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“PARIS (AFP) — A Jamaica-sized ice shelf is close to wrenching itself away from Antarctica, following dramatic weakening of an ice “bridge” linking it to the continent, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported Friday.” AFP

The Wilkins Ice Shelf part of the Antarctic ice shelf has just severed its last links with land and is happily breaking up into lots of icebergs and heading off to sea leaving the Antarctic, once again the map of the Antarctic will have to be redrawn, smaller. The Antarctic body of water locked up in the ice is so big that if it were all to melt sea levels could rise 58 feet.

What amazes me is that this news hits the TV the same day that that Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth hit the TV screen following The Day After Tomorrow and it only got a mentioned on the news for all of 30 seconds and then everything moved on. This news should be topping the bill.

What is scary is that every block of floating sea ice like the Wilkins Ice Shelf seems to hold back land based ice which if it all melted from the Antarctic would raise sea levels by 58 feet. Once one bit of ice melts away it can have dramatic consequences for the land ice shelf behind it soon starts to melt too! This time it is not holding back land ice but there are lots of other ice shelf’s that are.

This is why you, me and everyone else as a duty to do something to reduce our carbon footprints today, and offset that we cannot eliminate.

Educate yourself with a carbon footprint reduction ebook and take action today to become carbon neutral and learn how to live a low-carbon life. One of the best things to discover is that for many of us this means saving cash and the planet.

What can you do to stop more environmental disasters like the Wilkins Ice Shelf incident happening again and save the planet today?

Do you know someone in green marketing you could help to promote this cause?

Are you in online marketing or have a blog, can you help save the environment, help make the Wilkins Ice Shelf incident news! Could you help by twittering  this or add if to your Facebook profile?

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Twitter Ebook

I have just launched my Twitter Ebook to help you to understand more about twitter and how to grow the right following. This twitter ebook is the first of a series of ebooks I am planning.

I started using twitter about two months ago and now a month the top 1000 listed Twitter profiles on twitterholics . Not only has this lead to more traffic to my websites but also to more business partners and sales.  In fact within a few hours of my book going on sale I sold my first copy!

I wrote the twitter ebook with my friends and experienced famous blogger Heather Smith who has been running a number of successful blogs for a number of years.

I called the book “How to Develop a Twitter Profile that Works” because this Twitter e-book teaches you everything you need to know and gives you twitter tips.

For $19.99 you get a twitter ebook with a system that will allow you to generate thousands of quality followers leads every month for virtually no cost and little work! I priced the book in USD because I know that the largest take up is going to come from the United Stated.

Before starting writing I read all the Twitter ebooks I could find and found none that covered both the strategic and the practicalities of starting a web 2.0 campaign using Twitter using the twitter software tools which are available. Using search 3.0 techniques as well as Facebook to find social influencers. I have run free twitter competitions, and invited people to twitter to win, generating hundreds of visits to my blog and other websites all within an ethical framework.

My new twitter ebook is available to buy for $19.99 from my website click here.

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Affiliate program management consists of searching for affiliates, recruiting them, developing them through things like lead generation, and finally through staying in contact with recruited affiliates.

Many affiliate program management companies have extensive networks and good affiliate marketing software, both of which are important for successful affiliate program management. Affiliate marketing is an integrated system and needs to be approached that way by any affiliate management program. An integrated system means efficiency and creativity, and it means getting affiliates to work together, rather than just sending out orders.

But it is as important or even more important to make sure that an affiliate program management company can do the heavy lifting:

Your affiliate program management company needs to be able to recruit new affiliates. No easy task in itself, but an affiliate program management with an extensive affiliate network and great software that isn’t growing by adding new affiliates is not worth your time. Of course, the challenge goes even further- a good affiliate management program also needs to motivate those new affiliates.

Like any affiliate marketer knows, it is one thing to get a lead and another to convert. Finally, once an affiliate management program has proven it can recruit and motivate new affiliates, the big challenge is to keep them motivated. Everyone likes to be communicated with in different ways, and a good affiliate management program can adapt to the needs of it growing affiliate network.

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How did you get into affiliate marketing?

It naturally and luckily fell on my lap. I have a digital research and ad operations background from unpaid internships and once I graduated from college, my recruiter asked, “What do you think about Affiliate Marketing?” The only course I connected it with was Licensing, and thought, I don’t know much about it, so sure! Since then my career has been on the up. I guess what you give, you get back

What was your biggest challenge getting into affiliate marketing?

As someone at the start of my career, it is all about trying to make contact with the right affiliates and build long-term relationships, which hopefully will lead to them working with me for years to come.

What are the main things merchants do that you wish they wouldn’t?

What jumps at me are campaigns changing overnight without the network being notified – i.e. re-skin in landing page, adjusted disclaimers, and downtime to say the least. Yes, IOs stipulate conditions and penalties, but you’d be surprised. It is my job here to stay on top of that kind of thing and I do my best for our affiliates but it’s a never ending and often thankless task.

What are the main things affiliates do that you wish they wouldn’t?

Flake. Keeping your word – com’on now, if you’re not going to drop on Wednesday, then don’t say you will. Reliability and accountability are what makes a great affiliate.

Where do you see growth in the affiliate field?

There is growth in motivation and meaning. Experienced affiliates aren’t just in it to make money anymore. They are finding what is important to them and making the most out of it. Time is money, but value is what counts at the end of the day.

What new ideas are advertisers coming up with to take advantage of new traffic sources?

Viral/Grassroot Marketing and Social Media.

What do you do that is green?

I recycle bottles, reuse plastic bags, have my daughter wear hand-me-downs, turn the faucet off while brushing, and air dry my clothes.

What is one thing about you that not many people know?

I have a beautiful little girl named Justine.

What is on your iPod?

There are a bunch of songs by William Fitzsimmons in my March playlist.

What’s your favorite book?

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.

What are your contact details (email, company, blog, facebook, myspace, forums etc) ?

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=63238061
AIM: MediaWhizSandy

Who would recommend you and why?

Dale! Network – Gaston Balbi is one of the best to work with. He is down to earth, humorous, and always accessible.

UptickAds LLC–Andrew Jones of Uptick Ads llc and I have worked together for over a year now and he has continuously taught me about the business. Natty Light is loving, chill, and witty.

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Part 1 in a 3 part series about the Social Media and Search 3.0

In his March 30 article on Advertising Age, Peter Hershberg talks about the influence of Social Media on internet Search and the three types of connections that are emerging within Social Media.

“DIRECT CONNECTIONS: People who are connected based on the relationships they’ve built in the real world. This is the hardest network for marketers to get into, because it implies some level of connection and trust.”

My friend Heather in British Columbia has a blog about boating called “Boating in Beautiful BC.” She blogs about her adventures with her family and dog and her opinions about all things boating. I know her, like her and trust her.

Following Hershberg’s theory of Search 3.0, if I want to know the best time and place to go boating in BC, I’ll turn to her. Or, since I’m in either London or San Francisco, I’ll turn to her online presence. I’ll search her blog and send her an email. If I put the question out on Facebook or Twitter, I’ll trust her answer when it comes back.

Herschberg says that, “this is the hardest network for marketers to get into, because it implies some level of connection and trust.” If you are outside of the marketers’ personal network then yes, this will be a difficult circle to enter. But it’s also an incredible opportunity for affiliate marketers.

Because affiliate marketing is based on personal networks, connections and trust from the outset, this kind of network marketing is something that affiliate marketers already do. In direct connections, we trust people either because of personal interaction or because we see that lots of other people trust them. This is similar to how LinkedIn, Twitter Followers, and Facebook Friends operates.

Affiliate marketers who have been successful have a network of affiliate partners and customers who already trust them and their business connections. To create and cultivate direct connections in the Social Media & Search 3.0 era, affiliate marketers need to find a way to display this kind of trust background. On one level trust comes from being in the social media game for a long time, as is discussed by Chris Brogan’s concept of Trust Agents. But beyond being a Trust Agent is being an effective networker with direct connections.

If my friend Heather recommends something, I’m probably going to go with it. By the same logic, if she is part of an affiliate network, I’m probably going to trust her affiliate network. And, by extension, I’ll probably trust the people she is connected to that are part of an affiliate network.

The social currency of trust takes on new meaning for affiliate marketing. But in the world of Search 3.0 it’s not about placing a banner ad or sending out enough emails. It’s about cultivating the trust of direct connections and making sure that you have the social media presence that people in your network can point people in their network to.

That is the the power of direct connections in social media with Search 3.0.
See also www.socialmediamarketing.co.uk

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Peter Hershberg’s March 30 article on Advertising Age, “What Social Media Means for Search,” is an excellent primer on the growing importance of social media for marketing. In essence, he says that Search 1.0 was about keywords, Search 2.0 was (is) about links, and that Search 3.0 is about the personal network. He’s right.

After examining the convergence of traditional search and social media, Hershberg closes his article by asking, “So what does this shift mean for brands, marketers and advertisers?”

It means the game is changing. It means Search 3.0 is here. It means we have to be creative. It means that we need to keep our footing during the paradigm shift.

More specifically: What does it mean for online marketing and affiliate networks that social media is emerging as an important search tool for individuals?

If internet users are utilizing online connections with people they know offline, creating new connections online, and using social media to find products they want and need, where and how does marketing fit in?

In his book The Tipping Point , Malcolm Gladwell talks about Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen. Connectors know lots of people, Mavens are who you turn to for advice, and Sales(people) know how to get you to want what they’ve got.

Peter Hershberg’s article about what Social Media means for Search overlaps with Gladwell’s theory. Social Media becoming Search 3.0 means that Connectors will know exponentially more people, Mavens will be turned to by exponentially more people, and Salespeople will have to find new, innovative ways to get people to want what they’ve got. But wait…

Yes, salespeople will always try to get people to want what they’ve got, but the beauty of Search 3.0 and its reliance on the personal network is that people already know what they want and know who to ask about it. The new sales and marketing opportunities for online affiliate marketing and affiliate networks are not shrinking but expanding.

Mavens and Connectors will become even more powerful as Search 3.0 grows and matures. Online marketing will need to adapt not by getting the attention of people in personal networks like Twitter or Facebook but by becoming part of those networks. Affiliate networks have the distinct advantage of being structured the way Search 3.0 works already anyway. Good news for affiliates!

At the end of his article Hershberg specifies three types of emerging online connections: Direct Connections, Interest Generators, and Experience Sharers.

This week I will be looking at how to utilize each of these emerging online connections as an affiliate or online marketer.

The future is Social Media as Search 3.0 for online affiliate marketing.
Go ask your personal network!

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Part 3 in a 3 part series about Social Media and Search 3.0

In his March 30 article on Advertising Age, Peter Hershberg talks about the influence of Social Media on internet Search and the three types of connections that are emerging within Social Media.

“EXPERIENCE SHARERS: Other people who have done something you’re interested in, whether it’s someone who bought a book you’re interested in, someone who stayed at a hotel you’re considering or someone who has tested different air conditioners. The interest/connection is fleeting, but it’s often much farther down the so-called ‘purchase funnel’ and can have a big impact on sales.”

Communication and conversation. I’ve already highlighted ways that established Direct Connections and Interest Generators can be valuable assets for online marketers and affiliate networks. But Social Media enables an updated version of an already common practice on the internet: Recommendations.

Recommendations from other people are proven traffic generators in life both online and offline. When I walk past a restaurant I don’t know, I note to myself that I want to try it out if people are there eating, or if someone walks out and says, “Wow, that was great.” I don’t need to know them personally. I am hungry and they just got some good food. Experience shared.

People who enjoy sharing experiences and opinions are important for Search 3.0. Not only because they hold those strong experiences but because they can be counted on to share them. In fact, they often WANT to share them and will hunt down outlets to share them in. Online review sites for restaurants and products are filled with personal reviews of products. But even these are part of Search 2.0.

Recommendations are a crucial part of what makes affiliate networks function or what makes a good online advertisement or landing page. But imagine being able to point to Twitter accounts or Facebook pages of satisfied customers or affiliates instead of static quotes?

How will experience sharers in social media search 3.0 affect online marketing and affiliate networks? How can affiliate networks utilize experience sharers? People researching new products and networks will be able to find not just the experience of an experience sharer but the person who is doing the sharing. And not only that, Search 3.0 will allow that search to be current, focused and live.

The interaction, as Hershberg says, is fleeting, but I believe that is part of its power. Unlike direct connections and interest generators, where the connection is person based, the experience sharer connection is experience based.

Some of the most important components of a sales letter or pitch are the satisfied customers. Again, it’s about trust. Search 3.0 gives people the power to not only find satisfied customers but to contact them. For an affiliate network, add customer contacts or a recently dated forum conversation alongside a banner ad?

Affiliate networks will benefit from having online representatives share their experiences with that network, and online marketing campaigns that include current statements from real people who are available online will lend the same solid, personal credibility that makes me want to go get dinner at a restaurant where I see lots of happy, dining customers.

That is the power of Search 3.0 Experience Sharers.

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Part 2 in a 3 part series about Social Media and Search 3.0

In his March 30 article on Advertising Age, Peter Hershberg talks about the influence of Social Media on internet Search and the three types of connections that are emerging within Social Media.

“INTEREST GENERATORS: People who don’t know each other personally, but share an interest or perspective. On Twitter, these are the people you “follow.” They may or may not reciprocate your interest, but you filter based on your desire to hear more of their voices.“

People with shared interests gravitate toward the same places on the internet, just like anywhere else. Search on Google and you can find web pages. Dig into those searches and you find forums and chat rooms to read or comment in.

Move to Search 3.0 and you can search for most niche interests or individuals within that interest, and that’s where Interest Generators come in. I wholeheartedly agree with Herschberg that Interest Generators are an important, emerging type of connection in social media.

But how does this play into Search 3.0? And how does an affiliate network and online marketing campaign get involved?

For example: People who want to talk about a common interest on Twitter will use the #hashtag designation for a key term. If you want to start a Twitter conversation about this article you could end your message with #interestgenerators.

Marketers can recruit people who already have a reputation as an interest generator to start conversations about specific products or services. In the blogging world companies frequently give away products or gift certificates to influential bloggers as an incentive for said blogger to write about their experience. It’s good for everyone: free products and free publicity. And bloggers, being the innovative people they are, have done some incredibly creative things with the give-aways.

This kind of practice can be adapted to Twitter, or to a Facebook Group. If a Twitter user like @greenbiztweets, a respected resource for green business news with thousands of followers, were to start a conversation about my blog rather than just tweet my entry, there is the potential for significant buzz. In the social media spehre, conversation is marketing.

This can be a powerful way for an organized affiliate network to make their presence known and generate traffic. Imagine a carbon offset affiliate network on Twitter starting a public #conversation about carbon offsets, instantly having dozens of active participants (affiliates who are part of the Twitter network) and getting other Power Twitter users to join the conversation. Everyone who follows their tweets is suddenly following that conversation. #ConversationMarketing.

Even better, the conversation will exist as long as the people who had it are around on the internet. Search 3.0 empowers people to find people, not static webpages that get old. A good conversation that gets a solid message across will stay with people. If those people are Interest Generators, that conversation will be part of dozens of their conversations well down the road.

After that, not only will Search 3.0 allow people to find the conversation on the internet, social media search will allow people to find the people who can, once again, generate interest.

That’s the power of Search 3.0 Interest Generators.

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I would like to thank Jessica Luthi from Affiliate Program Advice, for agreeing to be the second in my series of interview. I first got to know Jessica about 5 years ago through the A4U forum when I was just starting out. She is one of those remarkable individuals who while at the top of their industry still have a lot of time for those new to it.

Q. How did you get into affiliate marketing?

A. In 1997 I got my first Mac Power PC in the UK and was using an ISP called Compuserve and joining lots of their own forums, very US centric, in those days you had the choice between Compuserve or Demon Internet.  At this time I was working at Classic FM Radio in their loyalty department, I remember having a brain wave and thinking about new customer acquisitions and how we could use the Internet (what there was of it in the UK at that time) to create awareness. Upon further research I stumbled upon a forum which had been set up by Fox Tucker (Co Founder of UKAffiliates.com) and it was all about “affiliate marketing.” It was here I discovered that loyalty marketing was already happing in the US and it was called affiliate marketing. Essentially, what I had been doing offline on a day to day basis was happing online but in another country. I noticed a Job Advert in the forum posted by Fox Tucker talking about bringing affiliate marketing to the UK, so I emailed him about the job and he came to see me and within four weeks I started working for ukaffiliates.com as the affiliate manager 1999.

Q. What was your biggest challenge getting into affiliate marketing?

A. Technology and terminology. The theory of affiliate marketing was always easier to understand than the practice. When I first started out my knowledge of technology was how to type a “hyper link” into “the top bit” I did not know what a browser was even and a cookie? It was a biscuit! The only way I could learn about affiliate marketing in terms of technology was to become “a web master” in turn that sorted out the terminology dilemma. I was very lucky too, I had a partner who was a software developer working on the old Y2K problem remember that?

Once I got the hang of building a website and adding a few Amazon links and understanding simple tracking, what started out as a job ended up being a hobby and a passion. I still believe the same rules apply for any one coming into the industry. To understand what its like to be an affiliate should be compulsory, its not as easy as a lot of people seem to think, mostly the merchants / advertisers.

Q. What are the main things merchants do that you wish they wouldn’t?

A. The tendency is to point fingers at affiliates for not achieving the advertisers/merchant own revenue income expectations. Rather than look at their own website in terms of structure and usability (in essence conversions). Impatience has got to be the most frustrating aspect of affiliate marketing. I think over the years we have lost the term “loyalty marketing,” had we kept this in place then I would still be saying every online merchant should  and could have a loyalty based affiliate program. But the goal posts have shifted and now it’s about not if a merchant or advertiser could have an affiliate program but should they have an affiliate program.

Managing affiliates is one thing but managing merchants and advertisers is seldom discussed. Managing merchants’ expectations is a tough part of affiliate marketing as often is the case, the merchant /advertiser is embarking in affiliate marketing with little or no prior knowledge. How do you transfer eleven years of knowledge in a few hour sessions? It cant be done and this can lead to conflict sometimes as it’s not just affiliate marketing you are helping them with, it’s also about teaching them about analytics, organic SEO, Paid Search and forward planning. The dilemma we the “Affiliates” “Affiliate Networks” “Agencies” have is, should we be teaching advertisers/merchants about organic seo and website usability, analytics, paid search, email marketing when all they have signed up for is an affiliate program.

I also feel that some advertisers/merchants see affiliate marketing as some kind of instant magic wand. That you simply plug in and go. What few seem to hear is that an affiliate program takes a lot of time to nurture, grow and mature.  We see the greatest and most successful affiliate programs are the ones who have longevity where strong powerful relationships have been developed over time.

Q. What are the main things affiliates do that you wish they wouldn’t?

A. I think the number one most annoying thing for our affiliate managers is seeing old out of date promos on an affiliate’s site. Affiliates are supposed to be providing their own traffic, before they refer to their advertisers/merchants a good experience.  Of course we understand a lot of the time it is a time management issue. But if affiliates go to all that trouble to get traffic then why not give them a good reason to come back and at least have up to date content. To balance this out its fair to say that some out of date affiliate pages are cache pages.

Voucher codes (coupons) that don’t exist is a personal pet hate of mine. Being ethical means being fair from all sides of the fence to ensure the consumer will click through and have a great user journey from start to finish as we know good experience will keep bringing that consumer back on line again and again. I sometimes wonder if we don’t get so embroiled in trying to make money that we forget that all important end user in return for a quick profit.

Q. Where do you see growth in the affiliate field?

A. I still think there are a lot of niche sectors out there where by affiliates can take long tail search phrases and capitalize. I believe there is still masses of opportunity in product specific searches. Affiliates are still not tapping into offline advertising in terms of getting traffic to their own sites.

Mobile affiliate marketing is one to watch. There is some interesting technology being developed as I type. I still think online gambling for the US will come back. I can see a lot of cross border affiliate marketing where by savvy affiliates can get a head start in places like Europe, Australia and Asia. I’m not so sure about social networking in terms of shopping online, for me it’s still a bit hit and miss. Trends of course will always give rise to new opportunities, for example, environmental issues, so what’s the next biggest thing? For me its mobile marketing but not as in txt and win competitions but in terms of mobile response and phones being used like a credit card.

Q. What do you do to improve the world?

A. I support a number of charities including Amnesty International, The Blue Cross, Walden House and NSPCC.

Q. What do you do that is green?

A. I walk or take a bus rather then drive and I recycle, use low energy light bulbs.

Q. What is one thing about you that not many people know?

A. I won mixed doubles championships in the sport of Pool in Brighton at the age of 18.
I love the game still.

Q. What is on your iPod?

A. The Clash – London Calling

Q. What’s your favorite book?

A. Souls of Black Folk by W E B DuBois and Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Bill Bryson, and To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee and English Civil War, Lawrence Stone. Many others :0)

Q. What are your contact details (email, company, blog, facebook, myspace, forums etc) ?

http://www.affiliateprogramadvice.com
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/profile.php?id=588706695

Q. Who would you recommend and why?

A. I can’t be pinned down to just one person. There are many including Murray Newlands in terms of his approach and knowledge. I do know I would be nowhere without one of my best friends and coolest banner and website designer Chuck Couch of . It’s rare to meet a designer that understands that the banners, graphics, websites need to convert and look good, so I would recommend him everytime, he is just my rock!

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Adam Riemer

http://adamriemer.me/

Please NOTE
As of June of 2009, Adam no longer works for Livemercial and AsSeenOnTVNetwork.

I am kicking off a new series with Affiliate Marketer’s and my first interview is with Adam Riemer, Senior Director at Livemercial and AsSeenOnTVNetwork.com.  I chose Adam for the sole reason that he holds good parties! Well, that and the fact he is doing a great job at Livermecial, growing both affiliate numbers and revenues by several multiples since his arrival at the company six months ago.

Adam has been an active member in numerous marketing communities over the years, including his preferred ones: abestweb.com, 5 Star Affiliates and Webmaster World.  Adam has had a meteoric career since he started, and is still a Spring Chicken at the age of 29, or 25 again ;-).

Interview with Adam Riemer:

Q. How did you get into affiliate marketing?

A. I was working with a small start up company that did not have much of a budget and they needed a way to compete with the bigger players in their niche.  Because the budgets were very small and we had to be conservative with them, we stumbled across Commission Junction and heard the term Affiliate Marketing/Performance Based Marketing.  When we researched it more, we found it as a perfect solution to be able to reach our audience and remain within our budgets since we would be able to pay on performance only.   We also viewed it as a perfect way to compliment our SEO because we would be able to partner with sites that already rank for the competitive terms that we were having trouble getting.  Affiliate marketing seemed like a perfect fit for us, and sure enough it turned out to be one.

Q. What was your biggest challenge getting into affiliate marketing?

A. Finding ways to compete with established Managers and Programs and as a newbie at the time.  We had to convince Affiliates who were already partnered with competitors to come on board with us.  After a while I was able to build a solid relationship with numerous top and new publishers and from that point on it has been a great experience. 

Q. What are the main things merchants do that you wish they wouldn’t?

A. Merchants tend focus solely on the top performers in their programs and forget to help grow their new Affiliates who are just getting into the game.  With proper support from the Managers, new Affiliates can easily begin turning into gems and top performers.  Merchant’s also forget that although their top Affiliates do drive a ton of revenue for them, if they ever leave, they are going to need to rely on the little guys and the Affiliates who only send a sale every now and those Affiliates really do add up to a lot. 

Q. What are the main things affiliates do that you wish they wouldn’t?

A. Trademark bid when they are not allowed and use adware.  Sure they can make a ton of money with it but it really causes a hassle for the Managers and is never a good scene when they get expired for breaking a Merchant’s TOS and have their commissions reversed.   

Q. Where do you see growth in the affiliate field?

A. Right now I am seeing a ton of growth through Social Media.  It has been around for a long time, but at the same time, some Affiliates are really learning how to develop solid communities and drive a ton of repeat and new traffic for Merchants.

Q. What do you do to improve the world?

A. Last year I did the Susan G Komen 3 day walk to help fight breast cancer with Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back.  (time for a shameless plug)  Don’t forget to look for my donation page for this year’s walk too.

Q. What do you do that is green?

A. I began carpooling with co-workers.

Q. What is one thing about you that not many people know?

A. I have a serious problem with Karaoke.  Even though I can’t sing to save my life and always complain if we have to go to a Karaoke night somewhere, I absolutely love to get on stage and sing.

Q. What is on your iPod?

A. Right now I am listening to Tony Moran, Clubland 2.

Q. What’s your favorite book?

A. It really depends on my mood.  My favorite authors are Gregory McGuire, Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison and Vicki Pettersson.

Q. What are your contact details (email, company, blog, facebook, myspace, forums etc) ?

A. AdamRiemer hotmail.com, Livemercial and AsSeenOnTVNetwork.com, http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=711661456,

Rollerblader, Liquid1, Liquidate and a few others.

Q. Who would you recommend and why?

A. Some Programs and Networks, besides the ones I manage ;-), include:
Share a Sale – They have some of the best customer support and I love the make a page tools and deals database.  They are also very economical and have a ton of very niche sites which help to build a brand.
Bridaluxe – You cannot ask for a better Manager and Network Owner than Jeff James.  He seriously goes out of his way for Merchants and Affiliates.
Buy.at – One reason, Kim Salvino is there and she is top notch in everything she does.
Beau Coup  – Robert is very attentive and always addresses issues in a timely manner.
Mad Hatter – Kristen runs a very tight ship and makes sure you get what you need when you need it.
Andy Rodriguez Consulting – After meeting Andy in person, how could you not want to run his offers or work with him?
7 Days a Week  – Ron is a quiet giant.  He has a solid track record for taking care of his Clients and understands what makes a program work for both the Merchant and Affiliate.
There are a ton more as well like Team Loxly, Jason Rubaky and Amazon.