Affiliate Marketing Exposed - Andy Rodriguez Consulting

February is here!

2007-02-01T09:11:00.000-05:00

Good morning everyone, here we are February 1, 2007. The month of January has gone so fast it seems like a blur, where have the weeks gone. The whole month I have been sitting here in my office looking at my 25 for ProLine sitting on the trailer outside my office window. It's been too windy to go out on the water. I guess it's not a bad thing we have brought on board three new merchants and are in the process of having their affiliate programs launched. Hopefully the winds will start to die down now in February and we can have some time on the water.

Speaking of these three new merchant the first one we like to introduce his Holmesstamp.com. This is a 50-year-old family stamp business based out of Jacksonville, Florida the program is on shareasale, and we are fine-tuning adding more creative and tweaking the website to increase conversions. You can join the program on my signature link on ABestWeb. The owner is very cool and very affiliate friendly.

The second merchant that we're launching soon is onewayfurniture.com. This merchant was listed number 35 in the Inc.com online magazines fastest growing online retailers four 2006. We are setting up a program on shareasale as we speak, setting up the creatives and getting the program ready for launch. The online furniture vertical has become very popular in the last several years for online shoppers. Today you can shop and furnish your entire home from the comfort of your keyboard and a mouse. We are really excited to be managing the onewayfurniture.com affiliate program.

The third merchant that we are launching is a UK-based merchant that is expanding into the US. We will have more news on the new UK merchant, ARC expansion and what it means to affiliates within the US. More news to follow soon ...

Hope all of you are having a fantastic beginning of the month, for me February is always a great month being that my birthday is on the 23rd. This year I am looking at the big 43rd

Have an amazing day!

January has flown by

2007-01-29T11:49:00.000-05:00

Okay here I am on a Monday, January 29, just got back from affiliatesummit in Las Vegas last week and now it's when I'm finally caught up with all the e-mails and all the work that was missed while I was in Vegas.

This affiliatesummit by far was the best one that I have attended, the networking was superb, new friendships or developed, existing relationships got closer. We are already making plans for affiliatesummit east that is going to be held in Miami in the month of July, make sure you make plans to be here.

While in Vegas my interest in blogging has been renewed, I know I have said this before but we are going to try again and post more frequently in an effort to get this blog on the affiliate marketing radar. At ARC we have lots of stuff going on, new merchants coming on board an exciting new partnerships being developed. Stay tuned for more details soon.

Hello all, It's been a while since we updated the...

2005-11-30T10:51:00.000-05:00

Hello all,

It's been a while since we updated the blog and we do apologize. We have been concentrating on email and Im as a means to communicate since we felt the blog route was not meeting our communication ROI. It is now approx 6 months latr since our last entry and we are ready to give it a second shot.

I will be blogging frequently from now on, posting updates, deals from our merchants and general views and opinions on the state of affiliate marketing.

Thank you all for your support.....wishing you very Happy Holidays....

~ Andy

AMC™ - Affiliate Manager Certification Seminar In...

2005-05-24T16:10:00.000-04:00

AMC™ - Affiliate Manager Certification Seminar

Intercontinental Hotel MiamiMiami - Friday, July 29 - 31, 2005

The first Affiliate Manager Certification (AMC™) seminar for the affiliate marketing industry will be conducted in Miami, Florida on July 29, 2005. The seminar will be conducted by Andy Rodriguez, president of Andy Rodriguez Consulting. Andy Rodriguez is credited for successfully turning the under-performing TigerDirect affiliate program in 2001 into an industry performance model, taking the program from $80k to over $1.6 MM per month in under 2 years. He was voted "Affiliate Marketing Manager of the Year in 2002" for his industry accomplishments by the largest online affiliate marketing community, ABestWeb. Andy currently runs a very successful Affiliate Program Management and Consulting business in Miami, Florida.

The need for a basic understanding of the affiliate manager role has been long overdue. This program has been developed for professionals in response to the ongoing growing demand for practical training in affiliate marketing best-practices. It is designed to acknowledge and validate an affiliate manager’s capability to effectively manage an online merchant's affiliate program. The AMC™ seminar will serve as a conductor for best-practices, establishing an industry standard for affiliate program managers. The goal will be to educate, train and insure that managers have the basic understanding of how to manage an effective affiliate program based on ethics and trust between all parties.

The affiliate manager certification seminar addresses how to build, develop and grow a successful affiliate program in the very lucrative affiliate marketing industry. The seminar provides unique industry insights by looking at requirements and key characteristics of effective and profitable affiliate programs.

If you are:

- an Affiliate Program Manager working in the industry
- a merchant that wants to take their current affiliate program to the next level
- a successful affiliate that wants to work in the very lucrative field of Affiliate Program Management (OPM)

. . . then you need to make plans to be in Miami for the first ARC AMC™ seminar on the weekend of July 29, 2005.

Learn:

- how to recruit the right affiliate partners using forums, directories and technology
- how to send effective emails and newsletters that get read
- the one IM program you cannot be without
- how using RSS will cut through the noise and get your message out
- the eight promotional ideas that will generate an activation frenzy in your program
- how to group and work with the six different types of affiliates
- what the top five tools your affiliates are using and why
- why you need to become an affiliate yourself
- what you need to know about "technology partners", no spin, no sugar coating
- how to balance search, trademark policies and PPC in your program
- how to identify spyware/adware that is affecting your programs performance
- how to assess your legal risks with Spyware/Adware relationships
- what the networks will not tell you and why you need to know
- what is the best choice for your program, network or indy platform
- how to build strong relationships and establish trust in your program
- the skills that will drive your affiliate program to the top of its category and give your program an edge over your competitors
- what the right answer is to the following question when asked by management - "Do you work for us or the affiliates?"
- how to develop the single most important principle for a successful affiliate program
- how to effectively manage a virtual, commission only sales team
- how to encourage, motivate and activate in-active affiliate partners in your program
- ABW101 - Ditch your flame suit, jump in the kitchen and make your program sizzle.

Kellie Stevens of AffiliateFairPlay.com Inc will be presenting topics related to spyware/adware in the Affiliate Marketing Channel.

The seminar fee will include:

Seminar registration, training materials and course manual.
Friday night networking and Q+A reception with cocktails.
Saturday - training seminar, Q+A, networking - 9 AM to 6 PM.
Sunday - training seminar, Q+A, conference wrap up – 9 AM to 2 PM.
Saturday and Sunday - catered breakfast and lunch.
Certificate of course completion as a Certified Affiliate Manager (CAM™)
Access to 60 days of FREE consulting from ARC by phone, email or IM. ($ 4,000 value)
One hour FREE phone consultation by Kellie Stevens from AffiliateFairPlay.com ($ 300 value)

The AMC™ seminar is a great starting point for the seasoned affiliate marketer that wants to explore and move into affiliate program management, as an affiliate manager for a merchant or as an OPM. As the affiliate marketing channel continues to hyper-evolve with relationships and technology playing a greater role in our day-to-day work, the demand for affiliate marketing professionals whom exhibit the skills, knowledge and specialized training in this niche market increases.

Upon completion of the seminar, participants will receive a Certified Affiliate Manager certificate. The CAM™ certificate designates that you have thorough knowledge on how to develop, troubleshoot, grow and manage an effective affiliate program based on ethics and trust between all parties. You will gain an understanding of why qualities such as trust, integrity, and respect are essential components for a successful program and for your affiliate partners. You will gain knowledge on best-practices, ethics, and technology used in affiliate program management today. Your Certified Affiliate Manager Certification™ status will allow you to be a part of an ever growing community of marketing professionals that deserve and have earned the recognition of the online marketing community.

The CAM certification seminar fee is:
$1,300.00 if booked before June 30th,
$1,500.00 after June 30, 2005.

For more information, send an email to: am101@andyrodriguez.com or visit: Affiliate-Manager-Certification-Miami-05

We have negotiated an amazing room rate at the venue hotel, based on availability. Please contact Michael Nunez at EasyClickTravel for reservations.

Szul.com - Mother's Day Offers, Coupons

2005-04-18T20:41:00.000-04:00

Szul.com has released 4 incredible Mother's Day coupons, 6 wonderful Mother's Day gifts and updated it's new dynamic creative code to reflect current promotions.

Full details, click here.

Say - "I Love You Mom" with BeyondBlossoms.com

2005-04-14T10:55:00.000-04:00

Mothers day is around the corner. What better way to say "I Love You Mom" than with a beautiful, hand tied bouquet from BeyondBlossoms.com.

Load this full page creative to your website and watch your sales blossom this Mother's day withBeyondBlossoms.com

FPC's are simple to use, just follow these simple steps:
1) Load the url in your browser - click here
2) Go to view/source and copy all the HTML to your website
3) Do a search and replace on your site for 0000000 and add your CJ affiliate ID number
4) Add traffic and sit back....

You are invited to join USHealthSystem.com

2005-04-12T17:31:00.000-04:00

Hello Team,

We weren't kidding when we said we were busy bringing you new programs. It seems like yesterday that we just launched a new program and now we are bringing you another stellar affiliate program. USHealthSystem.com is a Prescription Drug Card Plan that has no competition in the market. The is not an RX program, we don't sell any prescriptions, we don't fill prescriptions, or sell any enhancement pills. We do offer an affordable Prescription Drug Plan that will save consumers thousands of dollars on their daily prescription needs. We are honored to have been selected by USHealthSystem.com to launch, grow and manage their Prescription Drug Card affiliate program. Please join me in welcoming our newest merchant to join the ARC family of affiliate programs. Click here to join USHealthSystem.com

The Perfect Plan For Anyone That Needs Affordable Prescription Coverage.
USHealthSystem.com offers an affordable prescription plan that offers members a flat price for prescription drugs starting at just $10 per prescription.
• Over 51,000 Pharmacies
• Over 7,100 Drugs Covered in Tiers 1, 2, and 3
• Brand Name or Generic Drugs
• No Monthly or Annual Limits or Maximums
• Toll Free Customer Service
• Pre-existing Conditions Okay
• No Claim Forms• No Deductibles
• Mail Order RX Fulfillment Available
• No Waiting Period
• Available in All 50 States
• Everyone Accepted

Join USHealthSytem.com and Start Earning $50.00 Minimum Per Sale
USHealthSystem.com offers outstanding customer service, value, pricing, and commitment to customer satisfaction which leads to high conversion rates and satisfied customers. The US Health System plan is of great value to the individual or family that needs temporary or permanent prescription drug coverage. When you make a sale to a visitor, you will earn a $50.00 commission and when they reach their six months on the program, you will receive an additional $50 commission. One sale will earn you a potential $100.00 in commissions. US Health Systems handles all of the transaction details, you just cash the checks. Please take a moment and help me welcome USHealthSystem.com to our family by joining their affiliate program today.

Quick Program Facts
We are running an in-house program with Kowabunga, providing real-time reporting.
We have a life time cookie.
We pay $50.00 for each membership and a $50.00 bonus after they continue on the program for six months.
We have great creative and text linking capability.
We are parasite FREE.

Click here to join USHealthSystem.com now

We value your support on all our programs and are counting on your active participation in USHealthSystem.com. Please feel free to call me, email me or IM me with any questions, suggestions or ideas you may have regarding this program. We value your comments and your opinions and we want to be sure you have everything you need to earn commissions with this program.

To your success,

Andy Rodriguez
Orestes Vega
USHealthsystems.com Affiliate
Program Management Team
P: 305-412-3512
C: 305-785-4524
E: affiliate.admin@ushealthsystem.com
W: www.andyrodriguez.com
AIM: AffiliateDoctor
Join all our affiliate programs today - click here!

You are invited to join CellarsWineClub.com

2005-04-10T21:53:00.000-04:00

Hello Team,

I hope you are having a fantastic 2005 with your affiliate marketing efforts. At ARC, we have been really busy behind the scenes growing and fine tuning the affiliate programs we manage to help you increase your earnings. We will be launching a few more programs and announcing during the next few weeks.CellarsWineClub.com has contracted our company to launch, grow and manage their new wine and wine club affiliate program. Please join me in welcoming the newest merchant to join the ARC family of quality affiliate programs, CellarsWineClub.com. We have been working with them for a few months now, setting everything up and making sure everything is right. Click here to join CellarsWineClub.com

The Leader Among Wine Clubs and Online Wine Outlets
Since 1995, CellarsWineClub.com has offered hard to find high quality wines at competitive prices. That is what has made them the leader among all the wine clubs and wine sites currently on the internet today. With 10 years of experience in the online wine market, they are known their outstanding customer service. They handle order processing, shipping, billing, customer service, and returns in the manner you want your customers treated – fairly and quickly.

Join CellarsWineClub.com and Start Increasing Your Affiliate Revenue
The combination of their outstanding customer service, depth of product offerings, value pricing, and commitment to customer satisfaction leads to high conversion rates and satisfied customers – a true win-win partnership. Cellars Wine Club's great service, selection, and value will help you earn incredible commissions from your targeted traffic. When they make a sale to a customer referred from your web site, you will earn a 10% commission and enjoy a 30 day return day cookie. They will handle all of the transaction details, you just cash the checks. Please take a moment and help me welcome CellarsWineClub.com to our family by joining their affiliate program today.

Quick Program Facts
We are running in-house on DirectTrack with real-time reporting.
We have a 30 day return cookie.
We pay 10% on all wine club memberships.
We have great creative, text links and deep linking capability.
We are parasite FREE

Click here to join CellarsWineClub.com now

We value your support on all our programs and are counting on your active participation CellarsWineClub.com. Please feel free to call me, email me or IM me with any questions, suggestions or ideas you may have regarding this program. We value your comments and your opinions and we want to be sure you have everything you need to earn commissions with this program.

To your success,

Andy Rodriguez
CellarsWineClub.com Affiliate
Program Management Team
P: 305-412-3512
C: 305-785-4524
E: wine@andyrodriguez.com
W: www.andyrodriguez.com
AIM: AffiliateDoctor

Join all our affiliate programs today - click here!

Szul - Lifetime Commissions, 365 Day Cookies and more . . .

2005-04-08T21:39:00.000-04:00

Hello team,

A new Szul.com newsletter has been published. News on lifetime commissions, 365 day cookie program and more. You may view it here:

http://www.andyrodriguez.com/merchants/szul/current-newsletter.htm

The Truth About Affiliate Cookies

2005-04-08T21:00:00.000-04:00

Did you know most merchants wipe out your affiliate cookie when they send their newsletters?

Once your visitor buys something or enters their email at the merchants site, your cookie days are as good as over. Szul doesn't feel that is very fair to you and we are doing something about it.

Szul's new 365 day cookie.

Starting next month, once you send us a visitor that buys something on our site, gives us their email or enters our sweepstakes, we will internally hard code that email to your Link Share affiliate ID. Then for the next 365 days, we will pay you commissions on any sale that gets ordered using that registered email. That email will be hard coded to your Link Share affiliate ID for 365 days. That means that even when we send out newsletters, instead of your cookie being overwritten, you will earn commissions on your 365 day cookie. We see you as our marketing partners, we want to treat you as such. New creative will be released in the next few weeks to help you start setting your new 365 day cookies with Szul.com.

If you are not a member yet, you can join here

New Szul April Coupons

2005-04-07T15:04:00.000-04:00

Just a short reminder that new coupon codes have been released for April. The new coupons offer your site visitors 15% OFF on all Szul Certified Diamonds and Bridal Jewelry collections. Be sure to update your sites today.

<*a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=[SITE.CODE]&offerid=55784.10000131&type=3&subid=0" target="new">15% Off All Diamond and Gemstone Jewelry,COUPON CODE: LDSZ001, Expires April 15, 2005

<*a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=[SITE.CODE]&amp;amp;offerid=55784.10000130&type=3&subid=0" target="new">15% Off All Certified Diamonds and Wedding Jewelry COUPON CODE: LDROCKS15, Expires April 15, 2005

Remenber to add your linkshare site ID where marked and remove the "*" in the code. These expire on April 15, 2005

Programs We Manage

2005-04-07T13:03:00.000-04:00

EasyClickTravel.com
EasyClickTravel is the largest inbound tour operator in North America, offering a variety of travel services in North America, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Europe. EasyClickTravel.com guarantees the lowest rates and widest availability in the most popular destinations in North America and the islands, guaranteeing one of the highest conversion rates in the travel industry so your travel traffic will convert. EasyClickTravel.com contracts directly with over 30,000 travel suppliers from around the world, allowing us to establish rates and availability known to be the lowest in the market. You are now partnered with the most user friendly and competitive travel website on the Internet today and ready to make money. Quick View: We are on the LinkShare network, 14 day cookies and pay 6% commissions, (Private ARC offer). We are Parasite Free, have great travel and hotel deals. Travel is a year round seller with peaks during the holiday seasons. - Join program now!

ReStockIt.com
ReStockit.com has over 50,000 quality Restaurant, Janitorial and Office Supplies and Equipment products in over 52 warehouses nationwide. Featuring a complete line of foodservice and kitchen supplies that appeals to any kitchen or restaurant, we have the products that businesses and consumers are buying on a daily basis. Our Free Shipping policy on orders over $199 assure you of high average orders and fantastic conversions. We ship from 52 national warehouse locations to your door. Quick View: We are on the Commission Junction Network, have 120 day cookies and pay 7% commission on all sales. You need to get on this program today. - Join program now!

Beyond Blossoms
Beyond Blossoms offers designs different from traditional florists. Most florists design "garden-style" bouquets consisting of many types of flowers and colors. Beyond Blossoms designs European style, hand-tied bouquets to achieve a sophisticated look, "a combination of contemporary elegance and fun. Like the Europeans, Beyond Blossoms believes that flowers aren't only for when you have guests…they are living artwork that enriches any home or office. Beauty as gorgeous as flowers should be enjoyed regularly, not just on special occasions. We advertise more than just flowers - we invite customers to romance their spouses, cherish their friends, and impress their clients by sending hand-tied, fresh flower bouquets. Since everybody has a need to send flowers at some point, our targeted banner ads and text links are perfect for any website. Quick View: We are on the Commission Junction network, have a 60 day return cookie and pay 15% commissions. Join Beyond Blossoms affiliate program today!

Szul.com
The Szul.com affiliate jewelry program offers you an opportunity to offer fine jewelry and diamonds to your website visitors. We offer a wide range of jewelry items including: Diamond rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings. Bridal engagement rings, anniversary bands and bridal sets. With a full selection of gemstone rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings you are sure to enhance your affiliate marketing revenue streams. Quick View: We are on the LinkShare network, have 45 day cookies, Parasite Free and we pay up to 10% on sales with our tiered commission structure. We have a state of the art data feed, a product showcase creator, weekly full page creatives, deal of the week generator and many other tools that you can use to generate revenue in the jewelry vertical. If you are looking for a top notch jewelry merchant to send your visitors to, Join Szul.com's affiliate program now!

5DollarSoftware.com
5DollarSoftware has hundreds of software titles, all selling at $5.00 each! The majority of their products are from manufactures and distributor closeouts. You can be assured that all of their products are new and in factory fresh condition. Their philosophy on selling software has always been the same, buy software dirt-cheap by the truckload and blow it out at incredible deals. Quick View: We are on the Kowabunga network, have 30 day cookies and pay 15% commissions. We are Parasite Free, have a full data feed is available in multiple formats. We have the Product Showcase Creator and you can also link to any page on our site with KB's simple deep linking structure. Folks, this program rocks, it is a sleeper and the easiest affiliate
program you will run. - Join 5Dolar Software's affiliate program now!

Welcome to Affiliate Marketing Un-Censored

2005-01-03T22:13:00.000-05:00

We cut the crap, tell it like it is. Whether you like it or not, this is the reality of the industry as seen through our eyes. Enjoy your stay, leave a little of yourself by making any comments you like. Please keep it clean, polite and respectful of others.

Peace in 2005 !!