Affiliate Marketing Overview
This is the first post in my new Affiliate Tips Tuesday weekly series. These will be short posts containing tips and links to benefit affiliate marketers and merchants who have or are considering starting their own affiliate programs.
Many do not realize there are only a few highly ethical affiliate marketers and affiliate marketing managers who work hard to keep their affiliate programs clean of parasiteware and affiliates who steal from merchants and each other.
Unlike the many resources I shared in the post I wrote about How to Evaluate a Merchant Gift Affiliate Program, in this column I will be recommending only trustworthy sources who promote only ethical affiliate marketing strategies.
I could not do this before I met Adam Riemer and Ron Cripps because I did not have enough experience or skills to identify who could be trusted and who could not. These are the affiliate marketing experts I personally trust:
- Adam Riemer, Affiliate Manager for Executive Gift Shoppe and many other merchants; expert on keeping affiliate programs parasite free and ensuring that both merchants and affiliates benefit.
- Ron Cripps, Power Affiliate Marketer and Affiliate Marketing Blogger. Don’t miss his Affiliate Marketing FAQ and his Affiliate Marketing Tips that Get Long Term Results and How to Become a Super Affiliate.
- Murray Newlands who has one of the top Affiliate Marketing Blogs and is the founder of our private blog collaboration.
- NEW: While controversial, Pace Lattin has a reputation for taking on fraud in the affiliate and performance marketing industries as can be seen in this letter of recommendation for Pace Lattin from Jim Lillig
I highly recommend all three of their blogs to anyone interested in learning how to ethically use affiliate programs. I will be sharing some of their best posts in future Affiliate Tips Tuesday posts.
Recommended Affiliate Marketing Tips Book
Another book I keep next to my monitor provides an abundance of affiliate marketing tips. While I do would not use all of them there are many that I will definitely be implementing. This is that book:
Internet Marketing from the Real Experts; 3 Minute Lessons on:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Social Media
- and Much More
I will be sharing excerpts from some of their tips in future Affiliate Tips Tuesday posts.
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This was excellent. Just what I needed. I actually print this post and put it in my library. Thanks, I will read more of your posts soon.
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January 14, 2012 at 1:28 pm
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Excellent post. Although almost two years old it still ranks well for ‘affiliate tips’ so your SEO is working:) I am familiar with Ron but not the other two so will check their blogs.
Ron has been very helpful to me over the last few months as I develop my affiliate sites and the wealth of information on his site is worth its weight in gold.
Quick tip for anyone wishing to get advice from Ron:
Step 1: Search his site for the topic your question relates to.
Step 2. Read the posts relevant to that topic.
Step 3: Add a sensible comment below one post and include your question if it wasn’t already answered.
Also be sure to subscribe to his “Affiliate Marketing Tips” newsletter.
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I want to start successful affiliate marketing business with the help of my blog, I want to ask about the top affiliate marketing websites and resources where I can earn more money, can any one answer me. These are the wonderful suggestions regarding ethical affiliate marketing. I like it very much.
Hey,
I am also learning the ropes of affiliate marketing so i appreciate any tips i get.
Warm wishes,
Steph
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August 23, 2011 at 8:47 am
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Thanks for sharing good blogs – it’s essential to listen to good bloggers. Although we have to remember one old truth: do not always listen to other people’s advice, otherwise you won’t make your own mistakes!
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August 12, 2011 at 6:00 am
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I appreciate you for sharing such a valuable and informative info.
Thanks for these recommentations, affiliate marketing it’s a great way to make money online but it’s not easy and requires hard work to get to a level of making a living, it is much easier if you can get help from someone you trust!
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August 1, 2011 at 3:58 am
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It’s a really good tool for the blogger and the product, as you said though it is for the buyer to decide who and where to shop and you need to know when someone is recommending something, and when the link is paid.
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July 16, 2011 at 12:28 pm
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The most interesting one I found was Ron Cripps who asks if anybody can become a super affiliate guru. I don’t know about “guru” but you can certainly make a full-time living off of it from what I see.
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It has taken me forever to find out whose word I can trust in affiliate marketing. So, your recommendations are welcomed knowledge. I will research these 3 guys. Thanks
There’s no short way to success but Affiliate Marketing can give us that desired flow of income in no time. With patience and persistence one can earn well from Affiliate Marketing. I won’t say that I’m making a five figure income every month out of Affiliate Marketing for that I need to be a super affiliate but this commission based referral works perfectly for me. I’m still working towards the super affiliate goal and I won’t deny the work is getting heavier but that’s what hard work is all about.
Affiliate programs can make you a lot of money, much more than other services like Google Adsense, but only if used properly. I have been doing a lot of research on the subject so i can only say thank you for these good tips!
All the best,
Steve
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I will check out the three blogs you mentioned. There is definitely a lot of money to be made in affiliate marketing but it is quite competitive so you always need to on your toes.
Thank you so much for sharing this information with the rest of us. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Being a newbie regarding affiliate marketing I can say that I have learned something by reading your post! Thanks!
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