Affiliate Aid
Helping new and existing gambling affiliates achieve their full potential.
Affiliate Aid (AffAid.com) - The Complete Gambling Affiliate Resource!
Affiliate Aid is a FREE resource developed specifically for the online gambling affiliate industry. Whatever your niche; casino, poker, bingo, sports, etc, Affiliate Aid provides proven strategies to assist you in realizing your full potential as an online gambling affiliate.
Affiliate Aid can't guarantee success. But, we can provide you with the tools you need to succeed.
FACT: Most affiliates fail! They work their asses off for a few months, don't see any tangible results and give up. The reasons for their failures are varied, but the common denominator is this; they didn't put together a complete package! Some may be SEO professionals who can drive all kinds of traffic to their sites, others may be professional poker players who write great strategy content but fail to draw any traffic. Some attract traffic and provide great content but fail to monetize their portals. Why? Simple! None of them put all the pieces together, they fail to put together the complete package. To succeed in today's competitive environment, you must combine good SEO practices with a solid marketing strategy.
It takes many skill sets to take your affiliate site from concept to reality. We'll guide you through this process step by step, helping you discover the tools and develop the skills you need to get your site to the level you want. Our articles are authoritative but are also reader friendly. You do not have to be a geek or an expert to understand what we are saying. Each article focuses on one specific topic so you can easily implement what you learn as you go.
Read our articles in The Soapbox for the latest editorials, rants and raves by our staff. On occasion, we may include a piece by a guest writer so if you have something to say about our industry, or the people in it, and would like to say it here, contact us through the email provided on our "About Us" page and we'll be happy to consider your proposal.
Affiliate Aid can't guarantee success. But, we can provide you with the tools you need to succeed.FACT: Most affiliates fail! They work their asses off for a few months, don't see any tangible results and give up. The reasons for their failures are varied, but the common denominator is this; they didn't put together a complete package! Some may be SEO professionals who can drive all kinds of traffic to their sites, others may be professional poker players who write great strategy content but fail to draw any traffic. Some attract traffic and provide great content but fail to monetize their portals. Why? Simple! None of them put all the pieces together, they fail to put together the complete package. To succeed in today's competitive environment, you must combine good SEO practices with a solid marketing strategy.
It takes many skill sets to take your affiliate site from concept to reality. We'll guide you through this process step by step, helping you discover the tools and develop the skills you need to get your site to the level you want. Our articles are authoritative but are also reader friendly. You do not have to be a geek or an expert to understand what we are saying. Each article focuses on one specific topic so you can easily implement what you learn as you go.
Read our articles in The Soapbox for the latest editorials, rants and raves by our staff. On occasion, we may include a piece by a guest writer so if you have something to say about our industry, or the people in it, and would like to say it here, contact us through the email provided on our "About Us" page and we'll be happy to consider your proposal.
Affiliate Tip of the Week
This Week's Tip - Be aware of copyright law...There has been a rash of lawsuits launched recently by a company set up for this explicit purpose. The Las Vegas Review Journal has bankrolled a company for the sole purpose of suing those who infringe on their copyright. Righthaven LLC has filed nearly one hundred suits so far and they do not appear to be slowing down. While some suits appear to be legitimate, many are not so clear cut and a number of them may actually fall under "fair use" as laid out in the DMCA. The Las Vegas Sun has been covering the suits. Click here to read the August 9th edition. A legal blogger has also produced an informative piece entitled Avoiding the Wrath of Righthaven - well worth the read! We have been actively discussing/debating the issue on the forums at GPWA and PAL as well.
SEO - Search Engine Optimization
What is SEO, and why is it so important?
Simply put, SEO is the ability to manipulate the search engines in order to achieve top rankings for your keywords. If your site is not ranking well in the
major search engines, you will not receive any traffic. Search engine optimization consists of two categories, On-page SEO and off-page SEO,
On-page SEO refers to optimizing your pages/site for your chosen keywords. This is done through the use of title tags, headers, page description tags, etc.
Off-page SEO is basically any effort you make to drive traffic to your site from other sources through the use of in-coming links. There are literally dozens of ways to practice off-page SEO. For example, using signature links in forum posts, creating Facebook fan pages, Twitter, utilizing article submission sites or distributing press releases all qualify as off page optimization.
Simply put, SEO is the ability to manipulate the search engines in order to achieve top rankings for your keywords. If your site is not ranking well in the
major search engines, you will not receive any traffic. Search engine optimization consists of two categories, On-page SEO and off-page SEO,On-page SEO refers to optimizing your pages/site for your chosen keywords. This is done through the use of title tags, headers, page description tags, etc.
Off-page SEO is basically any effort you make to drive traffic to your site from other sources through the use of in-coming links. There are literally dozens of ways to practice off-page SEO. For example, using signature links in forum posts, creating Facebook fan pages, Twitter, utilizing article submission sites or distributing press releases all qualify as off page optimization.
Marketing - The Human Element
Content is King!
While SEO is critical in attracting targeted, qualified traffic to your portal, the quality of your content is what will keep your visitors there, and more importantly - close the sale! Article length, calls to action, graphics, proper spelling and grammar - each is equally important in monetizing your pages. Bottom line - write for your human visitors, not the search engines. Well written, authoritative content will keep your reader interested and either encourage him or her to continue browsing your pages or convince him or her to click your link - closing the sale!
While SEO is critical in attracting targeted, qualified traffic to your portal, the quality of your content is what will keep your visitors there, and more importantly - close the sale! Article length, calls to action, graphics, proper spelling and grammar - each is equally important in monetizing your pages. Bottom line - write for your human visitors, not the search engines. Well written, authoritative content will keep your reader interested and either encourage him or her to continue browsing your pages or convince him or her to click your link - closing the sale!
Gambling Affiliate Programs - Partnering for Success
Selecting the right affiliate program to partner with is a critical component in your overall marketing strategy. Rest assured, the gambling affiliate programs recommended on our pages are the best in the industry. We have analyzed their terms and conditions to make sure they're affiliate friendly. We only recommend affiliate programs with a proven track record. The vast majority are certified by the highly respected casino affiliate watchdog site, Affiliate Guard Dog. Additionally, we do not list any affiliate programs that are listed as rogue or predatory by Casinomeister.
Affiliate Networking - Communities and Resources
Affiliate marketing is one of the most competitive industries in the online marketing world, yet many of the most successful affiliates belong to communities where they can chat, exchange ideas, ask and/or give advice and socialize with others who are in the same industry. We belong to (and participate in) a number of these gambling affiliate communities and highly recommend that all new affiliates do the same. Affiliate communities such as GPWA and AGD consist of thousands of members and their forums are filled with many years worth of informative posts.
Affiliate Aid - The Complete Gambling Affiliate Resource!