
Survey of bloggers I regularly engage on how they use affiliate marketing and advertising networks to monetize blog content. New guest post on Performance Marketing Insider.

The excitement is almost palpable! Within just weeks we’re expecting the long awaited release of version 4 of Autoresponse Plus, which has been in the making for many, many (many!) months. Are you one of those who has been sitting on the fence about taking control of your email marketing, visitor inquiries, and customer communications?

You will probably agree that gazing into a crystal ball is one of the most unscientific ways to determine your blog’s success. For a moment, let’s lay aside the pure methodologies, scientific processes, and the pixie dust, and get down celebrating your own unscientific, subjective, personal blogging scorecard.
Get the best from your email marketing activities. The foundation for successful email marketing is a targeted, permission-based email list. Marketers call contact lists their “goldmine” because it can generate much of their sales revenue. If you’ve built up a list of opt-in subscribers that are qualified and interested in what you have to offer, then you’ve completed the first step and are on your way. Find out the next steps.