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Most Embarassing Newbie Mistakes Affiliates Make

What Goes Up... Did you know that revenue stats can vary from month to month? Well that's not a concept that CAP Forum poster FictionNet was really acquainted with back in 2001 when he started promoting Referback sites. We'll let FictionNet take the story from here: When I first became a casino affiliate, in 2001,…

Romania: Ready for the Online Gambling Industry

[caption id="attachment_33894" align="alignright" width="290" caption="Romanians love sports wagering."][/caption] Romania is the latest Eastern European country to liberalize online gambling markets and presents some good opportunities, and interesting challenges, for gambling affiliates. Here's a few facts to consider when looking to break into this exciting new market. Romanians Love Sports Wagering One thing that's safe to…

5 Common Mistakes in Marketing-Performance Evaluation & Measurement

Marketing is THE crucial element for any affiliate business. Let's face it, without marketing, we wouldn't be able to make any money. (Simply, no one would ever come to our website just by entering our URL randomly in their browser's address bar.) That's why all sorts of performance measurement models have sprouted up to "help"…

How to Rank Your New Site without Spending a Dime

Sometimes I see that newer affiliates do not have enough money leftover after establishing their websites to invest into their SEO. Before you would be completely out of luck, but in the day of social media and manual penalties from Google, only reinvesting a portion of your sites revenue stream and never more than it…

Affiliate Site Building Series: Part 1: Selecting a Domain Name

Getting a domain name is the first step towards a new affiliate site. It is also the first investment that every new affiliate has to make. Even though some people still try to promote affiliate offers directly (without a website) it becomes more and more difficult every month. Having an affiliate site gives you a…

Bingo: The Affiliate's Path to Profits

Are you too cool to be a bingo affiliate? If you think you are, you're not alone. Bingo is, in the words of Sports Gaming CEO, Joe Saumerez Smith, "the red-headed stepchild," of the gambling industry. While it may not be the flashiest niche in the business, in 2012 it turned into one the most…

Affiliate Programs to Watch in 2013

With the holiday season behind us, many affiliate partners are taking stock of their businesses and looking for new operators to work with in the new year. To help out with this post-holiday chore, we've put together a list of some affiliate programs that are worth taking a look at in 2013. William Hill: Established…

Why Work with an Affiliate Network?

Success in the affiliate marketing business is all about good time management.  Between building the site, creating the content, and driving traffic, you'll have your hands full before you've ever earned a dollar. Once the revenue start rolling in, you'll be faced with a whole new set of administrative grunt work. That's why more and…

How to Run an Affiliate Business in 2013

Casino affiliate marketing is an increasingly popular choice for small-time entrepreneurs with big-time ambitions, but it's anything but a get-rich-quick scheme. Running a successful affiliate marketing business, of any kind, is a time consuming affair and even the most successful affiliates often wait months before seeing revenue of any kind. But with realistic expectations and…

How To Make Money as an Online Poker Affiliate in 2013

Affiliate marketing in the online gaming sector has always predominantly been based on one monetization model, namely converting Web traffic into player signups at casinos, poker rooms, bingo rooms, sports betting sites, etc. While other online gaming sectors have continued to flourish, a number of changes in the poker sector have occurred over the past…