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What You Need to Know About URL Structure – Including WWW, HTTP, and HTTPS

A uniform resource locator (URL), more commonly known as a web address, is something you see every day. At the same time, you may have never given much thought as to how they work. URLs specify the exact location of web pages and determine how to retrieve them. Put simply, a URL is the address…

5 Affiliate Marketing Growth Ideas to Combat the Recession

If you’ve ever shopped in a store that offers decorations or looked up any quotes, you’ve seen one of those KEEP CALM signs. You know the ones. They lightly chastise you into getting your life together. The signs that tell you how to feel (KEEP CALM) and what to do (CARRY ON). Those seemingly meaningless signs…

Simple Ways to Find Hidden Revenue in Your Business

In affiliate marketing every penny counts How do you find extra money? In this blog, we explore tactics to uncover revenue leaks and miss opportunities.

How to Craft Landing Pages that Convert

Why Don’t My Landing Pages Convert? The internet is distracting. Even the most organized and focused of us can get lost deep in the throes of Reddit, Tumblr, and Instagram. When you’re done scrolling for hours on a social network, you find yourself skipping merrily through blogs, articles, videos, ebooks, tutorials, and on and on…

3 Core Strategies for Growing Your Online Business

When you’re a small to medium-sized business, it’s easy to become focused on simply keeping everything running from one day to the next. However, it’s vital to maintain forward momentum if you want to make your online business a success. A particularly effective way of doing that is by establishing some core strategies for growth.…

4 Ways to Provide Excellent Customer Service Through Twitter

It’s hard to overstate the importance of quality customer service. Failing to provide stellar support to your users could mean they’ll take their business elsewhere – leaving you in a difficult situation. Fortunately, you already have one of the world’s most effective customer service tools on hand. Social media platforms have become very effective places…

3 Reasons Generic Link Shorteners Don’t Cut It

Link shortening – the process of turning a long, unwieldy link into a short and pretty one – is a common practice. While generic link shorteners (such as Bitly and goo.gl) can be useful in a pinch, they aren’t a solid long-term solution. Using them can lead to ineffective linking, which can harm both your…

3 Ways Link Tracking Can Help You Increase Conversions

It goes without saying that links are essential for affiliate marketers. You use them on your website, your social media profiles, and in your email campaigns. If you’re not tracking them properly you risk losing leads, and more importantly, profits. Tracking your links’ performance can help you figure out their most optimal placement on your…

3 Smart Reasons to Use Link Rotations on Your Website

There are many powerful features offered by PrettyLinks. However, some are more misunderstood than others. As a result, you may not be using them correctly (if you’re even using them at all). One such feature, link rotations, can be immensely flexible and helpful. By sending visitors to a random (yet defined) selection of links from…