http://www.michellecrofts.com Affiliate Marketing & More Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:14:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The A4U Expo conference took place on 13th and 14th October 2009 and was my second ever conference - and the first one I'd paid to attend. I'd been to the Online Marketing Show in July, where I'd volunteered to fill a place on the 'Affiliate Marketing Principles' discussion panel. ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/blog/my-best-bits-of-a4u-expo-2009/ Towards the end of last month, I received a few excited emails from some internet marketing contacts who I also consider to be very good friends. They told me about a web hosting company called GVO that would be relaunching and would offer hosting and website services of specific interest ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/blog/why-i-said-no-to-gvo-gvo-review/ By Court Tuttle You don't have to look for very long before you discover about 100,000,000 blogs about making money online. Everyone and their dog is trying to teach the masses how to make money using the Internet. I've been making a full-time income online for almost four years now and I ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/articles/how-to-never-make-money-online/ Becoming an affiliate marketer is an attractive prospect for anybody  who wants to create a simple online business. In essence, affiliate  marketing is easy to run and does not require much in the way of start  up funds, staff, products or distribution costs. You get to choose your  own working ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/affiliate-marketing/the-beginners-guide-to-affiliate-marketing/ Beneath the sugary sweet exterior of Hannah Montana superstar Miley Cyrus, arguably lies one of the smartest business minds of all time.  Although Disney has helped her achieve countless millions, Miley obviously knows how hard it is to chase after success. Otherwise she wouldn't have written this song (or had ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/blog/wise-words-from-miley-cyrus/ As an ethical affiliate marketer, one of your key aims should be to improve the customer's buying experience by making it more efficient in any way possible, and adding real value to the purchase process. We know as online customers ourselves, that when you do a Google search, or click on ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/blog/how-to-use-deeplinking-in-commission-junction/ I became a full time affiliate marketer last September, but it was only recently I started to notice the real lack of human interaction on a daily basis you experience if you work from home, and for yourself. The problem is summed up very well by John Lamerton, and it ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/blog/free-affiliate-networking-event-29th-july-in-london/ This is a helpful video tutorial I found whilst searching for phpBB and its compatibility with Bluehost. phpBB is a nice open-source forum that I've been wanting to install on a client's website, but I wasn't sure if Bluehost could run it. Turns out it can, so hopefully this will ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/blog/how-to-create-a-forum-for-your-website-for-bluehost-users/ This article is a guide to the best affiliate networks, as voted for by myself. I have been an affiliate now for several years, and have signed up to many big affiliate networks (which allow you to choose from affiliate programmes they offer and receive payments in bulk). Networks I've ... http://www.michellecrofts.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-networks/best-affiliate-networks/ Web Design & Development I create a lot of affiliate, niche service and charity websites for clients and personal projects. The following are some examples of sites I have created and search engine optimised: SEO & Generating Organic Traffic PPC & Organic Affiliate Marketing http://www.michellecrofts.com/web-design/portfolio/