The affiliate network space has long been dominated by four major players - Commission Junction, Linkshare, Shareasale, and Performics. But there’s a new kid in town, and they’ve managed to capture 17.5% of the market in just 6 months time!

Pepperjam Network has taken the world by storm, and they’ve used the power of the blogosphere to get their name out there, and the results speak for themselves!

Even more impressive is the roster of clients that Pepperjam Network has, including eBay, Playboy, Roca Wear, Phat Farm, Jelly Belly, among others..

In an attempt to recruit more affiliates, they’re offering $10 just for signing up. And if you blog about them, you can make up to $50 per month!

Bloggers are the lifeblood of the PJN Publisher Referral program and tend to be our biggest supporters and closet friends. As a result, we thought we’d create a sort of “Pay Per Post” incentive program where any PJN publisher / blogger will receive $10 for each post you make (up to 5 per month) that promotes Pepperjam Network or any Pepperjam Network tool.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up with Pepperjam today!

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Last November, I made a post about how The Money’s In The List. I should start listening to my own advice! Truth be told, I’m just lazy when it comes to the e-mail aspect of the business, and it costs me a TON of money in lost revenue.

One of the merchants I work with sent me an e-mail last week. They wanted me to promote the upcoming Jimmy Buffett concert, specifically his stop in Philadelphia. (Since they’re based in the Philadelphia area)

I logged into my Constant Contact account (which I hadn’t logged into since late December!), and headed over to the Contact List page. I exported all of my contacts into a CSV file, which I then sorted that list by state in MS Excel. I saved all of the contacts that were in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware into a new CSV file, and imported that file into Constant Contact under a new group called Philadelphia.

I quickly threw together an e-mail to this group, letting them know that the merchant still had tickets available for this performance, and stuck in my affiliate link. The e-mail went out to the 122 contacts from the Philadelphia group. The click-through rate on the e-mail wasn’t anything to write home about, but one person did make a fairly big purchase. My commission on that sale - $110!

It’s not huge, but I spent less than 10 minutes putting together the list, filing in the blanks on a Constant Contact template, and blasting out that e-mail. Do that 6 times in an hour with similiar results, and you’re making $660/hr! Sure beats McDonalds.

So the inevitable question - How do you build an e-mail list? Russell Brunson from Affiliate Evolution calls it the “Commission Bump”, but I call it common sense. I capture my visitors information before passing them along to the merchant. I now have a list of people who I know are interested in a particular niche. And they’ve given me permission to market to them in the form of a newsletter or something. As they say, the money’s in the list!

I got an e-mail today inviting me to the Apple Store affiliate program. It would probably convert fairly well, considering how many people are buying iPods, iPhones, and the ultra-thin MacBook Air!

Note I said probably.. Unfortunately, I have no intention of finding out. Why? “Apple Store pays 1% commission on all Apple Store products* and increases your commission up to 2% based on performance tiers.”

WTF?! A 1% commission with a 15-day cookie, it just boggles the mind!

Thanks, but no thanks.. I’ll just promote Apple products through Amazon.com and collect a better commission that way.

I finally got a free moment to jump on the computer, so I figured I’d throw up a quick post! Of course, a quick scan of Google Blog Search showed me that every other blogger in the universe has already written about ASW.. That’s what I get for spending 12 hours at the craps table! But I walked away up almost $22K, so I’m not complaining!

The parties are RIDICULOUS! And the conference itself isn’t so bad either.. It’s pretty cool meeting people like Zac Johnson, John Chow, and others in person, after reading their blogs forever. Lastly, a huge shout-out to Shawn and Misty for putting together such a great event! Can’t wait for Affiliate Summit East in Boston this summer..

I’m off to dinner at Nine @ The Palms.. Till tomorrow!

Ever wonder what ringtone your favorite affiliate is sporting? Check mine out!

Yeah, I know the phone is old, but my trusty LG VX6000 has never let me down. I’ll upgrade to an iPhone when they offer a 16GB version with 3G for $399 or less. Until then, I can live without it.