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| Industry News |  |  | | - How to incorporate social media into your SEO plans
Social media is becoming an integral part of SEO marketing, a fact made clearer with the introduction of Google's +1 feature and Facebook's expanded partnership with Bing. SEO marketers need to figure out how to get product messages tweeted and shared on social sites, writes social media strategist CT Moore, preferably by the users whose suggestions carry the most sway throughout the social networks. ReveNews.com (4/7)      - The move from search to display ads
Almost half of the marketers polled in a recent survey say they plan to devote a larger budget share to display advertising, prompted by demand-side platforms and real-time bidding. This article offers steps marketers can take to move from search to display advertising, a shift that has become easier with the advent of demand-side platforms that offer one interface for many ad exchanges. SearchEngineWatch.com (4/8) - Affiliates come under fire as states push sales-tax bills
The recent push by states to force online merchants to collect sales tax is having a negative effect on affiliates, cutting off many from their primary source of revenue. "More and more states, finding themselves in desperate financial straits, are looking for 'revenue,' and affiliate taxes seem have become a popular option despite the fact that they simply don't work," argues Patricio Robles. eConsultancy.com (4/7) | Trend Watch | | | | - Survey: Social sites drive indirect traffic
Less than 1% of all website traffic comes directly from social sites, but that doesn't mean social channels aren't important, according to a survey from ForeSee Results. Three-quarters of respondents said they use social sites regularly, and 18% say information on social sites was an influence on their choice to visit a website, even if the effect was indirect. InternetRetailer.com (4/8) - Federal privacy push creates concerns in Internet industry
Online companies are growing increasingly concerned about the potential impact of proposed privacy law on how they share data, develop products and do business in general. "No matter what size the company, they are seeing how a government inquiry can shut down a business or affect the future of others. Privacy is now a line item in business plans," said Hemanshu Nigam, founder of privacy consultancy SSP Blue and former head of privacy for Myspace. The Washington Post (4/8)  | Introducing the ClickBank Featured Marketplace
Discover high-quality products to promote, or list your own products in the NEW ClickBank Featured Marketplace. Search new, featured and top performing products at www.clickbank.com/featured | | ClickBank Spotlight | | | | - Making the profitable move from affiliate to vendor (Part 1)
This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Written by Steven Clayton, ClickBank guest author.
When I first started out in Internet marketing, my focus was on affiliate marketing. Specifically, I was really concentrating on marketing ClickBank products. I was able to make a wonderful income doing this and became one of the top affiliates for one of ClickBank's best-sellers. At that time, I was making this product owner approximately $1 million per year. ClickBank Blog. - New Affiliate Marketing Today podcast: Networking tips with Itay Paz
In this episode of Affiliate Marketing today, ClickBank interviews Itay Paz, a ClickBank superaffiliate and Internet entrepreneur who attends, and in some cases organizes, some of the biggest conferences in the Internet marketing industry. Itay gives some great advice about how to make the most of networking opportunities in our industry, both in person and online. He gives some great tips about meeting with potential partners, connecting with other people in the business, and much more. ClickBank Blog.
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Shawn Collins stumbled upon Amazon's affiliate marketing program in 1997 and, after trial and error, he began making enough to pay the bills. In this YouTube video interview from the PubCon South at Austin 2011 conference, Collins explains the concept of affiliate marketing and how it's changed since 1997. 
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