“Why should I bother learning basic HTML if it’s done for me?”. Sure, 99% of the time you’ll never touch the code… …but what about the 1% you’d like to make custom changes? What if your developer is out of town and you really need to run a promotion? Or, if your blog post is lacking that certain something which you could add if you knew some basic HTML. Stick with me because this stuff isn’t hard or technical. (more…)
A common problem when bloggers pick blog categories is the lack of oversight. It’s having to rework blog category archives, as the blog grows, because the categories don’t match the topics. Or, they were creating new blog categories each time they went to publish. The blog became a jumbled mess. Good user experience and site navigation is the purpose of blog categories. This article will help you understand their purpose and how to pick categories that’ll best match your site (and intentions). (more…)
Mom blogs make money online through a combination of high traffic paired with advertising, affiliate marketing, and sponsored content. They’re a big hit with the parenting community because they share interesting tips, recipes, lifestyle content, and helpful product suggestions. In fact – we think mom blogs are the perfect way to explain how to monetize a site. These mom bloggers are highly passionate and the same goes for their audience. An audience that’s growing – there’s more and more stay at home moms. Being a mom isn’t like some hot fad or hobby – there’s long-term commitment – meaning those...
Updating old content seems like a chore considering many content ideas are in the pipeline. You figure, “why bother when I could just create something new?”. I get it. There’s the idea of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. What if I told you… Updating old content would increase traffic and engagement. Something done in half the time compared to what you’d place in creating new stuff. A Real Example of Updating Old Content here on AffiliatePrograms.com Can you believe there are over 1,500 blog posts on AffiliatePrograms.com? Makes sense considering the site has been operating for well...
We are omnichannel shoppers. The omnichannel shopping experience is doing online research then buying in-store. Though, it goes both ways (looking in-store then going home to buy online). This is a blessing and challenge for affiliate marketers promoting physical products. (more…)
Affiliate marketing myths continue to linger after all these years. They seem to stick because of two crowds – those that tried, got frustrated, and gave up or those that are uninformed. The affiliate marketing myths include: It’s expensive to get started The market is oversaturated Affiliate programs are scams Niches aren’t worth the time You’re SOL if you’re non-tech It’s kind of laughable that these old wives’ tales and misconceptions keep appearing in social media discussions and blog posts. It makes you wonder if these non-truths are shared so others don’t get into this wildly addictive game of business....
Like domains and web hosting – websites need search engine optimization. SEO, for those entirely new to this all, is the strategic application of search ranking tactics. The tactics are applied on two fronts: On-site Off-site On-site consists of using strong keywords & phrase to help search engines understand the focus of the pages – resulting in greater relevancy and higher rankings. These pages benefit from in-depth, structured content that exhumes authority and solicits backlinks from other sites. The on-site SEO also includes items such as website speed, user experience (more time on site = better signals and backlink opportunity),...
The website. Where would affiliate marketing be without one? Today, you can build an affiliate business without the use of one (mainly relying on email and social) but considering how easy they’re to build with the use of web design tools… why wouldn’t you? The website offers too many benefits to forgo: Building credibility and authority through content Offering products & services via affiliate links Collecting data about your visitors with analytics Centralizing community interaction through forums It really is a “base” of operations. For the longest time, site development was done by professionals. They would command top dollar for...
The task of building an affiliate marketing website is not complete without web hosts. Web hosting provides the backbone to the site. Solid web hosting improves the user experience by delivering content speedily. Better user experience equates to higher conversions. You see where this is going. Plus, there’s the benefit of having higher ranking signals with Google (they love fast sites). Plus, there’s the benefit of having higher ranking signals with Google (they love fast sites). Paired with a domain name is the hosting. Hosting is nothing more than a server to deliver files requested by users. In case of...
