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Foot and Heel Injuries

Jun 26 2009 by Matt Enders

Some brief information/content on Foot and Heel Injuries.

Foot & Heel Injuries:
Injuries to the tendons in the lower body, ligaments, and muscles  are very common. Your legs and feet endure constant stress or pressure due to the amount of time you spend  walking and standing, as well as from the pressure they endure during physical activity and sports. It is because of the excessive amount of work your feet undergo daily, they are often prone to developing a variety of painful conditions that can plague your feet.

Common Heel and Foot Injuries
The most common types of feet pain can be centered on and/or develop around the heel of the foot. The heels of the feet often hit the ground at high velocity or with great pressure. This happens during running or any other physical activity which would deliver excessive amounts of weight, pounding, or force against the heel. The heels of the feet are prone to receiving the brunt of physical stress. Therefore, it is important to be able to address these painful conditions when they occur in order to treat the painful conditions and keep them from coming back.

As always, if there is anything you need don’t hesitate to ask/ contact Jen Kiernan directly.

Not in the program?!?! Join the Heel That Pain Affiliate program now

ISeeMe.com Affiliates: Free Shipping Reminder

Jun 26 2009 by Matt Enders

Don’t forget that there is free shipping for orders that qualify; with either 5 or more books in an order, or orders over $150 in total.  This wonderful gift and book is perfect for all your traffics friends and family so make sure they know that they can save on shipping by ordering these perfect gifts in bulk.  High-quality books and an excellent satisfaction guarantee that will be sure have your customers coming back for more gifts.   Make sure you have all the proper links in place now!

Not in the ISeeMe Affiliate Program? Click Here to join on CJ!

Decorative Product Source Affiliates: Bathroom Lighting Sale at Faucet.com

Jun 26 2009 by Matt Enders

Make sure you affiliates keep up to date with promotions by checking in here, this is a great sale and is perfect for your traffic to save a few bucks in helping their summer renovations.  Make sure to use redirects to this sale section, and be sure to remind your affiliates of other coupons that can be used in conjunction with this promotion, including free shipping on orders over $99 and you can take $20 off orders over $249.

Not in the Decorative Product Source Affiliate Program? Find out more information HERE or Click Here to join now on CJ!

iContact Summer Sale – Affiliates Act Now

Jun 25 2009 by Matt Enders

iContact’s Summer Sale starts today! Get 15% off any upgrade or annual subscription now until June 30th. It’s a great time to get started with iContact, or if you’re an existing customer looking to increase your list size. But remember, this sale won’t last long so don’t wait to upgrade your account!

Affiliates: Add this to discount offer pages or relay the information to direct referral clients. It’s a short term offer but a great way to generate more traffic and bank some extra conversion right here at the end of Q2 so get to work!

Things to remember: This offer is only good on UPGRADES that happen between now and the 30th. So, signing up for a free trial during the sale period is not enough to get the discount when you decide to upgrade. This sale applies to new paid accounts and existing accounts looking to upgrade to bigger lists, so take advantage!

If you want to get in on the sale action and start earning 700% commissions on referred accounts, then sign-up now!

Confederations Cup Semi-Finals Today

Jun 24 2009 by Matt Enders

After a miraculous number of improbabilities going in favor of the US Men’s National Team, they find themselves in the semi-finals of the 2009 Confederations Cup against best team in the world: Spain. Will the stars align again for the Yanks? Or will Spain show why they are ranked #1? We’ll find out today!

Show your pride with team gear from Soccer.com, including jerseys, t-shirts, player replica kits, and more! While there, also make sure to pick up Confederations Cup memorabilia to remember the event and check out the Deal of the Day!

Affiliates: Make sure you are pointing customers to specific pages on the site dedicated to national teams. It’s the perfect time to generate team pride as the Confederations Cup heads to a close and World Cup Qualifying continuing throughout the summer. Momentum is building as we head toward the big event in 2010, so make sure everyone gets the opportunity to get their gear to cheer their country on!

Not an affiliate yet? Start promoting the best selection of gear and equipment from Soccer.com today! Click here to find out more!

Lacrosse.com and Soccer.com June Promotions Reminder (Update!)

Jun 24 2009 by Matt Enders

Here is just a quick reminder of all of the promotions running for Soccer.com and Lacrosse.com for the month of June:

UPDATE: New offer from Lacrosse.com!

Soccer.com:

  • Free Shipping on Orders of $125 or more. Use code: 1JUNEFS (June 1 – 30)
  • Deal of the Day (All Day, Every Day – No Code Needed, Awesome Discounts)

Lacrosse.com:

  • Free 6-Pack of Lacrosse Balls with Orders of $75 or more. (May 25 – June 22) (expired)
  • Free Shipping on Warrior “Spyne” and Brine “Edge” Heads. (June 1 – 30)
  • Free $50 Dining Dough Gift Card with Orders of $100 or more. (June 23 – July 13) – NEW!!!
  • Deal of the Day (All Day, Every Day – No Code Needed, Awesome Discounts)

Make sure that you promote all of these offers while they last!

Have Questions? Email Us!

The NC Affiliate Tax Fight

Jun 22 2009 by Matt Enders

Tomorrow the mgecom team, along with affiliates from around the state and other representatives from our industry will be spending the day at the General Assembly in Raleigh in an effort to show our elected representatives the egregious errors in SB202 regarding digital sales tax, nexus, and what is known as the “Amazon Tax” or “Affiliate Tax”.   We need your support in order to win the fight.  As such, here are the steps we need you to take.  If you live in North Carolina, the affiliate marketing industry in this state is now depending on you!

The Official Fight

  1. Come with us to the General Assembly tomorrow in downtown Raleigh.  We currently have over 20 CONFIRMED meetings with State Senators and Representatives from this state.  We are meeting with committee leaders, voting members, Republicans, Democrats, and everyone else who has the power to influence this law.  We are meeting at 8:00 am in front of the GA building.  The address is:16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  2. If you are an affiliate, we need your testimonial.  Please fill out the Contact Us form and share with us how the tax law changes will affect YOUR daily life.  Will you have to move out of the state?  Will you not be able to pay for prescriptions?  Will you lose discretionary income that you otherwise would have spent in the local NC economy?  We need to hear your story.
  3. Learn our approach.  This is what we will be telling lawmakers TOMORROW:
    • We understand that North Carolina is in a $4Billion+ budget deficit, and we appreciate that you need to make that up.  However, the language regarding internet sales tax in SB202 WILL force online retailers to do everything in their power to avoid meeting the definition of “nexus” which NC has created.
    • When similar legislation was passed in New York last year, a large number of online retailers DID remove affiliates from their program, as evidenced here: http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?t=105869
    • Because of the above two facts, the anticipated $13.1Million in new tax revenue you are expecting will not be there.  In fact, you will lose the existing tax revenue you are currently collecting from individuals and small businesses across the state who will be forced out of business, or forced to move.
    • The tax law will create lost jobs.  As affiliate advertisers are removed from their programs, they will suffer huge income losses.  Unemployment in NC is already over 11%.  This tax law change will INCREASE the amount of people who are suddenly jobless in NC.
    • We must create a sense of personification in the eyes of the legislators.  They must understand that it is not the big corporations who are being hurt, but the individuals and residents of North Carolina.  This is why we need your stories, as mentioned above, via our Contact Us form.
    • Finally, North Carolina wishes to be viewed as a technology-friendly state.  This type of legislation is precisely what will force technology-savvy affiliates and advertisers out of our state.

Again, we need your help.  Please post a link to this blog post on your Twitter account.  You can use this shortened URL:  http://bit.ly/15g0Hk  Email your friends, family and colleagues.  The more exposure we have, the better.  Finally, sign our petition which can be found here: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/ncaffiliatetax/.

Thank you to everyone who attended the on-site meeting in our offices today.  Through working together, we have a chance to defeat the tax law which could put so many out of business.

GeneTree.com Affiliates: Learn more about GeneTree.com

Jun 18 2009 by Matt Enders

In order for your traffic to make a purchase from GeneTree.com, it’s important that they understand the benefits to learning about the DNA testing that GeneTree.com provides.  You may want to consider adding some content to your websites, or even linking them to the education section of the GeneTree.com website so that they can be more informed consumers, who are more likely to make a purchase.  This product isn’t a scam! It’s a completely legitimate testing process so make sure your traffic knows this!  Make available on your website a link to the education section, at www.genetree.com/education.

Not in the GeneTree.com Affiliate Program? Click HERE to join!

Decorative Product Source Affiliates: New Text Links

Jun 18 2009 by Matt Enders

Hope all of you are doing well, I just wanted to let you all know that I’ve just posted a batch of new text links on CJ that should be helpful for your conversions.  With these new text links there are some great landing pages that you may want to consider using, displaying $100 or less for some really great quality products, including bathroom sinks, lamps, ceiling fans, home decor, rugs, bathroom faucets, etc.  If you need help using some of these text links or finding them on CJ, please don’t hesitate to ask me for some help. I’ll be more than happy to assist you in getting things moving forward.

Not in the Decorative Product Source Affiliate Program? Find out more information HERE or Click Here to join now on CJ!

NC Legislators to Contact in the Affiliate Tax Fight

Jun 18 2009 by Matt Enders

In the fight against the North Carolina Affiliate Tax, we have to use every available avenue.  We need you to reach out to your representatives TODAY.  We are unfortunately on a very short timetable, with the new laws expected to be signed by July 1, 2009.  Here are the steps you need to take:

1. Sign the online petition
2. Plan to attend the meeting mgecom is hosting on Monday
3. Plan to attend the visit to the General Assembly in Raleigh on Tuesday
4. Contact your representatives! Names, phone numbers, and emails can be found here: NC House Representatives | NC Senate Members

Contacting every Representative and Senator is very important.  Please make an effort to locate the elected officials from your county and personally reach out to them.

Here is a list of the NC House Standing Committee on Finance.
Here is a list of the NC Senate Standing Committee on Finance.

The original sponsors of the bills are: Weiss;  Gibson;  Clodfelter
The original cosponsors of the bills are: Brubaker;  Carney;  Harrison;  Hill;  Insko;  Lucas;  Luebke;  McGee;  Wainwright; Hartsell, Jr.;  Hoyle

If you are involved in the affiliate industry in any way and reside in North Carolina, please find time today to call and email as many Senators and Representatives as you possibly can.

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