All articles tagged with #affiliate marketing
Originally Published 11 days ago — by 9to5Google
Honey, a PayPal-owned Chrome extension, has lost 8 million users over the past year due to revelations of shady practices, including breaking affiliate rules and potentially committing fraud by manipulating sales credits and hiding coupons, leading to regulatory scrutiny and user distrust.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Forbes
ChatGPT Search, launched on November 1, 2024, offers real-time web search capabilities, enhancing its utility for knowledge workers and freelancers. This feature aids in freelance writing by providing up-to-date research, supports affiliate marketing by identifying trending products, and assists in social media content creation by highlighting current trends. While it saves time, users are advised to verify sources due to potential inaccuracies. The tool is seen as a valuable asset for generating income through freelancing and side hustles.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Business Insider
Researchers from Germany found that search engine results, particularly Google's, are increasingly filled with spam content, particularly in product review queries, due to the overrepresentation of affiliate links. This has led to lower text quality and a decrease in trust for search engine results. Google responded by stating that it has made specific improvements to address these issues and has performed better than other search engines. However, the researchers believe that the issue deserves more attention, but they don't see an obvious solution, as banning affiliate marketing entirely is not feasible.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by IFLScience
A year-long study has found a decline in the quality of search results, with Google's search results being particularly affected. The study identified a surge in low-quality content, especially for product search, drowning out useful information. The problem is attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) tactics, affiliate marketing, and the rise of generative AI. Marissa Mayer, former Google executive, believes the decline is due to the Internet itself becoming worse. The study has been made available online by the Webis Group.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Gizmodo
A study by researchers from Leipzig University, Bauhaus-University Weimar, and the Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence found that Google search results for product reviews are increasingly filled with low-quality, affiliate marketing-driven content. The study revealed that the highest-ranked pages feature more affiliate links and lower-quality text, indicating a decline in search result quality. While Google has made efforts to address these issues, experts and the SEO community believe that the overall quality of Google search results has deteriorated in recent years, with concerns about the impact on the internet economy and society as a whole.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Register
German researchers have confirmed that search engine results are indeed declining in quality due to the prevalence of low-effort content from SEO farms and affiliate link sites. Their year-long review of product review queries on Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo revealed that higher-ranked pages are more optimized and monetized with affiliate marketing, leading to lower text quality. The study also found that search engines are susceptible to large-scale affiliate link spam campaigns, and efforts to combat manipulation through algorithm updates have only had temporary effects. With the rise of generative AI, the internet is expected to become further inundated with low-quality content, posing a challenge for search engines to maintain quality results.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Business Insider
Ryan, a millennial with a full-time job and two kids, tests side hustles and shares his findings with 100,000 TikTok followers. He recommends user-generated content as a potential side hustle since it can be a low lift. He doesn't recommend trying to start a YouTube channel or voice work if you're looking to make money quickly. Other top side hustles Ryan recommends are hauling junk and being a virtual assistant.