15 Reasons Why Your Affiliate Campaign Isn’t Attracting Affiliates

We run the Profitistic affiliate network, and come into contact with many merchants/advertisers who are looking to start an affiliate marketing campaign, or who are looking to expand an existing one. They want to further their marketing reach, generate additional sales/leads, and make their brand as popular as possible, so one of the first questions [...]

Google Pull Back On Real-Time Listings, But Easy Traffic Opportunities Remain

Google don’t make mistakes. General Custer made a mistake, Gerald Ratner made a mistake, and Tiger Woods has made loads of mistakes, but for Google, it is rare. Google’s ‘decision’ (assuming somebody actually made a decision) to rush-launch its new real-time listings was a mistake, but it has provided rich bounty for marketers looking for [...]

‘Tis (Nearly) The Season To Be Jolly, So Sort Your Creative Out!

Ho. Ho. Ho. Christmas is coming and the goose is becoming decidedly plump (and more than a tad worried). This is the time of year that Uncle John Lewis and Auntie Dorothy Perkins compete to see who’s stores can most closely resemble National Lampoon’s with decorations fit for a king (or Simon Cowell). They do [...]

Remember The Simple Mathematics Of Pay Per Click

So, I speak to a lot of affiliates. Some have the PPC experience of a geriatric turtle whilst many are only just starting out with testing PPC campaigns, landing pages, ad-copy, and fine-tuning all of these factors as a means of maximising profit. With this in mind, one thing that never fails to amaze me [...]

Affiliate Marketing: The Importance Of Merchant Communication

As some of you know, Profitistic are a no-fees affiliate network, which means that merchants can sign up (if they meet our standards criteria) without paying set-up fees. This is great in that it enables merchants access to affiliate marketing without the usual barriers to entry, i.e huge fees. However, one downside to this is [...]

Make Money With Affiliate Marketing – Finding Your Niche

Video: Make Money With Affiliate marketing – Finding Your Niche This video from the guys at Affiliate Marketing Diary gives some useful pointers towards tools that will assist you when searching for a product niche to promote via PPC. Certainly worth a look…

Merchants – Voucher Codes Can Increase Your Sales!

We manage an affiliate marketing campaign for a UK jewellery store who’s sales were flagging due to a lack of marketing activity We did a full website assesment, checked that the commission was competitive, that the creative was of a high standard, and introduced the usual incentives for affiliates. Things started to pick up, and [...]

The First Affiliate Network Run By Its Affiliates!

Introducing RunByAffiliates, The New International Affiliate Network With A Difference… We are pleased to announce the launch of RunByAffiliates (www.runbyaffiliates.com), the new international affiliate network with a difference. About The Network: RunBy Affiliates is an affiliate network where advertisers (or ‘merchants’) are able to reward publishers (or ‘affiliates’) for sales or leads generated through that affiliates [...]

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