Special Friends Club
Please spread the word by putting a link to AssociatePrograms.com on your site.
The snowball has started to roll . . .
Imagine if all the thousands of people who are getting free publicity at AssociatePrograms.com each gave it a little publicity . . . The results would be fantastic. These are some of the wonderful people who have started the snowball rolling:
Teri S. Lee of the Newz2me Internet Ezine, Newsletter, & Resources Directory says: First, I would like to say how much I enjoy your site and your newsletter. I have a newsletter directory and your site’s newsletter has received a great review and recommendation from me. I find that honesty goes a long way – even in this day and age – and your honest evaluation and information on associate programs helps out me and my readers every single day. Thank you!
Lorri Nevil of KaelinWeb says: The Associate Programs Newsletter is one of the first newsletters we ever subscribed to, one of the FEW remaining we still get, and when a new one arrives, we stop whatever we are doing to see what Allan and his contributors have to say. Thank you! There’s plenty to explore at KaelinWeb. Lorri covers design, hosting, marketing, promotion and more.
Mike Merz of Internet Marketing For Newbies writes: I consider you as a mentor and almost all of my online efforts have, in one way or another, been linked to you. I’ve signed under you, as an affiliate, in 8 of your top 10 programs, as well as others. I have your link on my website (and its mirrors) and as a standard link in my newsletter, Top 5: Internet Marketing News. I’ve listed variations of your top 10, with credit and link to you, of course, in past issues of the ezine. I also constantly voice praise of your accomplishments to my “newbies”. Thank you!
Holly Culpepper of Shop Central gave AssociatePrograms a wonderful mention in an InternetDay article. Thank you! [InternetDay has closed.]
Deborah Gell of The First Choice wrote a friendly review of AssociatePrograms.com in the Computer Webmaster & Networking section of BriefMe.com. Thank you!
Adam Stanhope of Anaconda.net told his newsletter readers that AssociatePrograms.com is the definitive resource for affiliate program information on the Net. Thank you!
George Matyjewicz, “The Rainmaker”, told the Market-L mailing list: You should probably visit Allan Gardyne’s AssociatePrograms.com … Allan does a terrific job from his pole house on the beach down under. If you want to publicize your business, check out George’s GAP Enterprises, Ltd. While there, be sure to subscribe to E-Tailer’s Digest.
Mattie Woollard of Mattie’s World recommended AssociatePrograms.com and the Associate Programs Newsletter to Practical Internet magazine. Thank you!
John S. Rhodes, the Usability Professional and Internet Strategist of WebWord, gave AssociatePrograms.com a friendly mention in LinkExchange Digest. Thank you!
Jodie McPhee of TrekPlanet reprinted my “Open letter to a thief” in TrekPlanet newsletter, and told her readers: Allan’s site is the best starting place for any webmaster looking for ways to get his site to pay for itself, with an incredible range of resources. He is now quoted constantly as the leading expert in the field of associate programs and rightfully so. Thank you!
SSG John M. Jones, US Army, says: I have added a link for AssociatePrograms.com on my start page at the Op Center … in addition to sending it out with my next e-zine. This is the only non-military or military education related sites that I have ever planned on sending out or sent out with my e-zine/mailing list. That says a lot for your site. Thank you!
Sandra Gant of Team Turbo not only generously links to AssociatePrograms.com she also tells people how to subscribe to the Associate Programs Newsletter. Thank you!
Marc McDonald of The Free Site says: I listed your newsletter in my “Notable Free Newsletters” section. Thank you!
Paul Myers of Netrepreneur’s Digest (now Talkbiz) told Markethink Digest to visit AssociatePrograms.com soon. Thank you!
Chris Bunting of Lookie Here Directory told LinkExchange Digest that AssociatePrograms.com was the “Ultimate Web Site”. Wow! Thank you!
Werner Stuerenburg of Art-quarter told the Zine-Talk mailing list all sorts of embarrassingly wonderful things about me, which I couldn’t possibly repeat. Thanks, I think.
Wakas Mir of Poora Pagal Entertainment chose AssociatePrograms.com as its “Site of the Week”, saying AssociatePrograms.com is “the best guide on some of the top affiliate sites on the net”. Thank you!
Merv Scoble of Newsrag told the alt.sports.soccer.european.uk newsgroup – of all places – all about AssociatePrograms.com. Thank you!
Nancy Roebke, the undisputed Queen of networking on the Net, made AssociatePrograms.com her “Networking Site Of The Week” in her Network Ink newsletter. Thank you!
William Greene, moderator of the Direct Marketing Online discussion list, gave AssociatePrograms.com a great favorable mention in Shannon Kinnard’s Online Publishers Moderated Discussion List. Thank you!
Kirt Christensen of ScientificMarketing gave AssociatePrograms.com a favorable mention in an article in DEMC E-Magazine, which has 300,000 subscribers. Thank you!
Shawn Augustson of ArtJive has designed some nice button graphics for AssociatePrograms.com. I didn’t ask him to – he just volunteered. One button is like a little gold bar.
Kristine M. Lammy of Kristine M. Lammy Prism Air International, “your key to great sportswear”, writes in the newsletter Prism Air Press: Want to find the best affiliate programs online? Subscribe to Allan Gardyne’s Associate Programs Newsletter! It’s full of tips, new programs, affiliate opinions, discussions and much more!
Jim Daniels, author of Insider Internet Marketing, writes in his Bizweb E-Gazette: These days I realize that reading the right stuff is a big key to success … Allan Gardyne’s Associate Programs Newsletter – This one is fairly new and quickly has become one of my favorites. In addition to excellent associate program info, Allan covers a wide range of internet marketing issues.
Jim Reardon of FreeCenter writes: Hey, Just a note to tell you I upgraded your rating from 9/10 to 10/10. I’ve also stopped listing new associate programs on my website (I’ll just send ’em to you ;) ). You can check it out at Freecenter.com. Keep up the good work! (Jim has a top notch site for just about anything free on the Net.)
Mike Benavides of CarPrices says: We have been receiving a great response from your site and I try to promote it whenever I get the chance (affiliate-l, etc).
Don Barletta says: I have just read your latest issue of Associate Programs Newsletter. I think it is excellent! Don generously offered AssociatePrograms.com a free ad in his weekly free ezine The Silent Salesman. Don’s company, Print Brokers, has an associate program.
Brigitte Synesael of Your Life-Your Choice told I-Advertising Digest: If you want to check out other associate programs, a good place to begin is AssociatePrograms.com
Audri and Jim Lanford, Editors of NETrageous SITEings, have named my other site Tips, Tricks, Tools and Techniques as their “NETrageous SITEing of the week”. They say: You’ll find 246 tips, tricks, techniques and tools at this site to help you get more traffic, customers, and sales. Expect to spend a couple of hours exploring — it’s a good place to go when you’re in the mood to do some serious site promotion. Audri and Jim also publish the excellent Internet ScamBusters newsletter. [I’ve moved on from the old Tips, Tricks site they mentuioned.]
Basim Banikananeh writes: I added your site as one of the helpful resources at WorkingOnline.com. This web page gets lots of visitors a month (over 10,000). Also, I have recommended your site to many of my friends and business partners on the Internet. Keep up the great work. The last issue of the Associate Programs Newsletter was great.
Joe Bellshaw of The Classified Ad Club writes: Just wanted to thank you again for the listing on your site. Since last nite when you posted our link, our server logs indicate that you sent us 26 hits! That’s pretty darn good for one day. Well worth a nice link (back to you) in the members area of our site. Thanks again… By the way, we received your newsletter and really enjoyed reading it. You’re way ahead of your time with your site concept. It’s a winner!
Edwin Hayward of SiteCash, which provides reviews of associate programs, writes: Hope you don’t mind, but I got you listed in Yahoo! under Business_and_Economy/Business_Opportunities/Directories. I suggested your site when I submitted mine. Keep up the good work! (Wow! Truly amazing. I’m bowled over. Thank you. I was already in Yahoo! but not in the best place.)
Larry Wack, Editor of Surveys and Trends – For The Entrepreneur, advised anyone selling associate programs to subscribe to the Associate Programs Newsletter. His newsletter also offered some good no-nonsense, down-to-earth advice on associate programs.
Darin Sennett of Powell’s Books has very generously chosen a wonderful spot on the Powell’s site for a link to AssociatePrograms.com. It’s the last thing on Powell’s Make a Link page. Wow! What a guy! Thank you. Powell’s is a grand old reputable company that has been around for decades. It sells used books as well as new ones – and pays a 10% commission on all referrals from your site.
Lesley Anne Lowe and Paul Graham said in “The Advance Newsletter”: the Associated Programs Directory is one of the best guides on the Internet to developing a profitable web presence. Your attention to his site is highly recommended. Wow! Thank you.
Patrick Anderson, CEO of ADNet International and Editor of Hits To Sales marketing e-zine, writes: A couple months ago, AOL asked us to write marketing articles for them. We now have a monthly column on AOL’s Primehost channel, which is available on AOL and at www1.primehost.com/primeline/ . This month we were able to get a plug for your website! Check it out . . . Look for: Tips/ Techniques. 8 Dynamic Ways To Drive Traffic To Your Website And The Single Biggest Secret To Internet Sales. Here’s what the experts are saying... (Wow! Great publicity! And some excellent marketing hints.)
Carolin Benjamin of duJour gave me a friendly mention as a marketing tip in “TIP-duJour” newletter. If you want ideas on how to attract return visits to your site study duJour.com . It’s lively, full of fun, and attracts lots of visitors daily.
When someone asked I-Sales HelpDesk for assistance in listing affiliate programs, AssociatePrograms.com received a wonderful flurry of friendly publicity from Chris Oberst of Daily Tips, Angela Smith of NET Designs, Mike Benavides of AutoFusion and Steve Warriner of Affordable Web Site Design & E-Commerce Solutions for Small Business. Thanks, everyone. You’re wonderful.
Angela Smith keeps giving AssociatePrograms.com excellent publicity on her web site and all over the Net in mailing lists. So I keep giving her publicity in return. Works for me! One good way to get publicity for your site is to write an article for Angela’s World Wide Information Outlet.
Joshua Reimer of Promotion World keeps recommending AssociatePrograms.com: and says it has the most comprehensive listing of affiliate programs anywhere on the Net. Promotion World keeps improving all the time. It’s well worth a visit.
Phil Wiley, who publishes All the secrets, a newsletter for Internet entrepreneurs, gave the Associate Programs Message Board a friendly mention, saying it contained very useful info and the start of a potentially great forum. Thank you, Phil.
Walter Aresca of Italian Gospel Music writes: I’ve added a review of your great site to the current issue of Gratis – What’s free on the Internet . 3200+ subscribers will receive it! Thank you, Walter! It was an excellent review.
Phil Tanny of OakNet Publishing, wrote a long, friendly review of AssociatePrograms.com in OakNet News and said: The Associate Programs Web site thoroughly covers this cutting edge Web marketing concept in a very professional and sensible manner. This is a must see site if you’re on the Web to make money. Thank you, Phil.
John Kremer, author, sales seminar organizer and editor of Internet Marketing Tip of the Week and Book Marketing Update newsletter, gave the Associate Programs Directory a friendly mention. Thanks, John! You can search his site for useful marketing hints.
Steven Hoffman at LavaMind, which offers entertaining and educational business simulation games, wrote: I just wanted to let you know that we’ve put up a link to your site like we promised from our 5 main web sites: LavaMind, Profitania, Zapitalism, Gazillionaire, Virtual Pet Cemetery. Our four main sites get over 1.5 million hits per month, so I hope this will bring you a little more traffic. Sure enough, I found AssociatePrograms.com listed under a link called “Wonderful Web Sites” and it was right at the top of the list. Thank you, Steven.
Jodie McPhee of TrekPlanet Promotions gave both the Associate Programs Directory and the most detailed, complimentary write-up I’ve received yet. Jodie’s TrekPlanet Promotions Newsletter follows a very intelligent approach – giving you lots of information about a site so you’ll know whether you want to visit it. Sign up at TrekPlanet Promotions Thank you, Jodie.
Ira M. Pasternack gave the Associate Programs Directory a friendly mention in his excellent Marketing Tip of the Day. Thank you, Ira! If you haven’t discovered MOTD you’re missing out on a wonderful free resource: a new marketing tip in your e-mail each day and archives you can explore.
John Regan of Motivatedseller, which has good free “Suggestions for getting better results”, gave the Associate Programs Directory a wonderful, friendly mention in LinkExchange Digest [now LED Digest], which has more than 70,000 subscribers. John’s motto is: “Market Responsibly and OFTEN!” Great advice, John, and thank you!
Jackie McCutcheon has given AssociatePrograms.com repeated mentions in her weekly The CyberCourier 2000 Ezine
Nelson Lopatin of US WebSites, which offers free URL submissions to 40 major directories, writes: I enjoyed reading the first issue of your newsletter and recommended it to the 5,750 subscribers of our newsletter, @Submit! Digest … Let me know if this helped increase subscriber activity. Good luck. Thanks, Nelson. The subscription numbers are clicking up right now.
David Evers of the beautifully profesional looking NAS NetAdsSell Inc. says: Hello Allan, We really like your website. Since finding it our company has signed up for several associate programs and are now starting to see business come our way. We have added your website banner to our website and we hope that we can help to build on your idea. Thanks, David. That’s great!
Jeff Gates of Bizcards4less deserves a special place in the Special Friends Club for an amazingly generous promotion of the Associate Programs Directory. He told me: Go to Infoseek. Use the keywords “clickthrough advertising” just as is written above. You will notice the #1 listing from 1,570,404 pages is: Advertising, Make Money. The page is ours . . . I have placed your active link on our page listed #1. We are glad to help, any way we can!
I checked, and Jeff’s right. He was No. 1 for “clickthrough advertising” on Infoseek. He was also No. 4 for “click-through advertising”. Thanks, Jeff.
The late Jim Wilson of VirtualPROMOTE Gazette was the first email newsletter publisher to notice me, before I got the AssociatePrograms.com name.
Andrew Larder of www.successmarketplace.com/shops/monopoly got wildly enthusiastic and told LinkExchange Digest [now LED Digest] that I must have close to a thousand affiliate programs listed. Well, in 1999 that became true.
Paul Myers, publisher of Biz-Digest [now TalkBiz], told his readers:
Pay attention folks. I looked through this site.
It’s easily one of the more useful resources I’ve
seen. And well laid out. Good stuff, Allan!
As well, other wonderful webmasters have offered to provide links and banners on their sites.
Promote yourself by promoting us
If you like this site and you want to share in its success, please help promote it. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
# Provide a link to AssociatePrograms.com on your site. Simply cut and paste this code for a link:
<B><A HREF=”https://www.associateprograms.com/”> AssociatePrograms.com affiliate programs directory</A></B><BR> A comprehensive directory of revenue sharing programs, which enable webmasters to earn commissions by referring people to other sites. Highly recommended.
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Remember, listing a program in the AssociatePrograms.com directory is FREE. Please spread the word in discussion groups, mailing lists and by telling your friends. Together, we can make it a huge success for all of us.
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