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May 24, 2012

Train Your Affiliate Managers Better

So, the other day I receive the following comment on my blog from an affiliate manager asking me to participate in a launch. Note: Identifying comments, names, etc. have been removed. Hi Netprofitstoday.com owner, My name is ____ and I am ____’s affiliate manager for his _____ Formula. (www.____.com) ___ told me to contact you [...]

How NOT to Recruit Affiliate Marketers

One morning back in March, I hit ‘Check Mail’ on my email client and was horrified to see more than 300 emails downloading. When all was said and done, about 20 of those emails were valid. 285 of them however were all the same – see the screenshot below. The email came from an adult [...]

Affiliate Summit West 09 Highlights

Going to the January Las Vegas Affiliate Summit’s is always a highlight in the year, but each one has its own particular high points. Here are some of my highlights from Affiliate Summit West 09 held January 11 – 13, 2009. Negotiating commission increases with some of my favorite merchants. Learning about new products to [...]

Find a Job: Job Search Engines

Looking for a job? The BEST place to start your job search is online. Listed below are the most popular job search engines, on which you can both look through job listings and post your resume. Monster.com With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works to connect employers [...]

Jobs, Jobs and MORE Jobs…

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What? Me say that dirty word – J.O.B. – not once, but THREE times? I know, I know, but what with the Big 3 bailout on its last legs today (unless the White House steps in), my guess is that more than just a few NPT readers will be among the 1.6 million workers affected [...]

How NOT to Ask an Affiliate to Participate in Your Program

Here’s a tip for affiliate program managers. Every couple of months, I receive the following email from a program manager in the dating niche with the subject line “Affiliated with ProgramName.com”. I’ve changed the real name to ProgramName.com in each case so as not to give unwarranted publicity to this affiliate program. “To Whom It [...]

The Art of Wooing Affiliates

“You spammed me” I said with a smile to the affiliate network manager standing next to me as we posed for a picture together at the last Affiliate Summit. Her smile suddenly disappeared. Kind, compassionate and understanding person that I am, I fervently hoped to hear an honest, if not apologetic reply that would give [...]