Affiliate Marketing Companies Make the Inc. 500 List
Linda Buquet is blogging on the 5 Star Affiliates Blog about the four affiliate marketing companies that made the Inc. 500 list this year. The Inc. 500 list is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. She reports “IntegraClick who owns ClickBooth hit #5.MediaTrust, owners of the Advaliant affiliate network hit #9. AffiliateMedia who I’m not familiar with reached #129.Anik Singal’s Lurn, Inc (Affiliate Classroom & PPC Classroom) ranked #216.”

Affiliate Marketing Tips #8: How to Be A Successful CPA Affiliate
Andrew Wee says, “One of the most common questions new affiliates will ask “How do I become successful?”” According to Andrew, that question triggered a somewhat “vigorous” debate on the WickedFire affiliate marketing forum. You might be interested in reading it, even though you won’t get any definitive answers.

Affiliate Business Models in August AC Magazine
Evelyn Grazini, writing on the Affiliate Classroom Blog, announced that the August Issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine has been released. Evelyn says, “The August issue gives you a review of the most popular affiliate business models, so you can make an informed decision quickly and find the model that will help you succeed.”

How Ad Position Affects Conversion Rates
Ms. Sullivan says that Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian calls the problem “tricky.” Mr. Varian is quoted as saying this is true “because Google ranks ads by bid times and ad quality, so ads in higher positions tend to have higher quality. These higher quality ads tend to have higher conversion rates.” For clarification, read the entire article.

eBay Podcast Today Regarding New Commission Structure
On the 5 Star Affiliates Blog, Linda Buquet is blogging about the new eBay Commission structure. Linda quotes William Martin-Gill, who is director of Internet marketing for the eBay Partner Network, as having said, “a new payout structure designed to further reward the affiliates who drive incremental transactions on eBay and who send value buyers to our sites.” Good! Effective affiliate marketers are going to be rewarded!