This is mostly for new AdSense publishers. But all affiliates should think seriously about the role content plays on their sites -- and the type of visitors that their content attracts.

First, let’s look at the traditional view of content in affiliate marketing -- the view many gurus still promote. In their world, content should be free. By offering free content on your site, you’ll get targeted traffic. The basic logic is, if you provide good free content, people will find it, read it, and buy the products you’re “preselling.”

But contextual advertising has turned this traditional model upside down. Today, thousands of visitors who are looking for free content can be a LIABILITY.

Think about it. If people come to your site, read your articles, and get all their questions answered, they don’t have a reason to stay and click ads. Instead, they’ll happily leave your site with the free information you just handed them on a platter.<... Read More →

Offer Your RSS by Email

Posting on his Affiliate Tip Blog, Shawn Collins is talking about offering email as a subscription option for RSS feeds. He says, "Not only does it give people another choice to consume RSS feeds, but this option has been far more popular among reader of my blogs than subscribing with RSS readers."

June AC Magazine: Expanding Your Affiliate Business

Evelyn Grazini, posting on the Affiliate Classroom Blog, talks about the newest issue of the Affiliate Classroom Magazine that was just released. There are several interesting articles written by David Long, Kathy Jackson, Mark Thompson, and Katalin Torok.

Linda Burquet answers a readers question on the 5 Star Affiliate Blog. The question is:

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One especially important thing to do in this economy is to concentrate your affiliate marketing efforts where they will bring in the most profits. You can’t afford to leave any stone unturned  where your revenue stream is concerned. That’s why you'll want to read the June issue of  Affiliate Classroom magazine. We're providing you with a number of methods to expand your affiliate business. Here's what you'll learn this month:

"Using Social Networking to Expand Your Affiliate Businsss." In this first article, David Long  discusses the rules and possible pitfalls for working with social networks and its members. Social networks bring people together in a huge cyber meeting place that  can help you expand your affiliate business. That's why now is the time to seriously consider marketing via social networks such as Facebook or Twitter and join the ever-growing number of paying customers who participate in these networks.

Then, "Bu... Read More →