Archive for November, 2005
How Happy Are You With Networks?
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Programs Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:09 61 Comments
In an attempt to evaluate the various different networks that are out there right now such as Commission Junction, LinkShare, PartnerWeekly, etc… Affiliate Classroom wants to ask you about your thoughts?
Anything – positive/negative/interesting – just give us your thoughts on the various networks in the industry right now.
Please do so by commenting below using the “Post Your Comments” button…
Last Day of Affiliate Competition…
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Classroom Events and Products, Affiliate Marketing Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:59 No Comments
The last 14 days have been nothing but amazing. I have to (once again) thank all the wonderful affiliates of Affiliate Classroom who really came around and flexed their muscles!
Today is the last day of the competition and we’re just busy calculating all the results so we can announce the multiple winners soon. For those of you wondering whether it was a success, I’ll let you decide:
- 135% increase in sales
- 26% increase in # of affiliates in our system
- 5 new MAJOR promotional partners
Many of you have caught on to the “real reason” behind the competition and caught me (and e-mailed me about it). But some still don’t know… 
There was a “behind the scenes” goal of this competition and I am very proud to announce that I think that goal was firmly met. In a few days, Affiliate Classroom is going to release a full case study that reveals what we did, how we did it and what our goal was…
Till then – start thinking about how you can implement ‘competitions’ into your own marketing plan.
Having Trouble Getting Your Site Indexed?
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Marketing, Link Building Friday, 18 November 2005 11:20 No Comments
This is a question we get regularly at The Affiliate Classroom – “How do I get my website indexed into all the major search engines.” Before I give you the simple and easy way to do that, I want to clear up some myths:
1. Submitting to search engine helps – It doesn’t. I have tested this and I never saw it do a thing!
2. “Just wait…” – No way. If you don’t actually do the right things, getting indexed is almost impossible now days.
3. Indexing in 3 days – On a brand new website? Good luck – Maybe the home page will get indexed. But a “deep crawl” for all your pages is not really possible in that short time anymore.
4. Blogging and Pinging – Ahhaaa my favorite. The latest craze (which is now dying). Let’s set it straight when it comes to blogging and pinging.
Blogging and pinging will MOST DEFINITELY give your site some short term indexing in Yahoo and MSN (not really Google). However, if you stop blogging and pinging, you’ll soon noticed that the engines (especially Yahoo) will fast remove your site. If you blog/ping too much, they will remove your sites, etc…
Personally, I am not a big fan of blogging/pinging – it just seems like a short-term solution that can get you in trouble if not done right.
So, what IS the best way to get indexed?
Simple – LINKS, LINKS and more LINKS.
The oldest, most traditional way is still the best way. The only difference is that now you need more links and they take longer to get you indexed. Well, this month, our magazine reveals 80+ directories that you can go list your website at almost immediately and get back-links from…
Indexing should not really be a problem any more:
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November 2005 Magazine Issue Released!
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Classroom Magazine, Affiliate Marketing Wednesday, 16 November 2005 11:59 1 Comment
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Here are some of the topics we discuss:
- Web Directories for Link Success
- The Easiest Way to Get Links
- Writing Effective Product Reviews
- SEO Talk-Are Paid Directories Actually Worth It?
- Affiliate Classroom Hosts Affiliate Business Competion!
As always we have a printable version for our readers to easily print and read.
This month Affiliate Classroom reveals the best linking strategies for affiliates to use. To top that off, we give away places you can go to right now to get free incoming links.
Trying to get indexed? No problem! Just open the magazine, get some links from our FREE resources and you’re set.
