Archive for January, 2007

Recently i came to know from Ashish blog that, there is a vulnerability in wordpress. And the solution was to change the templates.php file. I changed that file soon.

Now I found through digg that new version of wordpress Wordpress 2.0.6 has been released.Which contain security fixes and also some new features.

It is recommended to everyone who use wordpress that they download the latest stable version and upgrade their blog software. You can download the latest version here.

ashok

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Commission Junction is the worlds number one affiliate network. CJ persently have more than 100,000 affiliates and more than 5,000 merchants.

Almost all newbie affiliate face difficulty in choosing right merchant which can produce result for them. One thing which is also important if any program is generating result for me does not meant that it will also generate result for you. I am writing some of the points which can help affiliates to choose right merchant.

• Check the 3 Month EPC : EPC stands for earning per click but actually it is earning per 100 click. If EPC of a merchant is $10, it means for every 100 click on an average affiliates are earning $10. Higher the EPC means you will earn more per click. Some people confuse this with pay per click, i.e. they will earn on click. In reality it means that 100 click generate sales which result into commission of $10 for affiliate. If you generate click but no sale you will not earn any money. I always look at 3 Month EPC instead of 7 day EPC, because some merchant use batch processing and may take many days to credit commission which result in low 7 day EPC.
• Network earning : Network earning bar shows that how many affiliates of a particular merchant are generating revenue. If a merchant has 5 green boxes in network bar it means that their maximum affiliates are earning revenue. So higher the network earning it is better to join that merchant.
• Category of Merchant : Affiliates should choose the category which he/she understands. Because it helps affiliates to target and choose right keyword and understand the target audience. If affiliate know the industry he can write content on merchant product/services on his site.

These are some of the things which can help new affiliates to choose right merchant in CJ or any other affiliate network.

ashok

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According to the recent article of economics times Future Group expecting revenue Rs .300cr this year from their online shopping portal futurebazaar.com .

Futurebazaar is getting around 40,000 visitors per day and out of that they claim that 1% convert i.e. place orders. It is a good ratio if they are generating this much sale from Indian traffic. Which is not considered good in International market for their buying potential.

Recently I had written an article on affiliate marketing in India, that affiliate marketing prospects are not very bright in india. I visited futurebazaar.com to check whether they have any affiliate program or not. I found that they have none. Still Indian sites do not take affiliate marketing very seriously whereas for american and european companies affiliate marketing is a major part of their online marketing strategy. One of the reason is that their are not many serious companies doing ecommerce in India, and generating crores of Rupees per year through their online ventures. Once there will be more companies and more competition we can see companies adpoting different marketing strategies.

ashok

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As many of us earning money through online advertisement. Do we know who’s money it is? Generally we receive the Cheque from Google or other network, but the actual money are from advertisers. Here is the list of top 50 inernet advertisers. And definately on our cheques, they have a major contribution.

The top Internet advertisers by media value. The data are provided by TNS Media Intelligence.

Top 50 Internet Advertisers by Media Value, October, 2006
Position	Advertiser	Media Value ($000)	Sector
1	NexTag Services	15,889	Misc
2	E*Trade Financial	9,945	Fin
3	University of Phoenix Online	9,018	Edu
4	Monster	7,958	Class
5	TD Ameritrade	7,629	Fin
6	Dice.com	7,464	Class
7	Netflix	7,207	M/E
8	Lendingtree.com	7,072	Fin
9	Classmates.com	7,011	Misc
10	eBay.com	6,524	Ret
11	Verizon Wireless	6,419	Tech
12	LowerMyBills.com	6,180	Fin
13	Fidelity Brokerage	6,116	Fin
14	Scottrade Consumer Services	5,846	Fin
15	Vonage	5,807	Tech
16	Cingular Wireless	5,158	Tech
17	Dell VAR Computers	4,943	Tech
18	Scottrade Online	4,854	Fin
19	Forex Capital Markets (Fxcm.com)	4,835	Fin
20	Victoria's Secret	4,675	Ret
21	Dell Inspiron Computers	4,536	Tech
22	Charles Schwab	4,486	Fin
23	Countrywide Home Loans	4,454	Fin
24	Dollar Rent A Car Online	4,142	T/H
25	Circuit City	3,995	Ret
26	HomePages	3,896	Class
27	Fidelity Investments	3,798	Fin
28	Bank of America	3,097	Fin
29	Honda trucks CR-V	3,070	Ret
30	Ing Direct Bank Consumer Services	2,985	Fin
31	Amazon.com	2,920	Ret
32	Leapfrog	2,896	Ret
33	Capital One	2,785	Fin
34	Stubhub.com	2,754	Ret
35	T-Mobile Wireless	2,627	Tech
36	Palmone Treo Tripkit	2,571	Tech
37	Gametap.com	2,550	M/E
38	Ratemarketplace.com	2,499	Fin
39	Wal-Mart	2,379	Ret
40	Wirefly Wireless	2,374	Tech
41	Chevrolet Trucks Silverado	2,364	Ret
42	BestBuy.com	2,323	Ret
43	Overstock.com	2,292	Ret
44	Match.com	2,254	Date
45	Nissan Autos Sentra	2,241	Ret
46	Nutrisystem.com	2,216	H/F
47	PlanetOut.com	2,212	M/E
48	HP printers	2,088	Tech
49	State Farm Insurance	2,068	Fin
50	Comstock	2,064	Misc
	GRAND TOTAL	$227,488
Sectors: Auto - Automotive; Class - Classifieds; CPG - Consumer Package Goods; Date - Online Dating; Edu - Education; Fin - Financial Services; H/F - Health & Fitness; M/E - Media & Entertainment; Misc - Miscellaneous; Ret - Retail; Tech - Technology; T/H - Travel/Hospitality

Source :Clickz

ashok

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So 2006 has come to an end. It was really an eventful year for me, in my online activities. When 2006 begin I was facing problem with my previous VPS host, I bought a VPS in the end of Nov. 2005, but it was provided to me in the middle of December. Even after that, the service of VPS provider was not good and I decided to discontinue his service. I paid for 3 months although I get only 50 day service. In the first week of Feb I again purchased VPS from my new host, and still using their service, so far the service is good. This blog is also hosted in same VPS.

This year I also started doing affiliate marketing seriously, by promoting products of other websites and received some checks from CJ, shareasale.com etc. Although I do not say that my affiliate marketing is going great, but so far it is producing good result.

In the month of August this year I started my this blog helloashok.com. I think this is one of the major thing which I did this year. So far the experience of blogging is very great, and I found many people online in this four months of blogging which I did not find in my six year of other online activities. Blog is really a great tool for networking and increasing your online circle.

The year ended with two more new activities. I started my own webhosting business via my another website http://www.ewebguru.com/ in the month of December. So far result is encouraging for my new venture. I am providing best and most competitive rates with quality hosting services. Let’s see how it goes in 2007.

Another thing which took place in December is I sold one of my website. Since transaction has not been completed, therefore I will not disclose more about it. I will write more about this sale after the transaction completed and domain and site transfered.

I purchased for myself 5 domains in 2006, including this blog. Planning to buy some more soon.

Overall these thing happen in 2006 to me.

So how was year 2006 for you?

ashok

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