Affiliate Stuff

Meet Me At Affiliate Summit

August 10, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetIn 9 days I will be getting on a plane and heading to NYC for Affiliate Summit East.  This will be my third Affiliate Summit in New York and I think my 9th Summit overall. Affiliate Summit is one of my favorite times of the year and New York is one of my favorite cities [...]

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All About The Cookies

August 5, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetSince most of you who are reading this are probably involved in affiliate marketing you probably know the feeling of having sat at your computer for 10 hours or so finishing up a website, updating 10 different blogs, or constantly reloading your twitter feed to keep up on all the latest conversations. It is time [...]

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Two More Ways to Learn At Affiliate Summit East 2011

June 13, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetWe are just over two months away from Affiliate Summit East 2011 and this year they have stepped their game up even more. Of course there will be the regular sessions available being led by some of the most knowledgeable people in the affiliate industry. Of course there will be the exhibit hall and meet [...]

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Missing ThinkTank Is Breaking My Heart!

May 11, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetFor the first time in a long time I will have to miss a Shareasale ThinkTank. My heart aches, my tears are streaming down my face. I know after reading this you are probably just as sad as I am and if you email me I will send you a box of Kleenex to dry [...]

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Changing Agreements Mid-Stream

May 10, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetYesterday I got an email from one of the merchants I work with that said in order for the affiliate program to remain profitable they needed to cut the commissions. They were paying 6% with some performance tiers (commission bumps at $750, $3500, and $6000). Now they are at 5% with commission bumps at $6000, [...]

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The Power of Affiliate Marketing

April 15, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetHave you ever talked to a merchant who questions the power and effectiveness of affiliate marketing? Do you know bloggers who don’t think affiliate marketing is a good way to make money? Is there anyone you know who has wondered if money can actually be made with affiliate marketing? Well, here is a quick case [...]

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Affiliate Summit Meetup – Spokane

March 30, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetLast night was the inaugural round of Affiliate Summit Meetups where people all around the country gathered with other affiliate marketers or people who were interested in affiliate marketing. All in all there were around 380 people who got together in 49 different cities. Some of those cities only ended up with 1 person attending but [...]

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Are we really independent?

March 15, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetOne of the best things about working for myself is the “independence”. I get to work from home, I can work whenever I want, I can build whatever sites I want. Pretty much all the day to day decisions regarding my business are made by me. But am I really independent? I was thinking today [...]

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Affiliate Link Cloaking with CloakPIG

March 8, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetFor years I always knew I should be cloaking my affiliate links somehow but usually it takes me years to get around to doing something like this. Until a year or so ago nearly all the sites I built were standard HTML sites and I know there are pretty easy ways to do some PHP [...]

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The Niche Website Challenge begins!

February 1, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetToday marks the beginning of the Niche Website Challenge. So excited to get going on this! A couple weeks ago Logan Thompson contacted me and asked if I wanted to be in a contest with Chris Guthrie and himself to see who could start some sites from scratch and build them into some money makers. [...]

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