We are seeing some changes to the AdSense program after the DoubleClick acquisition by Google. Google is going to be discontinuing the AdSense referral program in the last week of August ‘08. Instead of this, they will adopt the “DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network” as a replacement.

An excerpt from their email:

Why is this happening? We’re constantly looking for ways to improve AdSense by developing
and supporting features which drive the best monetization results for our publishers.  Sometimes, this requires retiring existing features so we can focus our efforts on the ones that will be most effective in the long term. For this reason, we will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program.

Related articles

• Google Retiring AdSense Referral Program
• Google Launches Affiliate Advertising Network, Courtesy of DoubleClick
• Google Rebrands Performics: Launches Affiliate Network
• Google Affiliate Network

I came across a wonderful eBook today by Jeremy Palmer titled “High Performance Affiliate Marketing“. This is a free eBook containing a lot of useful information packed in 148 pages!

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MarketLeverage is one of the web’s largest “Cost Per Acquisition” (CPA) networks. They believe in the concept of Performance Marketing for both Advertisers and Publishers.

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Do you want to learn how to make over $5000 per month? Learn from Yaro Starak, an expert in the online world! He makes over $5000 per month from his blog alone.

Some time back he started a mentoring program where he teaches others on how to do the same. I’m sure you have heard of BlogMasterMind.

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Darren Rowse and Andy Wibbels are starting off another edition of their popular Six Figure Blogging course.

The course preview is going to take place on April 2nd @ 8pm EST. This is a 6-part course with each part being a 1-hour call. Extensive transcripts in PDF format will be provided each week of the course. Also, archives from the previous editions of the course will be provided as well.

The course costs $325, and you can rest assured you will recover the money in no time with all the value insights into making money online.

Here’s a brief outline of what we cover in our six-part course:

Week 1: Quick Review and Getting Started

• Quick review over blog functions, basics and definitions
• Walk through of Six Figure Blogging Blueprint
• How and why blogs make money
• Why Google loves blogs
• Examples of six figure bloggers
• What to consider when choosing a blog tool

Week 2: Choosing a niche

• What makes a great niche (and what makes a terrible one)
• How to evaluate possible niches for maximum profitability
• Choosing the right niche for your passion and personality

Week 3: Mastering Google AdSense

• How AdSense works and how you can work AdSense
• Where to place ads for maximum clickability
• Proper setup of your AdSense account to ensure you get the right ads on the right blogs

Week 4: Affiliate Programs

• Where to find the best affiliates that fit with your blog’s niche
• How to cultivate partnerships and joint-ventures with other entrepreneurs
• Pointers in positioning affiliate products so they are correctly related to your content
• Tracking clickthroughs and traffic to your affiliates

Week 5: Metrics and Content

• Using RSS to create a constant stream of content
• How to write content to create maximum search engine optimization and Google-juice
• What statistics to track and how to use them to adjust your site for better performance
• Strategies to create buzz and promotion for your blog

Week 6: Above and Beyond

• Other revenue streams to build into your blog
• Resources for designers and other geeks to help you get started
• How to replicate your success into an entire empire of blogs

Click here to sign-up for the course.