It's no secret that the playing field for ring tones is being re-turfed and the new grass ain't so green. Search engines are locking down on what qualifies as a ring tone-related keyword and affiliate networks are beginning to enforce an extra step in the confirmation process.

So what does this mean for affiliates? Well, essentially, it means that competition is about to get much fiercer.

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Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, affiliate marketing gurus are telling you what you should do to make it big in the business. They tell you what types of products to sell, how to sell them and where. Well, today I'm in an anti-mood so I'm going to go over what you should definitely never do if you want to be successful. Read More »

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You knew I had to do it sooner or later. That's right, I'm going to give you my personal best five tips for success in affiliate marketing. Only, these aren't just random useless tips- these are what make or break you as an affiliate. Okay, maybe it won't break you if you don't use them but they will make the moneys flow your way with the greatest of ease. Read More »

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When I originally signed up with AzoogleAds, I had been with ClickBank for about a month and immediately, I was drawn to Azoogle's cleaner interface and the idea of having a personal affiliate manager. Not that I'd ever stop using ClickBank as they do provide a customer experience that is unique, but I was definitely more impressed with Azoogle. What I found most impressive about Azoogle was that I was able to tap into their reports remotely with their API (a secure way of interfacing with their server).

Fast forward eight months and I joined ranks with NeverblueAds on the advice of a friend. Immediately, I had that familiar feeling of being impressed. They were prompt with my confirmation phone call to activate my account and my new affiliate manager was friendly and open to intelligent banter. My Azoogle manager will forever hold a place in my heart, but I figured it wasn't a bad idea to broaden my horizons.

Once my account was activated with Neverblue, I logged in and right away felt as if it were a design I would come up with, so as you might imagine I was very comfortable. There was a search box right before my eyes and a handy graph on the right to tell me how my monthly sales are doing, plus up to the minute updates. Very slick.

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When setting your max bid price on ad networks like Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search Marketing or Microsoft AdCenter, it's best to know how much you're getting in return (profit) before you settle on a number. If you bid too high, you might get more sales but still be in the red. If you bid too low, you might make an okay profit but less conversions. The trick is to find just the right number and that takes time and finesse but here's a quick way to determine what your max bid should be.

In general, the formula I use for determining max bid is basically this:

((ecpc * (1 - bounce rate)) - 0.01)

So if your ecpc is $0.75 and your bounce rate is 40%, that means you really generate $0.45 ecpc. Subtract $0.01 from that ($0.44 ecpc) and you'll have a very safe maximum to set your keyword bids at. Read More »

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Affiliate marketing programs (where you share revenue with affiliate networks while promoting their partner websites) are a great way to make extra money and crucial business connections in the Internet business world.

A common scenario with affiliate programs is early success, followed by a bust. There are always unpredictable scenarios that can occur, even though you have been participating successfully in an affiliate program for what seems like forever.

While there are a great deal of positives involved with running an affiliate business from the comfort of your own home, there can also be problems for someone who is less experienced. Luckily, this article will point you in the right direction to avoid such pitfalls.

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Recently, I created a post on Digital Point Forums in order to help those that are either new to Azoogle or those that are frustrated and need a little guidance to make their first dollar. In general, people seem to be having a lot of difficulty getting their campaigns off the ground, so I thought I'd help anyone with this problem out and give them a little push in the right direction.

• Choosing Offers
• Landing Pages
• Mailing Lists
• Advertising
• Funding
• Conclusion

First off, you should register with AzoogleAds if you haven't already. Next, you should get very familiar with the interface. Once you've checked both these things off your list, it's time to choose your offer(s).

Choosing Offers

Choosing the right product is probably the second hardest part of affiliate marketing, next to advertising. There's definitely no right answer when it comes to choosing products, and in general, I like to test every product I come across. Honestly, that's the best way to determine which products actually work for you to sell. Just think, if you could test every product you saw, you might find just 5 that convert profitably and you'd already be in business.

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AzoogleAds is one of the best Ad Networks on the internet today. Online since 2000, they're essentially the leaders of the cost-per-action internet marketing movement. Not only do they have a lot of offers, but their offers are highly competitive. On top of that, they set you up with an affiliate manager who will help you choose and manage your offers. Your affiliate manager's main goal is for you to earn money, so make sure you take advantage of their presence. But don't settle for just any affiliate manager.

When I first signed up with Azoogle, I had an OK affiliate manager that tried to help me earn money on some of my websites that already had traffic but I was still not seeing any significant change. Then a friend of mine referred me to a great affiliate manager that has helped me out tremendously. So just be aware that you aren't stuck with an affiliate manager once you're assigned.

Now before we go any further, make sure you click on the following link and register yourself with AzoogleAds:

http://www.afftoolbox.com/jump/AzoogleAds

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One of the best ways to decrease your ad spending and increase your overall profit margin with your landing pages is to use the right kind of tracking. Tracking how your customers got from point a to z (a being a search and z being a sale) will help you to determine which parts of your process can be left alone, tweaked or removed. So if you're worried about budget or just want to increase profit, pay close attention.

Here's an example of how you might use tracking to your advantage. If you have 100 keywords, chances are that about 1-5% of them are going to convert most of the time and the rest are just going to eat up your budget that would otherwise be spent making you more money. So after using the methods found in this previous post "How to Put Tracking Code on Your Landing Page.", you'll find out which keywords convert. After about a week of testing or about 1000-3000 clicks, you'll be able to tell which of your keywords convert all the time, some of the time and none of the time.

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When it comes to the art of Affiliate Marketing, many people are lost when they encounter what seems like a vast array of confusion. Our goal at the AffToolbox is to remove that illusion of confusion and focus on the key points to a successful affiliate marketing campaign for any product you throw up. A huge part of that success is tracking.

Tracking allows you to know which search engine brought you a sale, which keyword triggered the ad that led to the sale and which ad led to the click that gave you the sale. It's really that simple. Of course, additional information can be tacked on but for the purposes of this how-to, I'm going to show you how to track the following: search engine, specific ad and specific keyword.

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