Last Friday at Mediatrust, Peter Bordes reported on some fraud that was being perpetrated on job bidding site Freelancer.com. To their credit, the crew at Freelancer.com was responsive and quick in deleting the scam–although new ones continue to crop up daily. Regardless, it’s yet another where transparency among affiliate marketers triumphs.
Posts Tagged ‘Affiliate’
May 10th, 2010
Affiliate Fraudster on Twitter Stopped
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Tags: Affiliate, Affiliate Marketing, Fraudster, MediaTrust, Peter Bordes 
No Comments »April 23rd, 2010
The Dos and Don’ts of Affiliate Marketing
Having been around performance-based marketing for about three years now, I’ve seen some pretty amazing–and amazingly stupid–things within the industry. This morning, while speaking with an affiliate who was diving headfirst into performance marketing for his first time, I realized just how daunting it could be. So in wanting to break down the mystique around [...]
April 1st, 2010
Three Rules Every Affiliate Marketer Should Know
If done right, Affiliate Marketing is a great way to earn a living. You can work from home, wear a bathrobe to work, and make a great deal of money. It’s essentially the pinnacle of the American Dream™. Unfortunately, countless people with dollar signs in their eyes jump in without any sort of game plan. [...]
Posted in Blue Phoenix Network, Marketing Tags: Affiliate, Blue Phoenix Network, Marketing, The Basics No Comments »February 1st, 2010
Win an iPad by Promoting Entertainment Book
Affiliates that generate 500 valid leads for this offer during the month of February will receive an Apple iPad: 16 GB, WiFi Version. Numbers will be compiled during the first week of March. Good luck! Entertainment Book 2010 [544] Save up to 50% and get 2-for-1 deals at top restaurants, shops, attractions, sporting events and [...]
January 1st, 2010
2010: Everyone’s got an Opinion
2009 is over. Gone. Done. Kaput. Hello 2010 – dare I say, the year of affiliate marketing? It seems as though when January rolls around, everyone becomes a visionary, predicting their internet marketing trends for the upcoming year. Everyone’s got a list, and they’ll be the first to tell how “x” marketing is completely done [...]
September 22nd, 2009
An Affiliate Manager’s Entreaty
Dear Mr/Ms. Affiliate, I find it puzzling that once you have been approved to be a part of our network, you all of a sudden mysteriously become unreachable. My emails go unanswered and my calls are almost guaranteed to go straight to voicemail. I understand that for the most part networks are self-service and that [...]
