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Google Updates Its Site Reputation Abuse Policy, Upending Publisher Affiliate Businesses

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Google issued a critical update to its Site Reputation Abuse policy on Tuesday, the culmination of a monthslong effort from the search platform to close a loophole that publishers had been using for years to generate passive affiliate revenue.

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Exclusive: Forbes, CNN, and More Lose Millions as New Google Policy Tanks Affiliate Businesses

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The search visibility of the Forbes, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fortune, and Time affiliate businesses has fallen dramatically in recent months, according to data from the search visibility firm Sistrix and multiple search consultants. That lost traffic is cumulatively worth at least $7.5 million, according to Sistrix.

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Creators Can Now Make Affiliate Money From Linking Target Products Through Linktree

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Creators are trying to lock in affiliate dollars from gift guides and holiday shopping content, and technology firms want a cut of that revenue. Linktree, a popular tool that creators use to organize the products they recommend into landing pages that consumers can shop from, has added Target as a retailer that creators can link.

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With Its Novel Affiliate Model, The Sporting News Bets on Lifetime Value

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Sports publisher The Sporting News raised $15 million in Series A funding in September, in large part because of the unique affiliate marketing model it employs. But unlike traditional affiliate models, where retailers like.

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B2B’s Move Toward Digital Is Here, and Affiliate Fits Right In

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B2B affiliate marketing is a relatively new phenomenon. Challenges--such as subscription models, high-price-point products, no discounting, extended sales cycles and multiple conversion events--have expedited the need to reconsider how affiliate can be effective for B2B.

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Exclusive: How Affiliate Platform Howl Fell Months—and Millions—Behind on Publisher Payments

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The affiliate network Howl, one of several technology platforms powering the $16 billion affiliate marketing industry, has struggled for years to consistently pay its publishing partners, racking up millions of dollars in delinquent payments and bottlenecking a key source of publisher revenue, according to interviews with executives at four commerce (..)

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10 Highest Paying Affiliate Niches: Affiliate Goldmine for 2025

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Here are the top 10 highest-paying affiliate niches for you to explore and start earning! With affiliate marketing on the rise, many niches targeted by affiliate marketers are now saturated. At the same time, many new niches are coming up which continue to drive the affiliate market.