Although affiliate programs are used for marketing, some e-businesses consider it a source of income. The Businesses that sell products and services to a niche market, for website that offer information or entertainment contents but do not sell products and or services, and also, newsletters and blog publishers. Entrepreneurs can generate income with out the hassle of logistics, selling , shipping products, and providing customers service.
Becoming an affiliate and getting the most out of program requires: selecting an appropriate merchant and affiliate for your e-business, understanding the terms and conditions of the program, adding affiliate links to your we page, creating traffic at your we site.
The first thing for selecting an affiliate program is finding a program that is compatible to your e-business. Also, a thorough knowledge of merchants involved in your affiliate is crucial since since may view your business according to your affiliates.
Understanding the Affiliate Agreement is the key to a successful affiliate program. It is imperative to be familiar with all the elements of a affiliate program such as: the type of web sites allowed, types of links allowed, the guidelines of their usage, referral fees and commissions, payment terms, usage of logos, and contents, restriction on type of contents, and compliance of laws and regulations.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Page Layout WeeklyPost # 7
Studies have shown that most viewers generally look a the top and then left to right.
That's why it is important to place critical information on the right spot.
Information such as: contact, important elements of the services, or products, and company logo should be positioned accordingly.
The resolution of your web page should comply with the resolution of your viewers because most people use 800*600 or higher. Consider how your web pages will look in different size web browser windows. Using a Liquid design technique that allows your pages to adjust to the size of browser windows.
The length of web page should according to how the user will easily read or print the content of page. If it is primarily for reading on line, it should be broken down into smaller pages to read and navigate pages. In contrast, the pages intended to printed and read later should be combined for easy printing. The web page should be conveniently lay out for user. For instance, having an commonly used search engine might be a good idea to keep your viewer on your your page if the need for web search arrives.
That's why it is important to place critical information on the right spot.
Information such as: contact, important elements of the services, or products, and company logo should be positioned accordingly.
The resolution of your web page should comply with the resolution of your viewers because most people use 800*600 or higher. Consider how your web pages will look in different size web browser windows. Using a Liquid design technique that allows your pages to adjust to the size of browser windows.
The length of web page should according to how the user will easily read or print the content of page. If it is primarily for reading on line, it should be broken down into smaller pages to read and navigate pages. In contrast, the pages intended to printed and read later should be combined for easy printing. The web page should be conveniently lay out for user. For instance, having an commonly used search engine might be a good idea to keep your viewer on your your page if the need for web search arrives.
Writing for Web page Weekly posting#6
The guidelines for effectively writing for a Web page emphasizes writing short scan able text, since most people do no have the time to read long wordy information on web pages.
Write simple and direct language with an active voice.
Paragraph should be descriptive with limited number of words and the number of sentences.
Make sure the content of web, ancronyms, and abbreviations can easily understood or explained.
Use bold face word to to catch eyes and do not underline.
Use bullets or number list for easy scanning and each list with short description.
Use proper font colors corresponding with the back ground and use familiar commonly used font
The color theme of a web site can important. It is the first thing that viewer sees. Color can can have a positive or negative impression of the content in the web site. The use colors should be consistent through all pages. The page color should reflect the theme of your target audience.
Use images and multimedia to enhance your web site's design and it's appeal.
Write simple and direct language with an active voice.
Paragraph should be descriptive with limited number of words and the number of sentences.
Make sure the content of web, ancronyms, and abbreviations can easily understood or explained.
Use bold face word to to catch eyes and do not underline.
Use bullets or number list for easy scanning and each list with short description.
Use proper font colors corresponding with the back ground and use familiar commonly used font
The color theme of a web site can important. It is the first thing that viewer sees. Color can can have a positive or negative impression of the content in the web site. The use colors should be consistent through all pages. The page color should reflect the theme of your target audience.
Use images and multimedia to enhance your web site's design and it's appeal.
Affiliate Marketing/weeklypost5
Affiliate marketing over the years has evolved much like everything else about E-business. Now it is a major part of overall business plan. In some cases electronic version of sales referral programs generated huge sales. Affiliates earning world wide has grown in billions of dollars. The most common users of this program are: retail, gambling, finance, travel, education, and publishing. Of course, the biggest user of contextual advertising is Google's AdSense.
There are various ways for a business to approach a successful affiliate marketing program. A merchant can acquire big variety of affiliate members. A good example of that would be amazon.com that has more than a million affiliates.
Another way is to find a smaller number of highly successful affiliates that are closely related to the business.
There are various ways for a business to approach a successful affiliate marketing program. A merchant can acquire big variety of affiliate members. A good example of that would be amazon.com that has more than a million affiliates.
Another way is to find a smaller number of highly successful affiliates that are closely related to the business.
Search engine optimiztion/weeklyPost4
Search engine optimization(SEO)
It uses the volume of clicks and quality of a web site to rank web pages through different methods. SEO that use spiders to find web pages list the pages in "organic" or "algorithmic" search results. The web pages that are published earlier and ranked higher will be more likely to get most clicks from searchers. SEO can also target specific type of search, such as: local search, image search, or specific to an industry vertical search engines.
Understanding how people search online is important to optimizing the chances of a website being found web crawler. The process of a search involves a search engine spider downloading a page and then indexing the information based on the content, specific word in the page and it's relevancy to search. The leading search engines, Yahoo, Google, and Live use crawlers to find web page on their algorithmic search results. Google is credited for revolutionizing the page ranking.
Search engines are the most commonly used practice for bringing track to a website. However, it is not wise to entirely depend on search engines due to the lack of their guaranty that they will always be there. Instead, a better, more practical source of maximizing traffic is linking from other website.
It uses the volume of clicks and quality of a web site to rank web pages through different methods. SEO that use spiders to find web pages list the pages in "organic" or "algorithmic" search results. The web pages that are published earlier and ranked higher will be more likely to get most clicks from searchers. SEO can also target specific type of search, such as: local search, image search, or specific to an industry vertical search engines.
Understanding how people search online is important to optimizing the chances of a website being found web crawler. The process of a search involves a search engine spider downloading a page and then indexing the information based on the content, specific word in the page and it's relevancy to search. The leading search engines, Yahoo, Google, and Live use crawlers to find web page on their algorithmic search results. Google is credited for revolutionizing the page ranking.
Search engines are the most commonly used practice for bringing track to a website. However, it is not wise to entirely depend on search engines due to the lack of their guaranty that they will always be there. Instead, a better, more practical source of maximizing traffic is linking from other website.
amazon.comAffiliate program Terms
a. amazon.com commission structure:
Two compensation plan
1. classic fee structure
4% of the final sale through an affiliate website
2. Performance Fee Structure
It is based on the number of referrals, 4% to 10% The Higher the referral the higher the
commission.
Member may change to any structure at any time of the month.
Only Computer equipment has a max cap of $25 and video downloads have a
cap of $1.50.
b. The frequency of payment made to affiliate members are monthly.
60 day after the last day of the month amazon.com will either write a check with a
minimum of $100 total commission earned. There is $15 processing fee for this method
Members can also use the direct deposit with a minimum of $10.00
c. Restrictions on the contents of affiliate website
1. Sexually explicit materials
2. Material promoting violence
3. discrimination against: race, color, sex, age, gender, origin...
4. promoting illegal activities
5. amazon.com or its affiliates trademark as part of their URL domain
d. Associate agreement may be terminated by either parties at any time for any reason with a
written notice.
Two compensation plan
1. classic fee structure
4% of the final sale through an affiliate website
2. Performance Fee Structure
It is based on the number of referrals, 4% to 10% The Higher the referral the higher the
commission.
Member may change to any structure at any time of the month.
Only Computer equipment has a max cap of $25 and video downloads have a
cap of $1.50.
b. The frequency of payment made to affiliate members are monthly.
60 day after the last day of the month amazon.com will either write a check with a
minimum of $100 total commission earned. There is $15 processing fee for this method
Members can also use the direct deposit with a minimum of $10.00
c. Restrictions on the contents of affiliate website
1. Sexually explicit materials
2. Material promoting violence
3. discrimination against: race, color, sex, age, gender, origin...
4. promoting illegal activities
5. amazon.com or its affiliates trademark as part of their URL domain
d. Associate agreement may be terminated by either parties at any time for any reason with a
written notice.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Creating a Marketing Plan/Weekly Post#3CSIS299
If you want to seriously expand your E-business and be successful. It would be very important to take Marketing plan as serious as you did with your business plan. As in the Creating a Winning E-Business defines marketing Plan provides the details behind this market palace analysis summary. It specifies how your business will manage the marketing mix in order to generate sales and profits. A good marketing plan will define the market in your business will operate. Focus on your potential customer and your competition. Have a clear idea for how to find customer and keep them for long term and spread the word as well. A fine marketing plan will always be ready to absorb the fluctuation in the market.
A marketing plan should have a solid and clear over all objective. You should know how much your knowledge of know how you have. It should define the strategies to execute your plan. Also, the mission of you business has to be clear and achievable. The responsibilities should defined and allocated. Also, marketing plan has to be aligned with your budget and objectives and accomplishments should be recorded.
A marketing plan should have a solid and clear over all objective. You should know how much your knowledge of know how you have. It should define the strategies to execute your plan. Also, the mission of you business has to be clear and achievable. The responsibilities should defined and allocated. Also, marketing plan has to be aligned with your budget and objectives and accomplishments should be recorded.
Weekly asignementPostin#2CSIS299
Advertising on the world wide web may sound easy and there are tools that make your job simple. The real question is how would some one get him self to the point that people would find you among the crowd. Do you really have to do something as drastic as in the case half.com that goes on to persuade a town to change their name so your business gets the attention. I mean what exactly would it take to get your business off the ground. Unless you have some very unique idea or product or service which is not that easy. Do average Joe really have a chance to be successful?
If we just keep tying, some day might be our turn.
If we just keep tying, some day might be our turn.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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The article ID number# 834188
I recently had the opportunity to work in Afghanistan as a translator for the US Department of Defense. I met with the head of the Department f Mining and Minerals of Kunar province, Afghanistan. He came asking for support from the US forces to improve the situation for his extremely under budgeted office that was working to stop people from looting the national treasure of gem stones. Afghanistan has one the finest quality Lapis, Emerald and Ruby in the world which are often extracted illegally using improper methods such as explosives. There are many gem stone selling shops in almost all US and Nato military bases in Afghanistan.
My curiosity for gems and Afghan rugs brought me to the Chicken Street, in capital city Kabul. This is the largest market for Afghani crafts and gems. The trick to find better bargain is to not let the shop keepers know that you are a foreigner. Otherwise, you have to be a really good negotiator. I was amazed to see the raw uncut Ruby that looked like any ordinary rock. If I had found it I would have probably thrown it away. The uncut Lapis Lazuly is sold by kilos.
Afghanistan is primary known for its Lapis production, but now more and more rcoks such as Emerald that is similar to Columbian Emerald from north eastern Punjsher valley, and fine quality Ruby from Jegdelag mines. Also, various colors of Tourmaline and kunzite from bright blue to sparkiling peach colors have emerged from Hindu Kush mountain of Afghanistan. The harsh climate on top of these mountains and the safty of miners due to unstable political climate might be diminishing the production of these vlueable stones. However the future of Afghanistan's gemology will once again rock when the dust settles.
The article ID number# 834188
I recently had the opportunity to work in Afghanistan as a translator for the US Department of Defense. I met with the head of the Department f Mining and Minerals of Kunar province, Afghanistan. He came asking for support from the US forces to improve the situation for his extremely under budgeted office that was working to stop people from looting the national treasure of gem stones. Afghanistan has one the finest quality Lapis, Emerald and Ruby in the world which are often extracted illegally using improper methods such as explosives. There are many gem stone selling shops in almost all US and Nato military bases in Afghanistan.
My curiosity for gems and Afghan rugs brought me to the Chicken Street, in capital city Kabul. This is the largest market for Afghani crafts and gems. The trick to find better bargain is to not let the shop keepers know that you are a foreigner. Otherwise, you have to be a really good negotiator. I was amazed to see the raw uncut Ruby that looked like any ordinary rock. If I had found it I would have probably thrown it away. The uncut Lapis Lazuly is sold by kilos.
Afghanistan is primary known for its Lapis production, but now more and more rcoks such as Emerald that is similar to Columbian Emerald from north eastern Punjsher valley, and fine quality Ruby from Jegdelag mines. Also, various colors of Tourmaline and kunzite from bright blue to sparkiling peach colors have emerged from Hindu Kush mountain of Afghanistan. The harsh climate on top of these mountains and the safty of miners due to unstable political climate might be diminishing the production of these vlueable stones. However the future of Afghanistan's gemology will once again rock when the dust settles.
E-Business and Global economy,weekly posting# 1
The remarkable invention of Internet linking individuals and businesses around the world has certainly created a unique economic environment where time and distance in no longer a barrier. The Internet has made it easier and cheaper more than ever for businesses of all sizes to transact and exchange information. Businesses that once had geographically limited customers and competitors are now finding out that the entire globe is now a potential customer and also, a competitor as well. Businesses are now open every minute of the day or night.
Buying a product across the globe is just a matter of few mouse clicks.
Buying a product across the globe is just a matter of few mouse clicks.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Link request
Hi,
My name is Ghulam Abbas and I am the editor of abbasinternetmarketing.blogspot.com. I noticed that your site links to websites that provide informationon Internet Marketing. abbasinternetmarketing.blogspot.com is also a greatresource that is about Internet Marketing and your readers may find it to be very usefulif it was added to your list of resources. I appreciate your consideration.Practical Internet Marketing– CSIS 299Thanks,
Ghulam Abbas http://abbasinternetmarketing.blogspot.com
My name is Ghulam Abbas and I am the editor of abbasinternetmarketing.blogspot.com. I noticed that your site links to websites that provide informationon Internet Marketing. abbasinternetmarketing.blogspot.com is also a greatresource that is about Internet Marketing and your readers may find it to be very usefulif it was added to your list of resources. I appreciate your consideration.Practical Internet Marketing– CSIS 299Thanks,
Ghulam Abbas http://abbasinternetmarketing.blogspot.com
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Web HostingCSIS299
After looking at Dream Host, Host Gear , and Apollo Hosting, Web hosting services are different in many ways. The first and most important factor is the prices. Dream Host strat from $5.95/ month with a long term contract. It also has a $49.00 set up fee. Host Gear looks like it offers more bang for the money. More hard drive space and many unlimited service included with the services that would run for about ten dollars.
Apollo Hosting has little harder to understand lay out of choice of services and prices.
I would pick Host Gear because it offers more options for about same price range. The hard drive space, up time, emails, and may other services are included. The fact that it has 45 day money back gauranty and no setup fee, one has the flexiability to change his mind later. Its services offered and prices are set up in an easy to follow manner for beginners and more advanced users.
Apollo Hosting has little harder to understand lay out of choice of services and prices.
I would pick Host Gear because it offers more options for about same price range. The hard drive space, up time, emails, and may other services are included. The fact that it has 45 day money back gauranty and no setup fee, one has the flexiability to change his mind later. Its services offered and prices are set up in an easy to follow manner for beginners and more advanced users.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Net Neutrality
What is net neutrality?
According to Wikipedia, "a broadband network free of restrictions on kinds of equipment that may be attached and the modes of communication allowed, and where communications would not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams".
Internet should be free from any kind of monopolizing power by any one to keep the spread of this phenomenal invention of Internet. After all, the very reason why Internet is what it is today, is because it has been left wide open for everyone to explore and introduce new ideas.
What do I think of "Net Neutrality"?
I am for net neutrality up to the point that It remains with in the guideline of humanity.
I just do not want the world wide web to become a lawless jungle that we would not be to control if it gets out of our hands. There should be strict laws for people or entities that commit crimes using the Internet.
What would I say to my congressman about net neutrality?
I would say keep the net free from any power manipulating it. However, make it safe for our children and the next generations.
According to Wikipedia, "a broadband network free of restrictions on kinds of equipment that may be attached and the modes of communication allowed, and where communications would not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams".
Internet should be free from any kind of monopolizing power by any one to keep the spread of this phenomenal invention of Internet. After all, the very reason why Internet is what it is today, is because it has been left wide open for everyone to explore and introduce new ideas.
What do I think of "Net Neutrality"?
I am for net neutrality up to the point that It remains with in the guideline of humanity.
I just do not want the world wide web to become a lawless jungle that we would not be to control if it gets out of our hands. There should be strict laws for people or entities that commit crimes using the Internet.
What would I say to my congressman about net neutrality?
I would say keep the net free from any power manipulating it. However, make it safe for our children and the next generations.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Hello!
Hi,
I am taking this new class "Pratical Internet Marketing".
I am excited to learn how to market a product or srvice on the internet.
Abbas
I am taking this new class "Pratical Internet Marketing".
I am excited to learn how to market a product or srvice on the internet.
Abbas
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