Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Basics : How to Get Started with Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is often described as the easiest, fastest way to make money online and frequently uses the success stories of a very fortunate minority of ‘super affiliates’ who have created a lucrative new career, which requires very little work and provides the day to day freedom that most people can only dream of. And while it’s not exactly the get rich quick, quit your day job after a couple of weeks activity it’s oftentimes made out to be, affiliate marketing has become a valuable source of supplemental income for many people and anyone can get involved.

By David Lussky on September 29, 2010
Categories: Design

The Branded CAPTCHA Creates a New Platform for Paid Advertising

Few things on the web are more annoying than trying to decipher the letters or words that make up a CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart – in case you were wondering). Well if all goes well for one start-up company, we are close to the death of the traditional captcha and a number of things will happen; users won’t have to suffer through those anymore, publishers will have an additional revenue stream, and advertisers one more way to get eyeballs on their brand, as if there weren’t already enough of those online.

By David Lussky on September 23, 2010
Categories: Market

Never say no to the panda

Some countries have the right idea for marketing. Get a mascot and make them a threat to your life, people will buy your product or else.

By Matt Stallings on September 23, 2010
Categories: Market

URL Alias Your Facebook Page(s)

This post is as much for my own reference as it is for everyone else. Ever wonder how http://www.facebook.com/Ninthlink got to that URL instead of being something like http://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Diego/Ninthlink/362960366842 ? Isn’t it much cleaner, easier, and quicker to refer your own business’s fans to “www.facebook.com/[your-business-name]” than “www.facebook.com/pages/[your-city]/[business]/[12-digit-FB-id#]” ? Never fear – the solution is quick and easy – your Page just needs a Facebook Username. READ MORE

By Alex Chousmith on September 22, 2010
Categories: Tips, Develop

Will Facebook Develop an Ad Network?

Although nothing is certain, there has been recent speculation that at some point Facebook may develop an ad network of its own. If this were to happen, two things would be certain: 1. Facebook, already valued by some to be worth $33.7 billion would make a boat load of additional cash and 2. Google would have a lot to worry about.

By David Lussky on September 21, 2010
Categories: Market