An interesting look into which companies are spending the most money on advertising online.

Tatto Media is an advertising network that is based on the earlier mentioned HasOffers backend.  HasOffers basically allows anyone to start their own affiliate network and run with it based around their offers, however Tatto Media goes a step further to get exclusive offers, in-house advertising and their own proprietary tracking system.So just how well does Tatto deliver in terms of their offer scope and ease of use? Well we shall take a closer look and find out.

In terms of helping publishers Tattoo employs three different models, all of which have their own benefits and advantages.  There are Display ads, Performance based ads, and a new outlet of Virtual Currency which has exploded as of late. (i.e. Zynga)

Display Ads

I’m sure you are all familiar with as they are the typical offers that pay per impression, while the payout is relatively low, if you have a high traffic site that isn’t really targetted all that well you can make some decent coin.  An example would be a site catering tofunny pictures, while most people are not looking at the ads, you may have a ton of viral traffic, in which case display ads would be most suited for you.

Performance Ads

If you’ve been in the affiliate marketing game for some time I’m sure you are familiar with these.  These offers are based on leads generated and Tatto Media delivers with some great offers in a pretty broad range of niches.  Affiliates are able to manage their own tracking pixels without the need for manager help and the fact that its all self-managed is pretty cool.

Virtual Currency

If you have done any facebook applications or have used any online applications with virtual currency, you know just how compelling and viral these applications can be. Tatto Media fills that need by providing affiliates a way to monetize their own apps with a revenue per user based model that seems lucrative.  I haven’t personally used this but if you are in the virtual currency sector this is definitely something you want to look into.

Compared to other networks, Tatto Media prides itself on their unique tracking system, and having worked with Linkshare and Directtrack networks for so long, it is a nice change of pace.  Tatto Media also houses their own exclusive offers so that means direct payouts and higher ROI’s for pubs.

Another great feature is their affiliate backend snapshot where you can visually see you stats right when you login, something I’m sure most of you guys want to see.  They offer weekly payouts for wires and even paypal which is a great benefit if your like me and keep a fair chunk of change online.

Overall I’d have to say that Tatto is a solid network with a great selection of offers, and with the added incentive of in-house offers, you get higher payouts, easier tracking and above all that’s going to be more money in your pocket.

Check out Tatto Media today.

A great video on SEO given by Google’s own Matt Cutts at this years WordCamp. Definitely a great video to teach both beginners and advanced users SEO techniques that are prevalent in todays world. The video is about an hour long and will provide some great insight for those that are interested in SEO. Enjoy!

SENuke is a tool that as of late was extremely buggy and required a lot of changes, but hold the phone, a friend recently told me they had updated so I thought I’d take a peek at just how well this little program performs. Now when I say little, that’s an understatement, as SENuke can do a LOT of great things, fairly quickly and without you even needing to be there to monitor it.

SENuke features include:

1. Keyword Research Tool (AND Niche Research Ideas!)
2. Web 2.0 Properties Account Creation
3. Full Article Spinning with added bonus from Content Boss
4. Social Network/Article Directory Submitter (Over 40 Sites)
5. Video Submitter (11 Sites)
6. RSS Feed Submissions (19 Sites)
7. Web 2.0 Account Creation Module for over 400 high PR sites.

Now if those features alone don’t get you salivating, let me tell you just how powerful this program is.  You can literally create account on every high ranking site in the book, post articles on the fly that are automatically spun for uniqueness, and then send off rss feeds all while pinging every newly created page to send the search engines feeding upon your pages.

They include a keyword research tool which will even tell you just how competitive your term is and how easy it will be to outrank your competition. Brilliant! All accounts are created automatically with full captcha bypass for the social network/article sites, however if you get into the social profile module sites (500+ sites) then you will need to fork out $7 per 1000 captchas to a service called BypassCaptcha.com. This is highly recommended as you really dont want to sit around entering captcha codes for hours, you might go insane.

The article creation allows for full spinnable articles in an easy to use manner similar to Power Article Rewriter or UAW. You can check uniqueness and also auto-generate spun variations using Content Boss, which is another added cost of $30 a month, but well worth it IMO.

Try it out, its $127 a month currently and right now you can try it out for 30 days for absolutely free. I know that the power in this tool wont last forever, so get the jump on it, and start automating your link building with a state-of-the-art method that is proven to boost your rankings and make you more money, plain and simple.

Where: Hilton New York

When: August 9-11, 2009

Early Bird Pricing: Platinum Pass ($999), Gold Pass ($399), Silver Pass ($99)

Fast Approaching is the east coast version of the same old affiliate summit. If you have never been to an affiliate summit before chances are you aren’t too serious about affiliate marketing or simply just dont think its worth it, and I can honestly tell you that your missing out. Affiliate Summit is an invaluable resource where you will be able to meet and network with many like-minded individuals in the industry, as well as put faces to networks you work with, which in terms of being personable can go a long way. Not only is the networking potential make it more than worthwhile to attend, it doesnt just stop there.

There are a multitude of sessions on everything from google to facebook ads to SEO to CPM and CPA marketing. Everything is usually covered and there is undoubtedbly some douchebag like Nickycakes speaking to an array of newbs looking for a golden nugget of knowledge to fall into their lap.

Good luck with that, but all jokes aside, Gary Vaynerchuk spoke at ASW and it was well worth every minute, as he told his story on being “the wine guy”, my hat goes off to Gary, his keynote address was top notch and thats what you can expect to see more of at ASE.

Ill be staying at the Hilton with my party hat ready to roll, if any of you are arriving early and wanna party hit me up, its sure to be off the hook as per usual

Recently the guys over at Tracking202 had sent me an email saying they are ready to launch their brand new updated platform Tracking202 Pro. I’ve toyed around with Tracking202 but have always used Prosper202, and it has always been good to me. But now all that has changed with the launch of Tracking202 Pro!

Tracking is definitely one of the single most pressing issues when it comes to making money online with PPC marketing. How else would you be able to track and monitor your clicks for your keywords to see what is converting effectively. The truth is that most affiliates dont have good enough tracking and fail to monitor their clicks properly, costing them thousands of dollars on advertising. From what I saw from the original Tracking202, they allowed multiple campaigns across multiple networks similar to Prosper202, and it was great, but apparently that wasn’t enough because the guys at Trackign202 have upped the bar to add even more features.

Original Tracking202 Vs. Tracking202 Pro

Unlike the original, Tracking202 Pro is fully integrated with the big three PPC networks (Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN AdCenter) and the affiliate networks which means the application is able to download all of your data automatically without you having to do anything. It is also able to get 100% precise cost tracking, and it also pulls in your subids from your networks nightly.

The Tracking202 setup is also made easier than ever. Simply add your PPC account login information, your affiliate account info, and place one piece of javascript code across all of your affiliate pages. Once that is done, the only thing you will need to do is make a simple PHP redirect, and basically redirect your traffic to your affiliate link and add in their Tracking202 subid at the end.

Tracking202 Pro will download nightly, all of your cost data from the Google, Yahoo and MSN networks, and then automatically sync all of your conversions. This will enable you to view your conversions with pinpoint accuracy, so you can find out exactly which keywords are performing and/or underperforming.

You can analyze your keywords as well as your bids on keywords next to each other. You can also split your traffic between search and content network. You can see the campaign, adgroup and creative being clicked on in real time using their spy-view. This will eliminate the labourious importing of keyword lists and in general make your life a hell of a lot easier.

Free 7-Day Trial Offer

Tracking 202 Pro Free Trial

Tracking202 Pro is a paid hosted enterprise level PPC conversion tracking platform. Unlike the original, Tracking202 Pro isn’t free. The platform was built expressly for affiliates using search to promote CPA or CPS offers. You will increase your tracking effectiveness, save tons of time and in general make MORE money using this system, and I would recommend it for new affiliate marketers and seasoned ones alike.

If you’re a seasoned PPC marketer, then Tracking202 Pro is a must have tool. If you’re just starting out, then begin with the free Tracking202 to get your feet wet. Or, you can jump right into Tracking202 Pro and see if you can make back that $19.95 monthly fee in the next seven days. Either way it’s a great product that I fully endorse and would recommend to any affiliate out there.