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February 9, 2012

10 HOT Niche Market Research Sites

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How do you know what people want buy online? Fortunately, a number of sites make answering that question very simple by publishing weekly, monthly, and annual trends; interest comparisons, top lists and market research reports. Various online services publish the number of times keywords and phrases are searched over a given period of time. Here [...]

Bad Economy is Great for Online Dating Affiliates

I wasn’t at all surprised to hear the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) announcer mention that some dating sites have reported up to 70% increases in paid memberships since the economic turmoil began in earnest a few months ago. Match.com (CJ and Linkshare) announced that November was its strongest in more than seven years and December [...]

The Perfect Time to Go and Sell Green

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Note: I wrote this article when when President Obama was launching his “Green Energy Agenda”. There is no better time than today to get out there and sell green products. “Global Economic Meltdown”, my eye. Despite record drops in retail sales, skyrocketing unemployment and economists predicting that this recession/depression will last anywhere from twelve months [...]

9 Alternatives to Credit Card Affiliate Programs

Banks and credit card companies started shutting down (or temporarily suspending) their credit card affiliate programs in mid-November 2008 in response to the severe shortage of capital available and to reduce the risk posed by online customer acquisition channels that have historically produced less-than-liquid leads. Credit card affiliate programs that have been suspended to date [...]

Why is Colin Smiling?

Good morning. Colin McDougall and I are in the Maple Leaf Lounge in Vancouver airport right now, waiting for our flight to Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. We’ve been discussing ‘evergreen niches’ for affiliate marketers which traditionally include dating, business opportunites, finance, health and more. The trouble is, finance, and especially credit cards in particular [...]

Affiliating in the Season of Love

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Aaah… the season of love. Such a special time of year. For those in love, those looking for love, and ESPECIALLY for those SELLING love – on the Internet! ) I started my ebusiness with Internet dating service affiliate programs and the internet dating niche STILL comprises the bulk of my income. Internet dating services [...]

Successful Sites: Guitar Lessons and Greetings from Santa

December’s Secrets to Their Success online magazine features the following successful netpreneurs: Online guitar instructor Mike H., who believes it really is better to give than to receive… because the more of his free how-to videos he gives, the more orders he receives — $150,000 worth this year! Mark B. — a jolly old soul [...]