Affiliate marketing and other stuff from Shawn Collins, co-founder of Affiliate Summit.
I mentioned a new service from Adimpact a couple of days ago that enables Google AdSense publishers to run their AdSense ads in DHTML layers.
I’ve just heard from a source that they checked in with Google and Google considers this service to be a violation of their terms on a few fronts.
So if you’re using Adimpact with AdSense, pull it down or risk losing your AdSense account.
It’s been a year since I first tried out BetterPPC, and I decided to check in with them to see how things are going.
Last year when I tested the service, I saw my performance increase three-fold for my Google AdWords campaigns.
According to their literature, the average CTR improvement for a campaign in their system is 38% in 7 days.
If you are not familiar with it, BetterPPC is a service that enables easy to set up, scientific ad copy testing and optimization for AdWords.
Since I first tried it out, the interface has improved – looks like they are on v.3. It’s slicker and I just put together a new test inside of five minutes.
The way it works is that you enter three different variations for each section: Headline, Line 1, and Line 2. For each line entry, you enter in a different variation or copy that you would like to test. Your entries will be used to create different test case combinations of advertisements.
The last step is to enter in the display and linking URLs for your ad. After you click submit, the BetterPPC application will automatically generate 54 possible test cases. Then their algorithm will select nine ads representing the optimal test case combinations of ads.
If you’d like to give it a try, they’ve provided a coupon code, PPCTEST, for a credit with the BetterPPC service. Visit betterppc.com for more information.
I just received a press release from Upromise that they are being acquired by Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM).
This is big news for the renowned super affiliate. Under the terms of the transaction, Upromise will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sallie Mae, however Upromise will retain their brand identity, management team and operations in Needham, MA.
“Upromise’s savings plans, when linked with the purchasing power of their rewards program, provide tremendous incentives to help save for a college education,” said Tim Fitzpatrick, CEO of Sallie Mae.
On a side note, I am happy to say that I haven’t had to write a check to Sallie May since the late 90s, when I paid back all of the cash I’d borrowed for my edumacation – pesky student loans!