In 2011 many affiliate marketers were hit hard by the Google Panda update. Just when we thought it was safe, Google unleashed the new-fangled “Penguin” algorithm update, which once again has the potential to alter the affiliate marketing landscape (for better or for worse, depending on whom you are)

The purpose of the Penguin update, it seems, is to reduce the amount of low-quality/spammy websites appearing in Google’s search engine rankings. In particular, Penguin intends to target...

If you browse the big Internet Marketing forums like Warrior Forum or Digital Point, there is one question that always pops up: 

“Is article marketing dead?”

Those of us who have been involved with affiliate and Internet marketing for a while probably remember the “glory days” of article marketing. Around 2007/2008, you could make massive profits with just an Ezinearticles account, and a simple landing page or URL redirect to an affiliate offer. 

This approach, immortalized in Travis Sargo’s...

The benefits of posting on the YO blog are not limited to gaining a quality link and a boost to your reputation. If you do it right, and use these SEO optimization tips, you’ll maximize the backlink benefits and increase the likelihood of that post being featured in the search engines and grabbing some free traffic.

Yes, it involves a little more effort on your part, but the payoff is more than worth it. Not to mention you’ll end up with a more focused article and increase your chance...

I have good reason to believe that many of our Affilorama members are faced with the task of rewriting articles at the moment. (AffiloJetpack members, I am especially talking about you!)

If this is you, read on for my version of the who, what, where, when, how and why of rewriting articles.

What?

First things first, we are talking about rewriting articles that you have ownership of. This might be Private Label Rights (PLR) article packs that you have purchased, or if you've...

I've been kept rather busy lately piecing together a year-long auto-responder email series for my subscribers. Let me tell you, it has been a mind-numbing task at times, requiring a lot of ‘suck it up Kim and just get through these next 50 days of newsletters' self encouragement talk.

Luckily, I'm happy with the end result :)

After taking a moment to bask in the relief and glory of having a WHOLE year's worth of emails set up and running (cha-ching!), the memories of exasperation...