Do you still shop online even during ‘off season’ periods?
Posted on January 28, 2010 - Filed Under Shopping News | Leave a Comment
I’m sure everyone knows the peak retail shopping seasons, at least in America, generally run concurrent with holidays — most especially just after Thanksgiving in November (the legendary Black Friday frenzy every year comes to mind) and just before and after Christmas.
What about the rest of the year? Do you do much shopping, especially online [...]
New FTC rules make review websites more useful, I think
Posted on January 19, 2010 - Filed Under Blogging, Shopping News | Leave a Comment
As someone involved in the affiliate marketing industry, I’ve been fearful but encouraged by some new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules (guidelines?) regarding online advertising — especially online review websites and blogs.
The new rules, as I understand it, simply require that anyone reviewing a product or service on their blog/website be required to say that [...]
What sort of things do you buy online?
Posted on January 16, 2010 - Filed Under Shopping News | Leave a Comment
One of the ways I try to make a living is by doing affiliate marketing from many of my blogs and websites. Some people have trouble understanding just what “affiliate marketing” is, but it isn’t really hard to understand:
1. I sign on with an online merchant and agree, usually, to accept a small percentage of [...]
