Recently I've heard a number of people complain about having their adwords listings quality score drop from 7 (or even 10) down to 1. As a result they've gone from having to pay normal prices per click, e.g. 50c to prices like $20 per click if they want their ad to display.

Many have suggested that Google is slapping review sites and affiliate CPA sites.

What I'm going to do below is give you my thoughts on it based on what has happened inside my own adwords account. I'd appreciate comments...

Hey Guys,

As you know, I always love having webinars with different affiliate marketing experts and grilling them for all their insider knowledge and the secrets of their success.

However it's pretty rare that I actually get a chance like this. This Monday the 27th at 7pm EST, I'm going to be interviewing Alen Sultanic and Adam Short from npclassroom.com.

In this massive webinar event, we are going to be cramming as much content into our time slot as we possibly can.

The webinar is now...

Much of my writing on the topic of social media on this blog has talked about utilizing social media to promote your business or website - and it's true, there is an enormous amount of power in social media that, if leveraged correctly, can generate a phenomenal amount of traffic, leads and sales.However there is big problem with using social media solely for promotion: You spend so much of your time talking that you forget to turn it around and actually listen.

Twitter is a prime...

Hey Guys,

I'm really excited to be running a webinar this Tuesday with Brian Johnson, the creator of ComRitual.com and the guy who pulled in over $26,000 in commissions in a single week - most of which was generated from free search traffic.

In it, Brian's going to be sharing his cutting edge techniques that has brought about his stunning success. He'll also let you in on what he calls his "Golden Rule" for affiliate and internet marketing.

This should be a content packed event that you...

You never forget your first time.

I'm talking, of course, about sales. There is no greater buzz in business than the first time you get a sale. The first sale I ever made was a $500 sponsorship for a charity event I ran in high school. We were running an event to raise money for World Vision, and me being the budding 17-year-old business wannabe that I was, had devised a grandiose (in my mind) corporate sponsorship package for local businesses to pitch in at $500 a pop. My first sale came...

When I arrived at work yesterday I received a serious shock. All the Twitter accounts run by our company, including our primary @affilorama account, had been suspended. Months of hard work building up a sustainable following disappeared. Not only could I no longer communicate with our followers, who have come to expect our daily updates of affiliate and online marketing news as well as the latest updates on Affilorama, but communication with potential business partners was lost....