Pop or Passion?

I loved Seth Godin's simple explanation about choosing a marketing direction Click here for article

One of my biggest mistakes is not focusing specifically on the target and trying to capture everyone. This helps make the issue much clearer. Thanks, Seth Godin!

Affiliate Questions

I researched Allposters, CafePress, TextLinkAds, and RocketProfits affiliate programs. I chose to join RocketProfits because I liked the variety of merchants and offers.

Here is what I learned:

1) What is the fee or commission structure?
A: Flat Fee commission up to $40.

2) How frequently are payments made to Affiliates?
A: Your first check will be sent to you when you reach $25.00 in affiliate commissions, and each pay period thereafter in which you make at least $25 in affiliate commissions. You get paid EVERY month on net 15 terms, which means checks will be sent by the 15th of the following month via US Mail (for example, on October 15th you would get paid for commissions earned from the month of September). You must generate $25.00 or more in total commission from affiliate commissions and referral bonuses. Larger affiliates can have payments wired as fast as Net 1 from the end of the month.

3) Are there any restrictions on the types of marketing tools an affiliate can use?
A: Each offer has its own set of restrictions, listed clearly on the offer for your convenience. At the main offer page, "Media" column, each offer has the media available listed upfront as E,B,T (E=E-mail, B=Banner, T=Text). Once you click through into a specific offer, you can view all the creatives available, and any specific restrictions are listed on this page as well. Should you have any specific questions upfront, please feel free to contact your account manager.

4) What are terms under which the merchant can terminate the affiliate agreement?
A: The agreement can terminate at any time, with or without cause, by giving RocketProfittm written notice of termination via e-mail. RocketProfittm may terminate this Agreement and your license hereunder without notice at any time. Members are only eligible to earn Commissions on billings generated during the term of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, any and all licenses granted hereunder shall immediately expire.

Busy Week!

Here we are, five weeks into Practical-Internet-Marketing already! This was a busy week, I started field research for a San Diego Beaches website I'm developing by going to Imperial Beach, Silver Strand, and Coronado Island for pics, interviews with locals, and scouting out the businesses along the boardwalks. My article was finally approved and made public on ezinearticles.com, I also learned how to post Adsense ads on this blog and I finally got caught up on reading my newsfeeds on bloglines. I've also been researching affiliate programs, like ebay and others through clickbank. Whole new world out there.