Get in the loop: Affiliate marketing for home internet business

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Affiliate marketing is essentially a Web site network

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If you desire to work at home, but are sketchy as to whether your business skills are enough to succeed, try affiliate marketing for home Internet business.

Affiliate marketing is essentially a Web site network. Let’s say you own an interior decorating business. Your Web site is dedicated to promoting your company and reaching out to potential customers. While your service is basically traveling to locations and performing consultations for redecorating rooms and businesses, you know that those who are interested in redecorating their homes are also into household accessories such as candles, curtains, antique furniture, etc. In this case, affiliate marketing for home internet business would involve contacting companies who sell these items, getting their permission to post links to their sites on your Web site, and collecting a percentage of profit for each purchase that company receives because someone clicked the link from your site to theirs and bought an item.

In turn, these companies may decide to post the link to your Web site on their site. Someone who is browsing for discount furniture may see the link to your interior decorating business and decide to contact you for a consultation. Once the contract is signed between you and the client, the Web site that sent business your way will then collect a tip.

For affiliate marketing for home internet business, having a business yourself is not even really a requirement. If you are nuts about hair products, you can make a living selling hair products without having to take orders or stock products.

How is this done? Create a Web site dedicated to hair tips and hair trends. Include columns and articles all about hair that will attract other hair gurus to your site. After your Web site is established, contact several online beauty product stores and set up affiliate marketing agreements.

Those who hit your site and/or become a regular visitor will inevitably be interested in ordering these products advertised on your site. Once that advertisement link is hit by your site visitor, and a purchase is made, you will then receive commission.

The key to having successful affiliate marketing for home Internet business is simply continuing to increase traffic to your site. The more hits on your site, the more chances you have of gaining profit from purchases made through links on your site. Promoting your Web site, writing articles that contain appropriate keywords and instituting a newsletter to subscribers would be promising ways to attract browsers to your Web site.

The more hits you have on your Web site, the more successful affiliate marketing for home Internet business will be. If a company sees that your Web site is regularly visited by hundreds of people daily, they will be more likely to join forces with you in an affiliate agreement.

Get in the loop: Affiliate marketing for home internet business

Man"s Search for Meaning

With a new Foreword by Harold S. Kushner
and a new Biographical Afterword by William J. Winslade

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. Frankl’s theory-known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos (“meaning”)-holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.

At the time of Frankl’s death in 1997, Man’s Search for Meaning had sold more than 10 million copies in twenty-four languages. A 1991 reader survey for the Library of Congress that asked readers to name a “book that made a difference in your life” found Man’s Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.

Beacon Press, the original English-language publisher of Man’s Search for Meaning, is issuing this new paperback edition with a new Foreword, biographical Afterword, jacket, price, and classroom materials to reach new generations of readers.

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Facebook Marketing Tricks Your Competitors Wish They Knew [INFOGRAPHIC]

Oh, Facbeook—where would marketing in 2015 be without you?

In just a few short years, Facebook has transitioned from a social network for college students to a worldwide social platform with 1.5 billion active users. The icing on the cake—marketers can reach their target audience for little to no monetary investment.

Marketers no longer need convincing that Facebook is worth their time, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to succeed. Here are the tricks and tips to give you a competitive edge without spending any more money.

In case you need more proof that you should be marketing your business on Facebook, here are a few stats:

• 73% of consumers believe Facebook is the most important social media platform for local businesses.


• 61% of small businesses use Facebook for marketing.


• 50 million: Total Facebook pages


• 40 million: Total of pages of which are small businesses


• 75% of brands promote their posts


• 70% of monthly active users in the U.S. and Canada are connected to a local business on Facebook.


• 25%: Growth since February in the number of active advertisers on its platform. There are now 2.5 million advertisers using Facebook.


• 70% of Facebook traffic comes through mobile devices.


• 87%: Increase in people visiting the landing page among those who were exposed to sequenced ads compared with those who were exposed to the non-sequenced ads on Facebook. 


• 1.49 billion: Facebook’s monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2015. 


• 8.71% vs 5.77%: Between October 2014 and February 2015, videos received organic reach of 8.71%, compared to a reach of 5.77% for text-only status on Facebook. 

Now that we’ve convinced you, get ready for the tactics your competitors can only dream of having. Your secret is safe with us. Download the infographic to get all the tips you need to gain edge over your competitors without spending any more money. 

Related Article: 7 Cool Facebook Tricks You’ve Never Heard Of

• Enable reviews on your Facebook page: Confirm that your page is set up under the category, “Local Business” and make sure you’ve got a physical address entered for your page.


• Create an interests list: via the “Add Interests” button.


• Add strategic call to action buttons: Free to set up and lets you send Facebook visitors anywhere you want.


• Use new analysis tools like Topic Data to see what your customers are talking about.


• Test and measure the results of your Facebook advertising efforts to create better campaigns in the future. Use tools like Conversion Lift.


• Use local awareness ads with the “Get Directions” and “Call Now” call-to-action buttons.


• Use new tools to manage and respond to messages on your business’s Page. Pages that respond to 90% of messages and have a median response time of less than five minutes will now have a “Very responsive to messages” badge on their profiles.


• Use a sequence storytelling ad approach to inspire action.


• Make a profile of your target audience using Audience Insights.


• Use a Best Practices approach when making a video ad: Tailor your story to your audience, invest in production, use the first few seconds wisely, and focus on storytelling, with and without sound.


• Provide value to your audience—content that they can learn from, share, and engage with, and use a social media content calendar to organize posts.


• Create urgency: Give people a reason to come back to your Facebook page timeline. Share giveaways and special offers that expire within 24 hours of posting. 


• Add Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and other tabs to your Facebook page.


• Post at non-peak times (10 PM-3AM). 


• Show behind-the-scenes content and ask questions. 


• Understand how Facebook uses relevance score: “Relevance score is calculated based on the positive and negative feedback we expect an ad to receive from its target audience. The more positive interactions we expect an ad to receive, the higher the ad’s relevance score will be. The more times we expect people to hide or report an ad, the lower its score will be.” 

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Leaked Email From EDM.com May Reveal How Paying for Coverage Has Flooded Us With ...

If you knew that the music you found on a website was there because someone paid for it, would you still trust that site’s curatorial chops? In the world of native advertising, to what extent is paid placement acceptable in the music industry? New information surrounding EDM.com’s editorial practices raises these questions, and more.

A leaked email from EDM.com’s management reveals the that popular dance music blog provides a marketing service where artists can pay for editorial coverage and social media promotion for their work. The email obtained by THUMP was sent in late July 2015 to a prominent North American DJ by EDM.com’s Sales & Marketing Director Dayna Young, who lays out several options for how the DJ can get his music video on EDM.com’s website and social channels.

Young offers the DJ several options: an EDM.com article about his video, which also would be pushed on the site’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, would cost $1,000. Sharing that article on EDM.com’s Instagram and Vine would cost $350. Finally, posting the track on EDM.com’s “Slingshot” program—a recurring playlist published on their homepage and promoted through their social channels—would cost $600.

When we reached out to EDM.com’s CEO Ethan Baer over email, he noted that Slingshot is “a very public service, and the pricing has been advertised and promoted publicly.” (Whether the language and presentation of each week’s Slingshot playlist makes it clear that it is sponsored content is debatable.)

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Baer also noted that if the track is hosted on one of EDM.com’s own accounts, it is free. The pricing options detailed by Young’s email, Baer said, are for artists who want plays to be reflected on their own SoundCloud, YouTube, or other platforms. Those artists can pay EDM.com to create a marketing campaign that includes everything from editorial articles and Snapchat takeovers to Twitter AMAs and preview videos on Facebook.

Baer also stressed that the editorial team only writes about articles that they feel will engage with EDM.com’s audience. “We always ask: is this content that resonates with our audience? If not, we don’t do it,” he said.

Because this paid-for content, per Baer, “still has to be approved” by EDM.com’s editorial team, artists are paying the company “to support a project that we believe in. They’re paying for support, and we’re creating a means of support.”

So why does the very idea of artists paying for coverage still feel so slimy? A top-tier website may bring in a few thousand dollars a month in advertising revenue, much of which will be quickly eaten up by site maintenance, paying staff, and other costs. Websites like EDM.com or their competitors, such as Earmilk, Hilly Dilly, or Indie Shuffle, arguably need other avenues with which to turn a profit.

Yet, in the world of native advertising, paid content is typically marked as such. EDM.com doesn’t indicate whether posts or social shares are part of a larger marketing campaign paid for by an artist, making difficult to discern what is and isn’t sponsored content on EDM.com.

This is not the first time that EDM.com has been called out for blurring the line between business and editorial practices. In July 2014, Complex/Do Androids Dance writer Michael Abernathy (AKA Nappy) questioned whether Slingshot was an example of payola, defined as “secret payment in return for the promotion of a product or service.”

Programs like Slingshot, Abernathy suggested, have “caused a flood of incredibly average records with massive play numbers without coverage from credible news outlets. Artists can take those numbers and get booked by promoters that only know how to digest numbers, regardless of quality.” Per the article, EDM.com responded by sending an email to its list of clients calling Abernathy a “disgruntled employee,” and described Slingshot as an “entirely optional” promotional campaign.

In the end, when we ask Baer whether his team is engaging in pay-to-play by accepting money from artists to create content—even if it’s content that they think is “cool”—he respond, “I guess you could put it like that.”

“The ethics come down to not deceiving your audience,” he continued. “Unless the content is something that resonates with our audience, we don’t do it. Our goal is to create a system where artists can engage with an audience that really cares—for an affordable price.”

Michelle Lhooq is the Features Editor at THUMP. Follow her on Twitter.

Ziad Ramley is a multi-media journalist (and former THUMP editor) currently based in Doha. Follow him on Twitter.

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Affiliate Manager

Big Bus Tours are a leader in open top bus city sightseeing tours, operating in 17 major cities.

As part of our ongoing expansion we are looking for an experienced Affiliate Manager to join our digital team.

Based in our company headquarters in Central London you will be responsible for managing the affiliate sales channel globally. This includes planning, developing and launching marketing campaigns that bring new affiliates onto the programme, as well as improving the relationships with existing affiliates in order to drive more sales online. Part of this role will also include further expansion into new markets across the world.

The role will work closely with the rest of the team to deliver channel targets and business objectives as part of the overall digital strategy.

The role covers all our destinations around the world providing an opportunity to work with a variety of global markets.

Your duties will include:

• Identify, engage, adopt and manage the performance of the top tourism and travel affiliate networks


• Identify the top content partners around the world and develop an affiliate program to support them; engage with these partners and ensure a (preferably exclusive) long-term relationship that drives traffic to the Big Bus Tours site and app


• Manage the economics of these partnerships, on a pay-for-performance basis, preferably revenue sharing or CPA-basis


• Regular analysis and reporting on the commercial performance of the channel in order to maximize revenue and identify new opportunities


• Partner with local marketing teams to ensure the best partners support Big Bus Tours, and that local relationships can be enhanced as appropriate


• Partner with local marketing teams to develop training and networking events for potential affiliate partners to raise awareness of the business.


• Ensure brand compliance with partners on an ongoing basis


• Help coordinate development work to the website and app to provide best possible affiliate performance, as well as coordinate any other necessary technical work for the channel


• Work with the rest of the e-commerce team to drive online sales revenue growth in line with business targets

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• Proven hands on experience of successfully managing affiliate programmes


• Experience of both working directly with affiliate partners as well as key affiliate platforms


• Ability to developing partner relationships from scratch through good communication and customer experience


• Strong commercial background


• Some knowledge of the principles of web development and the working of an affiliate platform


• Confidence in interpreting, analyzing and reporting through data


• Good problem solving skills with the ability to work to deadlines in a fast paced environment


• Personable, well presented approach and be able to liaise effectively with a wide range of colleagues and external agencies


• Travel experience desirable, though not essential 

Competitive salary + quarterly sales bonus scheme

Affiliate Manager

Analysts Set Shutterstock Target Price at $65.63 (NYSE:SSTK)

Shares of Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the company, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $65.63.

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) traded down 0.70% on Wednesday, hitting $31.24. 435,129 shares of the stock were exchanged. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $34.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.74. Shutterstock has a 52-week low of $28.96 and a 52-week high of $84.06. The firm has a market cap of $1.13 billion and a PE ratio of 53.96.

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.01. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share. The firm earned $104.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $105.36 million. The company’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Shutterstock will post $1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

In other Shutterstock news, CEO Jonathan Oringer acquired 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $34.02 per share, with a total value of $3,402,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 16,256,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $553,040,244.54. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on SSTK shares. Zacks raised Shutterstock from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Shutterstock in a report on Sunday, July 12th. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Shutterstock in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Topeka Capital Markets initiated coverage on Shutterstock in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $92.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Jefferies Group downgraded Shutterstock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $90.00 to $39.00 in a report on Friday, August 7th.

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:SSTK) operates a global marketplace for commercial digital content, including images, video and music. The Company’s commercial digital imagery consists of licensed photographs, illustrations and video clips that companies use in their visual communications, such as Websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications and video content while commercial music consists of music tracks. The demand for commercial digital imagery and music comes from businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations. It reaches new customers through a set of marketing channels, including online display advertising, print advertising, tradeshows, email marketing, direct mail, affiliate marketing, public relations, social media and partnerships. The Company’s online marketplace provides a freely searchable collection of commercial digital imagery and music that its users can pay to license, download and incorporate into their work.

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28 Ideas for Your Holiday Email Marketing

Is email marketing part of your holiday marketing plans?

If not, you could be missing out.

Here’s why:

• Last year, Constant Contact customers sent 1.3 billion emails in the week leading up to Cyber Monday.


• Email marketing was the #1 driver of online sales on Black Friday 2014.


• Constant Contact customer Southeastern Underdeck Systems made $67,000 from one holiday email.

Not sure how to fit email into your holiday marketing plans?

We’ve got you covered!

Here are 28 examples of how email marketing can work for your small business or organization.

1. Holiday Announcement

Send a quick note to customers letting them know when new products arrive.

Rose & Dove Specialty Gift Shop

North Andover, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2007

2. Black Friday Sale

Encourage people to shop small this Black Friday by promoting your holiday offers.

Mother Earth Pillows

Arnold, Missouri

Constant Contact customer since 2009

3. Early Bird Offer

Plan a special offer for “early bird” shoppers and promote it to your email list.

3 Kittens Needle Arts

Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Constant Contact customer since 2009

4. Free Shipping

Drive orders on big shopping days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday by offering free shipping.

Spoilt Rotten Beads

Haddenham, Ely, UK

Constant Contact customer since 2008

5. Holiday Freebie

Encourage people to shop small during the holidays with a special holiday giveaway.

Liberty Jane Clothing

Dixon, California

Constant Contact customer since 2009

6. Weekend Sale

Get involved in all of the big holiday shopping days by hosting a weekend-long holiday sale.

Orange Cycle

Orlando, Florida

Constant Contact customer since 2005

7. Holiday Invitation

Use email to promote your holiday events and in-store activities.

Wekiva Falls RV Resort

Wekiva Falls, Florida

Constant Contact customer since 2012

8. Holiday Video

Celebrate the season with a special holiday video with you and your staff.

Davidson & Company, LLP

Vancouver, British Columbia

Constant Contact customer since 2013

9. Preview Sale

Encourage people to get their shopping done early by promoting a holiday preview sale.

La Provence

Rockport, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2004

10. Price Point Discounts

Give options for people to save on their holiday shopping.

No Rest for Bridget

www.NoRestforBridget.com

Constant Contact customer since 2008

11. #GivingTuesday Fundraiser

#GivingTuesday 2015 is December 1! Use email to connect with supporters on this global day of giving.

Gorilla Doctors

Baltimore, Maryland

Constant Contact customer since 2010

12. Cyber Monday Promotion

Cyber Monday is November 30th. Create a one-day-only offer to drive sales.

Bisque Imports

Belmont, North Carolina

Constant Contact customer since 2003

13. Customer Appreciation

Show your appreciation this holiday season by rewarding loyal customers with a special discount.

Arlington Promotional Products, LLC

Arlington, Virginia

Constant Contact customer since 2009

14. Holiday Party Ideas

Show customers how you can make their lives easier during the holiday season.

Happy Wine

Miami, Florida

Constant Contact customer since 2010

15. Local Event

The holidays are a great time to connect with people who live and work in your community. Plan a special event for local shoppers.

Door County Coffee

Door County, Wisconsin

Constant Contact customer since 2011

16. Gift Certificate

Send a special offer on gift certificates to loyal customers and encourage them to share it with a friend.

Allegria Spa

Beaver Creek, Colorado

Constant Contact customer since 2011

17. Holiday Reminder

The holidays are a busy time for you and your customers. Be a helpful resource during the holidays by sending timely reminders.

Octane Press

Austin, Texas

Constant Contact customer since 2011

18. Holiday Services

What are the unique services your business offers during the holidays? Get the word out early with an email reminder.

Prezo Grille & Bar

Milford, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2013

19. Last-Minute Offer

Help your last-minute shoppers find the perfect gift with a special last-minute offer. (And don’t be afraid to have some fun!)

Heyday Footwear

Boston, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2010

20. Daily Specials

Come up with a collection of daily or weekly specials that you can promote throughout the holiday season.

Rejuvenate Therapeutic Massage

El Paso, Texas

Constant Contact customer since 2013

21. Give Thanks

Tell customers what you and your staff are thankful for this holiday season.

Gourmet Coffee Service

Van Nuys, California

Constant Contact customer since 2010

22. Winter Deals

Think about the products and services your customers can use after the holidays are over. Highlight these items in a seasonal email.

Awesome Merchandise

Leeds, United Kingdom

Constant Contact customer since 2007

23. Monthly Specials

Generate sales throughout the season by offering monthly specials to your loyal customers.

Boloco

Boston, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2005

24. Limited Edition

Give email subscribers a sneak peek at your limited edition holiday items.

Taza Chocolate

Somerville, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2006

25. Seasons Greetings

Even if the holidays aren’t an especially busy time for your company, you can still celebrate the season with your customers.

Fogged In Bookkeeping, Inc.

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Constant Contact customer since 2011

26. Product Reviews

Help customers make the right choice this holiday season by sharing product reviews and testimonials.

ByPaige

Houston, Texas

Constant Contact customer since 2007

27. Holiday Photo Contest

Get your audience involved with a holiday photo contest. Promote the contest with email and share your favorites on social media.

Baltimore Humane Society

Baltimore, Maryland

Constant Contact customer since 2011

28. Happy New Year!

Start the New Year off on the right foot by sending a message to your email audience. Show how you can help with their resolutions.

Seed Spot

Phoenix, Arizona

Constant Contact customer since 2013

Get started today!

Constant Contact’s email templates make it easy to get your email marketing done — fast. We have holiday templates for businesses in the US, Canada, and the UK. We also have customizable templates for the big days like Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and #GivingTuesday.

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28 Ideas for Your Holiday Email Marketing

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Get Affiliated - How Affiliate Programs Work For You

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Joining an affiliate program is a great way to allow other people to do your selling for you. You can make up to $200 an hour and work only a few hours a day by joining or creating your own affiliate program. Does that sound tempting? Many affiliate programs can get on you the right path to a sustainable income through a small or home based business.

So, what are affiliate programs exactly? An affiliate program is sharing revenue between you and a business that sells servi…

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Joining an affiliate program is a great way to allow other people to do your selling for you. You can make up to $200 an hour and work only a few hours a day by joining or creating your own affiliate program. Does that sound tempting? Many affiliate programs can get on you the right path to a sustainable income through a small or home based business.

So, what are affiliate programs exactly? An affiliate program is sharing revenue between you and a business that sells services or products. The business rewards you with money for sending customers their way. Does it sound good so far? Now you know what an affiliate program is, now let us see how it works.

First, you place links on your website to a particular businesses website. When a visitor clicks on that link and purchases a product or service from that business, you earn a referral fee. Some affiliate programs will only pay you for a limited amount for time while others will track the sales from your referrals for the entire life of the customer. The average referral fee comes from a percentage of the total amount sold. Some businesses will pay a set amount, click through, or other actions initiated from your website. That percentage can vary from business to business. More visitors and the higher the sales is more money in your pocket.

Does that sound easy? Remember there is no easy money. You cannot just put up a website, start posting a dozen affiliate links, and expect the money to come swarming in. There are a few things to consider first. You need to decide what kind of website you should have that would allow you to start making money through affiliate programs. What works best for you and your website? Now you will have to decide how you will market your website most effectively. Never create a website that consists solely of affiliate links. This creates a very unprofessional site and does not bring in the traffic that you desire.

Another aspect to developing a small business is careful panning. You should be able to map out a profitable strategy by using affiliate programs. Your planned strategy should allow your business to grow and enable you to build a sustainable income on a regular basis. You need to be able to generate a reasonable income website by using affiliate programs that will bring you more than petty cash and that will be worth all your time and effort.

Do not wait for the website traffic to flow in all by itself. It is up to you to market your website and lure the visitors to you. Only hard work and persistence will grant you the keys to success. You will need to research all of your options carefully before entering into any contracts or making any commitments. Even if you do not have your own service or product to sell, you can still make money by selling someone else’s service or products. You can do this by becoming an affiliate of another e-commerce website.

Finding an affiliate program can be as easy as going to a Link Share or Commission Junction. These are companies that have systems set up for you to find, apply and manage a variety of affiliate programs through their websites. These companies will also collect all your commissions and compile all your earnings into one paycheck, so that you receive only one check instead of a series of small checks. You can find an affiliate program in nearly every area that interests you. Be sure to take you time when browsing through the categories and select the ones that would work best for you.

If you are interested in putting an affiliate link on your website, most programs will give you instructions on how to establish a link to their website. Normally, the web page allows you to produce a HTML code to post on your website. This HTML code will display an image or text on your web page that is directly linked to the businesses website and contains information that will let the business know which click through came from your website.

Get Affiliated - How Affiliate Programs Work For You

Social Media Marketing courses offered in October

Illinois Valley Community College will offer two social media marketing classes in a blended face-to-face and online format beginning in October.

“Introduction to Social Media Marketing” (GDT-1205-151) will begin Monday, Oct. 12 and end Monday, Dec. 14. The class is intended for professionals in marketing, web design and development, graphic design, journalism, visual communications, customer service and others that want to understand and implement social media more effectively.

“Introduction to Facebook” (GDT-1208-150) will begin Tuesday, Oct. 13 and ends Tuesday, Dec. 15. Students will learn about Facebook’s role in marketing as they set up a Facebook profile and adhere to best practices. Students will also learn about ads, analytics and how to assess the performance of competition.

Graphic design technology program coordinator Francie Skoflanc said: “These classes are an excellent resource for small or large businesses to develop a powerful social media presence.”

For information, call Skoflanc at 815-224-0327. To register, call 815- 224-0447.

Social Media Marketing courses offered in October

Affiliate Manager Needed - Will Train EXPERIENCED Affiliate Marketer

We have an extremely fast growing affiliate network and we need someone to manage and continue to grow it!

There is a huge income potential for the right candidate.

We are looking for someone:

=> with at least 3 years affiliate marketing experience

=> that lives in the United States

=> and can work 40 hours per week

The Ideal Candidate Would Have Previous Experience With:

=> Strong Affiliate Marketing Experience

=> Full understanding of Affiliate Links, Sub ID’s, EPCs, etc.

=> Acquiring JV Partners

=> Managing Subscribers (Creating Compelling Email Messages for Affiliates & Customers)

Skills Needed:

=> Excellent Communication Skills.

=> People Skills: Thrives Talking To People

=> Highly Organized and Efficient and Effective

=> Exhibit strong problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Duties:

=> Identifying and recruiting new affiliates

=> Creating and maintaining relationships with affiliates

=> Build friendly and trustworthy relationships with affiliates quickly through communication, follow-up and coordination

=> Correspond regularly with affiliates via email and telephone

=> Continually motivating affiliates to perform better

Approving Affiliate accounts:

=> Following approval guidelines

Creating Marketing Tools:

=> Developing “content” for affiliates to use. Including custom requests.

=> Graphics dept will create what you mock up.

Developing and monitoring affiliate promotions

=> Identifying and implementing other opportunities to enhance the affiliate program

Data Analysis:

=> Monitor for fraud

=> Reporting for affiliate marketing promotions and activity

Manage Affiliate newsletters:

=> Keeping affiliates up to date on new products and any program enhancements.

Earn attractive compensation (base salary)

Have a high income potential based on performance.

If this is you, then submit your bid and include:

=> How long you’ve been an affiliate marketer

=> What niches have you promoted?

=> Have you created any products yourself?

=> Any past experience that would help us choose you? (Be Detailed Here)

=> What are your strong suits?

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Online Marketing Strategies Are Falling In Place For Vitamin Blue Inc (OTCMKTS:VTMB)

Today turns out to be a record-breaking day for Vitamin Blue Inc (OTCMKTS:VTMB), manufacturer and designer of water board sportswear. The company’s stock has been skyrocketing during the early trading session, recording a jump of 600% in its share price to $0.00280.

Online sales initiatives

The sudden movement in the company’s stock remains unexplained in the absence of any update or information available from the company’s end. One of the major updates heard from the company three months back was regarding its test ads on Facebook. The company’s announcement added up to its efforts of pursuing online marketing initiatives to boost its online sales.

The company is believed to have witnessed positive growth on a yearly basis as a result of undertaking the new initiatives. The company’s second-quarter reports underscored a jump in online sales by 49% year-over-year. The company had stated that its intention to test ads on Facebook is driven by the objective of becoming a part of the social environment, where goals and targets will be measured by network capabilities.

Impressive growth trajectory

Vitamin Blue Inc (OTCMKTS:VTMB)’s CEO Frank Omelas viewed Facebook as an optimal platform given its unique data on the users that will help the company to adopt creative ways and reach out to the new customers. He added that by including Facebook among the company’s marketing mix is the best strategy they could have employed. Having said that Omelas expressed his eagerness to see the positivity reflecting in their earnings.

It is to be noted that the company’s presence on eBay and Amazon boosted its sales by 97% and 83% respectively. After expanding its marketing efforts to Facebook, the company is said to be eyeing Jet.com in the third-quarter. Overall, the results are evidencing that the company is just moving in the right direction.

Online Marketing Strategies Are Falling In Place For Vitamin Blue Inc (OTCMKTS:VTMB)

New DemandBuilder Online Sales and Marketing Database from Principia Consulting

Principia Consulting has launched DemandBuilder℠, an online sales and marketing database for improved resource planning, allocation and management.

This dynamic tool provides subscribers with the capability to custom analyze market size and share for major building products demand in the U.S. residential housing market. DemandBuilder℠ is equipped with easy to drill down features to view product demand at a zip code level.

DemandBuilder℠ is designed for strategic planning initiatives as well as day-to-day sales and marketing efforts. With access to the industry’s most powerful market data, companies can direct sales and marketing resources toward specific product and market opportunities, execute plans based on regional demand patterns and identify revenue potential in specific geographies.

Coverage in DemandBuilder℠ includes nearly 20 product categories and ranges from such exterior products as roofing, siding and decking to interior products including cabinets, countertops, ceilings and plumbing fixtures. Beyond geographic customization is also the capability to segment by market for new construction versus repair and remodel as well as segment by price level at either factory gate revenue or dealer revenue.

“Companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of building products have expressed interest to customize how they view market size and their share for one or more product categories. This need combined with the desire to drill down beyond the standard regions fueled the development of DemandBuilder℠. This web-based tool puts companies in control of their own market and sales territory analysis to aim their business with speed and confidence,” states Ken Jacobson, Partner at Principia.

DemandBuilder℠ is just one product in Principia’s Builder Series℠ which will roll out into next year for all product categories covered by DemandBuilder℠. The new products to be introduced as part of Principia’s Builder Series℠ will provide customizable data views on supplier share and distribution dynamics and a rolling three-year market forecast supported by voice of the customer insights.

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topseos.com Releases Recommendations of 30 Top Landing Page Optimization Companies for ...

NAPLES, FL, Nov 02, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — The independent authority on online marketing services, topseos.com, has named their ratings of the 30 best landing page optimization agencies in the internet marketing industry for the month of November 2015. Each year thousands of internet marketing agencies are put to the test by an independent research team dedicated to recognizing notable vendors. The ratings are divided based on the type of solution being provided.

The process for analyzing and selecting landing page optimization services involves a month-long process of testing the best contending services based on the use of a set of evaluation criteria and learning more about their solutions and their connections with their clients through referrals. Often times the topseos.com independent evaluation team talks directly with clients in order to inquire about the solutions and performance from the standpoint of the client. Other times clients visit topseos.com in order to provide their feedback about the services which they use.

The 30 top landing page optimization agencies for November 2015 are:

1) Foxtail Marketing

2) VJG Interactive

3) Get Found First

4) ThinkBIGsites.com

5) OneIMS – Integrated Marketing Solutions

6) Netmark

7) Bruce Clay

8) Found Search Marketing

9) Creative Thirst

10) iProspect

11) ClickSeed

12) GetSEObot

13) Londes Digital Marketing

14) 7 Intelligent Enterprises

15) AdCurb

16) Trumpia

17) ion interactive

18) Broad Reach Internet Marketing

19) ImageWorks Studio

20) Conductor, Inc

21) Net Visibility Group

22) Online Performance Marketing

23) Imerex

24) Hit Exposure

25) Performics

26) JUMP Technology Services

27) iCrossing

28) SEO Design Solutions

29) Boost Internet Marketing

30) Net Site Marketing

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topseos.com is an online producer of independent reviews and ratings. The rankings of the best search marketing firms are released monthly to assist businesses in connecting with landing page optimization firms which feature a history of effective solutions. Thousands of search marketing firms are put to the test while only the absolute best firms are featured in the rankings.

Those interested in applying for the rankings can visit:

http://www.topseos.com/apply-for-rankings-research/

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CTR Vs. CTOR: Which Email Marketing Metric Should You Be Using?

When I say, “I’m an email marketer,” how does that make you feel?

Chances are high that you cringe, as you think of all of the emails currently clogging your inbox. Or maybe you grimace in solidarity, for you, too, are an email marketer with an equally swamped inbox. If it’s the latter, you know just how tricky and competitive the world of email marketing can be.

Just look at what we’re up against: Together, you, me and all of the other email marketers of the world send out 196 million emails every day. And of those 196 million, only about 20 percent actually get opened. Yikes.

With odds like that, how do marketers know if an email campaign is successful? While an email’s open rate is a great metric of success, it doesn’t tell you the whole story. Here are the email marketing metrics should you rely upon to get an honest picture of how well your email marketing campaigns are (or aren’t) doing.

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Email Delivery Rate

The email delivery rate demonstrates how many of the emails you sent actually made it to their recipients’ inboxes without hard bouncing (being sent to an invalid email address – essentially unable to be delivered), soft bouncing (a temporary failure in sending), or to contacts that have previously unsubscribed. If the delivery rate sounds simple, that’s because it is simple. But just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s not important. The email delivery rate is a great way to keep an eye on how healthy your list is.

Email Open Rate

The email open rate is – you guessed it – the number of people that actually decided to open (and hopefully read) your email. The open rate can be measured in two different ways: 1) total number of emails opened divided by total delivered; or 2) total number of emails opened divided by total sent. But what does this number tell you? Well, if you see a lower than expected open rate, you may want to consider revising your subject line the next time around, because it wasn’t compelling enough to prompt action.

Email Click-Through Rate

By now you’re probably thinking, “Duh, the email click-through rate (CTR) measures those who clicked-through on an email – what is this chick thinking?!” Bear with me. I have a point and a purpose, and both, in my opinion, are worth your while.

But first, you’re right. The CTR tells you how many people clicked-through on an email message, and that can be calculated as number of people that click divided by…? Nine times out of 10, it’s divided by the number of emails delivered. However, the source of this number is not always clear, depending on the platform.

Which means we need to take a look at CTOR…

Email CTOR

CTOR stands for the click-to-open rate and compares the number of people that opened the email to the number that actually clicked.

What does that mean? Let’s say you send out two different emails, Email A and Email B. You send each to 100 recipients. Now, because you practice awesome list hygiene, you’ve already removed all of the emails that have hard bounced and unsubscribed from your contact lists, and by some stroke of magic there were no soft bounces, all 200 emails (100 A and 100 B) were delivered. Go you!

How did Email A do? Of the 100, only 10 people opened the email, and only 5 people clicked.

How about Email B? Of the 100, 50 people opened the email, and 10 people clicked.

CTR Vs. CTOR

The difference in CTR and CTOR might seem slight, but it’s important.

• If you’re looking at CTR, Email A has a CTR of 5 percent, but Email B has a CTR of 10 percent. So does that mean that Email B was more successful? Not necessarily.


• If we look at the CTOR of each, we find that Email A’s CTOR is 50 percent (5 clicks divided by 10 opens), and Email B has a CTOR of only 20 percent (10 clicks divided by 50 opens).

Essentially, the CTR takes into account all of the in-box actions. By contrast, the CTOR only includes the actions of those who have opened the email. Thus it isn’t skewed by reactions to timing, subject lines, “from” fields, etc. In short, it only measures the performance of the content of the email.

In a world where content is king, that’s definitely a metric worth looking at.

SO Which Is Better? 

That’s a bit of a trick question, because I’m not saying that the CTOR is better than the CTR, or that one paints a more honest picture than the other. What I am saying is that they analyze, represent and demonstrate two totally different things. Whereas the CTR shows an email’s overall performance (which truly is a culmination of many different factors), the CTOR only examines the success of the content within the email.

When you understand the difference, you can see that both metrics are incredibly useful tools to have tucked away in your email marketing arsenal.

But you shouldn’t forget about the delivery and open rates either. They may be oldies, but they are also goodies and are still around for good reason. Together, all of these metrics tell a story that will help you answer the following questions: Did your email get to the right place? Did your recipients actually open the email? And if so, did they click through?

Focusing on these numbers, you’ll be able to send emails effectively, email marketing friends of mine! And if you send emails effectively, just remember, not only might they be opened, but their links might even be clicked and clicked through.

Author: Kristen Patel

As a Marketing Manager, Kristen works with Quintain’s clients on every step of their inbound marketing journey. She brings to the table experience in social media marketing, content marketing, email marketing and retention marketing. Kristen graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in International Marketing from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts…. View full profile ›

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4 Ways to Cater to Your Email Marketing Audience

By Jessa Barron, NextAdvisor.com

Email marketing is an essential part of any and all marketing strategies now. It allows you to build relationships, communicate new ideas, generate feedback and also helps you gather important data that could translate into sales and relationships with future prospects. While the benefits of email marketing are obvious, what isn’t so obvious is how to create successful campaigns. To avoid losing subscribers or having your subscribers delete your email campaigns, there are some things you want to pay attention to and certain things you want to steer clear of. Here’s how you can cater your newsletter to your marketing audience:

1. Make it personal

Instead of sending out emails with only company updates, encourage dialogue from your recipients. Ask for feedback on things, and provide social media share buttons so you can get a better idea of what they like to share with friends and peers. Many services, such as MailChimp and GetResponse, let your customize your greeting and subject line to include individual names. For example, an email that begins with, “Hi John!” is a lot less likely to end up in the spam folder than one that begins with, “Dear user.” Also be sure to use simple, easy-to-understand language so your recipients feel like they are hearing from a real human being, not an automated computer service.

2. Know your audience

Many email marketing services, such as the two listed above, have features that allow you to segment groups, so you can test different campaigns on different groups based on proven preferences. This is an important tool to utilize, because not only can it help you get to know your demographic and how it varies, but it also improves your click rate by creating customized content for different interests. Test out different delivery dates, subject lines, content, surveys, images and layouts to see what keeps your audience the most engaged. For example, depending on the type of business or service you are offering, you may have more consumers engaged on weekends than weekdays or vice versa.

3. Create share-worthy content

One of the most useful things that email marketing services offer is tracking and analytics tools. Most services will send you detailed reports of each campaign you schedule, numbering how many recipients opened the email, how many shared to social media, how many clicked on links within the email and where on your website they landed on. These reports also note how many deleted the newsletter without opening and how many marked it as spam. This is especially helpful because it shows you what type of content your audience likes, ignores or deletes. In addition to these tools, doing your own research can help tremendously. Want to create more of a following on social media? Pay attention to what your consumers like and share the most and duplicate that type of content on your newsletter. In addition to creating share buttons in your newsletter campaigns, your newsletter itself should also always include the option to “Like” or “Follow” your company’s social media networks.

4. Avoid overkill

This point cannot be stressed enough. Most of us have unsubscribed from emails due to receiving too many in a single day. Our inboxes are constantly filled with work emails, personal emails, coupons, offers and spam, so when you send out multiple emails daily, your subscribers may get annoyed and opt out of receiving anything from you in the future. Try to limit your campaigns to once a week, or offer an option on your newsletter sign up that allows subscribers to choose how frequently they’d like to receive your campaigns.

To learn more about what all email marketing services can do, check out our email marketing blog. And if you’d like to get more information on selecting a service to use for your campaigns, visit our reviews of the top services for businesses of all sizes.

This blog post originally appeared on NextAdvisor.com.

4 Ways to Cater to Your Email Marketing Audience

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