award Nominations Are Open
Take a moment to nominate yourself or merchants you work with for a LinkShare Golden Link Award!
Finalists receive a complimentary ticket to attend the black-tie gala awards dinner - a $350 value!
Hotel Information
Make your travel arrangements for New York early - June is a popular time to visit the city! Rooms are reserved at The Westin New York at Times Square exclusively for LinkShare Symposium attendees for the special discounted rate of $295 a night. Click here to book your room while they last!
Event registration and Golden Link ticket sales will open at the end of April. Look for more details to come!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 21 April 2005
One of the biggest challenges for many affiliate marketing sites is the the development of content. Content that is relevant, well written and targeted. That will attract not only search engine spiders, but also readers who will be swayed by what is written and then click through to merchant sites
It's a tough job for most people. There are options around, but most of these require credits, no changes to the content and links back to the site of origin
AMWSO is about to change that for our affiliates....click through to read more
Starting in May, the first of our copy writing team will be starting. This team will be focused on creating content that is relevant to our merchants. Making it key word rich for search engines and at the same time, a good read for site visitors
This content will be free for use when used in association with AMWSO merchants. You will be able to edit, re-write, paraphrase, slice, dice, cut, crunch and generally edit as you like. No credits or links will be needed
I will effectively be your content for you to use with the limitation only on which merchants you promote on pages using it.
As we develop this service we expect to be able to offer 'content on demand' as well as a content bank. These are likely to have nominal fees. But the present system will be free
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 17 April 2005
After running a range of RSS news updates and content feeds for everyone for a fair while we thought it was about time we added a proper Blog... so here we are and here it comes... launching now, please click here to visit or bookmark
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 09 April 2005
Sentenced to nine years in prison for sending SPAM...that's a lot of years and I'm sure has a lot of people thinking twice about their email habits
Jaynes has appealed, and the court has put off the start of his prison term, however the sentence is down to not only SPAM but sending bulk email using fake addresses with is a crime under Virginia law.
His sentence is the harshest punishment handed down so far for junk emailing in the US, and he is said to have been the world's eighth most prolific spammer. One wonders what the leading spammer would get...!
Will this lead to less spam...or just more people using offshore locations to fill our mail boxes with junk....well I think the answer to that is obvious when Jeremy Jaynes was said to be earning up to $750,000 a month!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 07 April 2005
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for March 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for March 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for March 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for March 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for March 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 17 February 2005
Data CleanerVersion 2.0 Beta is now available for download, testing and feedback. New Features/fixes in version 2.0 include :
Please click here
Please click here and select Data Cleaner/Software from the drop down to mail us and request a copy of the version 2.0 Beta.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 14 February 2005
We've never directly promoted another merchants affiliate program before, but STOPZilla is a software that we can all benefit from, Affiliates, Merchants and Consumers together. Making money, protecting our revenue and protecting consumer freedom of choice! Please do click through to learn more.
Award Winning Technology CNet Editors' Choice Award winner! STOPzilla offers the highest level of Adware/Spyware protection available while intercepting and destroying intrusive Popup advertisements.
The SMARTER Solution... STOPzilla automatically suppresses all types of Adware and Spyware applications including: Messenger Service Ads, Malicious BHOs, Keystroke Loggers, Backdoor Trojans, Browser Hi-Jackers, Web Dialers and more without ever interrupting the consumers surfing in any way.
The COMPLETE Solution... By preventing these malicious applications, STOPzilla protects the consumers privacy and keeps their network running at optimum performance. STOPzilla's proprietary ZILLAsmart technology automatically checks for updates daily insuring the consumer is protected against the latest breaking security threats.
The AFFILIATE Revenue Guard... By preventing these malicious applications, STOPzilla also protects your affiliate marketing tracking IDs from being overwritten by malicious software, Adware or application/software based means that would usually deny you your fair revenue.
So, please, take advantage of the consumers desire to be protected and save yourself and every other affiliate some revenue at the same time.
Please click here to learn more about the STOPZilla affiliate program.
If you are already signed up for the LinkShare network, then simply log into LinkShare and search for STOPzilla within the merchants directory
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 13 February 2005
Update of the AMWSO Managed top performing affiliate programs for January 2005
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for January 2005 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for January 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for January 2005 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for January 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for January 2005 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 02 February 2005
Meet with a range of Affiliate Managers and Affiliates on Saturday February 5th in Vancouver Canada
Meet the AMWSO, PartnerCentric, 5 Star, EYI Teams and more
Kicking off at around 1900 at Kettle of Fish 900 Pacific St. (at Hornby). We look forwards to seeing you there
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 07 January 2005
AMWSO is working on a suite of tools that are aimed at making it easier for affiliate partners to work with merchant data. We're aiming to resolve a range of issues and the first one we have focused on is "Getting the data clean"
Merchant data can contain a wide range of special characters, HTML, truncated HTML, hard returns and other symbols that can make it a real pain to work with, causing pages to break and databases to have minor freak outs.
So we have created this "Data Cleaner" Application that we hope will help everyone with this problem.
This first version allows you to
Its 100% FREE and will always remain free. It is open to free distribution. As an affiliate, merchant, software site, etc you may send this software to who ever you like. You may not sell it or re-engineer it.
Future versions of this tool will add a range of extra options, such as merging data sources and grabbing direct from FTP locations but that's a little further down the road
DOWNLOAD AMWSO DATA CLEANER VERSION 1.0 HERE - 850k .ZIP File
Known Issues 1.0 : When exporting to a CSV file ensure there are no commas in the fields. This is resolved in V 1.5
Version 1.5 Beta should be available around week 3 of January and the main addition will the the ability to import directly from CSV/TXT and export selected fields, rather than all fields.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 07 January 2005
If you've not yet signed up for the Good Times Entertainment program then you're missing out, 15% commission, average conversion at 2% right now and we have a brand new product range about to launch. Please click through to read more...
This is your get prepared alert, as these products will be open for you to promote in 1-2 weeks and as you're signed up for our newsletter you're getting a head start on everyone else :
Billy Blanks is launching a new product range this month and a new site (tracking through the same GTE program) : www.getbootcamp.com, a range of new products for 2005 that are backed up with a lot of mass media branding and TV ads. Billy Blanks continues to be promoted by GTE because it is such a good brand...don't miss out! Check out the site and start planning. A Google search for 'Billy Blanks boot camp' brings up just 5000 results! That's wide open TV branding will get people looking for it.
Hope to see those sales racing in as soon as we're live with Boot Camp!
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 07 January 2005
Update of the top AMWSO managed Affiliate Programs, for December 2004, based on commission, conversion and EPC ratings. Click through to read more
The following are the top AMWSO managed Affiliate Programs for December 2004 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for December 2004 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2004 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2004 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for December 2004 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 06 January 2005
In January 2005, Google will incorporate a new affiliate advertising policy that is designed to provide a better user and advertiser experience. Click through to read more
What is changing:
With this new affiliate policy, we'll only display one ad per search query for affiliates and parent companies sharing the same URL. This way, users will have a more diverse sampling of advertisements to choose from. As always, your ad will be displayed based on its Ad Rank for given searches, which is determined by a combination of your ad's maximum cost-per-click (price) and clickthrough rate (performance).
For instance, if a user searches for 'books' on Google.com or anywhere on the Google search and content networks, Google will take an inventory of ads running for the keyword 'books'. If we find that two or more ads compete under the same URL, we'll display the ad with the highest Ad Rank.
How this will affect you:
If you're an affiliate, this means that you no longer need to identify yourself as an affiliate in your ad text. However, your current ad text will continue to display your affiliate status until you change it.
Affiliates or advertisers using unique URLs in their ads will not be affected by this change. Please note that your Display URL must match the URL of your landing page, and you may not simply frame another site.
What you should do:
We recommend that you continue to monitor your ads'
performance and optimize your ads as needed to ensure they're
bringing you the best results. Please visit our Optimization
Tips page for more information:
https://adwords.google.com/select/tips.html
By improving our ad relevancy, we believe that users will have a better search experience, which will help you reach more potential clients in the future. We'll continue to make improvements to AdWords over time to further improve the user experience and help increase the performance of your ads.
We look forward to continue providing you with the most effective advertising available.
Sincerely,
The Google AdWords Team
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 03 January 2005
Like everyone else, the SAS team was deeply saddened by the tragedies in South Asia - and the extreme loss of life and devastation to that area. As an organization, we want to help out as best as we can... so they have setup the following:
If you are an affiliate or merchant with ShareASale.com - SAS are offering, from within your account, a method to donate funds to the victims of the earthquakes and tsunamis in South Asia.
ShareASale will be matching (100%) each donation that comes through their system, and all details can be found by logging in to your account.
Thank you for your support as we all try to find the best way to lend our own helping hands... If you have any questions please direct them to Brian at ShareASale.com
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 27 December 2004
Over the past couple of weeks we have been working on a tool that will make it easier for affiliate partners to work with merchant data. We're aiming to resolve a range of issues and the first one we have focused on is "Getting the data clean"
Merchant data can contain a wide range of special characters, HTML, truncated HTML, hard returns and other symbols that can make it a real pain to work with, causing pages to break and databases to have minor freak outs.
So we have created a Small "Data Cleaner" Application that we hope will help everyone with this problem.
Please click the Nav Links Below or the News Feed Title (depending on your RSS reader) to learn more about the data cleaner tool....
This first version allows you to
It's free, and it's in final Beta. If you would like a copy please PM, mail or message me and I'll fire it over, the present version is a single EXE file Zipped to 700k (down a tad from the first 23 MB version :D )
We hope this tool will be useful, it can be used for ANY Merchant data, not just AMWSO. This is a beta, the final version we will allow open (free , you may not sell it) distribution.
Future versions of this tool will add a range of extra options, such as merging data sources and grabbing direct from FTP locations..but that's a little further down the road ;)
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 24 November 2004
Launched on LinkShare with a 15% commission rate. GTE is a leading vertically integrated multimedia consumer product marketing company. Our products target the fitness, weight-loss, skin-care, hair-care, vitamin, housewares, inspirational, and family entertainment markets including The FIRM exercise video series, Leslie Sansone's Walk away the Pounds and WalkBlaster, the Animated Classics Collection, GT XPress101 kitchen appliance, and Billy Blanks' TAE BO.
Please click the Nav Links Below or the News Feed Title (depending on your RSS reader) to read more....
The GoodTimes Entertainment Affiliate Program will launch new brands on an ongoing basis, the initial launch seeing FIRM Direct live, which will be followed in quickly by Leslie Sansone's Walk away the Pounds and WalkBlaster, the Animated Classics Collection, GT XPress101 kitchen appliance, and Billy Blanks' TAE BO. All products offering a 15% commission on these high conversion high visibilty brands.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 24 November 2004
Taking our RSS news feeds to the next level, we're very proud to announce the launch of our Free Pre-Coded Dynamic Content Feeds for our affiliate Partners. What does this mean? Quite simply, relevant content with relevant links fed direct to your site in real time. Click Through to read on.
One of the biggest challnges facing many affiliates is the creation of content to make their site not only interesting to the visitor but also help with pre-selling and of course to make it worth visiting again and again, ensuring that those tracking cookies get a chance to be renewed without resorting to underhand cookie stuffing
The AMWSO Pre-Coded Dynamic Content feeds allow you to display content on your site that is approved and in many cases written by the merchants you work with, meaning it is relevant, accurate and most of all seeded with links to pages on the merchants site that tie into the content, boosting conversion.
The content feeds will vary in type and while we will focus on content based feeds overall there will be the option to pick up dynamic best seller lists, promotions, coupons and so on that are again updated in real time on your site. Saving you time and making you money! DriveWerks and NetMagazines are the first AMWSO managed merchants to have these feeds and we will be adding feeds for all our merchants as demand comes in . Please contact your AM for more details.
By rreitman@hostdeal.com 11 November 2004
We're very please to announce that our latest client HostDeal.com is now live and running on KowaBunga! Managed by Richard.
Hostdeal.com offer professional web hosting for personal sites, businesses and resellers.
Offering three individual packages at a fraction of the competitions prices. Our affiliate program pays $25.00 for each new subscriber that signs up after visiting your site regardless of the program they sign up for plus we offer a second tier program where you will make money for signing up affiliates. Each time an affiliate that you signed up completes an affiliate sale, you will make an extra $5.00.
Add to that 180 day cookies, a dedicated affiliate manager, free hosting and an ABW Forum just around the corner.
Please click here to learn more and sign up :
http://www.hostdeal.com/content.php?page=aff_signup
Or directly from your Kolimbo account.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 09 November 2004
The monthly, AMWSO Managed, top affiliate programs list has been updated with the October data. Click on through to get the update....
Please click the Nav Links Below or the News Feed Title (depending on your RSS reader) to click on through.....
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2004 based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for October 2004 based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2004 based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2004 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for October 2004 based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By rreitman@hostdeal.com 01 November 2004
Coming very soon, live on KowaBunga! and Kolimbo.com, will be our latest client, HostDeal.com. As part of this great new client offer we'll be giving every active partner a few web hosting account with HostDeal.com
Please click the Nav Links Below or the News Feed Title (depending on your RSS reader) to read more....
Getting your free hosting account will be easy. All you have to do is, actively promote HostDeal.com on one of your sites, be active on our support forum, post that your promoting the site and then maintain a constant promotion for Hostdeal.com on your freely hosted site. Easy! Watch This space for news of the Hostdeal.com launch.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 06 October 2004
It took a lot less time than I thought, to be exact I gave it to the developer at 10:37 this morning, joked that i wanted it done by 11:00 and at 12:30 it was in my mail box.....
What it is it....
Well this new RSS allows you to feed Consumer Content direct onto your web page using a Javascript which generates all the links in the content with your pre-coded links, SAS, LS, CJ, MyAp what ever, it's all the same to the system
We're looking for a couple of people to test this and then it's going wide open for everyone to use....
Please click the Nav Links Below or the News Feed Title (depending on your RSS reader) to volunteer....
If you'd like to be one of the beta testers just drop the AM of any AMWSO program an e-mail, e-mail me (Chris) or PM me on any of the Affiliate forums that I'm present.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 05 October 2004
The monthly AMWSO Managed top affiliate programs list has been updated with the September data. Click on through to get the update....
Please click the Nav Links Below or the News Feed Title (depending on your RSS reader) to click on through.....
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September based on the highest earned commission.
The following are the Top Affiliate Programs for September based on the best Average EPC for ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September based on the best Average EPC for ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL active affiliate partners.
The following are the top Affiliate Programs for September based on the best Average Coversion Rate ALL Active Earning affiliate partners.
By chris.sanderson@amwso.com 04 October 2004
If like me, you didn't make it to CJU, then don't miss out on the chance to grab a copy of some excellent presentations that have been uploaded on the CJ site. If nothing else make sure you get a copy of James Martell's "How to Earn a Living with Affiliate Programs"
Available here :
http://www.cj.com/cju_presentations.jsp
