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How to be a Good Customer

We have all heard to axiom, “The Customer is Always Right.” There is, of course, some truth to this statement. At Poker Affiliate Solutions we bend over backwards to give our customers whatever they need to succeed.But we have learned a lot from being customers ourselves. And the most important thing we have learned is: […]

Promoting the Promotions

Our Raketracker division is constantly running promotions to make things new and exciting for our existing customers and bring in new customers. Freerolls, giveaways, rake races, and free memberships to coaching sites are just a few of the things we do. We have no shortage of good and often unique ideas. What we have is […]

Project Management

Ryan and I usually dont need to speak to eachother. We can go through a series of grunts and half read email exchanges to understand what one another is working on, where there are problems, and where we are headed. This works when the two individuals that started a company understand how one another works […]

Stop Trying to Be a Perfect Online Poker Marketer

Most people are driven by fear and greed. If you play online poker, you can see it very acutely. Fear can overpower, then, within seconds, greed can consume you.But not as many people realize the same exact thing can happen in a poker affiliate business. One minute you think you are taking over the online […]

problem solving vs. blame assessment

There was a recent issue at PAS. This problem was caused by many factors. It was not one or two individuals fault, but rather a symptomatic result of doing too much with too little and a dash of Murphy’s Law. We have seen these shortcomings and have increased our staff by almost 50% in the […]

Creating Goals for Your Poker Affiliate Business

Poker Affiliate Goals Poker Affiliate Solutions has crafted our goals for 2008. When planning, we kept in mind the SMART method, and think that is valuable and necessary for anyone planning out business objectives. S: SpecificAn overall vision is a necessary place to start, but goals need to be specific. Get more business is not […]

Affiliate Speedpay

Jeremy Enke is right – it is absurd that most poker affiliates are paid their earnings via player accounts. Many poker affiliates have sizable businesses, demanding accurate, real-time accounting for operations and tax purposes. Paying into a player account is fine for an industry that just started, but unacceptable for one that has grown up […]

Rake Calculation Information

You should be ready to field questions from your players about how rake is calculated, what it means, and which sites use which methods. These numbers are obviously important because they ultimately play a role in determining MGR. Calculating rake is done via two major methods – dealt and contributed. However, the two types of […]