I always wonder why is it such huge brainer for affiliate networks to communicate with their affiliates. Once I join your program I want to know about everything, your best deals and prices, your best selling products, your discontinued products, your special holiday shipping rate…. you get the picture.

But I also would like you to be honest with me on another level. If you are about to terminate your relationship with a merchant, why is it such a big deal to notify your affiliates??? It really does not take than long:

Dear Vlad,
We have decided to end our relationship with XXXXXXX.com. Family Debt Freedom will be phased out of PJN within the next day or so, so we would appreciate you taking down all of your links. XXXXXXX.com is a merchant in the same category that may do well for you. Thanks so much for your prompt attention to this matter.

Pepperjam Network

Sure it is not an e-mail I am looking forward everyday but is sure helps. And it is not about innovation, it is about common sense. Email has been around for a few years.

What is your excuse for not communicating with your affiliates?

If you have just recently joined PapperJam Network, I urge you to give pepperjamADS a try. When I initially saw the video below, I was very skeptical. However today I have created several ad zones that will feature pepperjameADS. I am blown away. I really have no idea how these ads will perform in terms of click through or conversions. But you can tell that a lot of thought into this feature at PepperJam Network. If some critics are still looking for the prove of innovation- pepperjamADS is one of those innovations. Yes I know, they just look like AdSense, AuctionAds and bunch of others…. But none of other major affiliate networks has this feature, at least I ma not aware of one. Again you will not be able to understand how much thought went into these ads unless you try them.

Here is a quick video that explains more about the pepperjamADS:

If you have a website or a blog in a tight niche and give these ads a try I predict you will stop using AdSense ever again in your life .

photo credit: pixel0908Some times you can’t help but to be a spectator. Just as Affiliate blogs began to calm down over Mr. Mahalo, a new controversy is brewing on the horizon. In fact according to Kris Jones the controversy was taking place during Affiliate Summit and maybe even during Jason’s keynote address. I find this to be very ironic. I was quiet strong critic of Calacanis’ keynote speech. However, listening to podcast I now can say that I took a lot of what Jason said out of the content.

In his speech Jason mentioned how the Internet was looked at as a “plain leveled field”; a great opportunity for anyone to succeed. Every one was equal, opportunities were wide open and the sky was the limit.

So how does it look for a perspective of a “nobody”. And by nobody I mean myself. Because when I look at both CJ and PepperJam, I feel like I am less than nobody.

I wonder how soon will the “Goliaths” begin to demand “exclusivity” of affiliates? Seriously. Imagine if one network would ask you to either work with them exclusively or get out. Would you feel like you are on a “plain leveled field”?