I’ve noticed a few instances of this, so I thought I’d point them out. 1. Wise Rep – now, this may not totally be a scam, but it’s advertising that you too can list your wholesale products along side things like lucky brand jeans and buyers are going to come and find them.  When “buyers” [...]

Everyone knows about CJ, Linkshare, Clickbank, and Google (previously Performics), but there are more and more smaller affiliate programs popping up.   Here’s the least you should know.  As an advertiser, the fees are typically less than the big 3.  There are usually less publishers, you won’t find any fortune 500 companies, and many of [...]

When reading an affiliate advertiser’s terms and conditions, a common restriction says something like “you are forbidden from bidding on “ourbrand.com, brandmisspelling.com, and our brand name”.  For some PPC publishers, this means it’s time to move to a new advertiser.  But should you be so hasty to dismiss these brands? More and more advertisers are hesitant [...]