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April 8, 2004
Jupitermedia's
REFER-IT.COM INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER
"Affiliate Resources, Revenue and Tips"
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1. Refer-it Top 10
#1 Program - Niche Marketing Research Center
2. Industry/Program News
3. Webmaster Tips
4. 4 Star Programs
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Refer-it Top 10 Affiliate Programs
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Special congratulations to Niche Marketing Research Center,
the #1 Refer-it program.
1. Niche Marketing Research Center
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=9565
2. Kiss.com
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=7654
3. E-Commerce Exchange
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=1298
4. Juniper Bank
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=6137
5. Dark Blue
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=8973
6. Affiliate Fuel
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=7250
7. DreamMates
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=4303
8. Amazon.com-Books
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=2
9. ActualTraffic, Inc
http://www.referit.com/item.asp?id=8722
10. ClubMon
http://www.refer-it.com/item.asp?id=8345
* Refer-it Top 10 programs are calculated by the absolute number of
clickthroughs each program received on Refer-it.com.
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Industry News
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Affiliate Marketing Hot and Getting Hotter
Many e-commerce companies already take advantage of affiliate
marketing programs, but the practice is expected to get increasing
sophisticated thanks to Web services technology. Giants eBay and
Amazon already have Web service initiatives in place.
[full story]
http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/insights/trends/article/0,,10417_3325251,00.html
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Affiliate Programs: Moneymakers or Brandbusters?
Search engine affiliate programs offer the promise of greatly
increasing your online exposure and sales, but careful:
They can also displace your firm in search engine results and
dilute your brand image.
[full story]
http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3324901
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Welcome to the Google Desktop?
Gmail may only be the beginning of a revolution that should make
Microsoft very, very worried.
[full story]
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/opt/article.php/3336511
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WebTrends Dives into Search Engine Marketing
Site marketers could be buying two key tools from NetIQ, as the
Web analytics player adds WebPosition Gold to its lineup.
[full story]
http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/news/article/0,,10375_3336671,00.html
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Chat Up Your Customers
Adding live text chat to your e-commerce site can reduce support
costs and boost sales.
[full story]
http://ecommerce.internet.com/how/customers/article/0,,10363_3333471,00.html
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What Is A Small Business?
How the SBA defines U.S. small businesses greatly determines the way
they interact with federal agencies and financial institutions.
Are the size standards for your small business changing?
Learn more about the proposed adjustments.
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3335631
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Making Small Payments Practical for Small E-Tailers
In a perfect world, all of your customers would be able to pay for
their purchases with credit cards, but for small-ticket items,
that isn't feasible. The good news is there's an alternative
to credit cards: micropayments.
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/emarketing/article.php/3332801
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Healthy Competition
Who do small businesses compete with? How do they compete with
rivals? In addition to better products and services, a recent NFIB
study says some small businesses use new technologies to
make their operations run more efficiently.
[full story]
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3332411
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Program News
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Affiliate Summit 2004
Affiliate Summit 2004 is a four day affiliate marketing conference
(June 24-28, 2004) on a cruise ship. The conference embarks from NYC
aboard the Carnival Victory cruise ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia,
and returns to NYC.
There is a packed agenda of power-networking and learning for
affiliates, including presentations from BackCountryStore.com,
Commission Junction, Did-it.com, LinkShare, Shoes.com, and many more.
Registration price includes the conference AND cruise. A special,
discounted rate ($100 off) has been set up for subscribers to the
Refer-it.com Industry Newsletter.
Go to http://www.affiliatesummit.com/cart_referit.shtml for the
special rate.
Contact Shawn Collins at info@affiliatesummit.com or 908-522-0056
with any questions.
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Clubmom.com
ClubMom is touring the U.S. this summer with their Day of Indulgence,
a FREE day of pampering and indulging for Moms, provided by ClubMom
and its Partners.
Moms have the opportunity to receive treatments throughout the day
such as manicures, mini-facials, skin consultations, make-up
applications, massages, etc. In addition, there are free refreshments,
cooking demonstrations, giveaways and sweepstakes prizes.
Below are the dates ClubMom will be in each area. As the dates get
closer, there will be lots of local media to provide more details.
June 18 - New Jersey
June 25 - Detroit, MI
July 9 - Cleveland, OH
July 16 - Buffalo, NY
July 23 - Rochester, NY
July 30 - Baltimore, MD
August 6 - Chicago, IL
August 13 - Atlanta, GA
August 20 - Dallas, TX
August 27 - San Francisco, CA
September 10 - San Diego, CA
September 24 - Washington DC
[join program]
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MusicSpace.com
MusicSpace.com is offering a 10% discount on everything! The promotion
code is BUNNY10 and the offers expires 5/15/04.
[join program]
http://www.refer-it.com/item.asp?screen=displayProfile&id=5621&cid=0&header=directory
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Photos.com
Photos.com is offering a special promotion good through April 26, 2004.
Your customer can purchase a 1-month subscription to Photos.com for
only $74.95. That's $25 off the regular subscription rate. Photos.com
has more than 100,000 high quality photos.
[join program]
http://www.refer-it.com/item.asp?screen=displayProfile&id=12331&cid=0&header=directory
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Webmaster Tips
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Troubleshooting SOHO Network and Firewall Issues
We offer tips for solving tricky issues that can prevent PCs from
being able to share data with others computers on a small network.
We also diagnose a conflict between VPN access and Windows XP's
Internet Connection Firewall.
[full story]
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/webmaster/article.php/3336111
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4 Star Programs
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Four-star programs include ClubMom, DatingCash.com, DellHost.com,
and more ...
Check out the latest four-star-rated programs at:
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