Hello and welcome to the my blog. My name is Steinar Knutsen and I am a full-time Internet Marketing & Technology Consultant. I’ve been blogging since 2001 and use this blog as a platform to test new ideas and share with you what works. If this is your first time to my blog, you will want [...] Read more »
What is ShareASale? Much like LinkShare, ShareASale is an online affiliate program network that includes over 2,500 individual company affiliate programs across numerous industries. ShareASale is unique in that they provide real time stats on performance, which is helpful if you want to see how your sales are doing today. How do I setup ShareASale? [...] Read more »
What is LinkShare? LinkShare is a fantastic affiliate program directory that includes 1,000’s of affiliate programs from companies in 100’s of different industries and markets. It’s a very easy system to use and because each program is managed by an individual affiliate program manager, there are some unique opportunities to build relationships with these companies [...] Read more »
What is Amazon Associates? Amazon.com is one of the leading online stores for all kinds of products, including books, magazine, music, movies and a plethora of other tangible home and office products. It’s amazing just how many different products are on amazon when you start researching products for your affiliate program. Amazon Associates is Amazon’s [...] Read more »
http://www.mobilepodcaster.com Podcasting directly into your iPad mic is great but some people may prefer better quality audio. In this episode I demonstrate podcasting with the Samson CO1U Condenser Microphone and the iPad Camera Connection Kit via Mobile Podcaster. If you’re having trouble with your recording volume, I recommend you install Garageband for iPad ($5) and [...] Read more »
What is Adsense? Adsense is a pay-per-click advertising program owned by Google and is by far one of the most popular affiliate programs out there. Advertisers setup and pay for ads using Google Adwords, and marketers or publishers such as yourself use Adsense to display these ads. Every time someone clicks on one of your [...] Read more »
As an affiliate you will promote another company’s products by joining their affiliate program. The affiliate program includes guidelines for promoting their products and the links you’ll use to drive traffic to their product to earn your commission. Some companies have their own affiliate programs but most companies use an affiliate program network, such as [...] Read more »
When you search on Google (or any search engine), the phrase you put into the search form is called a keyword phrase. If you search for something very specific, we call that a long-tail keyword phrase. The search results you see have been indexed by Google because Google thinks they are relevant to your query. [...] Read more »
There are several ways to brainstorm potential markets for affiliate marketing. I highly recommend you keep a notebook with you at all times as you go through this stage, because once your mind starts rolling, you’ll have plenty of ideas. Here are a few sources for market ideas: Personal Hobbies & Interests Think about what [...] Read more »
As with any new initiative or project, you’ll need a certain level of commitment to get going with affiliate marketing. This is not a sprint … it’s more of a marathon. Spend a few minutes right now and decide how much time per week you can dedicate to affiliate marketing. I recommend an hour every [...] Read more »
The fact is that 100,000’s of purchases take place online everyday. Many companies, both big & small are competing for that business and need help driving traffic to their online stores. They use offline promotions, search engine optimization, email marketing, social media and affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is great for online merchants because for only [...] Read more »