This is exactly why I wanted to start this section, to celebrate people like James and let people know how vital someone like he is in the success of an affiliate programme. James will not win any awards at A4U, nor does he sit on the forum all day, but he should be celebrated for his contribution to affiliate marketing. His ideas and knowledge of, not just affiliate programmes, but technology and online as a whole, is second to none. He is always on hand to help affiliates with the more …

The beginning of any New Year inevitably sees people look back over the previous year and forward to the next year. Predictions about the forthcoming year are always rife. What changes will take place? What new trends will appear? What will people be buying this year?
All questions I wish I had the answers to.
The focus of affiliate marketing is changing and as merchants become more switched on, questions about quality are being asked more and more. The last click wins model and multi channel attribution models are among the hot …

Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you do?
I am Matt Swan and I am an Account Manager at dgm. I have been working at dgm since I graduated in 2006 and look after some of our key accounts.
Outside of work I am a bit of a football fanatic and have a season ticket at Spurs (for my sins!).
What is your day to day role?
I head up the key accounts team at dgm, taking care of some of our larger clients such as JD …

Question: What is the best way to get rich?
Answer: Qucikly….
In reality this isn’t the easiest way but it is certainly the best.  Good advice and help is hard to come by for anyone trying their hand at affiliate marketing.
The net is awash with get rich quick schemes and dodgy ebooks. Most newbie’s will read something about Jeremy Shoemoney or Kieron Donoghue making truck loads of cash by doing nothing. What they won’t read about is how long and how hard they have been working at doing nothing, probably the best …

I have decided to trial a new feature here at Kinky Afro. A featured called Unsung Heroes of Affiliate Marketing. The aim is to feature people that are involved in Affiliate Marketing, people who are vital to the day to day running of a successful affiliate programme. Some of these people you may know, some you may not but each of them has a unique role in the industry we all work in.
I hope you find these posts useful and if you would like to be featured in this series then please …