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Get to Know Us, Part 1; Meet Anne Fognano!

Anne Fognano, a.k.a. Clevermom, has been in the affiliate marketing industry since the late 1990’s. She has been an affiliate for most of that time, but over the past two years has started as an affiliate manager with MGECOM. Her work ethic, drive and positive attitude are some of the great qualities that make her a well-respected member of our team and the industry as a whole. In our first series of “Get to Know Us” interviews, we asked Anne some questions about her start in affiliate marketing, her thoughts on the industry and her life outside of work. Hope you enjoy getting to know Anne!

How did you first get started in affiliate marketing?
I actually got into affiliate marketing by accident. I had a website for moms and was posting coupons as a small part of my site. 99% of the traffic was clicking on the ‘coupons’ tab and I decided to focus on coupons, and became one of the first ten or so ‘coupon’ sites online. My site became very popular, very fast, and the rest is history!

What do you most like about the industry?
I love the people in affiliate marketing. So many self-motivated entrepreneurs, and great minds think alike. I especially like the ‘family’ feel that the industry has… everyone always seems to be willing to lend a hand or support when needed. I also love the quality of life aspect that working in such a flexible industry provides.

What improvements you would like to see in the industry?
One of the things I have heard talked about over the years is to have a standard format for product feeds. I think this sort of thing would be helpful to many. I would also like to see merchants better educated about the value of coupon sites, and the benefit of using them to drive sales to their site.

What are some of the challenges that you encounter as an Affiliate Manager?
Sometimes communicating with affiliates can be difficult. I think this is mainly because affiliates get SO many emails that they really don’t see all of the emails that are sent to them. I try to do a work around by calling affiliates directly, sometimes that nixes the concern about if someone has seen an email or not that I have sent them!

Do you see affiliates embracing mobile and/or social marketing?
Definitely this is clearly the trendy thing right now. Although I do see more on the social side. Affiliates are really embracing some creative ways to help their visitors spread the word about their sites and the merchants they are representing!

How do you keep up on industry trends, latest industry news, etc?
I follow all of the top professionals in the industry through typical avenues: Facebook, twitter, blogs, etc… I also attend industry events ( Affiliate Summit ) as able.

What most attracted you to join the MGECOM team?
The amazing group of professionals at MGECOM is really the catalyst for me signing on. One of the greatest things about MGECOM is we simply have an awesome team… Great people that are talented, know the industry, know their job, are always available to lend a helping hand and also are fun to work with!

What other jobs have you had outside of affiliate marketing?
From the age of 14 – 16 I was a tour guide at Luray Caverns… a tourist spot in Virginia. From 16 – 20, I worked at McDonalds, Roy Rogers, and Pizza Hut. My background is in psychology, and my education the same ( BA, MA). From the age of about 21 until about 14 years ago, I worked mainly with autistic children and adults as a behavioral specialist/program coordinator.

And we learned a few insights into the life of Anne outside of work:
What are some of your favorite things to do?
My favorite thing to do at the moment is travel.. In the last five years I have been to Bermuda, Mexico, Australia, Canada & England. I try to hit the gym a few times a week, though I have never embraced this as a ‘fun’ activity…. I am also planning to take up biking as soon as the weather is nicer. Recently I have taken on ‘hot yoga’ clases… 1 ½ hours of yoga in a room heated to around 110 degrees. I can honestly say, though odd, this is actually almost fun.

What are a few of your hobbies?
I sing and even have a singsnap profile! I have recently set up a mini recording studio in my home and really enjoy recording different types of music. I used to sing in a band when I was younger and have been playing around with the idea of doing that again in the near future. Aside from singing, I like to do creative things like arts, crafts, sewing, and writing. I am anticipating I will also write a book eventually, but I haven’t taken the time to figure out what the will be yet.. lol.

What activities/sports did you do in high school or college?
I played basketball in high school, was in all county choir, all regional choir, and all state choir.

What is your favorite vacation location?
Australia… I went a few years ago and am dying to go back!

If you won a lottery, what would be the first thing you’d buy?
I’d pay my house off and buy a new car. After that, depending on the winnings, I would probably share the wealth with my family and friends in need.

Your favorite band to see live?
I still love the Eagles… after all these years!

What is your favorite Christmas gift you ever received as a kid or adult?
My UGG boots a few years ago

Coke or Pepsi?
Diet Coke or Diet Cherry Pepsi

That wraps up our first round in our new “Get to Know Us” series. We hope you enjoyed getting to know Anne, and please come back next week for our next interview!

Century MMA Affiliate Challenge

Hello Affiliates,

I want to take this opportunity to spread the word about the great potential affiliates have with the Century MMA affiliate program. With our average sale of $106 and average affiliate commission of $20, and our new free shipping over $100, it’s no wonder our program is one of the top MMA affiliate programs out there. And we do have many great affiliates in our program, and today I’m going to raise the bar on you with a new affiliate challenge.

Affiliate Challenge

The idea for this challenge is for affiliates to build a new affiliate website promoting the Century MMA products, and the affiliate to get the most sales with the new website site by May 31st gets a nice commission increase. This is a great opportunity to prove your affiliate marketing expertise by building a great content site that is all about Century MMA and mixed martial arts gear.

Rules:

1. The site must be submitted to me by March 31, 2012 @ darren.zapsky@mgecom.com with the email subject “Century MMA Affilate Contest”.

2. The affiliate with the most Century MMA sales between April 1, 2012 and May 31, 2012 will be declared the winner.

3. The winner will have his commission payout increased to 25% until November 30, 2012.

4. You can use wordpress or any other platform to build your new site as long as it is a content website, such as an informational or product review website, i.e., reviews of Century MMA apparel, training gear, Gis, boxing equipment, or content regarding martial arts instruction and demonstration on how to use those Century MMA products are desired.

5. The site must contain acceptable content and images for consideration. Incomplete websites and/or sites with redirects to Century MMA will not qualify.

6. Direct link PPC sales will not qualify.

7. Existing MMA / UFC / Martial Arts websites are acceptable provided they meet the requirements in #4 and #5.

8. Coupon only websites will not be accepted into this contest.

You can contact me with your questions centurymma@mgecom.com.

Log into your Century MMA account at Shareasale.

“Meet our Team” Interviews Coming Soon.

For home-based workers, working in online marketing can often feeling like working on an deserted island. When you work from your home, there are no monthly birthday party celebrations with your co-workers in the break room, there isn’t a “coffee club” hanging around the coffee machine talking about the latest episode of American Idol, and there are no 15-minute smoke breaks with your buddies to talk about how your team played over the weekend.

Sure, home-based workers have emails and phone calls with peers or business partners to give some human interaction, but many days it is just you and your computer getting through the workday. It is often stated that affiliate marketing, “Is about the relationships”. But, other than those few contact points or attending industry events a few times a year, you don’t have many opportunities to really get to develop a deep working relationship or even a good friendship with someone you work with on a regular basis.

That said, we at MGECOM want to post of series of “Get to Know Us” interviews with our staff. We want to use these interviews as an opportunity to foster a greater relationship between our clients and business partners. We hope that these light and fun interviews will put a face and personality to the person behind the “@mgecom.com” emails and that voice on the other end of that phone. You never know what you may find you have in common with someone!

We will start our “Get to Know Us” series next week with our first interview where we’ll feature Anne Fognano, who recently won two awards from ABestWeb.com, the “2011 New Affiliate Manager of the Year” and the “Affiliate Marketing Legend”.

Enjoy getting to know us!

-The MGECOM Staff

Popular Vitamin Jungle products you can promote today!

Hello Affiliates,

I want to use this opportunity to spread the word about the many benefits of the Vitamin Jungle affiliate program.

When you compare our affiliate program to similar programs, there is no question that the Vitamin Jungle program is one of the top programs in the vitamin and supplement categories. Our average sale is $121 and the average affiliate commission is $14. And with our extremely low prices you’ll be able to convert sales on the most popular products in the nutritional, vitamin, body building and weight lifting industry, and make a great profit doing it.

Products We Offer:

  • Amino Acids / Creatine Supplements
  • Proteins / Weight Gain
  • Weight Loss / Energy
  • Vitamins / Herbs & Fats / Oils
  • Brain Function / Sexual Stamina
  • Sleep / Joint and Muscle Recovery Products
  • Omega-3 Fish Oil
  • Protein and Snack Bars
  • Popular Selling Products

Here are three popular top selling products that Vitamin Jungle sales at extremely low prices. You can log into CJ and create deep links to these products and others.

Log into your CJ account to get images and links.

Contact us at vitaminjungle@mgecom.com

Good luck affiliates,

Darren

Karate Joe's Self Defense Affiliate Opportunities

Hello Affiliates,

I want to use this opportunity to spread the word about the many benefits of the Karate Joe's affiliate program. When you compare our affiliate program to similar programs, there is no question that the Karate Joe's program is a superior program; otherwise we wouldn't be a Shareasale PowerRank Top 100 program. Our average sale is $107 and the average affiliate commission is $21. And with our low prices and $5 Shipping you'll be able to convert sales on the most popular products in the martial arts category and make a great profit doing it.

Popular Martial Arts Products We Offer:

  • Uniforms
  • Sparring Gear Sets
  • Martial Arts Books / DVDs
  • Punching Bags
  • MMA Apparel
  • Heavy Bags
  • Self Defense Weapons
  • Self Defense Weapons

Affiliates I also want you to know about the popular self defense weapons available at Karate Joe's. These products would be a great addition to your martial arts website or consider building yourself a self defense affiliate website.

NINJA SPIKE Keychain – Easy to control, capable of bringing down an attacker. 6 inches in length, with two spikes, each measuring 2 inches in length.
http://www.karatejoes.com/Spike-Keychain_p_8787.html

Kubatan Keychain – Personal self defense weapon! -Easy to control, capable of bringing down an attacker. -Made of aluminum alloy. -Available in Black or Silver.
http://www.karatejoes.com/Aluminum-Hestitan-Keychain_p_8858.html

Expandable Steel Baton – Steel constructed baton with soft grip handle includes a nylon carrying case. Telescope opens with a wrist flick and closes by driving into a hard surface. Features friction lock. Made in Taiwan.
http://www.karatejoes.com/Expandable-Steel-Baton_p_8254.html

    All you have to do is login to Shareasale to get your links.

    Shipping Policy Change

    And a recent change to the Karate Joe's program is that Karate Joe's recently revised their shipping policy from free shipping to $5 Flat Rate shipping. I've uploaded several new $5 Shipping creatives that you can use.

    We are here to help you succeed! If you have questions about the Karate Joes affiliate program, contact us at karatejoes@mgecom.com

    We will have more opportunities coming soon.

    Good luck affiliates,

    Karate Joe

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    NearlyNatural March Coupon!

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    Spring Cleaning and Home spruce-up time is here NOW! NearlyNatural has gorgeous silk flower arrangmentss at the BEST prices, so post this very GENEROUS coupon offer to your visitors, and start earning 12% commission on high average dollar orders. Easter is just around the corner and we have awesome silk centerpieces for that special Easter dinner. Don't forget, Mother's Day too! Our elegant Silk Rose arrangments are beautiful and long-lasting.

    NEW March Coupon Codes

    10% your entire order of silk flowers, plants and trees plus free shipping: Code: marchplantsale10

    Valid March 1-31, 2012

    Program Benefits:

    • Receive 12% Commission on each Sale.
    • 30 Day Cookie Duration
    • 30-Day returns
    • Higher than Average order size $150.00+
    • Free Shipping
    • Dedicated Account Management from MGECOM, Inc.
    • Organized, detailed product feed – updated daily

    Join the Nearly Natural Affiliate Program at Commission Junction!

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    Multiple "Best of" Award Nominations for Affiliate Marketing Specialist Agency MGECOM

    volution at MGECOM in 2011 pays-off with a deluge of nominations for “Best of” awards.

    Outsourced Affiliate Marketing Program Management (OPM) firm MGECOM is setting records with four nominations in the ABestWeb.com “Best of 2011” awards. “We are humbled to get more nominations than any other OPM. The past two years have seen tremendous growth of the MGECOM team with the addition of the best Affiliate Program Managers in the industry, supported by the most innovative custom program management technology. We believe that the Affiliate Program design, build, and management solutions that MGECOM clients enjoy are the best in the industry. However, it is gratifying that the industry insiders at ABW have recognized the superior value that MGECOM provides”, says Jeff Cress, MGECOM's VP of Business Development & Marketing.

    MGECOM 2011 Best of Award nominations include:

    Best Affiliate Manager in 2011:
    Darren Zapsky, MGECOM Affiliate Account Executive representing the Century Martial Arts and Century MMA Affiliate programs.

    Best OPM (Outsourced Program Management firm) in 2011:
    MGECOM

    Best NEW Affiliate Manager or OPM in 2011:
    Anne Fognano, MGECOM Affiliate Account Executive representing various client brands. Anne is one of the original “Super Affiliates” and 2011 was her first full year of transition into the role of managing affiliate programs. Anne's years of experience as an affiliate, deep knowledge of the affiliate industry, and wealth of great affiliate relationships have earned her much deserved recognition for her newly demonstrated skill in managing successful affiliate programs for MGECOM clients.

    2011 ABW Legend Award:
    Anne Fognano, MGECOM Affiliate Account Executive representing various client brands. While the Best NEW Affiliate Manager in 2011 nomination is focused on Anne's recent work as an Affiliate Account Executive, the ABW Legend Award is a reflection of a long and influential career in the affiliate marketing industry.

    MGECOM’s Director of Affiliate Program Operations, Mike Kansa, is of course very happy with this recent news as well. “I’m ecstatic that Darren and Anne have been nominated for these awards, as it appears their contributions to affiliate marketing and MGECOM have been recognized by many in our industry. Thanks to everyone who’s supported Darren and Anne!

    Attention Heels.com Affiliates:A RARE Coupon Opportunity is Now Available!

    We have some great news for you this morning!

    The affiliate channel is driving amazing sales for Heels.com this month, and they want to end February with a record sales number. The past three weeks have resulted in the top 3 sales weeks ever in the affiliate channel, and Heels.com wants to end the month with another record-breaking week!

    To help achieve this goal, they are offering a very rare coupon. In fact, Heels.com never offers coupons through the affiliate channel, so now is the time to heavily promote this rare discount to make even more sales this month!

    Here are the coupon details:
    15% off total purchase, including sale items!
    Code: TOP15
    Expires: March 1
    CJ Link ID: 11013436
    GAN Link: http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000613802231344&pubid=(enter your publisher ID here)

    Best of luck to you and please contact Chris Mohler if you have any questions or concerns.

    Not in the Heels.com program but want to get in on this money-making opportunity? Join the affiliate program on Google
    or CJ

    Thanks to everyone that has done such great work this month, and we look forward to ending February in record-breaking fashion!

    -The MGECOM Team

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