A collection of tips, ramblings, news, and perspectives from Josh Todd on anything and everything in the Affiliate Marketing world.

I was able to sit in on a few of the panel discussions at the first Affiliate Convention in Denver this week, and one of the things that came up over and over again was the power of Twitter. By now, pretty much everyone in the Internet Marketing world has a Twitter account, but how many people are really making money off of it?

Ever since I started my first Affiliate Manager job, I’ve wanted to start my own network. The timing wasn’t right initially, and I wanted to learn as much as I could about the industry and the business of running a network. I am excited to say that the time has come and TriFoxMedia Affiliate Network is officially open for business.

By now hopefully you have had a chance to get your website up and running, and if you are lucky your EPN account might have even been approved. Now there is only one step left to do: get out there and market your new niche website! You are going to be marketing this website through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), not PPC. It is the best way to get free traffic to your website and keep it going for months and years to come.

There’s no free lunch. However, there is something I like to call, “A little bit of effort for a lot of return.” eBay Partner Network is one of those opportunities. You might have heard about the glory days of getting $25-$50 for free account signups back when eBay had their affiliate program on Commission Junction. Make no mistake, those days are gone. However, this does not mean that there is no money to be made with EPN. On the contrary, it can be quite a nice little extra stream of income. Let’s look at how it’s done.

There has always been an element of mystery to bidding for keywords on Google AdWords. Finally, the mighty Google speaks out on our behalf with this clear and concise video to explain exactly what happens when you bid on a keyword and how the ads are ranked. If you haven’t seen this video yet, you need to take the 9 minutes and 12 seconds it takes to watch it. If you spend any money on Google AdWords at all, it will be worth it.

I published 2 brand new blog posts today as guest posts on different affiliate marketing blogs, you can check them out at JonathanVolk.com and CostPerNews.com. (…)

1.) Watchmen (the Graphic Novel). I did it backwards. I saw the movie, and loved it so much that I wanted more. I quickly ordered the book from Amazon (nice $10 sale price for brand new book) and couldn’t wait for it to arrive. When it did, I devoured it in 2 days. One of the best books I have ever read, graphic or non. The back of the sleeve says it all, “If you’ve never read a Graphic Novel, start with Watchmen. If you’ve read it, it’s time to read it again.”