What We Learned at #ASW14

Everyone deserves an applause for how great Affiliate Summit West 2014 was. What a way to kick this year off, people! With over 5000 attendees, this was the biggest Affiliate Summit conference yet! Our team dove right in and was able to strengthen their relationships...

The Wearable Wave Is Almost Here

Since the early 2000s, we’ve been embracing technology with open arms. Social networks and smartphone applications have changed the way we work, talk, and live with each other. But brands aren’t stopping there, this is just the beginning. A new wave of...

Fraud Part 2 of 2: Right from Wrong

There are many ways fraud is committed within the affiliate community. Advertisers, affiliates, and networks have all been found guilty. We’ve spent plenty of time dealing with fraud and come across two types a fraud quite often. Spoofing: Also known as link masking...

Fraud Part 1 of 2: Getting Educated

With technology progressing and new ways to trick the system being discovered everyday, fraud is a hurdle we have to keep on jumping over. It’s oftentimes a topic of discussion here and since we have a fair amount of experience with it, we wanted to take a couple...

Who Does Affiliate Marketing?

Probably not your local pizza shop owners, but those who run an online retail store (advertiser) or popular blog (publisher) either do or should. Affiliate marketers don’t have to be business owners, that’s the beauty of it. No overhead costs, no inventory, and...

What is Affiliate Marketing and Where is it Going?

It’s 2013 and being an entrepreneur is easier said than done. Sure, we have Facebook to spread the word, Twitter to micro-blog, Linkedin to find talent, and Google+ to stash away for apocalyptic times. But truth be told, the majority of businesses aren’t using these...