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When it comes to best blogging practices, one of my favourite resources is Copyblogger. In fact, I took the format of this headline from some of their blog-writing tips: “[Fill in the Blank] That Everyone Ought to Know About”, because I trust that since it came from them, it might help my blog get some extra attention.

And that’s really the goal, isn’t it? Getting the most eyes on your blog, the most comments—and of course, ‘going viral’.

A lot of the affiliates that we work with in the Share Results network use blogs to generate traffic, and create a buzz around the product that they’re promoting.

We love blogging at Share Results, and because it’s a team effort, it’s always a lot of fun to bounce ideas off each other, and come up with some pieces that we feel are really going to be effective for our readers.

Most recently, our writing team teamed up with our SEO experts to present a training seminar on Best Blogging Practices. We got a lot of great feedback on this training, so we thought we’d include these tips on our blog to help out some of our blogging affiliates, and anyone else involved in blogging.

1. Make Sure Your Headline Rocks
In a world of RSS and Twitter feeds, where the headline of your blog is all you have to pique a reader’s attention, it’s so important that it be a good one. Take one of Copyblogger’s most recent blogs, for example: The Mr. Rogers Guide to Blogging from the Heart. I mean, as a blogger, I could barely click on the link fast enough. (Not to mention, I have a bit of special spot in my heart for Mr. Rogers). And really, that’s the effect you want to have every time.

A tip that I recommend when it comes to writing great headlines is, summarize your wow-factor. If one of the merchants you are promoting has a product that you have tried and made you look ten years younger, I suggest you get that in your headline—it’s your wow factor!

2. Hook Your Reader with a Great Lead
Ok. So you’ve managed to garner some reader excitement with your great wow-factor headline; next in line is your lead paragraph. In terms of best blogging practices, after the headline, your lead paragraph is the second most important element of your post. Readers are busy, and there is an abundance of really great blogs out there, so if they’ve given your blog a chance, based on your great headline, then the goal of your lead is to hook them into reading your whole blog.

Say something bold, get personal, expand on your wow-factor, but at all costs, engage your reader. Report on some unbelievable new research that is affecting the industry, the most interesting aspect of a product you’re promoting or state a product benefit that you know will be of interest to them. Whether you like to use humor, or prefer a more serious approach, be like Mr. Rogers, and convince your reader that what you’re about to share in your blog has real value, and that you care.

3. Keywords, Anchor Texting and Inter-Linking
Keywords are essential for obtaining blog traffic from search engines. Keywords should be incorporated into your headline, and then every 75-100 words in the blog post. In this blog, for example, I am using the keyword, “Best Blogging Practices”. You will find that keyword as part of my headline, and then I have used it throughout the rest of my blog. For best blogging practices, you also should bold your keyword on the second mention.

In addition to using keywords, interlinking to other blog posts should be done with every entry. You can use your own blog for this, and even link out to other blogs. You want to use an anchor text to link to the blog that uses your keyword from your article title, or if not, then a related keyword to the text of the entry.

4. Closing with a Strong Call to Action
A good call to action will not only prompt a reader to take the steps you are suggesting, but will get them to take that action NOW. You may want a reader to visit a merchant’s website, sign up to your newsletter, take a demo of your affiliate marketing software solution, or simply provide their feedback. Whatever it is, make it ridiculously clear what they are suppose to do, and what will happen when they do so.

Statistics show that incorporating “Click Here” into your Call to Action is the most effective way of getting readers to take the step you are suggesting. It’s even better if “click here” is at the end of the sentence, like this: “To sign up to my affiliate newsletter, click here.” But here’s the trick. Whatever link you use in your “Click Here” link in your Call to Action, HAS to also be used in the body of your blog, and must also be relevant to the page you are linking to. And a final word of caution here, I don’t recommend using this approach each and every time, as it can get a bit dry and predictable. So make sure to switch it up!

These are some of the best blogging practices that we try hard to incorporate into our Share Results blog. We’d love to know what practices have worked best for your blog. Tell us about them here! (That’s your cue to take action now!).

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Best Blogging Practices That Everyone Ought to Know About

Based on the book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum

Share everything
One of the great things about the affiliate marketing community is that it really is a community. If you discover a new technique for online marketing that you’re finding successful, don’t be afraid to share it with your friends. In turn, they’ll share their tips to success with you, which makes everyone richer; figuratively AND literally.

Play fair
This can be a tough business, and the temptation exists to employ questionable techniques, like Black Hat SEO, for example. When employing these techniques, rest assured that they are very likely to come back at you with unfavorable results, eventually. Play fair, work hard, and reap the rewards.

Don’t take things that aren’t yours
As above, affiliate marketers who attempt to get their traffic by duping people into coming to their site most often end up bouncing a far greater amount of traffic than they convert. The rewards just aren’t there, especially when one considers the harm that this does to legitimate affiliate marketers. Trust is what motivates a sale, above all other conditions.

Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some
Incorporate that balance into the work aspect of your day as well. Endeavour, on a daily basis, to learn something new about affiliate marketing. Find out about new SEO practices. Discover how other affiliates are converting traffic. Read about website analytics; read someone’s affiliate marketing blog. Get to know your affiliate manager. Constantly test your methods of marketing and employ new ones to see what works best. Find the techniques that work best for you by constantly trying different things. It’s all about trying to achieve that balance.

Take a nap every afternoon
Seriously. Life as an affiliate marketer can be trying, so take a rest when you have a chance. When I was working as a full-time affiliate marketer I took a 45-minute nap every single day on my couch and it helped me get re-energized for the rest of my workday, no matter how much longer it was. We last a lot longer when we take the time to recharge our batteries.

When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together
Many of the people I know who are successful affiliate marketers have made a point of becoming active members in affiliate marketing communities. There are a lot of benefits to getting to know people that are also involved in this business, and I guarantee that you’ll be surprised at the amount of people who are willing to help you out. Of course, there are some who do not play well with others, but there always have been, and there always will be. Just seek out positive people who are headed towards success and you’ll be following in their footsteps in no time.

And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned – the biggest word of all – LOOK
I can never stress enough the importance of testing and then analyzing your campaigns. Use affiliate marketing software that lets you see track impressions, clicks and conversions. Having affiliate marketing software that provides you with in-depth analytics can make the difference between a lukewarm program and a red-hot one. Keep testing and analyzing, and never, ever take your eye off the prize. It’s there for you; all you have to do is reach out and grab it.

If anyone can think of a way to incorporate the “warm cookies and cold milk” part of this into an affiliate marketing strategy, let me know in the comments section below!

All I Need to Know about Affiliate Marketing I Learned in Kindergarten

According to their own statistics, Facebook currently has more than 400 million active users. Of those users, more than 20 million become fans of Facebook pages every single day. It’s already been happening with Twitter, and now, Google is indexing Facebook Fan pages and displaying them in their search results.

We experimented with this a little bit today to find out whether or not this is already impacting Google search results. In order to come up with a result that all of us here recognized as a Facebook page and we know to be a very popular one, we did a Google search for “can this pickle get more fans than nickelback”. At the time we did our search, the actual Facebook fan page did not show up until the third page of results. Still, it’s better than not being there at all, as before, but I had expected for it to come up a little sooner, which sparked a discussion here on how Google is assigning authority to Facebook Fan pages.

Will you get more authority in Google if you have more fans, or is it just going to be based strictly on the requirements that Google has been using all along?

Either way, at some point I realized that on the Facebook Fan page they had actually changed the spelling of Nickelback to Nickleback to avoid any legal issues, so another search of “can this pickle get more fans than nickleback” moved the Facebook Fan page result up to page two of the results, given that it’s two letters more relevant. Pretty good, or at least, better.

Update: As of Friday morning, each of these search results put the Facebook fan page at number two on the list of results.

But it still didn’t satisfy my own curiosity of how Google would be assigning authority, or giving PageRank to a Facebook page. There has to be a little something else in the Google algorithm that is going to decide whether or not it’s going to be featured as a top result. So, I did a Google search for “how will google assign authority facebook pages”. Incredibly, the first result was actually a Facebook Note that was written by a person with a Facebook Fan page for their business. Well, that worked out well for them, didn’t it? However, I still don’t have an answer to my question.

So, what does it mean for those of us working in affiliate marketing world? It means one more opportunity for brand recognition, another opportunity to build links back to your own site and yet one more opportunity for people to find your page when they’re searching for content relevant to the goods or services that you provide.

Now, what I want to know is, when will I be able to check how many visitors I am getting to my Facebook page? Is Facebook ever going to provide us with some kind of analytics program?

What do you think of this latest addition to the Google algorithm, and how is Google indexing Facebook Fan pages affecting your business? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Having worked in affiliate marketing for a few years now, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some people in the industry who consistently go above and beyond. Effective affiliate managers are integral to an affiliate programs success, so what should they be doing for affiliates to ensure affiliate programs remain profitable?

Taking an Interest in You, Personally
The most effective affiliate managers take a personal interest in their affiliates. That doesn’t mean they’re going to invite you over and cook you dinner (although, how great would that be?), but the ones who are successful, know their affiliates’ strengths and weaknesses and continually contribute to their success.

Knowing who an affiliate is and what products and services are most suited to their business model is an important key to being a good affiliate manager. This knowledge helps them establish the programs that an affiliate is going to fit best with.

Being Available
What good is an affiliate manager if you can’t get in touch with them? The most effective affiliate managers are available when you need them to be. Of course, nobody can expect for their manager to be there for them 24/7, but if you’re not getting a response from them within at least 24 hours, then this is cause for concern.

Working on Your Behalf
A big part of an affiliate manager’s job is to make sure that you’re getting what you need. This includes making sure that you’re getting effective creatives from merchants as well asthe necessary tools to ensure the success of your marketing campaigns. What makes a good affiliate manager stand out from the bad is taking action on your behalf when you need something done.

Listening to You
When issues surface that need attention, affiliates need to know that their affiliate manager is going to listen to their concerns. Because affiliates are on the front lines of marketing, they know what they need to succeed.  As an affiliate, then, you must be sure that your affiliate manager is going to hear what you have to say and do their best to communicate your requests to the merchants.

Negotiating Deals for You
If an affiliate manager has built strong relationships with the merchants they work with, then they can very often negotiate special deals for certain affiliates. Top-performing affiliates can sometimes get better deals based on the volume of conversions that they are obtaining for the merchant, or based on other criteria. Make sure your affiliate manager has solid relationships with merchants so that they can negotiate these deals on your behalf.

There are many ways in which effective affiliate managers help the affiliates that they work with. What has your experience been? Leave a comment below and let us know.

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What Makes Effective Affiliate Managers?

Hey guys and girls. I just want to write a little message, and I want other affiliates to comment on this issue as well. This is kind of aimed towards affiliate networks.

This post is coming because of something that has happened to me many times. If it’s once or twice at one or two networks, okay maybe those are legit. But when it’s happened at almost every network I’ve been at, some have to be true. This actual post is because I’m planning on running smorgasbord of offers with 1 network. They gave me the heads up that 1 of the offers I requested was no good to run. So my response was basically what the rest of this post says, and a ‘thank you’ to that network.

How many times have you asked “So what are your top converting offers to run for Vertical X?” and got a list back, ran those offers, only to find out that it’s converting worse than what you’re running now?

This has happened to me quite a few times. I’ll get a list of the top offers, and then I’ll ask my AM what the offer is converting at for most affiliates. They usually say very nice things, like “It’s converting at 13% for affiliates with a $5-6 EPC”. Now I’ll be getting like a $3.50-4 EPC now so this sounds amazing, almost double my revenue. So I run the offer and guess what, it’s a $2 EPC and I’m now almost losing money. It’s just happened too many times for them all to be my fault (I know my traffic is good because I’ve run it fine on other offers that look exactly the same).

For an affiliate like me, who doesn’t even want to talk to networks anymore unless they’re going to be honest, I propose this :

Instead of telling me what offers “your affiliates are running great right now”, give me some REAL numbers I can look at. If you have 1 affiliate running at a $6 EPC and 10 affiliates running it at a $2 EPC…tell me the offer has a $2.50 EPC. If that doesn’t beat what I’m running now, that’s just the way it works and I won’t run the offer. But if you’re honest about it and you get an offer in a month that has a $3.50 EPC overall, when you come to me I’ll actually run the offer. It’s annoying to run the offer, not see the $6 EPC, and lose money half the time just to find out that it’s a bad offer.

There was 1 vertical where I literally ran at least 20 different offers where every time I was told were the best offers at the time with great EPCs, only to find out that they all sucked. Lost at least $10,000 just to learn that anything an AM tells me about this offer is going to be a lie, and I should just call it quits.

Anyone with me?

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In yesterday’s blog post, we delved into brand bidding, as it relates to merchants. Today, we are re-examining brand bidding from the affiliate’s perspective, with at look at some trends, consequences and some good old fashion advice.

Brand bidding is when an affiliate targets specific keywords associated with a brand, as opposed to a generic word, such as a noun or adjective that describes the product. Usually when brand bidding, an affiliate is bidding on a trademarked name, and is often therefore “competing” directly with the merchant.

Every merchant will have different policies when it comes to brand bidding, so it makes for good practice to check out a merchant’s Terms & Conditions as you join a program. If you’re not sure, or the policy seems unclear, reach out to the affiliate manager to seek clarification. Going ahead with brand bidding without permission could lead to a myriad of negative outcomes, including having your sales declined, missing out on a performance bonus, being out-of-pocket for your PPC investment and even being kicked out of a program completely.

Many merchants may not allow bidding on their brand name, but may allow bidding on misspellings or variations of their brand name. Either way, affiliates should consider the cost of brand bidding. With other affiliates bidding on these keywords, as well as merchants, the costs can be high, and depending on what an affiliate has in mind in terms of ROI, may well be out of their spending budget.

That being said, it’s not just about how many people are bidding on a keyword that will determine your PPC price. Relevancy and quality content are equally important here, and may in fact play a more critical role in determining your bid price. As a general guideline, the better your landing page, the lower your bid price, so keep this in mind when investing in PPC.

For affiliates, it really is paramount to be in line with a merchant’s rules and regulations, especially concerning their brand name. It’s in your best interest to create long-lasting relationships with merchants that are based on loyalty and trust. The benefits of creating this kind of positive relationship are numerous, and may indeed lead to exclusive promotions, co-branded marketing tools and even the exclusive use of keywords.

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Brand Bidding: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Part II

As from 1st February 2010, Michel Gerard takes over the affiliate management of Trend To Go run on Shareasale, from Allen Miller at AMWSO. Michel has been an affiliate manager with AMWSO for 4 years and is committed to the affiliates’ success.

TrendToGo.com is one of the fastest growing merchants on the Shareasale affiliate network, featuring a vast selection of sterling silver jewelry, stainless steel jewelry, authentic designer watches, authentic fragrances, Designer handbags and apparel at 30-50% discount on retail prices.

The Trend To Go Affiliate Program pays a 10% – 25% tiered commission on products sold when placing text links, banners or widgets on your website. Cookie Tracking is 120 days, which is better than most other affiliate programs in the same vertical.

Not yet an Affiliate?
Check out more information about the TrendToGo.com affiliate program right here.

Sign up for the program here.

Contact Affiliate Partner Manager: Michel Gerard

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If brand bidding will be part of your upcoming PPC campaigns, there are some definite pros and cons worth highlighting, and important considerations to keep in mind for merchants and affiliates alike.

Brand bidding is when an affiliate targets specific keywords associated with a brand, as opposed to a generic word, such as a noun or adjective that describes the product.  Usually when brand bidding, an affiliate is bidding on a trademarked name, and is often therefore “competing” directly with the merchant.

Today’s blog will look at brand bidding from the merchant’s perspective, and tomorrow we will examine this somewhat controversial subject from the affiliate’s standpoint.

Considerations for Merchants
Our first recommendation, and perhaps one of the most important things to say, is that no matter how you feel about brand bidding, it’s definitely something that needs to be clearly indicated in your Terms & Conditions.  Affiliates will be looking for this information, and you need to make your policy very clear.   To ensure there is no confusion, it’s a good idea to create a list of specific keywords that are off limits to affiliates, as well as a list of words that are allowed.

Pros
If you’re new to the online platform or don’t have your own PPC marketing strategy in place, then allowing affiliates to market your brand name online can be an effective way for you to build your brand awareness.

Say, on the other hand, that you have an established online business, and you invest in your own PPC campaigns—are there still benefits to allowing brand bidding?  Many people feel that allowing brand bidding contributes to increased visibility on a more consistent basis, and that this strategy can only help your business’ bottom line.  You may also choose to allow affiliates to use your brand name, limiting their usage to markets or search engines where you are not active.

Cons
Once you allow brand bidding, quality assurance does become a bit of a concern.  Affiliates could bid on your brand name to promote a competing brand, or use this keyword to send visitors to a rinky-dink site or to a site that also promotes other brands—that you may or may not want to be associated with.

For merchants who sell items that might also be sold by non-trademark owners (like the knock-offs you find on the streets of New York), allowing brand bidding may actually contribute to promoting your competitor’s fraudulent brand.  Major apparel, luxury, jewelry, fragrance, and other well-known and sought after brands are the hardest-hit by trademark infringement.

Misconceptions
Some people mistakenly believe that allowing brand bidding will drive up your bid price because more people are bidding on your keyword.  While this is true to a degree, the truth is that having relevant, high-quality content landing page and a high quality score will give you access to cheaper keywords, and is a more important consideration for search engines like Google.  Relevancy and high-quality content will, therefore, more strongly contribute to the price you will pay for a keyword, than having a competitor bidding on the same keyword.

Allow High-performing Affiliates to Brand Bid
On a final note, you might consider using the Share Results affiliate marketing software to segment your affiliates and assign different rights to different groups.  This is a great way of allowing your high-performing affiliates to take part in brand bidding, ensuring your brand name is always associated with high-quality affiliates. 

Check back tomorrow for more on brand bidding for affiliates!

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Brand Bidding for Merchants: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

A recent article on ClickZ.com cites that businesses in the Entertainment and Health industries paid more for lead gen services delivering “premium” details “during the second half of 2009.” Another clear sign that lead generation or lead gen is big business for companies, especially those in affiliate marketing. Thousands of companies in the affiliate marketing industry specialize in lead generation to acquire new customers. There is a strong preference for the ease with which an affiliate can get paid commissions simply for referring customers through a lead form rather than an action that requires a credit card. As such, affiliates get a bit overzealous about generating revenue and forget that merchants have specific needs for their products and services, too. That said, an affiliate should be aware of what exactly the merchant needs from them, in order for both sides of the business to benefit from lead gen campaigns.

Evaluating Traffic Placements
Affiliates often are driven to sign up to an affiliate program when the payout and the offer looks like an attractive fit. However, these days, traffic placements are more comprehensive now that social media has entered the mix. A paid search affiliate should ask more questions about whether or not a merchant will permit things like brand name bidding and direct link. Even more important, some merchants may not be too keen on lead gen affiliates using social media to generate leads. For instance, Planning Family is a great offer that has gained popularity with Share Results affiliates, but this merchant does not allow affiliates to generate leads via channels like Facebook or Twitter. To be certain about what methods of promotion are accepted when generating leads, go directly to the affiliate manager of the program.

Evaluating the Potential Customer
Affiliates should evaluate whether or not they have the right prospective customer base for the product or service. A database of 100k US-based female users may seem like the perfect fit for an offer like Free Stuff For Your Baby, but what percentage of them are expectant or new moms? What is their average age of their children? Do they have any other children? What is their average income and do they respond to products for babies? This is just something to think about before launching a campaign for a merchant that is targeting a niche market.

Quality not Quantity
Lead gen affiliates often make the mistake of thinking that when generating leads for a merchant that it’s all about volume. This isn’t always the case. A merchant like eLearners may be interested in a high volume of education leads, especially during peak school months like January and September. However, unless they see those prospective students actually enrolling in the months ahead (especially during a downturn economy), it’s not very profitable for them to payout a lucrative amount for each lead. So, evaluate the quality, by asking the affiliate manager of the program for merchant feedback. Also, Share Results Traffic and Transaction Reports are available to use in order to determine just how many web visitors are clicking through specific tools and are successfully filling out and completing a lead form.

Negotiating Commission
Some affiliates have come to us requesting higher commission on an offer before they’ve even signed up to an affiliate program. While $1.20 CPL may not seem like a lucrative payout for a lead, there’s more to consider than just the commission. Remember that merchants have to look at how much they can offer based on their budget. They may only have a small margin to work with and need to be reassured that those leads will actually convert. If a commission is not that lucrative, but the offer is an excellent match for the customer base, one approach to getting a higher commission can be to launch a test campaign over a period of one to three months (or whatever can be afforded) and then ask for feedback from the merchant about how those leads referred actually converted. If the conversion rate is high enough, it’s a good time to inquire about getting a commission increase. Communicate with the affiliate manager for the program and make a case. This obviously doesn’t happen overnight, but stay the course and keep being open to negotiations, just don’t do it before signing up.

Thanks to affiliate programs like eLearners.com (and now CuteKid.com’s CPL campaign) affiliates are getting their feet wet in the lead gen business. Remember that success in lead gen doesn’t happen overnight. It can be a long process of establishing what the merchants need in a customer and the need for affiliates to refine their strategy used to target that audience.
What are your thoughts on lead gen? Feel free to contact us via affiliates [at] shareresults [dot] com with your feedback and questions?

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What Lead-Based Merchants need from Affiliates

Earlier this blog series, we discussed effective text and image creatives and how to use them to most efficiently promote products and services. In this post we’re going to look at monitoring the efficiency of your campaigns and some strategies for going about it.

At Share Results, we believe strongly that relationships are the basis for effective affiliate marketing programs. Strong bonds between affiliates and merchants are the foundation for any effective affiliate marketing program. With this in mind, we’ve created an affiliate marketing software solutionthat not only enhances transparency between the two entities, but also allows them to work together closely by using in-depth tracking and reporting features that monitor how well your creatives are performing.

In order for affiliates to be successful, the merchants whose products they are promoting must provide effective creatives to their affiliates. Knowing which creatives are going to be most successful requires some information:

1. The number of impressions must be tracked. How many viewers saw the page where this ad was located? Knowing how your traffic got there, and who they are is also a big part of this equation. It’s very important to understand who your visitors are. Did they get there via a search engine result, or were they recommended by someone else’s site? These differences should play a part in directing your campaigns.
2. Then, the click through rate must be examined. How many people who saw the ad clicked on it and went to the landing page (the page where the item can be purchased?
3. And lastly, the conversion rate: how many people who clicked through to the landing page actually made purchases?

If an ad is getting a high volume of impressions, but very few clicks, then there are several questions that you can ask. It could be that the ad’s placement on the page needs to be adjusted.  And it could be that the ad itself, be it a text or image creative, needs to be reworked.

Ask Yourself

Are you reaching the consumers you want to reach? Is this the right page for this ad? Does that ad have a strong call to action?

Use rotating ads with different images and text to test these until you find the one that works best.

If your ads are attaining a decent amount of clicks per impressions, but visitors are not converting into sales, then it is up to the merchant to look at the efficacy of the landing page. Also, it could be that the creative is misleading in some way, or has not effectively targeted the individuals who are most likely to convert into a sale upon arrival at the purchase page. There are many variables, so it is worth trying many different tactics to reach potential purchasers, and follow the results closely.

Merchants have the ability to see which affiliates are sending traffic to these landing pages, plus their URL, by using the ACID report in Share Results. With this information, they can discover the top performers and what kind of website works best for their product or service.

A great way to achieve success in this area is to constantly be testing and refining your campaigns as well as the creatives you are using to run them. Using a software system that can track all of this information for you will put you miles ahead of your competitors who may not be armed with the same information that you have at your fingertips. Merchants and affiliates must work together to ensure the success of affiliate marketing programs and the reports available in the Share Results software solution help them to do exactly that.

Once again—and there is no way we can stress this enough—always be testing your creatives.

A better understanding of how your creatives are performing = the ability to tailor campaigns based on top performing creatives = the ability to make more money from your affiliate marketing campaigns.

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eLearners.com has announced the re-launch of the ever so popular Project Working Mom campaign, which offers working moms (and dads too!) full-tuition scholarships to accredited online institutions. The aim of the program is to provide aid to working parents and help them to overcome the obstacle they are faced with when returning to school. eLearners.com considers the major obstacles to be time, money and confidence and they are committed to addressing these issues by raising awareness, aggregating support for a solution and serving as a resource for working mothers and fathers to pursue their educational dreams. Tune into the Tyra Banks on February 3rd to find out more!

Affiliates catering to working parents or offering resources related to  pursuing online education are welcome to promote Project Working Mom 2010 via the affiliate program in Share Results. Whether you have a blog about a particular education vertical, write EDU content about specific schools, or use paid search and SEO to generate leads, you’re sure to find success with the Project Working Mom campaign. Banners are available is in an assortment of sizes.

To help affiliates better promote, here’s some additional information about PWM 2010 that prospective students should know:

Who can apply?

All working parents, single, divorced or married are eligible and encouraged to apply. Keep in mind Project Working Mom 2010 scholarships are exclusively for online study at one of the sponsoring institutions.

How to apply?

Parents interested in applying for a Project Working Mom 2010 scholarship must: Complete a short application at www.projectworkingmom.com and submit an essay describing how the applicant is “going to make history with an online degree/program.”

When to apply?

The campaign will run until September 30th, 2010, however scholarships will be awarded over the eight-month period. The deadlines to submit applications are March 1, April 27 and September 30.

If you have not started partnering with eLearners as yet, feel free to learn more about them via their merchant page. You can also email us with any questions you may have about the program or its wide variety of EDU offers.

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The internet is aplenty with resources. It is no wonder that it is hard to stay focus enough to actually begin your own business via internet marketing. What you need to find is an online business model that will work for you.

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Internet Marketing The Easy Way – Affiliate Marketing Posted By : Lance Thorington

Easy to enter and also develop some great content for yourself at the same time!

Simply write an honest review of EncryptStick™. [We're not looking for sycophantic praise, simply an honest review of the software, and how it can help users encrypt and secure their private files]. Once you’ve written the review, place it on your website/blog [and link to the EncryptStick.com website through a CJ affiliate link]. The competition runs to midnight [Pacific Time] on Sunday 28th March 2010.

The best review will win the Grand Gathering Gift Basket, or a cash prize of $198 if this is what you prefer, provided that your review and affiliate link is still active on the 1st of April 2010. We’re not just giving away a gift basket! The first 10 entrants will be given a full EncryptStick™ license worth $39.99.

Simply create your review and email the link to James Nardell (James.Nardell [@] AMWSO.com) [using the subject line '2010 EncryptStick Review'] before midnight on Sunday 28th March 2010. Make sure you include your; name, address and most importantly the URL where we can find your link! The winner will be announced in the April affiliate newsletter.

Check out the latest EncryptStick affiliate newsletter here.

Learn more about the EncryptStick affiliate program here.

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This article describes the 3 necessary tools for becoming a high rolling affiliate marketer. These tools are not a ones to be looked over they are very important and instramental to your success as an affiliate marketer today.

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Last year was a banner year here at Share Results and we have resolved to make this one even better than the last. And what better way to start off than with a brand new website redesign?

You’ll notice that the website navigation has been simplified, making it easier for affiliates and merchants to find the information that they’re looking for. You’ll also find a list of our top merchants, for those affiliates who are interested in our program, as well as detailed explanations of how our affiliate managers can help your business succeed.

New to this design is the addition of a Glossary of terms, relative to the affiliate marketing field and an FAQ section that answers many of the questions that merchants and affiliates have regarding our complete affiliate marketing solution. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for, we have a Contact page that allows you to quickly send us your questions, comments or concerns.

We’ll be unveiling our new site at the Affiliate Summit, which takes place from January 17-19 in Las Vegas. Drop by our booth to take a look at the new site, or to ask us more about how we can help you achieve your marketing goals. To set up an appointment, or for any questions you might have, email us at affiliates@shareresults.com.

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Share Results Enters the New Year with a New Website Design