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PLR Affiliate Programs – Do they really pay off?

By Yudhi ⋅ April 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

To receive a positive answer here, there are a few conditions which must be met in order for it to be worthwhile to promote a particular PLR website:
1. PLR Products offered – regardless of the type of PLR website it is – a membership website, or a one-at-a-time PLR package-type website, the content must be [...]

California AB178 is Off Calendar

By Yudhi ⋅ April 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A small sigh of relief was heard around Affiliateland when today’s hearing in California regarding Assembly Bill 178 (”AB 178″) was canceled.
In a nutshell, AB 178 is now a two-year bill which signifies its death, for this year anyway.
Unfortunately, lawmakers can use a practice known as “GANDA” (Gut-and-Amend), during the [...]

Now is the time for Email Marketing

By Yudhi ⋅ April 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now is the time for email marketing! As the owner and operator of a small, medium or enterprise-level business venture, you are required to sense the signs of the times and make sure that your business is prepared for the bumpy roads ahead.  Sometimes this means cutting budgets. Scaling back your advertising budget doesn’t mean [...]

Growth Trends of Social Networking Sites in 2007-08

By Yudhi ⋅ April 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Social networking has become one of the popular online activities for worldwide internet users. According to comScore, social networking users grew at 25% from June 2007 to June 2008 and the number increased from 0.46 to 0.58 billion. According to Hitwise, myspace.com is continuing as social networking market leader with 72% of market share, followed [...]

Article Marketing Secret: How To Identify and Write For Your Target Market

By Yudhi ⋅ April 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Many people question as to what topic they should choose to write their articles… Fortunately, the short answer is simple… Write articles that appeal to your target market. But what does that mean exactly?
I always pose this set of three questions, when I am talking to clients about what they should write about:
1. [...]

Hawaii Advertising Tax HB105 is Back From the Dead

By Yudhi ⋅ April 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Some bad news… Hawaii’s HB105 has risen from the dead.
Last week, Hawaiian small businesses in the affiliate marketing industry breathed a little easier when the nexus language was removed from the bill by the Senate.
Unfortunately, when the bill went back to the House this week, the nexus language was added back in.
The lobbyists working [...]

The Gary Vee Thunder Cruise Wine List

By Yudhi ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The new and spectacular MSC Orchestra
I can’t believe it’s less than a week before the Gary Vaynerchuk Thunder Cruise.
I’ve been looking forward to it for months because while I do enjoy my wine, I do not consider myself an expert. I figure that after spending a week tasting wine after wine with Gary as [...]

Writing Search Engine Optimization Articles Made Easy

By Yudhi ⋅ April 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today every web business owner, through articles promoting his/her business, is vying for that top slot on search engine, yet search engine optimization articles should not be written keeping just this factor in mind. While it is true that writing for the web is as easy as narrating a story to a small child, however, [...]

New State Laws May Put You Out of Business

By Yudhi ⋅ April 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

My post earlier this week, “California to Stomp on Small Business Owners“, has spurred a lot of online retailers and affiliate marketers to contact me to find out exactly how they’re going to be affected by the pending legislation in California, Minnesota, Tennessee, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina and possibly now Florida.
While I’d love to talk [...]

Affiliate Networks Doing Their Part

By Yudhi ⋅ April 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

With the proliferation of the AdvertisingTax, it’s critical that the state legislators who are pushing through these tax law changes understand the full impact of their decisions. Until recently, they’ve apparently been blinded by dollar signs.
Affiliates, who are the constituents directly impacted in these states have sprung to action with incredible impact. A [...]

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