Another year - another diary gone..

The speed at which years pass you is so darn scary.

We should readjust ourselves to the time scales of some other planet, say Krypton where 13 earth years equals to one Kryptonian year. This way, we can still give the answer to someone, when they ask us -

How is it going? Not bad, still, taking it one day at a time.

Right now - well its better left unsaid - There is time in our hands, yet we can't use it.

Now where were we ?

Oh yes, before the thought passes, Happy Holidays, and the best to all of you for the coming year!

Now the formalities over, I just don't know what we can look forward for 2006, I mean businesswise.

I have been getting a lot of predictions from top players (and most of the time, most of it are right). Now, if I have to believe in them and plan accordingly, I would, have to re-adjust myself
very much.

Now that's not very good - Why ?

Because, these are the things that I have not expected, not in my normal schedule, I would have
to build up an agenda so as to develop a liking for it. Lastly, I would have to figure it out first.

Rumors have begun to swirl that Nick Denton's next move after getting placement on Yahoo sites will be to establish a Gawker-like site that looks at the drama and gossip in Silicon Valley.

Can a chatty insider blog by an outsider thrive in NDA-happy Silicon Valley ?

We may find out soon if the posting at Jack of all Blogs that picked up the details from A Blog Soup comes true.

This iMedia Connection article written by Shawn Collins, one of the leaders in the Affiliate Marketing industry, does a great job of comparing past and future Affiliate Marketing trends.

Also check out The Best of iMedia 2005 for a collection of great articles.

We hear a lot of talk these days about Affiliate Marketing, so lets take see how Affiliate Marketing is evolving. One of many examples has been the evolution forums as the primary communication channels evolving into blogs and RSS feeds.

One of the Affiliate Forums, I quite frequent is eWealth.com Internet Marketing Forum - The guys there are pretty well tuned with the market movements and developments, not to mention the enormous number of newbies present.

This does not mean the other forums are bad or this is the best one. It is just that these guys lend a hand to the newbies if they need it and totally humiliate them, if they cross the line. [I guess this is a predominant factor in most forums !!]

The market for affiliate marketing, in the UK, according to leading affiliate solution providers (another name for an affiliate networks) for 2005 was around £500-£600 million, in terms of total sales generated through affiliate networks, excluding white label and self-administered schemes. This represents at least double the affiliate turnover compared with 2003 and the affiliate solution providers confidently expect their own revenues to grow around 40% in 2006.

Now I just don't know how to analyze these figures, but they definitely are far worse, in comparison to what was predicted for 2005.

Nevertheless, what is even more scarier or should I say, thought provoking is this shocking report, I received recently from Bogdan Fiedur, the CEO of Adlandpro. I don't know, whether to believe it or not, but it is definitely something worth considering while planning your affiliate-marketing business.

So what are my plans - now if I have to believe all the stuff going around, I think I shall be happy playing second fiddle to the bigger players - They would definitely be having backup plans, should any problems arise, while studying the new market.

More information on this subject can be got at The REVENUE Magazine

Now to close up, an intro to a guide to start your career as an affiliate marketer.

Clickin It Rich.It is an A to Z guide to getting started in affiliate marketing. It explains keyword research, finding profitable markets and gives you separate internet marketing plans to making money online. It focusses only on using affiliate programs to setup a profitable home business, written by the author of 'Nothing but Net' (which, if I remember clearly, could be obtained free once you purchase above book)