http://jamesmartell.com Outstanding Education for Affiliate Marketers Tue, 15 May 2012 03:49:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Subscribe now to the oldest and longest running podcast in the affiliate marketing industry. Since 2003. James Martell no James Martell jamesmartell@gmail.com jamesmartell@gmail.com (James Martell) © Copyright 2011 - Net Guides Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved. James Martell's Affiliate Buzz Podcast affiliate, marketing, programs, program, Internet, training, marketers http://jamesmartell.com/banners/affiliate-buzz/jm-abuzz3-140x140.jpg http://jamesmartell.com Weekly http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/7-tips-to-choosing-a-high-converting-affiliate-program/ http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/7-tips-to-choosing-a-high-converting-affiliate-program/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:19:45 +0000 James Martell http://www.jamesmartell.com/wp/?p=593 http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/7-tips-to-choosing-a-high-converting-affiliate-program/feed/ 2 choosing ads,choosing products,choosing topics,ShareaSale,ShareaSale Think Tank Choosing a merchant partner can feel like a daunting task. Affiliate Marketer James Martell helps remove this fear, sharing with Coffee Talk listeners 7 things to look for when evaluating a merchant, as well as the 7 things that make an merchant's affi... In this Coffee Talk, James also tells you exactly how to evaluate a merchant and shares seven things that make an affiliate program successful, making it one java break you don't want to miss. Having attended the ShareASale Think Tank back in '07 in Scottsdale AZ, where James and 59 other top affiliates participated in the critique of 12 merchant's websites, he talked about this short 'breakation' and how he uses the time away to recharge his own creativity. The group checked into the Gainey Ranch Resort (http://scottsdale.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp) Friday evening and on a Saturday evening sat back the next morning as the 12 merchants who were taking part in the event took 45 minutes to present their website and their products or services. The affiliates then provided constructive criticism about each site. Doing this all day long, we started to see patterns among the sites that have the highest conversion rates, -- James says. Of course, he shares this information with you here. You will also hear all about the top seven things you want to consider when evaluating your merchants and the seven things you want to look for in a strong affiliate program. You can then use these 'checklists' to help you choose the most successful merchants, the ones that convert at the highest rate possible, and to ensure you seek out the most successful affiliate programs. In fact, by learning how to identify the best merchants upfront, those with good conversion rates, and getting in the 3% range, affiliates can double, triple and even quadruple revenues from EXISTING traffic. 7 Things YOU Must Look For In A High-Converting Affiliate Program And the timing of this Coffee Talk is perfect as James talks about how he has recently noticed that several forum members are working on converting more of their existing traffic into more revenue. In fact, the following seven things to look for on any merchant site will also be posted in the forum: * The site's shopping cart needs to be clean and uncluttered. It should be easy to use, and complete with have product photos and descriptions. It should also list availability of the stock. * Look for shipping information. You don't want to leave a customer wondering about this. The shipping information should be easy to find and if it is complicated (such as international shipping), make sure your merchant has a shopping calculator front and center where it is easily viewed. * Does the merchant have purchase incentives such as free shipping, discounts for shopping with them, or even gift cards? Of course, you don't want the visitors you drive to the merchant site to have to spend $2000 before they qualify for these incentives. This will not work in your favor. * Are the product details of the specific product your visitor was looking at listed on exact same page where they make their purchase (details such as manufacturer, dimensions, images, colors available, weight, size, materials, colors, etc.). * Does the merchant site have secure shopping certificates? Look for icons from companies such as GEOTrust, BizRate, Better Business Online, VeriSign, etc. * Is there an 1-800# on the site? Are the products sold over the phone? If so, does the merchant have provisions in place to make sure the affiliate is properly compensated? * Also consider the comfort and convenience factor. For instance, what is the merchant's return and exchange policy. Is contact information there and easily accessible? What are the money back guarantees? Can site visitors view the status of shipment while it is being sent to them? Is company information there? What is the merchant site's privacy policy. James also talks about a few sites that were presented at the ShareASale Think Tank (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUL9DWXyQEY) that he thinks listeners should visit including: CSNStores.com (http://csnstores.com), JensonUSA.com (http://jensonusa.com), TFAW.com (http://tfaw.com), TinyPrints. James Martell no <iframe width="400" height="24" src="http://jamesmartell.com/?powerpress_embed=593-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://jamesmartell.com/tools-technology/installing-a-script-now-easy-and-free/ http://jamesmartell.com/tools-technology/installing-a-script-now-easy-and-free/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:11:46 +0000 James Martell http://www.jamesmartell.com/wp/?p=17 http://jamesmartell.com/tools-technology/installing-a-script-now-easy-and-free/feed/ 3 http://jamesmartell.com/featured-articles/affiliate-marketers-super-bootcamp-the-new-intro-video/ http://jamesmartell.com/featured-articles/affiliate-marketers-super-bootcamp-the-new-intro-video/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:30:53 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4283 http://jamesmartell.com/featured-articles/affiliate-marketers-super-bootcamp-the-new-intro-video/feed/ 2 http://jamesmartell.com/blog/landing-page-design-optimization-tim-ash/ http://jamesmartell.com/blog/landing-page-design-optimization-tim-ash/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:38:18 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4825 http://jamesmartell.com/blog/landing-page-design-optimization-tim-ash/feed/ 0 http://jamesmartell.com/affiliate-buzz/affcon-2010-denver-plus-4-tools-to-increase-your-overall-productivity/ http://jamesmartell.com/affiliate-buzz/affcon-2010-denver-plus-4-tools-to-increase-your-overall-productivity/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:13:41 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4674 http://jamesmartell.com/affiliate-buzz/affcon-2010-denver-plus-4-tools-to-increase-your-overall-productivity/feed/ 0 affcon2010,affiliate conferences,getting organized,increasing productivity In this edition of the Affiliate Buzz audio newsletter, you'll notice that the Buzz has been picked up by WebmasterRadio.FM for your listening pleasure. Sit back and listen in as James Martell, successful publisher, (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AffBuzz-140x140-webmasterradio.jpg)In this edition of the Affiliate Buzz audio newsletter, you'll notice that the Buzz has been picked up by WebmasterRadio.FM (http://www.webmasterradio.fm/) for your listening pleasure. Sit back and listen in as James Martell, successful publisher, speaker and author talks with Arlene Martell and discusses the AffCon 2010 conference coming to Denver and 4 tools to improve your productivity. If you've ever sat back and wondered whether or not a conference was worth your time and money this Buzz will definitely answer your question. You'll learn how the AffCon 2010 (http://www.affcon2010.com/) conference can not only be worth your time, but actually help to motivate you in your own business from home. You'll hear a detailed description of all that AffCon 2010 offers attending affiliates from the different panels down to the topics to be discussed. To finish up this edition of the Buzz James and Arlene share 4 powerful tools you can use to increase your productivity over the course of your day while working from home. Listen to this edition of the Affiliate Buzz as James and Arlene talk about: * Benefits of attending affiliate conferences * Scheduled panels for AffCon 2010 * 4 tools to improve your productivity when working from home. And if you are... (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/JM-AMB-WebLayout-4.jpg) Ready To Get Serious About Affiliate Marketing? If you are ready to get serious about succeeding online and earning a full or part-living with affiliate programs -- I invite you to check out my Affiliate Marketers SUPER BootCamp (http://www.jamesmartell.com/bootcamp.html) Homestudy Program. James Martell no 31:44 <iframe width="400" height="24" src="http://jamesmartell.com/?powerpress_embed=4674-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://jamesmartell.com/blog/free-advertising-on-twitter-facebook-using-thumbnails-to-grab-attention/ http://jamesmartell.com/blog/free-advertising-on-twitter-facebook-using-thumbnails-to-grab-attention/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:41:07 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4718 http://jamesmartell.com/blog/free-advertising-on-twitter-facebook-using-thumbnails-to-grab-attention/feed/ 4 http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/lisa-riolo/ http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/lisa-riolo/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 03:20:58 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4398 http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/lisa-riolo/feed/ 0 affiliate networks,agencies,CJU,commission network,impact radius,negotiating commission,opm Coffee Talk with Lisa Riolo, Co-Founder of ImpactRadius.com - James Martell, President of Net Guides Publishing Inc., has been a successful affiliate and affiliate trainer since "The Caveman Days" of internet marketing. (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lisa-riolo.jpg)Coffee Talk with Lisa Riolo, Co-Founder of ImpactRadius.com James Martell, President of Net Guides Publishing Inc., has been a successful affiliate and affiliate trainer since "The Caveman Days" of internet marketing. He's seen it grow and change and knows that some of the things that held true back then are just as important today. He discusses this with Lisa Riolo in this edition of Coffee Talk. She’s was one of the women who literally help mold the affiliate marketing industry into what it is today. Now one of the founders of Impact Radius (http://impactradius.com), a hybrid next-generation affiliate network for on and offline performance based marketing, she was Commission Junction’s Vice President of Business Development from 2001 to 2006. Drawing on her experience, she explains how "everything old is new again." Now more than ever creating a successful affiliate business (for both affiliate publishers and advertisers) is about driving qualified customers via the creation of great, meaningful content not just mindless traffic. From this starting point, Lisa explains to James: * How you can learn to negotiate better commission rates with your advertisers * How to get accepted into "hot" or profitable affiliate programs (Hint: don’t let rejection get you down!) * How to overcome the Chicken vs. Egg phenomenon when you’re trying to lure a potential advertiser to your new website or even website idea * How to showcase the value you bring to any advertiser—even if your even if your sales figures are smaller than the big boys * How—if you’re an advertiser—you can build a profitable commission based sales force without sacrificing your brand’s "image"—and how to avoid the pitfalls * Why every business should consider performance-based marketing—even ones that don’t fit the traditional “model” She also chats with James and tells him how his tactics—even when he was just beginning in the business—caused her to sit up and take notice of his efforts before she’d ever met him. This is really an exciting look at affiliate marketing from its early years right on through the fast-paced and extremely lucrative times we’re living in today from two industry experts. Lisa is truly one of affiliate marketing’s most knowledgeable resources and James is thrilled to bring her to you. All you have to do is listen in. And if you are... (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/JM-AMB-WebLayout-4.jpg) Ready To Get Serious About Affiliate Marketing? If you are ready to get serious about succeeding online and earning a full or part-living with affiliate programs -- I invite you to check out my Affiliate Marketers SUPER BootCamp (http://www.jamesmartell.com/bootcamp.html) Homestudy Program. Best Regards, (http://jamesmartell.com/images/2_James_trans.gif) James Martell Canadian Affiliate Marketer Celebrating 10+ Years As A Successful Full-Time Affiliate Marketer. James Martell no 1:05:47 <iframe width="400" height="24" src="http://jamesmartell.com/?powerpress_embed=4398-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://jamesmartell.com/featured-articles/pageleap-free-internet-start-page/ http://jamesmartell.com/featured-articles/pageleap-free-internet-start-page/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 20:01:14 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4272 http://jamesmartell.com/featured-articles/pageleap-free-internet-start-page/feed/ 2 http://jamesmartell.com/affiliate-buzz/why-you-must-succeed-with-affiliate-programs/ http://jamesmartell.com/affiliate-buzz/why-you-must-succeed-with-affiliate-programs/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:59:00 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4185 http://jamesmartell.com/affiliate-buzz/why-you-must-succeed-with-affiliate-programs/feed/ 3 breakations,making money online,Super Boot Camp,working from home In this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, James Martell, successful publisher, speaker and author meets with his wife Arlene to discuss affiliate marketing -- surprise, surprise -- and specifically many of the reasons YOU may be attracted to this attracti... (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AffBuzz-140x140-webmasterradio.jpg)In this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, James Martell, successful publisher, speaker and author meets with his wife Arlene to discuss affiliate marketing -- surprise, surprise -- and specifically many of the reasons YOU may be attracted to this attractive and booming industry. When it comes to affiliate marketing, there are many reasons why people get on board. During the session James and Arlene talk about friends who used the freedom that affiliate marketing has given them to travel the world.  They discuss the lives of Jonathan and Carrie Kraft (http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/jonathan-kraft-affiliate-lifestyle/), a young couple they met at Affiliate Summit (http://jamesmartell.com/affiliatesummit) who have spent the last 7 months traveling and are now in Ecuador, having recently traveled to places such as Costa Rica, Panama, Germany, and many more places and still have one and a half years to go before they head home to Colorado. Listen in as James and Arlene talk about some of the benefits of having an online business: * Meeting great people * Travel (http://tikikiki.com) * Increasing income * Time freedom * Working from home * Being a part of a growing industry * Getting started on a shoestring budget And if you are... (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/JM-AMB-WebLayout-4.jpg) Ready To Get Serious About Affiliate Marketing? If you are ready to get serious about succeeding online and earning a full or part-living with affiliate programs -- I invite you to check out my Affiliate Marketers SUPER BootCamp (http://www.jamesmartell.com/bootcamp.html) Homestudy Program. James Martell no 29:28 <iframe width="400" height="24" src="http://jamesmartell.com/?powerpress_embed=4185-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/jonathan-kraft-affiliate-lifestyle/ http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/jonathan-kraft-affiliate-lifestyle/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:04:14 +0000 James Martell http://jamesmartell.com/?p=4203 http://jamesmartell.com/coffee-talk/jonathan-kraft-affiliate-lifestyle/feed/ 1 breakations,making money online James Martell, president of Net Guides Publishing Inc., has been a successful affiliate and affiliate trainer for a decade and if anyone understands the true freedom (both financial and personal) that the business offers those willing to put in the tim... (http://jamesmartell.com/images/jonathan-and-carrie-kraft.jpg)Coffee Talk with Jonathan Kraft for CarrieAndJonathan.com (http://carrieandjonathan.com/) James Martell, president of Net Guides Publishing Inc., has been a successful affiliate and affiliate trainer for a decade and if anyone understands the true freedom (both financial and personal) that the business offers those willing to put in the time and effort, it’s him. James is no stranger to travel and his “job” has given him opportunities to visit dozens of exotic locations and take dozens more not-so-exotic family vacations with his wife Arlene and their kids. And his story is not unique. Affiliate marketing is built for those who love to travel: no ties to an office, tons of free time, and a steady stream of residual income! That’s why James asked Jonathan Kraft to sit down and chat about how his affiliate career has radically changed his life. Jonathan and his wife Carrie, both successful affiliates who started small, are currently on an extended tour of South America—extended as in seven months and counting! Brought together by a love of travel and other cultures, they only just recently broke ties with “the real world” and left on their grand adventure—all thanks to the freedom and residual income of their affiliate business. Listen in as James and Jonathan talk about: * How Jonathan got started in the business with handmade Geocities websites in 2001 (slow and steady does actually win the race!) * How he and his wife built a steady, strong incoming flow of cash from his current websites * What exactly went into planning this remarkable Once-In-A-Lifetime journey * How it is possible for anybody—even you—to follow in his footsteps * And even how he’s currently building an affiliate site around his passion—travel! (What’s your passion?) If you love to travel, or if you just like to experience different cultures, the two also spend a great deal of time recounting the sites and experience Jonathan has encountered on his tour including: * Jonathan's heart-warming stint at a turtle rescue program in the Costa Rican jungle * The breathtaking adventure he had among Mayan ruins at Tikal * The life-changing opportunity to learn a foreign language in a country that speaks it * The fun of adapting cooking ingredients to come up with exciting new combinations But traveling the world (http://carrieandjonathan.com/) is just one of the opportunities an affiliate lifestyle affords. Jonathan suggests using your free time for whatever makes you happy: hobbies, volunteering, and family time--whatever makes you happy! If you’ve been wondering just what an affiliate business can do for you or if you’re in the business and struggling to find the motivation to push past your own personal roadblocks, this Coffee Talk is a must! Listen to Jonathan’s inspirational story and learn how you can truly live your life by earning more and working less! And if you are... (http://jamesmartell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/JM-AMB-WebLayout-4.jpg) Ready To Get Serious About Affiliate Marketing? If you are ready to get serious about succeeding online and earning a full or part-living with affiliate programs -- I invite you to check out my Affiliate Marketers SUPER BootCamp (http://www.jamesmartell.com/bootcamp.html) Homestudy Program. Best Regards, (http://jamesmartell.com/images/2_James_trans.gif) James Martell Canadian Affiliate Marketer Celebrating 10+ Years As A Successful Full-Time Affiliate Marketer. James Martell no 40:53 <iframe width="400" height="24" src="http://jamesmartell.com/?powerpress_embed=4203-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>