Whether you are a reseller, affiliate or merchant, the key to affiliate success is driving qualified traffic to your site, and lots of it. The indefatiguable Marlon Sanders has authored a handbook to help you do just that. If you're not familiar with Mr. Sanders or his genre, hang on to your hat, as you're about to enter the infopreneur affiliate whirlwind, complete with a heavy sales pitch, multiple pop-ups and a traditional direct marketing schpiel. But scoff not, as Marlon and other heavy-hitters in the industry make quite a comfortable living from their efforts. If you're not ready to hand over $20(US) for his 23 fail-safe traffic-driving secrets, you might elect to sign up for his no-cost, 7-day email sales course, which is a masterful pitch worth your study in and of itself.
With the acquisition of both BeFree and Commission Junction, ValueClick has positioned itself as an affiliate and performance marketing powerhouse. Stay tuned as ValueClick combines the services of both affiliate marketing companies. Considering BeFree's personalization technology, including enhanced personlized email marketing based on behavior and purchase patterns, and CJ's contextual pay-per-lead advertising network, the results should be quite intriguing. ValueClick now boasts a network of more than 1,500 merchants worldwide, including Best Buy, CitiFinancial, Staples, Travelocity, Expedia and Marks and Spencer.