As we continue with our “Best Of” theme for June, take a look at these 3 best methods for increasing your overall value in the Affiliate Marketing Industry. #1 Attend Conferences The value of attending industry conferences can’t be overstated. These are opportunities to: Show a potential retail partner that you are committed to […]
Best Ways to Set Your Program Apart with Technology
Everyday Merchants are searching for ways to get the leading edge on their competition and garner top Affiliates’ interest. Fancy newsletters are composed, incentives brainstormed, and custom links, deals, and banners uploaded. But how can dust off your mad technical skills to set your program apart from the rest? What possible overlooked areas of interest […]
Best Reasons to Engage Affiliates
If you are in charge of managing an Affiliate Program, you are most likely familiar with some of our most common tools for engaging and communicating with Affiliates. We often talk about the power of the reply emails and the importance of sending monthly newsletters. When we talk about common reasons when a Merchant might […]
Best Affiliate Marketing Resources
When I first entered the Affiliate Marketing Industry a year ago, I knew right away I had a lot to learn and tons of information to absorb. My first few weeks at ShareASale were spent familiarizing myself with not only our platform, but the industry as a whole. I stumbled upon many great (and free) […]
Best Way to Integrate Affiliate Links in Social Media
License Plate Links! License Plate Links are basically shortened custom URLs (hence the name License Plate) that are meant to be used in a social media environment where every character counts! Brian Littleton Find It: Links Tab > Create A Custom Link Now – It’s just four simple steps to create your very own custom […]
Best Metrics to Measure Site Analytics
Analytics is the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in data. Whether you are a “n00b” or “seasoned veteran” in the Internet Marketing world, a good set of analytics is a MUST! Without them you are like Michael Jordan without a basketball or Wayne Gretzky with a hockey stick. #NotGood Why are analytics so important […]
Best Tips to Ensure A Smooth Launch
Yesterday David discussed his 5 best indicators to decide if a Merchant is ready to start an Affiliate Program. Assuming all five indicators fit you to a tee, you are now at the point where you have decided to start your own Affiliate Program – yea you! I have listed out some tips that will […]
Are You Ready To Start An Affiliate Program? 5 Best Indicators
Affiliate Marketing is well established as an extremely effective marketing channel. Does this mean every single online retailer has what it takes to find success with an Affiliate Program? Of course not. While it’s very difficult to predict success in any marketing channel including Affiliate Marketing, we have over time found that the 5 indicators […]
Best Tech Trends to Follow
Happy Friday! For today’s Fun Friday post I’m going to focus on what I feel are the three of the best tech trends to to keep an eye on that I believe will have significant impact within the next five years. 3D Printing 3D printing is a nascent technology whereby a printer is used […]
Best Ways to Ensure Merchants will Approve Your Application
As an Affiliate Development Manager, a common question or concern I get from Affiliates is how they can better their chances that a Merchant will accept their application to join a program. Once an Affiliate is accepted into ShareASale, there are over 3,800 Merchants to choose from. Once a Merchant has been selected, the Affiliate’s […]