From Affiliate Classroom, a great article about getting published on authority web sites. Getting published on authority sites helps with search engine optimization (SEO) with quality backlink and often provides great direct traffic that converts better than some search engine traffic. Often, the article itself will rank high in the search engines. You get 2-3 times the traffic than the article on your own site might get.
It’s not like this at our office, I promise HAHA
If you don’t get this, you are either too young or possibly too old LOL
Ann Smarty has some great posts about Google Sitelinks. They are here (first post) and here (second post).
She summarizes about the benefits including:
More clicks for your listing
Your site seems more important
More brand interest
More internal page traffic
Amit Mehta posted about the Google Smack-down (Google Slap). Last week I posted about the UberAffiliate Blog post and comments.
Amit posts here about Landing Page Quality Score and what Google REALLY wants. It is a great post that should help you beginners and experts alike.
Ultimately he concludes (and yes this is obvious but still it seems some need to be reminded of it) that Google wants REAL sites, not gateway sites or portals or redirects or just landing pages. They want REAL sites with REAL content. They want you to offer the consumer something of VALUE, not just an affiliate landing page.
Read the full post here.
As you may have already noticed, the new site is live! Great thanks for our marketing and design team and our IT Department. Krista, Tony, Aaron, Terry, Melissa, Ed, Marcel, Ion, Erick, Mike, Melanie, and Marcus, you guys are the best!
You do not have to do anything, but I do encourage you to look around at the new banners and links.
And guess what? This is only the beginning! More new landing pages are coming soon!
Just a quick note that I will be out of town the rest of this week. Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
If you are reading this right now and have been here before, you will notice that our blog got a facelift!
And there is more GREAT news coming tomorrow…but I will tell about that next Monday 
A new study published by Jupiter Research shows that affiliate marketing is growing…and growing!
Between now and 2012, affiliate marketing spending is expected to increase at an annual rate of 13%. That is incredible compared to other industries.
Will this apply to insurance? Of course! In fact, more so than many industries in this economic climate.
Currently affiliate marketing spending accounts for 9% of total online spending. That is expected to remain steady through 2012. The report was entitled “U.S. Online Affiliate Marketing Forecast, 2007 to 2012.”
Google is now offering local AdWords seminars.
These seminars are offered throughout the country and look to be very good.
They are very affordable ($250 per class) and you can write off the expense as a business expense. You also get AdWords credits and some other goodies from Google.
Check out more information here and sign-up today! If you are going, let me know and I might be able to join you
Also, let me know how it goes!
Just a quick post as I have been following the comments on the UberAffiliate Blog regarding the “Google Slap” on affiliates last week.
Here is the link to the post and the 34 (so far) comments on the subject.
HometownQuotes was founded in 2003 by two former insurance professionals who believed that there was a better way for individuals to connect with local insurance agents in your hometown. Armed with that belief and a working knowledge of the insurance industry HometownQuotes was born.
Today HometownQuotes is the industry authority in providing quick and easy quotes to consumers. HometownQuotes was founded on the principal that consumers deserve better than the 800-number approach for their insurance needs and that local agents were better suited to handle a clients needs. At HometownQuotes we understand that you have more important things to do than call tons of numbers in the phone book or go from site to site requesting quotes from different companies. So we made it easier. With one simple form you can receive up to five free insurance quotes from carefully selected agents in your hometown.
Whether you are looking for a quote on your new car, your old home, or a new apartment, HometownQuotes will find you a great rate. You can use our service to find great deals on life insurance or to secure your family's future with a free annuity quote.
About Our Affiliate Program
Over 8 million people every month shop online for insurance. At HometownQuotes, we offer consumers the ability to compare quotes from up to 5 companies that are best matched to their needs.
--You can’t beat our payouts—
Every time a customer clicks through to our web site and completes a lead application (typically 3-6 minutes), you get paid!
Our payouts are always the highest because we know the work that you put into sending us traffic and we want to reward you for effort. Plus, we pay on a tiered schedule, so the more leads you send, the higher your payouts become!
--Unparalleled Service--
Along the way, we will always be available to help you in your path to success and work with you to grow your leads and your commissions.
You can always contact our Affiliate Manager, Matt McWilliams, at the information below:
Email – matt@hometownquotes.com
Phone – 615-599-5506 ext 11
AIM – mattrmcwilliams
YM – hometownquotes
--Full Service Insurance Shopping—
We are a full service insurance shopping experience for customers. You get paid on all leads completed, auto, homeowners, life, and health insurance. Many customers will complete multiple lead applications as it often saves money. You get paid for all leads!
By offering the shopper a full service source of insurance, you are making their lives easier, which means higher conversions and bigger payouts.
--How do I get started?—
