[Linda Buquet]

Hi Dar'ya,

Thank you for the kind words about the forum. We try hard!

Well that's a tough question. Getting affiliates to read their emails is always a challenge. Some are just very busy and others get bombarded by so many emails from merchants with offers or trying to get their attention, that they just tune out and don't read mail sometimes.

1st you are aware of the 95/5 rule of affiliate marketing right? Only about 5% of your affiliates will be active no matter how hard you try. (There are lots of exceptions to the rule.) That does not mean you shouldnt try to activate more of them, just want to be sure your expectations are appropriate.

One thing you could try is blogging. Some affiliates that don't do very good at reading their emails may read your RSS feed. But that's only if you provide useful info and they are INTERESTED in your program.