There’s no denying that social media is getting all of us hooked, and fast. It’s addictive and irresistible, like candy is for children.

But what happens when children eat too much candy? A sugar high of course, and eventually over time it can result in tooth decay.

Are we doing the same thing as we rush to jump on the social media bandwagon, quickly adding it into every aspect of our business because it’s fresh, exciting and the cool thing to do – only for it to one day dawn on us...

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I’ve been getting quite a few questions lately about Facebook advertising as a viable option for affiliate marketers so I wanted to address it and give you guys an idea of how it works, what I like about it, and whether it’s a good place to spend your advertising budget.

What is Facebook Advertising?

For the most part, Facebook advertising should look familiar to any current or former AdWords marketers. You create an ad, choose your demographic and bid on ads at a per-click rate. There...

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As you might be aware, October 2010 is the month we’re talking about all things social media here on Affilorama.

This ‘web 2.0’ stuff can be pretty baffling to many of us because it is simply so new, and it’s growing at such a fast rate it can out pace even the most savvy of us!

How are we ever supposed to keep up? Do you even bother trying to figure it all out? Well if you’re an affiliate marketer, you definitely should.

Not to worry, we have a ton of resources on Affilorama that...

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Twitter marketing receives a lot of attention these days, yet many affiliate marketers still struggle with how to make it work as an effective affiliate marketing tool. In fact, quite a few people I’ve spoken to recently aren’t sure if Twitter is even worth the effort.

Although Twitter doesn’t make affiliate marketers money in the literal way that a newsletter series or article marketing does, it’s still a very powerful weapon in your arsenal because it gives you a way to build...

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Have you ever found yourself passing over chances for building links to your site just because they are 'nofollow' links?

Time and again, we see people who have developed a case of tunnel vision - seeing only followed links as useful, and ignoring nofollow links altogether.

Come on, you know I'm right. I can hear your words echoing through the dark, narrow tunnel:

"I'm not going to waste my time creating links on sites with nofollow links, because it's not going to help my search...

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