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August 8, 2002

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                  REFER-IT.COM INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER
               "Affiliate Resources, Revenue and Tips"

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[refer-it top ten]
  #1 Program - FortuneAffiliates.com

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[industry/program news]

[webmaster tips]
  
[3 star programs]

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1. FortuneAffiliates.com
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3. Turbo Surfer by Harris Digital Publishing
http://www.refer-it.com/Main.cfm?screen=displayProfile&id=9395

4. QwestDex
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6. SkyScraperAds.com
http://www.refer-it.com/Main.cfm?screen=displayProfile&id=8994

7. Clicks2You
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8. LowerMyBills.com
http://www.refer-it.com/Main.cfm?screen=displayProfile&id=4092

9. RegisterStore.com
http://www.refer-it.com/Main.cfm?screen=displayProfile&id=8079

10. iSyndicate
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* Refer-it Top Ten programs are calculated by the absolute number of 
clickthroughs each program received on Refer-it.com, exclusive of 
Adult sites.


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[article]					       Kathleen Burke
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Top 10 Tips to Writing Email That Sells

How do you write email that cuts cleanly through the mumbo jumbo of mass
marketing and enhances customer relations, while also boosting sales?
Follow
these top 10 tips to writing email that sells, and watch your response
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[full story]
http://www.referit.com/main.cfm?screen=articles&id=178


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[industry news]
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There will be an Affiliate Marketing barbeque on Saturday, September 21. 

The agenda is an informal gathering of affiliate managers, affiliates 
and other affiliate marketing professionals. Bring your affiliate 
marketing issues, ideas and war stories. 

[full story]
http://iafma.org/UnitedStates/events/ 


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[program news]
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ColdWaterCreek.com

Full of 200 new styles for early fall and a compelling offer: $15 off 
$100 or $30 off $150, ColdWaterCreek's newest offers are sure to get 
your customers' attention.


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Staples.com

It's that time of year again when shoppers are hunting for great 
back-to-school deals and savings! To make saving on school supplies 
even easier, Staples is offering a $10 off $100 coupon (that's 10% 
savings!) through August 17, 2002.  The coupon code for that offer 
is 91846.

[join program]
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Travelocity.com - New Storefront For Affiliates

If you don't have the time or resources to build a complete travel page, 
use theirs instead. Travelocity's new full page storefront contains all 
the graphics and links you'll need to be a successful seller of travel. 
There's even room to add your own toolbars and banners.  

[join program]
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OneShare.com

Buy One Get One Free - For all of August, customers will receive a FREE 
share of Sportsline.com with the purchase of any stock. Promotion Code 
is sports.

Stock of the Month - $10 OFF the August Stock of the Month Wal-Mart. 
The promotion code is aug2002. 

[join program]
http://www.refer-it.com/countprograms.cfm?id=7291&type=2


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Image Scale

Exercise personal choice over pictures. Image Scale uses JavaScript to 
give you quick control of image size. 

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http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/item/0,,12746_94561,00.html


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DellHost.com (Web Hosting)
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