five successful strategies for monetizing blogs
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It's not easy making money with affiliate programs. You're a blogger, not a marketer, right? There's no reason you can't be both. Affiliate marketers Missy Ward and Shawn Collins will provide proven tactics to monetize your blog, and associated photos, videos, podcasts, and Tweets. This presentation will outline the multiple tactics available to provide action items that enable you to be both a successful artist and entrepreneur. Methods will be categorized into one of five focused strategies for blog monetization.TRANSCRIPT
Five Successful Strategies for Monetizing Blogs
Shawn Collins & Missy Ward
Co-Founders, Affiliate Summit
This could be you…
Or more likely…
Growth Industry
JupiterResearch “US Online Affiliate Marketing Forecast, 2007 to 2012.”
E-Commerce Continues to Grow
eMarketer “US Retail E-Commerce Set for Growth.”
Affiliate Marketing Numbers
$6.5 Billion in Commissions (2005)
Anne Holland, MarketingSherpaAffiliate Summit West 2006
Keynote Address
Affiliate Programs at 75% Retailers
Internet Retailer “Hot 100 Retail Web Sites.”
Nearly 1/10 of Online Retail
Econsultancy “Affiliate Marketing Buyer’s Guide 2009.”
Affiliate marketers responsible for ~ 1/10 of all online sales in the UK (2008)
Video
Photo
Podcast
Contact Shawn Collins
[email protected]: @affiliatetipAIM: affiliatetipFacebook:
http://www.shawnonfacebook.comLinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncollins
Contact Missy [email protected]: @missywardAIM: MsMissyWardFacebook:
http://www.MissyOnFacebook.comLinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/missywardPersonal Blog: http://www.MissyWard.com
Affiliate Summit East 2009
Who: Thousands of affiliate marketersWhat: The premier affiliate marketing
conferenceWhen: August 9-11Where: Hilton New YorkWhy: Learn and network
Details at www.AffiliateSummit.com
Sources
Growth Rate of Affiliate Marketing
http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/growth-rate-of-affiliate-marketing/
Top 5 Affiliate Marketing Opportunities for 2006
http://www.slideshare.net/affsum/top-5-affiliate-marketing-opportunities-for-2006
Majority of Top Retailers Have Affiliate Programs
http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/majority-of-top-retailers-have-affiliate-programs/
UK Affiliate Marketing to Generate £4 Billion in 2009
http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/uk-affiliate-marketing-to-generate-4-billion-in-2009/
US Retail E-Commerce Set for Growth
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1005963