I have handicapped the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards for the previous two years so I figured I would give it a shot again this year. Just to refresh you here are the results from the previous two years: 2010: Affiliate Of The Year: Nicholas Koscianski Affiliate Manager Of The Year: Matt McWilliams Exceptional Merchant: eBay […]
Affiliate Summit West 2012 – Sessions I Wish I Could Go To
Posted on 1:16 am · 4 Comments
After a string of quite a few years I am gonna be taking a break from Affiliate Summit West this time. The biggest reason is because I have a new baby boy that was born last Thursday I will need to take care of. I can’t leave a 2 week old child that is this […]
5 Things I Always Forget When Setting Up A WordPress Site
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On the conservative side of things I would guess I have about 100 WordPress installs on many different sites. So for the most part I am pretty experienced in setting up a WordPress site but there are still a couple things I seem to forget every time. If I would just remember these things when […]
Running a contest to build links
Posted on 7:00 pm · 1 Comment
This isn’t a new concept and I know I didn’t invent the idea but I just wanted to share with you how I used a contest to build links, traffic, and visability to one of my sites. The basic idea is this: Create a contest of some sort like “Top 5 _______ Bloggers” or “Find […]
Why are babies so needy?
Posted on 11:36 pm · 10 Comments
Every day the inside baby is getting closer and closer to being an outside baby. Sometime around Christmas my wife and I will get to hold our little guy for the first time and I am sure that will be one of the greatest moments in my life. I am gonna love him, care for […]
How can Netflix fix this mess?
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Back in December of 1999 I made my first big purchase on the Internet. I spent many days researching, reading reviews, calling customer support services, and finally I decided on my purchase: I bought a DVD player! And one of the first things I did was sign up for this new company called Neflix. I […]
“Custom” Datafeed Descriptions
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Two things before we get started: 1. I love datafeeds. How great is it that merchants give you a list of hundreds or thousands of products with titles, descriptions, categories, URLS, prices, etc. to use on your site? That is instant content I don’t have to create. 2. I am not a programmer at all. […]
Affiliate Summit East 2011 Recap
Posted on 7:12 pm · 10 Comments
I am guessing you will probably read a bunch of different Affiliate Summit recaps over the next few days so I guess you can just add this on to the pile. I am pretty sure this is my 9th Affiliate Summit (maybe 8th but I am pretty sure it was #9) and as always it was […]
Meet Me At Affiliate Summit
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In 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 […]
All About The Cookies
Posted on 7:25 am · 7 Comments
Since 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 […]
