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This September we have several new exclusive offers for you to promote including Free RatePoint tools and business cards. We're also very excited to be giving away .biz domains FREE**. But only if they buy through your affiliate link. This month's spotlight article below features tips on how to increase conversions on your website using online videos. Plus this month you can learn tips and tricks on how to turn your unused domains into affiliate cash. You may contact us at affiliate@1and1.com or call us at 1-877-9EARNEASY (1-877-932-7632). |
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1&1 Launches Affiliate Portal September Special Offers HOSTING:
100 FREE Business Cards* with Home and Beginner Hosting Plan purchases. -
Now in addition to getting a great price on hosting, free domains, and online marketing tools,
you can also get free business cards with your contact information and website address printed on them.
Marketing your website offline can be easy and fun with your own personalized business cards.
DOMAINS:
Our 1&1 .biz domains are 100% FREE for 1 year!** (Our great regular pricing applies after the 1st year.) This domain extension is a great addition to your domain portfolio.
It can also be useful when building a new online venture or simply to protect it from others who may want
to buy a variation of your own .com domain. Why .biz? Because .com is never enough! Don't forget that you also
receive free private registration, a free WYSIWYG site builder, and all 1&1 domains come with automatic renewal which means no one will grab the
domains away from you. The commission for the Domain Package (not per domain) is $2.50
SERVERS:
FREE MS Expression Software plus FREE 12 month subscription to Total Training*** with purchase of any 1&1
Windows Dedicated Server. A $299 Value!
Microsoft® Expression® Web 2 is a professional design tool to create modern, standards-based sites that deliver
superior quality on the Web.
Learn the hottest tools for building powerful,
dynamic web applications from pros Asli Bilgin and Andy Olsen. These training videos will get you up to speed
quickly; exploring all of the key features of AJAX and Building Web Applications, and then guide you to mastery
level with advanced topics and techniques. A free 12 month subscription is included with your Microsoft® Expression®
Web 2 software.
The affiliate commission on these server products is as HIGH as $300!
For a full list of our commissions please review our affiliate commission table. |
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Five Super Affiliate Tips On Using Video To Make A Killing Online Good news, you don't have to wish you knew how to use video infomercials to boost sales of any product or service you offer. Because you're about to learn a few secrets that until now only a few online marketers have been using to boost their earnings online. Read on to discover five amazing tips on how to get started pulling in enormous amounts of cash using video and increasing their websites conversions. #1 - Videos are effective. In fact, videos are the perfect way to promote practically anything on the Internet because everyone is so accustom to watching commercials on TV. Commercials are appealing because they allow the audience to see and hear the offer. That's important for a number of reasons, including the fact that some people are better able to understand and retain visual information rather than if it's just in aural or written form. What makes videos so powerful and effective is that they use three forms of communication to get the message across: written, aural and visual. Therefore, videos can appeal and effectively communicate to a wider audience. Basically there are two types of videos in use online today: video infomercial and video demonstration. For this article a video infomercial refers to a 1-2 minute video commercial that tries to get the viewer or website visitor to take an action. A video demonstration refers to a 3-10 minute video that demonstrates a product or service to the viewer. #2 - People won't believe. Look around online and you'll quickly discover that good, quality videos are becoming so commonplace on the Internet. Before long, the believability of your product or service will suffer if you fail to include a video infomercial or demonstration on your site. There is evidence of the distinct transition occurring right now. And I'm sure you've noticed the explosion of video presentations online within the past few years. The downside for you as a merchant or webmaster online is that soon, some sort of video will be "required" by a visitor to your website or it simply won't be taken seriously. No video? Click, and the surfer is gone from your website. Realizing that your website needs a video infomercial or video demonstration to boost sales is just the first hurdle. Now you have two other choices facing you: make your own video or pay someone else to do it. #3 - Make your own video infomercial. Like anything, once you know the basics, it's not that difficult to produce your own video infomercial. The fundamentals include having the right software and the knowledge to use it. In fact, if you own a Windows PC, then you have all the software you need, for free, right on your computer. You can start producing your own video infomercials right now. it's called Windows Moviemaker. Just navigate to the program on your PC and you're ready to get started. MAC computers ship with a similar free video production software. The downside to producing your own video infomercial is obvious. It's time intensive and you'll have to invest a substantial amount of time learning the art of creating video infomercials as well as how to effectively use the editing software. #4 - Outsource video production. While producing your own video infomercials takes time and saves you money. The exact opposite is true if you decide to hire an outside source to produce your video infomercial. Although prices for professionally produced videos have been falling dramatically within the past few years, expect to pay a premium to have a professionally produced infomercial. Keep in mind that you'll still need to be involved in production decisions; communicating your goals and fine-tweaking the final production. Outsourcing video production, though costly, is an ideal way of getting video on your website when you simply don't have the time, or desire to create the video yourself. #5 - No time or money. Good news if you don't have the time or money to make a video for your website. Recently a few companies have begun selling pre-made video infomercials that promote popular products and services online. The idea behind these websites is that the owners provide affiliates from all industries with pre-made, custom videos that the affiliates can use to help boost sales and conversion rates of whatever it is they are already selling. It's a win-win situation for all involved and to making more of your visitors on your website into customers! More Information about Jay Douglas and his professional video production services for affiliates can be found on http://www.cbsqueezevideos.com |
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What’s new in the world of affiliate marketing? Read up on all the latest news about affiliate marketing, search engines, e-mail and other issues which can affect your online marketing success. News: ReveNews - Affiliate portal and newsletter MarketingSherpa.com - Premium Internet Marketing studies
and research SEO news - Weekly search engine optimization news Marketingnewz - Assorted marketing headlines Searchenginewatch - Top search engine news MediaPost - Professional online marketers news and
resources
Events: September 15-19, 2008 September 16-18, 2008 September 23-26, 2008 September 24-25, 2008 September 25-26, 2008 |
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This month’s current banner style is:
If you don't have it yet, make sure to get it from your Control Panel: 1&1 Control Panel or you may get it from the 1&1 Affiliate Portal at www.1and1affiliate.com |
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To help you earn even more affiliate revenue we've created a way for you to forward all your unused domains and even sub-domains to 1&1. Anyone who uses your redirected domain or sub-domain will be passed to our website using your affiliate tracking link. If these visitors order from 1&1, 1&1 will credit your account with an affiliate commission! To find out your earning potential, see our commission table. Please note that your unused domains or subdomains will only be used for 'affiliate forwarding' until you decide to use them for something else. If you choose to use your domain for some other purpose, you can turn off Affiliate Domain Forwarding at any time. How to forward your domains or sub-domains to 1&1 with your affiliate link 1. In the 1&1 Control Panel, click on Packages on top. 2. Select a package. 3. Go to Administration, then Domains. 4. In the Domain Overview, select the domain(s) or sub-domains that you would like to use for the Affiliate Program. 5. In the menu bar, click on the arrow next to the Destination button and select Edit Affiliate. 6. On the next page, activate the Use domains for the Affiliate Program checkbox. 7. Click on OK. |
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When you do online marketing for your web site, good tools and information can help make the job easier. While there are many commercial (fee based) tools that work well, it is also great to find ones that are 100% no-cost. The tools and newsletters below are completely FREE. Hint: Add these goodies to your web favorites. Grab and use them today!
Edit your pictures online for free! Design your logo FOR FREE with LogoMaker by HP. Free Widgets for
your Blog Free CSS Web Site Templates: Web Master Tools Search Engine Marketing Tools Free Web Site Templates Free PDFmaker (great for making newsletters or eBooks
that you can imbed your affiliate link into) Digital Web Magazine |
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New! 20% off Ranksense SEO Software Free Revenue Magazine 25% off images for your professional web site with Fotolia 20% Off any order with Text-Link-Ads! Web site Magazine |
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We hope you enjoyed our September Affiliate eNews. Our dedicated 1&1 affiliate team is here to help you get the most out of our affiliate program. Our affiliate team has a wealth of experience and are happy to share it with you, so feel free to contact us at affiliate@1and1.com or call us directly at 1-877-9EARNEASY (1-877-932-7632) Sincerely, The 1&1 Internet Team.1&1 Internet Inc. 701 Lee Road Suite 300 Chesterbrook, PA 19087 
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