PopShops:tool Lets CJ/LinkShare Affiliate Network Members Build Affiliate Stores

[mandy]

New tool for CommisionJunction, LinkShare, ShareASale and DoubleClick Performics members:

Pick It, Click It and Pop It
In the latter case is an impressive new widget — officially launching July 23, called PopShops — that promises to make managing affiliate partnerships a snap. Simply put, you can build affiliate storefronts in three clicks: Pick from more than 15 million products from across the top four affiliate networks, click to customize the showcase of products for your site and "pop" the storefront application into your site or blog.

This is a huge improvement over the current six-step processes involved when working with the top networks. The idea for the new application was born out of a frustrating experience trying to set up several affiliate programs for niche sites, said PopShops founder Jessie Jones, whose past jobs include gigs in design and usability for consumer divisions at Microsoft and Expedia...

full article: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/solutions...hp/3689596

[mandy]

Another article on PopShops:

PopShops' free service allows bloggers and other online publishers to choose merchandise from more than 900 stores, including Buy.com, Overstock.com and CafePress, and feature it on their sites...

Jones said PopShops, which currently supports TypePad and Blogger sites, has a larger collection of merchants (978, but not Amazon and eBay) and products (more than 15 million) than the competition...

The startup plans to make money by selling subscriptions for $5 per month or $30 per month, which offer additional marketing services to publishers, such as the ability to auto populate one's shops with other products.

Angel Djambazov, who handles marketing at the startup, said products embedded within online shops are more effective than traditional online advertising...

full article: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/ventu...118429.asp

[amy]

Oh boy, more F'in affiliate crap in search engines.