With over 12,000 affiliates to manage in 5 separate merchants programs, I review countless affiliate applications and their corresponding websites.It isn't a pretty picture. And that's part of the problem.So I thought it appropriate to share the 10 most common mistakes I see affiliates make overand over each and every day.
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1.The affiliate's website is poorly designed. A lot of times it's just plain ugly. Ugly I can stand if it has a purpose. I started my Internet career doing web design and programming. I understand good website design, both for function and look. The affiliate site has to have at least one or the other to be effective, having both is the best. Without one or both of these factors, what are the chances for a visitor to be referred to my merchant's site?
2.The affiliate site has no affinity to the merchant site. If you have a website without anything in common with the merchant, how do you expect to sell the merchant's products to your visitor? If your site is all about computer equipment, why are you signing up for my wigs site? Why are you wasting both of our times?
3.The affiliate site has no voice or character. How will a visitor find value on the affiliate's site long enough to have reason or need to clickthrough on my merchant's text or banner link? None I would say.
4.The affiliate site has too many banners or text ads. How will the visitor differentiate my offer from the competition? If the site is messy and busy, I may get lots of impressions, but clickthroughs will be low and probably conversions too. Don't junk up your site with too many ads that don't have purpose.
5.Affiliate sites with expired coupons. Seeing a site like this implies it's a "weekender's" site a part-time affair. Many affiliates started out this way, but today it is highly unlikely that such a site will generate any traffic or sales for my merchants
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6.Affiliate sites with broken banners. It still happens, merchants change their creatives, affiliates don't keep up and there is an ugly red "x" where a banner should be. Don't let this happen to you.
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7.The affiliate site has no privacy policy. This is a red light for visitors. This means the site is just trying to make a buck and has no interest in visitors for any other reason than getting them to make them money. A sophisticated consumer, as most are getting as Internet experience increases, wants a sophisticated site to convert through. Not having even a simple privacy policy is a giveaway as to the lack of sophistication of the site owner.
8.NO ABILITY TO CONTACT THE WEBSITE OWNER. If you will not disclose who you are, provide an email link or a site form, it is unlikely a visitor to your site will get warm and fuzzy about his site visiting experience and will not covert as a result.
Frequently Asked Questions
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QUESTION:
I have an interview today for an affiliate manager position?
What types of questions do you think they will ask?-
ANSWER:
Whatever the questions may be make sure you talk to yourself in the mirror for a while this morning. Pretend your talking to the interviewer. It gets your body used to the feeling of nervousness or excitement. Good luck
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QUESTION:
How much is the salary for SEO/Internet Marketing Manager? Affiliate Manager? Creative Writer/Blogger?
How much is the average monthly salary for the ff. positions:
SEO Expert/Internet Marketing Manager?
Affiliate Manager?
Creative Writer/Blogger?-
ANSWER:
varies from company to company & ur work experience
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QUESTION:
I am an affiliate manager looking for new recruits where should i look?
If you have answers aim me at xy7caseys, or yahoo xy7caseys or xy7caseys@hotmail.com-
ANSWER:
I know of several street corners where dozens of latin-american day laborers stand, waiting for work.email me at latinamerican@daylaborer.com if you want more details.
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QUESTION:
Can I affiliate Internet Download Manager with Google Chrome?
IDM have a couple of great options like video downloading and faster download manager and it works perfect with firefox but Chrome isn't supporting it can i do it somehow.
Well ... I tried that but no use whatsoever-
ANSWER:
YEs you can..Open IDM main Application window..
click on "Downloads" menu then "Options"
in "General" tab check the "Google Chrome" in 'Capture Downloads from the following browsers:' textboxand... You are done..
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QUESTION:
Have you had Internet coupons denied by store? Fry's grocery (Kroger affiliate) manager says?
all Fry's stores refuse Internet coupons because they are too easy to fake. Anybody else had Internet coupons refused? Wouldn't they not scan if they were fake?-
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I have, but it has been a while since I last tried. Coupons can still scan if it is a fake, if the copy is good. It is the stores decision, they can accept whatever they want to.
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QUESTION:
AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION,WHERE DO I START FROM?
Hi guys, i would like to work as affiliate manager, where can i study and what?Where do i start from?-
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QUESTION:
Do DHL UK or Skype have a affiliation programme or a partnership marketing manager that i can prose a deal to?
does anyone know of any contacts at Skype or DHL UK. I am looking for the partnership marketing manager, affiliate marketing manager or such that i can propse a business idea to-
ANSWER:
Normal practice is, at least you should know one side and propose the other side right?
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QUESTION:
Your fund is deposited with our Affiliate Bank here in Manchester...Can i call and clarify with bank manager?
Dear Winner,We are in receipt of your completed form and wish to thank you for your Co-operation. Your fund is deposited with our Affiliate Bank here in Manchester in a temporary Account and shall be remitted to you, on the Approval of your Aplication.
There is an Application Letter below this mail and you are required to send a copy to the paying Bank. In that format. Please complete and send the application immediately to the Remittance Department of Ali United Bank Plc, by E-mail on infohq.ahliunitedbank@infohq.com so that they can process, and remit your fund to you.
We are still processing your certificate of award and it shall be sent to you when we are done. Do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any difficulties in understanding the process as it is my obligation to direct you on how to claim your prize fund.
Kind Regards,Dr. James Morgan
(Claims Department)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ANSWER:
Don't fall for that scam - they're looking for personal information about you, and will clean out your bank account if you provide it.
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QUESTION:
Which is better forwarded to hiring manager for review or application under review?
I got both of these responses at the same company well there affiliates and pretty much the same job. I got under review and my friend got forwarded to the hiring manager.-
ANSWER:
Well it depends. It's possible that an application can be under review before it's submitted to the hiring manager. But it could have also been forwarded to the hiring manager and is currently under review (by the hiring manager). It's hard to know without knowing what the procedures are.
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QUESTION:
What does the affiliate marketing term "job traffic" mean?
There is an offer that states that it accepts "job traffic" and my network manager is gone for the day.-
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I believe that it means that they accept resumes for people looking for jobs. You mention affiliate marketing. In this instance it would be like a "finders fee". Someone is looking for a job, someone else finds them one and gets a little commission. This is what typical affiliate marketing is about: getting a commission for selling a product.You can find out more on affiliate marketing at
http://moneystartsystems.com
Hope this helps!
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QUESTION:
How do you let a player who requires a work permit to go out on loan to a feeder club on Football Manager 2007
On Football Manager 2007, how do you get a potential signing who requires a work permit to go out on loan to one of your feeder clubs? The feeder club is used as a loophole for work permit regulations, but how to you get the player to go out on loan if you can't sign them in the first place due to work permit irregularities.For example, I am manager of Portsmouth and I would like to sign Millan from Colo-Colo, however he will never get a work permit for at least 5-8 years if he stays at Colo-Colo.
He has agreed terms with the club, but I cannot sign him because he cannot be granted a work permit.
I have a feeder team in Spain that I have affiliated with to overcome this, but how will I get him out on loan if the Home Office won't allow the player to join my club primarily?Any help gratefully received
I know I need to send him to my feeder club, but don't know how to!!The player I am curently interested in is Chilean, and my feeder club is Spanish, so in terms of communication it won't be a problem, and he has already agreed terms with my club
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You can appeal against the decision to refuse a Work Permit. Plus what you can do is try and get a South American feeder club, or sign him at the end of a season, when the player will have played more times for his Country.
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QUESTION:
Question for fellow Affiliate Managers?
How do you deal with clueless affiliates? I find that I spend a lot of my time answering somewhat illiterate emails from affiliates with zero knowledge of the industry. Additionally, they will call and call with absurd questions. No matter how many times I explain something, they just don't get it. I feel like I'm wasting my time with people who can barely turn on a computer, much less understand building a site, PPC, SEO, etc.-
ANSWER:
Of course, most affiliates never produce a dime of business. I give them free ebooks on affiliate marketing like you will find here http://www.marketmy.com/affiliate-marketing-tools/free-brandable-affiliate-marketing-e-books.htm
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QUESTION:
who was the manager that threw the rossen bag like a grenade and took bases with him into the dugout?
someone told me it was a manger for the braves minor league affiliate but i seriously do not know. i'd like to know because it was hilarious and i want to see that again.-
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His name is Phillip Wellman, and he is the manager of the Mississippi Braves, Atlanta's Class AA minor league affiliate. I have already seen the video a couple times and think it's freaking hilarious!!!!!!!!
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QUESTION:
How do you let a player go out on loan if he does not have a work permit on Football Manager 2007?
On Football Manager 2007, how do you get a potential signing who requires a work permit to go out on loan to one of your feeder clubs? The feeder club is used as a loophole for work permit regulations, but how to you get the player to go out on loan if you can't sign them in the first place due to work permit irregularities.For example, I am manager of Portsmouth and I would like to sign Millan from Colo-Colo, however he will never get a work permit for at least 5-8 years if he stays at Colo-Colo.
He has agreed terms with the club, but I cannot sign him because he cannot be granted a work permit.
I have a feeder team in Spain that I have affiliated with to overcome this, but how will I get him out on loan if the Home Office won't allow the player to join my club primarily?Any help gratefully received
How do you get the feeder club to apply?Also, they don't have a need to, in Spain there are no regulations relating to Work Permits.
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ANSWER:
Your feeder club has to apply for the work permit
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QUESTION:
I T Manager for a medium size com of 500 persons over 3 sites (Head off, Distri Centre, Mft plant)?
Prepare for the meeting with the top management,
As the org has been taken over recently & the IT manager have not met the new mgt decision maker beforeIT manager know that an ERP solution is being planned for subsidiary company as a pilot for other countries, so that will need to coordinate this implementation as well as the day-to-day work as I.T. Manager of the affiliate. IT manager wish to convince management of the necessity to resource up and prepare properly for the implementation. His concern is that short-cuts should not be taken and that sufficient attention be given to getting the project off to a good start. The messages manager wish to convey at this initial meeting concern Business Process Reengineering, necessary investment in hardware, software and peopleware, and the importance of complete User Specifications.
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ANSWER:
Sorry to hear this. Don't worry. You will forget this, once you get a better job.
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QUESTION:
which is better forwarded to hiring manager for review or application under review?
I got both of these responses at the same company well there affiliates and different job.
The reason why I ask is because My friend and I applied for the same job same company why different response?-
ANSWER:
They're the same. Do you not own a dictionary?
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QUESTION:
Are there any open-source or free publisher manager platforms?
If I want to buy ads on other sites, are there any open-source or free solutions for me to be able to track clicks, leads, sales and generate reports. Ideally, I'll be able to manage creatives, affiliates and handle reporting all from this interface.-
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Probably not. I just checked onhttp://www.google.com/bsd
which looks first at websites about the Other Free Operating system. The reason the *nixes have so much free software is because their core audiences until recently was in college or graduate school. You have a lot of people in those places who need FOSS. Even some proprietary packages like SPSS is very well supported for Ubuntu.
Anyhow, I didn't find anything. And someone who would develop that sort of thing would probably not have a crying need for FOSS. You can look around futher if you like.
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QUESTION:
How do I find and recruit a savvy direct marketer?
Recruiting is not my specialty... I must find the right individual to fill the shoes below... Any advise on how to find such an individual?==========
Marketing & Operations Manager required by direct response copywriter and marketing strategist to run all marketing and operational aspects of a variety of multi-million dollar campaigns.
A lucrative and long-term opportunity for a true business builder... must be experienced in all aspects of managing offline and online marketing campaigns (directly and/or via 3rd party vendors)... including but not limited to:
Managing outsourced operations, affiliate recruitment and management, joint venture deal brokering, SEO, PPC, public relations, viral marketing, online & offline list brokering, online & offline media buying.
The most generous profit share will be offered to the right person.
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ANSWER:
If the position is as high level as you suggest, it is worth investing in a good executive recruiting firm. You might also post ads in relevant trade journals and network at trade shows. The DMA (Direct Marketers Association) would be a good place to start. If you want someone with heavy online experience you could also try AdTech, Shop.org and SES.
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QUESTION:
bank manager filing for bankruptcy?
hi, i am a HSBC bank manager who is planning to file a bankruptcy petition. my problem is i have 3 credit card debts with HSBC affiliated banks and credit card companies. should i file reaffirmation agreements regarding those credit cards debts? if I dont file reaffirmation agreements, will it affectmy job at HSBC. thanks a lot
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I think that it would affect it. I used to work for U. S. Customs, and God forbid if you didn't file your taxes on time. Customs at the time was part of the Treasury Dept. as was IRS.Do what you can before you are found out by your supervisor's and do it quickly. It will show them that you are being up front about your financial situation, otherwise, they may think that you are intentionally hiding it and may give them a good reason to either can you or demote you.
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QUESTION:
Have you noticed discrepencies in prices at Kroger?
They will list sale price with Kroger card. However even when you use your Kroger card at checkout, you are charged the regular price. I had to let the manager know twice on two different products on two different shopping occasions. Even though they may have changed those prices, I'm wondering how many products they rip people off of. Next time, I will keep the receipt. If I continue to see discrepencies, I will contact my local ABC affiliate. BTW, I have seen this issue on the news before several years ago. Anyone else experiencing this problem?-
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Sundays at midnight All of the tags start to get torn down from the previous weeks sales adds, and the coming weeks go up. It's done by hand. The Box is scanned, and the price is put in. This is done thru the ENTIRE store, in 8 hours.We are only human, mistakes are made. When an item comes up wrong... the cashier is asked to fill out a slip to go to the File Clerk for the item to be repriced. Also, you get the item for free as long as it is under 5 dollars, and if it is over 5, you get 5 + the difference taken off.
All the tags are done by humans, who make mistakes. And for their mistakes you get free/really cheep food. Also, a side note, some of the sale prices dont come off until they hit total. Things like Buy One/Get One, Buy Five Save Three.
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QUESTION:
Adult Affiliate Program Legal Or Not?
almost 6 years ago i joined one of those adult videochat sites and started promoting it. At the time i joined they said - lifetime earings on what a member spends, that joins from your affiliate link.-In fact even now on the page of their revenue sharing program page it says
"For every $ a registered viewer spends per-minute watching live interactive video feeds, you receive up to 40% forever and without restrictions! "Then I was expecting a payment for money, and did'nt recevie, I contacted them and I get this email from them telling me their new tos:
Dear
Thank you for contacting us.
Under the new CamSense Terms & Conditions (Effective Date: December 1, 2009) in order to continue receiving payments from CamSense, a person must either have a CamSense account that complies with the minimum traffic requirements i.e. to deliver at least 5 qualified spenders per month; or chathost account that complies with the "active chathost" requirement of conducting at least one live session in a 60-day period.
Please be aware that the new CamSense Terms & Conditions were implemented on December 1, 2009. Every affiliate received an email detailing the changes on December 1, the announcement was posted on CamSense News Section and the terms were posted on the Camsense site on the same day. You will note that the new terms clearly state that CamSense has the option to discontinue the payouts for your referred visitors who have become qualified spenders on a CC Network site upon your failure to meet the criteria for an Active Affiliate over a two (2) month period.
Please read full Terms and Conditions here:There have been too many cases in which affiliates have not been actively working to send new traffic to our sites for months, in some cases years, and have still been collecting commissions on past spenders. Meanwhile, there are other affiliates who have been working hard to deliver new traffic to our sites each month. These partners are much more invested in the current success of our business, and it is those affiliates that we want to ensure are rewarded for their efforts.
For the last 60 days you delivered 0 spenders to CC Network sites . Unfortunately this means that currently your account doesn't meet CamSense requirements and you forfeit the commissions from the lifetime revenue of past spenders.
Please keep in mind that your CamSense account is not being closed.
Lifetime commissions (on new spenders only) will be reinstated right after you regain Active Affiliate status i.e. deliver at least 5 qualified spenders per month to a CC Network site.We thank you for your efforts over the years and sincerely hope that you return to active status so that we may continue our work together.
Best Regards,
Jonathan Jenkins
CamSense Account Manager "How can they change the terms of a contract they have with me from 2004 through 2009???
Basicly what they are telling me is that if I don't send MORE visitors to their site, (that sign up and spend money) I lose any money I would have earned pior to their tos change on December 1, 2009.
I do not agree to these terms changes. Nor would I have ever aggreed to such terms.
So, Should not anyone that joined by my link before December 1, 2009 fall under the prior tos? I did work and promote the program and more then a few of these members are still spending on the site.
If there is anone else out there that has been effected by this and is losing their money, contact me and let me know your story as this effects you.
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My best guess is that this is far from legal. However, I am not a lawyer. I would recommend getting one, and maybe seeking some punitive damages.On a side note, I don't **** over my affiliates like that, so if you come this direction you may be less stressed.
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QUESTION:
Is there an organization for children with autism?
Is there an organization for children or adult with severe autism that they can live in? Possibly affiliated with the state, has case manager in Kent, WA area? It's like an apartment like type of setting. If so please provide the name and contact info if possible, thanks.-
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It sounds like you want supported living. I cited a few websites that may assist you. I would definitely check with the ARC of King County first. You are more apt to talk with a person who can point you in the right direction and won't have to wait on hold as long. The second link is for the State Division of Developmental Disabilities. The third link is for the Developmental Disabilities Division of King County.
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QUESTION:
How do I enable my Task Manager?
My computer has spyware on it, and it kept me from getting rid of it by Disabling the Task Manager from opening. Where do I go to Enable and Disable it whenever I want to? Right now I just want it Enabled so i can get rid of the spyware that some company put on my computer. A company in Columbia put spyware on my computer with something called "Internet Security 2010" and is trying to get me to buy it. When I run a spyware scan there is only Trojan.JS.Hoax.b , Trojan.Crypt.XPACK.Gen , and Affiliate Tracking Cookie. They come up every scan and my computer still is screwing up because of spyware. I use AVG and Spyware Terminator to find Viruses and Spyware
Don't suggest installing something because I'm not going to
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ANSWER:
Click Start
Click Run
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window
Select User Configuration
Select Administrative Templates
Select System
Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
Select Remove Task Manager
Double-click the Remove Task Manager option
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QUESTION:
How to get a hotel affiliated with tour buses?
I am manager of a hotel in the Monterey, CA area-during the off season it is very slow but there are always TONS of tour buses around the area. Anyone with experience in the travel field, how would I go about getting our hotel affiliated with tour buses so we can be used as a lodging option for these groups? Any info is greatly appreciated.-
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i have some experience with the field (on the transportation end). i would recommend talking with the manager/owner about this possible relationship. though one piece of advice, come prepared knowing what you can offer over who they already use & who is in your area. also, if they have some affiliation with someone else already ask how they became to that point. is there anything that their current affiliate doesn't offer, that would help them? sometimes, some business do want to know what they get out of it, so also thinking about a possible something for a specific amount of referrals in a month.other than the direct source, you might want to also look into advertising on travel sites (ie hotels.com, expedia, kayak...). that might help with a large majority of the people coming into monterey, since most of the travel bookings occur over the internet these days.
good luck!
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QUESTION:
Do you think it is appropriate to list a business that i'm mildly affiliated with as a facebook network?
I'd like to add a business that I don't work at, but am known at. I suppose you can say I am affiliated with this business, I could actually be working there sometime within the next few months. I know the manager and all, I was just wondering if anyone would think it would be appropriate to list it and my high school as networks. Do you think it is a good idea or not?-
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Bad idea. If you do not actually work there yet, you should NOT list it yet. Just list your most recent schools and city, and wait on it. Don't bother asking the manager, because it does not yet make any sense to be on the network with a bunch of people who work there when you do not yet work there.
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QUESTION:
An alternative to Commission Junction?
I want to start an affiliate program for my site at http://www.dealonbracelets.comCommission Junction is so big and so bureaucratic that I don't want to use them. Anybody got a good affiliate manager?
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Don't use a third-party affiliate manager, they can be costly and have a lot of bureaucratic garbage hidden in the fine-print. What I suggest, seeing as this is how I run my programming business, is you line out a set of base percentages. For example:Mr. A decides to become an affiliate with your business, so you offer him a basic 5% of every sale that he can assist in making, then over him an additional for every fifth sale. You really don't spend that much, but it is something Mr. A can get involved in without the ties of a pyramid scheme, so he will likely continue to affilate with you.
Your accountant(s) can review your expendatures as well as profits to best decide the percentages and bonuses of becoming an active affiliate. They can also look into third-part site advertising at a low cost, or you may just consider going to something like www.sitemeter.com and finding what the most hit sites are and paying a bit more, but for a wider market.
Hope this helps.
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QUESTION:
DO PEOPLE REALLY FALL FOR THIS??? I get so many scam emails from people claiming to be a bank manager or UN?
affiliate who claim they have millions of dollars of money to give me. Do people really fall for this??? I get people falling for some phone scams and some fraud scams, but really? Do people actually think a king, UN member, president, National Bank CEO would actually contact them at random to offer them 000 000.....I mean these emails are SOOOO SOOO obviously BS-
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Yes sadly so many people believe them thats why so many are being sent out. Stupid greedy people actually believe they won a lottery they never entered or getting an inheritance from a dead relative they dont even know. its sad but so many people are falling for these nigerian scams. Just make sure all your friends and relatives know not to believe any of these emails or faxes.
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QUESTION:
How can I contact upper managment of full tilt poker?
I have tried everythng I can think of. I have to skip support to solve this problem. It looks like the only way to contact the company is through email support. These are the people that can't fix my problem though. Would there be a listing of company managers somewhere? Must be some kind of solution. I have the problem with the affiliate rakeback site so it doesn't work to talk to them.-
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Bad to hear about your bad luck with a rakeback site. I hope you chose a good rakeback site that is not ripping you off or anything.I too run a rakeback site and find that some people do not either delete their cookies or open a new account as they have played at the site before. Some rakeback sites advise you to contact them first before you join the poker site you want to get rakeback from.
1. Contact rakeback site and save every email from them
2. Read terms and conditions (The answer is sometimes in the small print)
3. Then contact poker site at there suggested email under support.
4. Directly talk to a poker professional sponsored by them at an event (If you Can) or by email.
Rakeback money should appear as a stat where you can sign in to see it. Money is usally placed straight into your poker account.
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QUESTION:
computer program question!!?
Does anyone here use Affiliate manager pro at all? if so how in the heck did u set up the Mysql on it, i am stuck, everything else is good to go...Hopefully someone will know!!
Carla
thank you for trying...carla
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I am sorry, i tried looking up your answer on various websites and even posted the Question on a site much similar to this but have had no response. if i do in future. i will let you know. for now sorry. try going to wiki though
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QUESTION:
I have an opportunity, but I don't know where to take it?
To sum things up, I am looking for ideas on where to take a certain business. This is a very lucrative small online advertising broker company. I currently work as the affiliate manager. The owner is trying to phase himself out and have younger (i.e. myself) take things in a new direction, so he can just simply retire. If I cannot I will just simply be an affiliate manager till we close up shop. This is a small family owned business that pulls in about 2-4 million a year. Any thoughts? I am willing to do anything necessary, within reason. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give.
This opportunity would allow me to become CEO of the company and expand it to my liking. I would not seek a buyout option in the near future...maybe down the road 3-5 years. Basiclly, I want to take this thing and run with it. Make it bigger (more profitable) in a more contemporary way. Online advertising is still online advertising, But I want to freshen things up.-
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You need to get on to these sociol networking sites Facebook, Twitter, Myspace I’m using these all the time to promote things...Good Luck
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QUESTION:
Would I be admitted to a decent PhD program?
I'd appreciate an honest assessment of my chances at getting into a good PhD program. I have a BBA (double major in marketing and communication arts) from a Big 10 university and graduated with a fairly average GPA. I spent a year in corporate marketing before moving overseas to Hong Kong. I spent the next 5+ years working as a researcher (and later project manager) for a university-affiliated business policy research institute. I've worked on published research and media projects involving prominent Asian corporations.During this time, I was considering a move into business/financial journalism and completed a part-time Master's in Journalism at a good Asian university. I've now turned 30 and am thinking of pursuing an academic path. I haven't settled on an exact field, but I'm generally interested in the economic development of E. Asia. I know I don't have an ivy league pedigree, or a high-flying corporate background. I'm also getting kind of old. What are my chances?
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Sounds like you've got a pretty unique set of circumstances.Don't worry about your chances and just apply -- there's no way you can really know for sure before you give it the ol college try.
your college work probably counts for very little compared to the rest of us who apply at an earlier time -- me for instance, applying just after my MA program -- which had followed my B.A. immediately ...
for someone like you, though, you're so far removed through a professional and working life that I'm pretty sure that will be the focus of your applications...just apply.
also, you didn't mention what field -- that always makes a difference... but even still....
none of us can tell you your chances with that variable description.
you'll find out when you apply. good luck!
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QUESTION:
What should be my next step after writing to the CEO of a hospital and getting no response my my complaint?
I wrote a long letter explaining the very shabby treatment by the nursing staff when my friend went for some tests in that hospital. It's been 3 weeks now. I left messages for the Manager/Head Nurse of that unit to call me back and I also left my daytime phone number and email address for the CEO's. Where or to whom should I escalate this complaint to? I have to go there in 2 weeks unfortunately because it's the only hospital that my Dr is affiliated with and I won't put up with what they did to her. I refuse to be disrespected and my requests ignored. I've spoken to my Dr also and she's aware of what happened and she threatened the hospital that she would take her business elsewhere if she ever heard of them treating one of her patients badly again. The doctor will also write on the pre-op script what I want and don't want. I want to make sure that my requests are honored. She also wrote instructions for my friend prior to her going there for pre-op procedures and they blew them off and just did what they wanted to.
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Send a copy of the letter to the Human Resources Department, also to the Administrator of the Hospital. Also send one to the Head of Nursing on the floor which the problem occurred on. You may also want to send a copy to your local Health Department and attach a note on the copies of each letter you send to each of the people I told you to informing them you are sending a copy of the letter to your local Health Department since you could not get a response from the CEO. I can guarantee it will shake up someones boots. Good luck!!
Peace & Love
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QUESTION:
Is Cashcownetworks.Com a Scam....I have been ripped off?
I have been trying to contact these people because they ripped off 0 from me in one day. I didn't know they are also affiliated with the http://freedownloadzone.com scam - http://www.complaints.com/directory/2005/november/22/16.htm I thing they operate in the Philippines because I have been trying to contact their affiliate manager or any representative and the friend told me that this company is based in the Philippines but the owners are Caucasian expats hiring with Philippinos who badly need money to ...I guess scam people in the worldIf you can help me figure out how to contact Cashcownetworks.Com please help me. I just need a contact number and my 0 back for signing up. I
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ANSWER:
You can't. They are not contactable. They rely on people's greed.
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QUESTION:
Should I contact the hiring manager about a job I applied for?
I recently applied for a job within my company through our intranet. From there it has to go through our "talent" team; it's what they call the HR people who review the apps for hiring. I really want the job I applied for. I was thinking about emailing the hiring manager (the guy in charge of the department not affiliated with HR). Would that be too pretentious/pushy or would it appear unprofessional. In my mind I think it would show a little ambition; the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Looking for some input.-
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QUESTION:
In each day 3 mails are applied in Rahenarafteh group whithout the confirmation of manager while the manager i
Dear Sir/Madam
I am the manager of Rahenarafteh group in yahoo! A problem has occured. From july 25th until Aug 5th without having permission these e-mails were applied.
"FREE MONEY: Get Paid to Sign Up FREE Affiliates! Sign Up FREE
"Register with Our Income Building Plan Today, See Results Tomorrow!
"Let us Use Our Money to Grow YOUR Solid Future Income (SFI) busines
I would like this problem to be solved.
Thanks a lot.
Miss Nahid. The manager of Rhenarafteh group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rahenarafteh/-
ANSWER:
It's just spam, so delete it and ban the member, clean out the links and archives while your at it. If you are not the owner, then use the address provided at the bottom of the group page to email the group owner and complain to them. If no answer in a week, then they are AWOL and you better start looking for a new group or start your own.
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QUESTION:
General manager hair?
I recently got a haircut with designs (a star; roman numeral). I work in a catering restaurant. The general manger disapproves of it. He called me out in front of my co-workers stating the hair is "unprofessional." I told him why... he said guest will affiliate it with gangs. I responded that why others are permitted to have cornrows, twists, and dreadlocks. They are all the same. Women also come with red dye in their hair. The color red is connected with a gang... the Crips. How can i stand up to him. It appears to be a racial thing. With african americans, rarely nothing is said to them. With Hispanics (me), something is always said. Please help-
ANSWER:
You do represent the company, and if he chooses to set policy, which should be written so there is no discrimination, if you want to keep your job, you probably should compromise your fashion statement a bit, and make a change that will be acceptable. Life will be easier for you. I am sorry you were chastised in front of your co-workers, I'm sure that felt terrible, and it was not a good thing for your boss to react in that manner. It could have been done privately. Let him know you will grow it out and that you concede to make a change. If you don't want to do this, it would be a good idea to start looking for other work.
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QUESTION:
general manager hair?
I recently got a haircut with designs (a star; roman numeral). I work in a catering restaurant. The general manger disapproves of it. He called me out in front of my co-workers stating the hair is "unprofessional." I told him why... he said guest will affiliate it with gangs. I responded that why others are permitted to have cornrows, twists, and dreadlocks. They are all the same. Women also come with red dye in their hair. The color red is connected with a gang... the Crips. How can i stand up to him. It appears to be a racial thing. With african americans, rarely nothing is said to them. With Hispanics (me), something is always said. Please help-
ANSWER:
Either get a normal haircut or get a job where they don't care if you look like a thug.
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QUESTION:
Does yahoo affiliate them self with money competition?
Msw Award Team
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which is organized by WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email
addresses of the people
that are active online, among the millions that subscribed
to Yahoo and
Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our
winners through
electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we
congratulate you
for being one of the people selected.PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect
to faciliate the
protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim,
Winners Shall be
paid in accordance with his/her Settlement CentrePrize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of
Draw Notification
after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not
claimed within this
period will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:Batch number...................12/25/0340
Reff number.......................Ref:MSN-Y/101OXI/02
Winning number...................YM09788To begin your claim please contact our licensed and
accredited agent assigned
to youDR. SAMSON BRADFORD
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email:msw_claimsdept7@yahoo.com.hk
TEL:+44-701-115-3312You are therefore advised to send the following
information to the claims
agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have
access in proceeding
with the tranaferred of your funds to your nominated bank
account.1. Full name............
2. Country..............
3. Contact Address........
4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Occupation.............
7. Company..............
8. Age....................Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days
from date of Draw
Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won.
Any prize not claimed
within this period will be forfeited.Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,Mrs.Carol Kelly.
(Operation Manager)-
ANSWER:
This is a SCAM. The below links gives confirmation of various email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo3.php
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or...
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
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QUESTION:
You are the manager for the Yankees?
If Joe Torre were to be fired today, and you were put in charge, how would you tweak the line up and create a winning ball club?You can only work with the current roster and the Yankees minor league affiliates.
Best answer gets placed on my blog.
http://www.bronxbloggers.blogspot.com-
ANSWER:
If I were put "in charge" and Torre were already gone (with no hope of being re-hired) I presume I would be replacing GM Brian Cashman. I would immediately place Gene Michael "Stick" as the interem manager. I would sit down Bobby Abreu and start Melky Cabrera in right field, next would be to send Phelps and Nieves to triple A and bring up Eric Duncan and Ben Davis to take their places. I would bring in Paul O'neil as hitting coach. Batting Posada 3rd in the lineup with AROD cleanup and Matsui to protect him. My starting rotation would be Clemens, Wang, Pettitte, Hughes, Mussina. Send down Proctor, Vizcaino, and Farnsworth, and put Igawa, Bruney and Clippard in the bullpen. Giambi would need to start more games at first while working Abreu into the lineup as DH to get his confidence back. Do I have the option of activating Joe Girardi as backup catcher? He is currently a YES employee. Every day starters would be Jeter at SS, Matsui LF, AROD 3rd, Cabrera RF, Damon CF, Cano 2nd, Posada C, Giambi 1st.
Lineup:
1 Damon
2 Jeter
3 Posada
4 AROD
5 Matsui
6 Giambi
7 Cano
8 Cabrera
9 AbreuAnd Mariano Rivera would close in save situations
This was a GREAT question!
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QUESTION:
How to create downloads on my website.?
I am building a Affiliate site (PLR products) and I would like to give free plr to my optin customers. After They confirm there email a autoresponder will redirect them to a page, will have their download. I need to know how to file it, where to file it, name it, and leave it zipped or extract the file.(file manager cpanel, Filezilla ftp, and KompoZer html editor I am using) Thanks for your time Joe...-
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WOW !! what a question...I really don't have the answer there for you but i do know that the internet has alot of information on what your looking for and i hope someone on here can help you....i would start with a basic book in the Library on HTML applications....or on the internet >>>> HTML applications manuals <<<< ......other than those starting points my knowledge is limited in that area......Best of Luck...and good business..................................... Mike
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QUESTION:
Can I have my old free account back with the user name of reggienmary ?
I am trying to be an affiliate for http://www.vmcsatellite.com, so I can earn some extra money at hometo help out more and to feel useful, again. Rick Rahim, the manager, says I should sign up for a seperate free e-mail account.Could I have my old account back for the business, to send and receive e-mails? I hope this can work and is not a scam because I would really like to earn money with my computer, at home. The name of the business is really VMC SATILLITE, INC. Brought to you by MY PEPE. You already have my special password in your files. I had NetZero, but had problems with it, so my address is,now, regnmary14@verizon.net. I'd like to have both of them for sending and receiving e-mails for personal and business. Please help me, as I really want to work for them.Also, please tell me how to send an e-mail for them. This would be my affiliate URL.-
ANSWER:
Don't do it!!! The only Pepe I trust is Pepe LePew!!
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QUESTION:
Can someone tee me if I am getting scammed on a car puchase? Yahoo Finace is handling?
Person I am dealing with wants to use yahoo finance. I am receiving email from yahoo finance supossedly. I am questioning these forms, I think this form is fraudulant. Can someone verify this escrow transaction. If it is, I am still in contact with the person posing as a yahoo finance manager. People like this , ruin the services you offer to your customers and must be stopped
Thank you for your help,
I can send you copies of contracts that are being sent to me, I hope they are affiliated with your company-
ANSWER:
Yahoo! Finance is a portal for stock market and other financial information and advice -- it does NOT provide escrow services.Anybody selling a car saying Yahoo! Finance would hold the money is scamming you. Stop communicating with them and look for another deal.
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QUESTION:
Collective Investment Trusts vs. Mutual Funds?
I am starting a research project on Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and how they compare to Mutual Funds, and need a better understanding of how they are set up from a compliance standpoint.CITs are becoming a popular investment vehicle these days - some examples of these funds include AllianceBernstein Customized Retirement Strategies, Charles Schwab Managed Retirement Trust Funds and Mellon Capital Management Target Maturity Funds.
I understand that generally they are structured as "Bank" CITs where the investment manager's affiliate bank serves as trustee for the fund, or through the manager's insurance company affiliate (if they have one).
If someone can point me in the right direction to find more info on this and HOW the trusts are set up (through the bank or through the insurance company) and the benefits of each. I'd be very appreciative.
Thank you!
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I worked for a trust company that sponsored CITs. They are commingled funds, like mutual funds, set up for the convenience of trust company clients. They are not regulated by the SEC and therefore cannot be advertised to the public. The terminology we used was: Collective Investment Fund for a fund only available to qualified retirement plans and Common Investment Fund for a fund available to personal trust clients. These funds are regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and by state banking regulators.
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QUESTION:
Aaron carter's manager?
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ANSWER:
Management 101
(Talent Management Company)
5527 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
USA
Phone: (323) 467-0678
Fax: (323) 467-0689
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QUESTION:
Does anyone know how I can contact Tayor Swift or anyone affiliated with her? (Please read deatail box!)?
I know someone who has a horrible disease called lymphoma.She has a 12 year old daughter who loves Taylor Swift. Does anyone know how I can contact Taylor Swift or her mom or her manager or anyone affiliated with her? PLEASE let me know!!!! We are hoping we can get a letter, autograph or tickets or SOMETHING from Taylor. Also if you know any contests I could enter to maybe win some of these things please tell me. (:-
ANSWER:
i wish i did so tht i could help thts just sad is it the 12 yr old with th edisease? the only way i can think of is go to all fan sites and leave comments there r so many you never know who reads them her her mom her manager anyone who know her could read them good luck oh and maybe even try her official web page
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QUESTION:
Why is it that i cant stick with something i want to do in life? I want to be a millionaire by the age of 26!?
I am a random person. I want to be a millionaire by the age of 26 and at the moment i am 22 years of age. I have always had this goal. Throughout my life i have decided upon over 30 ventures or things that i wanted to do and have yet to STICK with one. I have wanted to be a sports agent, a lawyer, Human Resource Manager, Online Affiliate Marketer, Own my own business, Learn how to cook, paint and remodel houses, Real Estate Agent, StockBroker, Write a book, make a movie, do a tv show, play an instrument, be a producer, write songs, customize cars, own my own business, and the list of extremes go on....I have an IQ of 137 but cant seem to make up my mind or find something that keeps me interested for over a month. I have talent in all the fields but not enough passion or love to do ANYTHING..the only thing that i think im passionate about is WOMAN..lol. Sorry this is so long but im bout to graduate college in less than one year, I GOT TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE!!! Please leave your comments and be blunt!!-
ANSWER:
the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill, especially when you're looking to become a millionaire, famous, important or whatever grand endeavour you want to set out to accomplish. Like with any career/business start, the ones who last are the ones who succeed.Those who last are usually people with, like you said, a passion for what they do. Although this matter is open for discussion, the interaction with likeminded people can be as motivational in order to endure.
You can't rush success, you obviously want it to happen FAST and that's a major no-no. I guarantee you if you keep up that mindset, in 4 years you'll still have what you have NOW. Setting yourself a time limit is going to put you under pressure and likely making the journey even more difficult.
Like with most (if not all!) money making scheme the beginning is always a flat curve and after a consistent period of (hard) work the curve starts to slope upward. To more time you put in the steeper the curve becomes.
A good word of advice, work smarter, not harder! Smart workers usually have their own product/business.
You also need to mature business wise; jumping from one thing to another just because you're not really passionate is a sign of low work ethics and a lack of interest to become a millionaire. Either that or you're just discouraged by the sheer size of options at your disposal. That too can block a mind.
If it's that bad then maybe you should go for the money directly with stock/currency investments. It's the easyer way, however it doesn't mean it's easy. Here too you will need to put in the time and effort on a flat curve unless you got loads of risk capital.
hope i was blunt enough....
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QUESTION:
How to become online marketing manager without a real job experience?
Well experience is already given as I have been doing PPC campaigns,article marketing,e-mail marketing as a freelance for 2 years now,but the fact is companies dont even give you a chance to listen you,they are condemn you unheard,unless you dont have 5-10 years experience.
On the other hand I don't understand those of who has few years experience why they are taking real jobs and labouring working 9-5 they could work from home making nice bucks.Online affiliates don't even bother to answer here,making visitors to their merchant websites
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ANSWER:
Focus on presenting the 'result's' you've gotten...ex:
1) # of page 1 or position 1 positions on Google
2) volume of traffic
3) income generated
4) previously satisfied customers
5) and your unique selling position...what makes you different compared to other 'online marketing managers'? Do you have a special angle? A special story? Stand out, be noticed, be yourself, and learn how to build rapport quickly with a prospective interviewer.Also don't let them smell desperation or lack of confidence...they can smell that on you like a dog smells fear. Learn how to anchor a very useful/resourceful head space when engaging the interview setting either on the phone or in person.
oh and btw, those with a few years experience may be looking for an offline work setting as they miss the 'team environment'...it certainly shouldn't be from a lack of opportunity online...there is still a ton of it out there.
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QUESTION:
LA MAYOR HISPANIC FAMILY VALUES INCLUDES HAS AFFAIR WITH Telemundo Mirthala Salinas?
Now get this--"I conducted myself in an appropriate way," says Mirthala Salinas, shown with L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Can sleeping with another womans husband can be called appropriate behavior, is this family values we hear so much about?
?LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Spanish-language network Telemundo has placed a newscaster on leave while it investigates whether her romantic relationship with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa breached journalistic ethics, TV station KVEA said ThursdayThe Telemundo affiliate announced the investigation two days after Villaraigosa, whose wife has filed for divorce, acknowledged he had been in an extramarital affair with newswoman Mirthala Salinas for about a year."We will conduct this investigation with the utmost respect to personal privacy and journalistic standards," said Manuel Abud, the station's general manager.
The mayor's office had no comment, Villaraigosa spokesman Sean Clegg said.
Salinas said in a statement that she would cooperate with the investigation. She said, "I am confident that when all the facts are analyzed, it will be clear that I conducted myself in an appropriate way."
Salinas once covered the mayor as a political reporter. Telemundo took her off the political beat about 11 months ago after she disclosed her relationship to station management, the mayor has said.
Still, as the station's news anchor, Salinas read an on-air report last month on the mayor's separation from his wife. At the time, Villaraigosa declined to say whether he was involved with another woman.
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if you ask me, she is a homewrecking tramp, but don't blame her entirely. It takes two to tango, and Mayor Villariagosa has cheated before on his wife. Back in the 90s when his wife was in hospital with thyroid cancer, he messed around with one of her friends, one of the godmothers of his children. Nice guy, huh?
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QUESTION:
Do you think that they will ever include "Primera A" teams in the FIFA games?
14 out of the 27 teams that are in "Primera A" are not affiliated with the 1st division teams; a decent number. Other leagues such as the English, Italian, German and Spanish have the relagation system included in the game in "Manager Mode", and it would be cool if they had that for Mexico. Though I wouldn't mind that that they would be 2 star teams *cough* like the MLS teams *cough*.-
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That would be cool, imagine Leon, Correcaminos, Tapatio, Queretaro, and you can play them and bring them up to primera division that would be tight....
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QUESTION:
Brand name question?
Several years ago I won an office contest to name a new affiliate of the corporation. An expenses paid trip was promised to the person who submitted the selected name. After the name I submitted was selected as the new affiliate company name, the manager who made the offer and selected the winning name never mentioned the contest again and never made good on any reward or compensation whatsoever. The affiliate company was begun and is still using the name I submitted and has been a very successful profit center for the parent corporation. Do I have any legal right to compensation? Do I have rights to the ownership of the name used by the company? This company has since fired me without cause resulting in severe financial hardship for my family. I sure would like to know what my rights are in this situation.-
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If it happened several years ago it is too late to do anything about it... you're out of luck....
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