Posts Tagged “affiliate marketing”
When shopping on Amazon.com, it sucks to pay for shipping. And when your order total is close to $25, it sucks even more. This is where FillerItem.com comes in. The next time you see a message like this in your cart, head on over to FillerItem and appreciate the simple genius of their business. On [...]
VigLink and Skimlinks are two companies that aim to help bloggers and other website owners monetize their content and traffic. They do this by transforming regular outbound links into affiliate links wherever possible. If any sales result from those links, the website owner earns a commission. (Technically, VigLink or Skimlinks earns the commission, which they [...]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to take a field trip to Sacramento to participate in a legislative committee hearing. Specifically, I offered testimony against AB 153, a proposal that seeks to use affiliate websites (like mine) to create sales tax nexus for out-of-state retailers. “Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them [...]
Fiverr.com is a website based on the simple premise of what people are willing to do for $5. Some offerings are serious and could be useful for business. For example, you can pay people $5 to: Write effective content for websites Digitally restore photographs Create short video testimonials Professionally review your resume Develop a strategic [...]
I got this wonderful note in my inbox the other day, a recruiting letter to join the Lobsters-Online.com affiliate program. The world is your lobster! Aside from some typos, this sounds like a pretty compelling business. Wait a tick… live lobsters? Sure enough, they’ll deliver a live animal to your door, and even guarantee it [...]
Last Friday I wrote (mostly positive things) about MyRegistry.com. On Monday morning I got a LinkedIn invitation from the president of the company, and a request for a phone meeting to discuss areas of improvement. I agreed, and we had a quick conversation yesterday, and I offered my feedback both as a customer and an [...]
