I had a reader ask me a question that I don't think I know the answer to anymore. They asked me if a lot of domain investors also partake in affiliate marketing? Years ago I knew quite a few people that were using affiliate programs with some of their domain names. Today I really haven't had much discussion, it seems some of the people I knew into affiliate marketing, haven't communicated … [Read more...]
Dave Zatz Explains Amazon Ad Network
Dave Zatz runs a very popular gadget blog on Zatznotfunny.com. First off this does not look like its going to be an Adsense competitor, the ads are going to be CPM impression based and not pay per click, so I don't see this being a parking alternative. Of course Amazon could change their mind down the road. The program is invite only currently to a select group of Associates. Tech Crunch … [Read more...]
Ad Impersonation Is The New Click Fraud
Lori Weiman wrote an interesting piece on Search Engine Land a few hours ago, the article focused on a different type of click fraud. PPC Ad impersonation occurs when an impostor advertiser takes a well known website address, and uses it as the display URL of their own advertisement. From the article: When you first hear about PPC fraud rings, you tend to think of click fraud where an … [Read more...]
Ebay’s Top Affiliate Gets Busted
In what is really an odd case, Shawn Hogan who was the top Ebay affiliate marketer, along with being a top Google Adsense earner got nailed for defrauding Ebay. Business Insider the story, Shawn Hogan, the CEO of a successful online marketing company called Digital Point Solutions, was sentenced to five months in federal prison for his role in defrauding eBay of an alleged $28 million in … [Read more...]