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Mythbusting, AOM Style

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Mythbusting, AOM Style

Associate-O-Matic is the most popular Amazon affiliate script out there; there’s no doubt about that. True, there is competition, and that’s fine; a little elbowing can make for a better product. But in an effort to make some of the also-rans look better, claims are made that may not be accurate. Many times a competitor’s [...]

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Amazon: Change Is Good?

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Amazon: Change Is Good?

In July of this year Amazon announced changes to their data feed (the API). Since then, additional changes have been revealed, and overall there will be an impact for AOM. How much it affects you will depend on which features you use, and how much traffic your sites get. Since many people will have questions [...]

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A Basic Store – The Basic Steps

Saturday, October 24, 2009

A Basic Store - The Basic Steps

New users of AOM may often be overawed by the sheer number of options available when setting up their first store. This post will outline the basic steps required to make a site operational. It will not delve into advanced techniques or fancy addons to enhance the visual style of the typical layout. Many of [...]

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Index.php vs. Shop.php

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I admit to being confused about the actions of many AOM users regarding the shop.php file. Specifically the need to rename it, usually to index.php. I understand why some people may choose to rename the file in this way; a directory is generally designed to display an index file during a call. So if you [...]

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Q And A – V4.1.5 – GoDaddy redux

Thursday, February 12, 2009

I recently received the following comment (edited for clarity): Hi, I stumbled upon your blog while doing some research on AOM. I am new to AOM and still looking for more tips and tricks. I found your blog to be very handy. A few questions: 1. How to drive traffic to your store? Do I [...]

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Mod_rewrite: A Users Guide

Friday, December 12, 2008

Mod_rewrite: A Users Guide

Setting your AOM site up for mod_rewrite can be a crucial step towards making your site both more user-friendly, and search engine-friendly. But to many people, especially those without much experience, it can seem like a daunting task. We’re going to break the steps down, and make this important area look like the easy setup [...]

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