http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell Break-ations, Cobras & Affiliate Programs Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:26:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Coffee Talk with James Martell Learn from James Martell how he chooses merchant partners for his numerous websites and the questions he asks before forging a partnership with any merchant. In this Coffee Talk, James also tells you exactly how to evaluate a merchant and shares six things that make an ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2008/01/28/james-martell-returns-from-the-shareasale-think-tank-and-shares-with-listeners-exactly-how-to-evaluate-a-merchant-and-shares-six-things-that-make-an-affiliate-program-successful/ I received an email from someone wondering if their domain name; a-to-z-guide-to-home-alarms.com (example only) was too long, and if they should register a shorter one? Personally, I like domain names that are short enough to fit on a business card and to include a keyword phrase for the search engine optimization benefits. In the case above, I would register a ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/12/14/is-my-domain-name-too-long/ I have found that getting accepted into the *reputable* directories such as Dmoz.com, which automatically puts you into the Google Directory, comes down to the quality and uniqueness of the website, and has little or nothing to do with the "ads". Getting accepted into the directories is just another BIG reason why it ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/11/23/i-have-been-told-that-sites-with-affiliate-ads-are-rejected-by-dmoz-is-this-true/ In 1999, when I was first getting started online, it cost me a whopping $35 US to register one domain name for a year. If that wasn't expensive enough, I was also forced to register each domain for a minimum of 2-years ($70 US). Ouch! Needless to say, at those prices, and with my ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/10/15/you-can-lock-out-your-competitors-and-protect-your-domain-name-for-1785/ I was very happy to receive an email today, from Brian Little, President of ShareaSale with an invitation to attend their second Think Tank event. I was invited last year as well, and really enjoyed the format. It was a great learning and networking experience. "ShareaSale is hosting their second (hopefully ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/09/27/shareasale-think-tank-fun-educational-and-a-great-place-to-meet-merchants-who-perform/ It's a great question, and one that I have answered and struggled with over the years. Early on, I had only a handful of websites. Actually just three, and they were on the topic of cell phones, satellite tv and credit cards. I cut my teeth on these sites. I learned how to use ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/07/22/i-really-want-this-to-work-for-me-should-i-build-one-site-or-many/ Set at the chic Sagamore Hotel, join ABestWeb and ShareASale for an industry-only official Affiliate Summit party "Under the Stars". Food, drink and conversation will compliment the beachfront experience at one of Miami's hottest beach resorts. Move from inside to outside and visit the art video garden, or the pool lounge surrounded ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/07/04/abw-and-shareasale-present-the-under-the-stars-party/ Charles Johnston, host of the Affiliate Buzz, and I decided to get busy during my time here in Quebec to good use and put the final touches on my new FREE Backlinks 'Audio' Mini-Series. The Mini-Series is designed as a primer for my full 5-week Backlinks Workshop, the one held in my online conference room, -- however, even ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/06/25/free-backlinks-audio-mini-series/ I decided at the last minute to head off to Quebec to spend a week with Charles Johnston, host of the Affiliate Buzz, for a break-ation. We have a busy week planned beginning tonight with a concert at Bourbon Street North to watch Dennis DeYoung, former and original leader singer of ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/06/23/greetings-from-quebec/ So, now it's official. I'll be holding workshops on a semi-regular basis, -- not only for students learning about publishing websites in the affiliate marketing arena -- BUT for anyone with a website needing MORE natural search traffic. So that includes, Bloggers, merchants, hobbyists, affiliates, large companies, small companies, veterans of the ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/05/18/if-you-need-inbound-links-and-the-resulting-top-10-rankings-to-reach-your-website-goals-then-join-me-online-one-evening-a-week-for-five-weeks-and-ill-help-you-get-it-done/ Arlene and I and a couple of the kids are nicely tucked away in a little cabin in Sechelt BC for an extra long weekend. (you gotta love it when even cabins have high-speed Internet) John Grayson, a student of the handbook owns the cabin and was nice enough to offer ... http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/05/18/no-cabin-fever-here/ Phil Watkins edited a few minutes of video that was filmed by my son Justin last summer when I was out enjoying Cobra. The car is way too much fun! http://www.jamesmartell.com/blogMartell/2007/05/01/cobra-video/