Archives for June 2013

Affiliate Marketers and Brands Beware of Outsourced Affiliate Programs

Last week I was supposed to be enjoying a wonderful baby moon ahead of the baby boy being born.  Instead, I awoke one morning to find an email in my inbox that said Commission Junction Removal: Non-Bona Fide Transactions: This letter shall serve as notice that your publisher account has been terminated and removed from the Commission Junction Network and transactions may be reversed ("charged-back"). This termination and removal is the result of non-bona fide transactions performed on your account in violation of the Commission Junction Publisher Service Agreement you agreed to follow. Non-bona fide transactions include, but are not limited to, false, self-inflated, and/or duplicate leads or transactions. You are not eligible to rejoin … [Read more...]

The Truth About Making Your Job Pay

For most people, having a primary job is their main income stream.  But the sad truth is, many people don't do what they really need to do to make their job pay.  There is so much money that people leave on the table when it comes to their jobs, and if you're looking to maximize your income, that needs to stop. Here are some simple tactics that you can look into today to make your job pay more.   Vacation and Sick Leave Most people get vacation and sick leave at their workplace.  However, it is estimated that only 57% of employees use all of their paid vacation each year.  That's sad, and it also amounts to taking a pay cut. If your employer offers you 2 weeks of paid vacation per year, that means that your salary is based … [Read more...]