A quick note to let you know that we have added Direct Deposit (U.S. banks only) and PayPal payment options for your convenience.

To configure one of these new payment options follow these simple steps:

1. Login and click on ‘Account’ from the main menu.
2. Click on ‘Contact/Payment Information’.
3. Select Direct Deposit or PayPal from ‘Payment Method:.
4. Fill out the required information and click ‘Update’.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
AvantLink.com

We’ve Added All-New Plus Size Landau Scrubs to MNU!

After such a great response from our customers, it’s become clear that Landau Scrubs are very popular among nurses all over the country. So, naturally, we’ve been striving to offer the most Landau Scrubs products of any store out there on the internet. And as a part of that process, MNU has added 28 new Landau items to our Plus Size Scrubs page. One of the most popular scrub tops we offer, the Landau V-Neck Tunic is now offered in plus sizes. Or if you’re looking for print scrub tops, we now offer the Landau Print V-Neck Cotton Tunic in plus sizes, as well. And we all know there can never be enough options when it comes to plus size scrub pants, so why not check out the Landau Reversible Unisex Scrub Pant or the Landau Women’s Classic Fit Pant. With such a wide variety of styles to choose from, we’re sure these plus size Landau Scrubs will be welcome additions to our already great selection here at My Nursing Uniforms!

Landau and Cherokee Maternity Scrubs are the popular choice

It’s clear to us at MNU that maternity scrubs are in very high demand out there, so we’ve decided to stock up on the most comfortable, stylish and flattering maternity scrubs available. And who better to provide us with these maternity scrubs than two of the most respected manufacturers in the country, Landau Scrubs and Cherokee Scrubs. So without further ado, we present you with the Landau Empire Waist Maternity Scrub Top and the Landau Woman’s Maternity Scrub Pant as well as the Cherokee Maternity Scrub V-Neck Tunic and the Cherokee Maternity Scrub Pant. These scrubs are sure to keep all of you soon-to-be-mom nurses comfortable and looking great!

AvantLink, the industry leader in Affiliate marketing technology, recently added an Affiliate API for an advanced interface to reporting, product and ad campaign data with multiple filter and output options.

Park City, UT (PRWEB) July 21, 2007 — AvantLink.com recently announced the addition of an Affiliate API that includes a request builder for accessing available API modules and parameters. This new technology is a powerful addition to an already robust, and fully integrated, industry leading Affiliate tool center. Online marketers that qualify for AvantLink have free access to the tools, which are standardized across all merchant programs. Affiliate API modules currently include AffiliateReport, AffiliateReportRss, GetLinkCampaigns, ProductPriceCheck, and ProductSearch.

One of AvantLink’s primary objectives is to provide high-value Affiliates with the tools they need to maintain accurate pricing and inventory through campaigns on behalf of their merchant partners. Accurate campaign data translates to higher conversion, which in turn means more sales and revenue for all interested parties. AvantLink’s Affiliate API meets the needs of the most sophisticated and effective online marketers in the Affiliate marketing space today.

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LinkShare, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Internet leader Rakuten, today announced that in less than a year in the UK the company has signed 27 advertisers and registered 14,450 publishers in its UK network. LinkShare UK provides e-commerce companies with access to LinkShare’s international marketing network and technology tools, which include pay per action (PPA) affiliate, search and lead generation services.

“LinkShare was founded in 1996 and we have grown our business throughout the world through our ability to drive results and provide a truly global PPA digital media solution for marketers,” said Stephen R. Denton, President of LinkShare. “Our London office is delivering on our commitment to provide any company, whether it’s a multi-national or smaller, rapidly growing local business, the ability to do affiliate marketing, search marketing or lead generation.”

With operations in Japan, the US and Canada, LinkShare UK is signing customers at a time when demand for e-commerce is expected to grow dramatically in Europe. Currently, however, only about half of the top 100 UK retailers offer transaction capability on their Websites, according to research firm IMRG.

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Earn 3% More in Q3 with LinkShare UK Beginning in July, many of our UK advertisers are offering up to an extra 3% commission on top of their baseline commissions. Commissions during this promotion range from 8% up to 15%. This promotion is running through the end of September. Click here for details on advertisers that are offering this special bonus commission.

Follow the instructions below to join the LinkShare UK Network and to start your participation in this rewarding Q3 promotion!

1. Log into your account on www.linkshare.com and choose the Your Account tab.
2. Click on Update Profile.
3. Select your Legal Entity under the Channel Manager on the left. Your Legal Entity has a gray icon next to it and is listed at the top of the Channel Manager.
4. Scroll down to Manage Participating Networks and click on the Manage button.
5. Choose the UK Network, enter your banking information, and hit Update.
6. After you receive the Updated Successfully message, click on your Channel (gray box with the blue bar on top).
7. Scroll down to Web Site Network.
8. Check the box next to the UK Network, and hit Update.
9. Once you have done this, you will see the UK Network as an additional option in the drop down menu under the ‘Home’ tab.

The night prior to LinkShare Symposium, the Fourth Annual LinkShare Golden Link Awards were hosted by comedian Kevin Meaney. This black-tie awards ceremony honored the extraordinary achievements of LinkShare partners in e-commerce. From a pool of over 150 nominees, three finalists were selected in each category. A group of third party industry experts was appointed by LinkShare to its E-Commerce Committee to judge the entries and select the winners.

Winners of the 2007 LinkShare Golden Link Awards are:

Innovative Affiliate of the Year: StarStyle
Innovative Merchant of the Year: Gaiam
Best New Affiliate: Discover Card
Best New Merchant: ProFlowers
Merchant’s Choice Award: Upromise
Affiliate’s Choice Award: TigerDirect
International Merchant of the Year: Boden
Best Performance-Based Search Strategy: Gardener’s Supply Company
Best Online Merchandising Campaign: American Express and TigerDirect
Best Integrated Online-Offline Marketing: Fabu.com and GSI Commerce
Best Overall Online Distribution Strategy: Avon
Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate: AffiliateFairPlay.com

Congratulations to all the LinkShare Golden Link Award winners for their achievements in the performance-based marketing industry! Click here to see pictures from this special evening.

LinkShare Symposium 2007 was one of the best ever, with more than 650 leading executives from the world’s most innovative e-commerce companies coming together for a day of learning, exchanging of ideas, and networking. The theme for this year’s event was Performance Marketing 2.0: Innovation and Collaboration.

LinkShare President, Stephen Denton, opened the conference by welcoming attendees and introducing LinkShare Showcase, LinkShare’s new ad network offering, and Traffic Strategies.com, our recent acquisition that will expand Lead Advantage, our lead generation business.

Keynote speaker Don Tapscott, Chief Executive of New Paradigm and best-selling author of Wikinomics, spoke about transformations happening on the Internet, and the impact on information and communication technologies in business and society. TrendWatch 2007, a panel of experts assembled to debate and discuss innovation on the web today, delivered highly compelling perspectives on trends shaping today’s online world.

One of the biggest benefits of attending the LinkShare Symposium is the opportunity for online partners to meet face-to-face. From networking in the meeting hall to LinkShare DealMaker tables, advertisers and publishers made new connections and built better business relationships throughout the day. LinkShare Symposium 2007 ended with friends and colleagues taking in the breath-taking views of Manhattan on the boat party cruise.

We would like to thank those who attended LinkShare Symposium 2007 and our sponsors for their generous contributions. To help us continue to provide valuable industry events, please take a moment to share your comments and suggestions by completing our online feedback survey.

Click here to see pictures from LinkShare Symposium 2007.

Just back from Miami and the well attended Affiliate Summit. After going to Commission Junction University, the LinkShare Symposium and Webmaster World, in the realm of affiliates: Affiliate Summit is tops. I think it is partly due to no one company governs the activity at Affiliate Summit and that the ideas are easily shared and the networking was open and plentiful as a result.

The breakout sessions were really great and many times people actually left the bar to attend them.

Of note was a session that included Randy Almond from Walmart.com, Jake Bailey from Overstock, Andy Bajoras from move marketing, Paul Nichols from eBates and it was narrated by Keri Pollard of CJ. Randy and Jake gave the best description of well balanced programs for PPC affiliates I have yet to hear. Hopefully the video will get posted soon and I’ll add the link in a future post.

The last session on the last day, though not well attended, featured Scott Polk, head of SEO for Edmunds.com, Todd Henley of SiteLead (a PPC affiliate) and Brook Schaaf of Schaaf Consulting- an OPM for 10 affiliate programs. They went up and down the scale of how to work with affiliates, SEO and PPC in nature. Great insights and intelligently presented from all sides. Included in the discussions were stories of PPC affiliates taking over as the PPC “team”, supplanting a both agencies and in-house groups for some merchants. I didn’t make this up as I talked to numerous PPC affiliates that are being approached to manage PPC programs for merchants.

And as if I am not stirring up even more of a hornets nest, I received this from Commission Junction today:

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Hello Everyone, We are very pleased to announce the addition of GourmetStation to AvantLink!

GourmetStation opened for business in May of 2000, and they were the first merchant to bring gourmet dinner gifts to the web. They offer “Create a Dinner” menu options as well as gifts, gift certificates, and dinner of the month programs.

This is a great opportunity for Affiliates with food or gourmet-related traffic. Food and wine bloggers should also take note. If you write content around gourmet food, plug in one of our dynamic, product level campaign management tools (remember, our Affiliate tools output content the search engines can read in index!) and we’ll maintain the integrity of the campaigns in terms of promotions, inventory and pricing.

Added Bonus: This program is managed by our friend Geno Prussakov from AM Navigator so you know you’re in good hands!

Benefits of promoting GourmetStation include:

* Commission payout – 10% per sale
* Average conversion rate of 3%+
* Performance incentives available
* Coupons & promotions available
* Cookie duration 60 days

To sign-up for this program follow these steps:

1. Login to your Affiliate account
2. Select ‘Merchants’ from the main menu
3. Locate ‘GourmetStation.com’ in the merchant list
4. Click to detail page and ‘Apply to this Program’

Let us know what we can do to help you get started. Feel free to contact anyone at AvantLink or the GourmetStation AM Geno Prussakov, [email protected].

Sincerely, AvantLink.com