Spotlight Niche: Growth in Stationery

Friday, December 17th, 2010

An Interview with Laura Ching, Co-Founder & Chief Merchandising Officer of TinyPrints.com In the booming digital age, you may be thinking that paper stationery is a dying art - a mere casualty of technology like cassette tapes or payphones. But this is far from what is happening in this market. True, ...

Merchants: Headed West for Affiliate Summit?

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

You are? Great! So are we, and we'd be happy to spread the word that you'll be there too! Each show, we compile a directory of merchants in attendance that we then distribute to affiliates at Affiliate Summit. This way, affiliates know you are there and have a way to reach ...

Affiliate Recruitment Strategies

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Over the years, one of the most common questions I receive from merchants is, "How do I recruit more affiliates into my program?". Size and age of one's program has no bearing on the importance of affiliate recruitment. It's an ongoing and essential task of affiliate program management. At ShareASale's ...

Spotlight Programs: Christmas

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Christmas time is just around the corner, which means holiday shoppers are making their lists and checking them twice! So get your programs armed for the fourth quarter with some holiday focused merchants. Check out a list of great Christmas merchants below. To see even more Christmas merchants, click here! Christmas ...

Merchant Interface Tip: Phone Tracking

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

In the past month, our support team has received a lot of questions from merchants regarding phone tracking. Is there a way to track affiliate sales that come through the phone? How can phone sales be tracked? How do we credit our affiliates for phone orders? Perhaps you have mussed ...

Merchant Spotlight: POOLCENTER.com

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Welcome to the very first of our Bi-Monthly Merchant Spotlights! The Merchant Spotlight is where we invite one ShareASale merchant to share their knowledge with us and our affiliates. The idea is we want to bring the light a merchant we feel is a great pleasure to not ...

Fourth Quarter Tips for Merchants

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

The fourth quarter is here! Which means it’s the perfect time to get the most out of your affiliate program. As retailers, you certainly don’t need me to tell you the impact this quarter can potentially have on your annual bottom line. But I can offer some tips on ...

Merchant Focus: RetailConcepts

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

For all you affiliates marketing to the outdoorsy crowd, Retail Concepts has you covered. Between their three sports focused stores, there is a niche for whatever recreational and enthusiast lifestyle you focus on. Retail Concepts is the parent company for Sun & Ski Sports, the Ski Chalet, and Rebel Board Sports. ...