Shawn Collins writes over at AffiliateTip about the importance of reading the terms and conditions with the networks you’re doing business with: “Most affiliates don’t read affiliate agreements. I realize this from many years of managing affiliate programs…Not only does this laziness lead to problems like unauthorized trademark bidding and misuse of coupon codes, which [...]
Posts Tagged ‘How-Tos’
January 13th, 2011
Why Affiliates Need to Read Affiliate Agreements
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing 
Tags: Affiliate Marketing, How-Tos 
No Comments »December 6th, 2010
5 Things To Do After You Get Approved on a Network
So you just got accepted to a network! Now what? often, after being accepted into a network, it’s easy for an affiliate to get lost in the shuffle, or get intimidated by the daunting network structure. Here’s a quick primer for what you can do within the first week of being accepted into most affiliate [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Network, How-Tos 3 Comments »October 26th, 2010
10 Ways to Get Noticed at ad:tech
ad:Tech is fast approaching, and here at Blue Phoenix Media, we’re getting ready to exhibit. ad:tech is always a mad house. Among networking, dinners, and parties–it’s generally a whirlwind week. But at the end of the day, everyone in attendance is generally trying to do one thing: Get noticed. And if you too are trying [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world Tags: ad:tech, Etiquette, How-Tos, Tradeshows No Comments »June 14th, 2010
Digital Marketing Dazed And Confused: A DM Days Survival Guide
Today marked the beginning of Digital Marketing Days at the Hilton New York. And while doing the rounds around the conference rooms can be a little overwhelming (so many opportunities! Direct mail! B2B! E-mail!), it all becomes a little more manageable when you narrow the criteria for networking down to the essentials.
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: DM Days, How-Tos, Internet Marketing, Martha Stewart, New York City No Comments »June 11th, 2010
How the Blue Phoenix Media Experience Works
As we enter the final days of Internet Week, which means that both Digital Marketing Days and AffCon 2010–events that the Blue Phoenix Media team will be present at–draw nearer, it might be useful for everyone–affiliates, social media nerds, and anyone else who may have found themselves clicking through to our blog–to learn a little [...]
June 1st, 2010
AM Affiliate: Adobe Gets Last Laugh Over Apple, Google Bans Windows
Welcome to the long haul of a work week shortened by Memorial Day! – BAD NEWS: If you are reading this blog on Internet Explorer 6, you’re likely seeing some warped design hiccups due to IE6′s inability to process the latest developments of HTML. GOOD NEWS: Internet Explorer 6 is pretty much close to extinction [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: Adobe, Affiliate Marketing, Click Fraud, Facebook, Google, How-Tos, Internet Explorer, iPad, Microsoft, Pakistan, SEO No Comments »May 17th, 2010
How to Reclaim Your Facebook Privacy
Pictured above is the Facebook Privacy Scanner in action. Which, given the unnavigable trenches of Facebook’s privacy settings, is a generally idea. The application bluntly points out where your profile is the most vulnerable and what measures you can take to prevent personal information from becoming unexpectedly accessible.
Posted in Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: Facebook, How-Tos, New Media, Social Media 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 [...]
