Recommended Merchant Resources

Merchants comparing affiliate software are highly recommended to check this complete list of e-commerce products and services.

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• Finding Affiliates
• The Affiliate List - Jeff Molander's well researched list. Connect With the Top Affiliates Now.

   

• Affiliate Management
• Affiliate Manager - Affiliate Manager training package - physical material includes dvd's and cd's

   

• affSolutions - Solutions to Maximize the Affiliate Marketing Channel

   

• AffStat 2006 Report - How Does Your Affiliate Program Compare?

   

• CMC - Commerce Management Consulting - Affiliate Program Management

   

• AMWSO - Affiliate Management Consultants - Let AMWSO take the strain out of your Affiliate Marketing.

   

• Outsource Your Affiliate Recruitment with Partnerific - a service that will recruit affiliates for your program with a three-pronged approach:
  1. Leverage existing relationships
     
  2. Approach competitor's partners
     
  3. Scour the Web for new partners
     

   

• Need help managing your affiliate program? Check out LinkProfits Total Outsource Management Solution - their services are effective AND affordable.
  

   

• Hosting Services and related
• DreamHosting-low cost hosting and currently offering a hosted Miva merchant solution for just $15.95/month. Use discount coupon code HAPPY50 to save up to 50% off any hosting plan.

   

• CityMax-a powerful hosted website builder tool, however it doesn't support an affiliate programme. I like it anyway and have used it to make a low cost site for a local business.
  

   

• Traffic Analysis and Other Tools
• Hitslink competes closely with IndexTools and has a no-fee cobranded solution.

   

• WebMerge - Publish any database or spreadsheet with templates from any HTML editor on any Web server. And then automate it. Yep. It's that easy.

• E-commerce Information Products
• Revenue Today Magazine - The Performance Marketing Standard

• Ecommerce Digest - The"Bible" of Online Selling

• Merchants can sign up for PayPal and start accepting credit card payments instantly."

• E-Commerce Consultants
• Contact Entra Marketing today for a free consultation regarding increasing your business with an affiliate strategy

   

• InfoSourcing Inc. - Solution provider for Web services, technical documentation and E-business consulting services

Resources for Affiliates

Are you thinking of becoming an affiliate or an affiliate looking for some solutions to help you grow your business? Here's a list of forums and resources that can help:

• Affiliate Guild is a self-help learning resource for people who want to learn to be affiliate, are already affiliates, and want to learn to be super affiliates. Membership is free.


• Are you new to Affiliate Marketing? Talk with experts and learn the tricks of the trade at the #1 Affiliate Marketing Forum, eWealth. Join eWealth for free


• A good affiliate forum that is free to join is AbestWeb, where they have excellent moderators and lots of helpful contributors.


• Another new but up and coming affiliate forum that's free to join is ReturnonAffiliate.


• For new affiliates - start with Rosalind Gardner's "bible" to affiliate marketing
  

• AM411 Affiliate Marketing Directory - Directory of affiliate programs and networks for publishers to market, promote and earn commissions. Find reviews, forums, articles and more.

• RoboForm is a great tool that remembers all your passwords for various affiliate accounts. No more spreadsheets! I use it.

• Want to research competitive keywords? - this is the best tool I found.

• Want to research long tail keywords? - this is the best tool I found.