Trip Report: Leeds, Scotland, and Bangkok
It’s been a month since leaving the US, and it is crazy how fast the month has gone by. It has been fast, with lots of stories to tell and experiences to learn from. I could write all day about each one, but instead, I will give a summary of my last month.
IMGrind: Affiliate Marketing Training Forum
As I continue onto my journey of affiliate marketing, I am increasingly asked by readers via comments left here and through e-mail on how they can get started and learn all about affiliate marketing. They ask me if I have an e-book or a course anywhere. I don’t. In fact, I have never written an e-book or sold a training course of any kind. While I am not ruling out trying that down the road, my blog has always been about my personal journey of making a living online. That …
Using Sponsored Stories to Generate Blog Traffic
Facebook Ads are dead. That’s something I’ve been hearing from a few months now and while it may be getting harder and harder to get your affiliate campaigns approved, I have been seeing awesome results from Facebook Ad campaigns I have been running lately. You just need to be a little more creative and use the new features within Facebook Ads to your advantage. One example of a Facebook feature within Facebook Ads that …
Affiliate Summit East 2013 In Philadelphia – Save the Date.
The votes came in and after four years in NYC, the people chose Philadelphia for Affiliate Summit East 2013 on August 18-20, 2013. This will be the 24th Affiliate Summit and it is expected to be the largest Affiliate Summit East to date (again!). Affiliate Summit East 2013 in Philadelphia On a personal note, although NYC is my hometown and I love…
Designers Love Using iPhones in Web Design, But They’re Wrong
As a designer, one thing I’ve noticed as a web-design trend lately is to feature Apple products in the design, primarily iPhones. While I understand that they are beautiful devices I don’t think they are as beneficial to a design as many may believe. While I do believe that showing shots of your application or site being used is fantastic because being…
Week In Review: College Football & Haters
This week in review covers quick paydays, exclusive pre-game football parties with Shoemoney, affiliate marketing investment and much more! “Ultimate College Football & Internet Marketing Experience“ – If you’re a college football fan and an Internet marketer, you’ll want to check this out. Doesn’t dinner with Shoemoney, an exclusive pre-game party, a football game, a tour of ShoeMoney Media Group’s offices and more sound great? …
Craigslist Becomes a Scammy Nightmare for NJ Flood Residents in Need
There are billions of dollars of money being flooded into New Jersey right with all of the insurance companies and FEMA making the rounds. Throw in auto insurances and every other way to make money with construction, contracting and scamming, you are sure to make a killing, be killed or play by the rules. Right now there is basically NO WHERE to find…
Google AdWords Quality Score Myth Revealed
The rantings of some crazy men… Following on from a recent forum question we read on Webmaster World Google AdWords Forum the question rose regarding ‘Keyword Quality Score Upgraded?’ – where advertisers Quality Score (QS) jumps from 6/10 & 7/10 to 10/10 overnight, with no real reason as to why Quality Score has jumped without any
How PPC Can Take Your Business to the Next Level
This article will explain how PPC can take your business to the next level and beyond by harnessing the marketing power of the internet. PPC stands for pay per click and most savvy businesses use or have used this form of advertising to turbo charge their businesses. One of the first things in looking at how PPC can take …
The Inside Network Job Board: King.com, Tetris, Velocidi and more
The Inside Network Job Board is dedicated to providing you with the best social media job opportunities across social and mobile application platforms. Here are this week’s highlights from the Inside Network Job Board, including positions at: Aarki, BrightRoll, King.com and more. Aarki Inc. Mobile Advertiser & Publisher Sales Ad Ops Campaign Manager & Trafficker BrightRoll Marketing Manager Campaign Manager (NYC) GREE International Director of UI…
Why *Joshua Rhodes* Is A Marketing Genius
Let’s be honest. If you’re in this industry and are ever on Facebook, you know of Joshua Rhodes. Yes, the one that *types* like THIS! Since some people don’t understand how truly genius this is, let me explain. In the midst of hundreds of affiliate/marketing Facebook groups, thousands of members of each group, and hundreds of thousands of posts floating around, how many people are actually making their name stick? Truth is, unless they’re a major blogger, affiliate network, or a …
Clarification on the “Show to Converter” Feature
Hi Everyone! Well I’m back in the office from my vacation (Cheers to nDemand for the invite to their meetup in the BAHAMAS)!I trust Cyndi has been taking very good care of you all! So the “Show to Converter” targeting has data from day 1 of your campaign and not since we released the targeting capability. So to those with old campaigns that have been using the pixel, you’re sitting on a gold mine! Next week, I’
Mobi Gold Secrets a Robert F Carrera Theft
UPDATE: Looks like the thief deleted his thread after he got called out. As most of the readers of this blog know, I have no interest in becoming a guru. I release all my training for FREE in the hopes that as affiliates become successful in mobile they will join my network or sign …
Outkast At Affiliate Ball West 2012?
As you know I’m a big supporter of Affiliate Ball. For this next one in Las Vegas they signed Outkast. Yea yea, everyone is going to say way to go getting 90′s artists but If I recall, everyone had a blast with Nelly last year! Here’s the official release: Affiliate Ball signs Big Boi of
NDemand Affiliate Meetup in the Bahamas
I recently just got back from the Bahamas. It was an amazing experience to be on the islands, especially it being a just a bit cold in Atlanta. Last year I was at the NDemand Affiliate Meetup in Puerto Rico and it was a great experience to hang out privately with affiliates, especially big boss affiliates. This year was no different, Mike from NDemand did round 2 this year and held his event at the Atlantis resort in…
Happy Thanksgiving! MobGrind.com Launches With Mobile News Daily From 200+ Mobile Traffic Sources!
Well it’s official. I’ve privately been working on yet another project, one of which is now yours to use at your disposal daily. I been at it for about 35-36 straight hours and hopefully I don’t fall asleep through Thanksgiving dinner but hey – When you start something, you HAVE to see it through! MobGrind.com is officially launched! In one sentence, MobGrind is – Mobile News From 200+ Mobile Traffic Sources Make Sure To Bookmark And Spread The Good Word! I hope you find it useful! We’ve committed ourselves heavily over the last …
How to Learn by Osmosis: The Traits of a Successful Affiliate
There are many blogs, forums and ebooks where you can learn the intricacies of online marketing. Some are great, some are poor, but nearly all are inferior to the process of learning by osmosis. Osmosis is the art of unconscious learning. It is where we stop studying materials, and start absorbing them. 1) Park balls on knowledge 2) … 3) Profit $$$ Learning the Facts vs. Learning the Meaning Imagine two kids go in to a lecture. One has a…
Is Affiliate Marketing a Long Term Business?
There was a somewhat heated discussion in the forum recently about whether affiliate marketing was a long term, sustainable business or not. It’s tough to come up with a definitive answer to this question, because it depends what you definition of a good business model is. I think this topic brings up something bigger regarding the way affiliates think which hurts their business. Affiliates think in terms of black or white Affiliates have a tendency to think of everything as strictly one way or another. Some examples: “Affiliate marketing isn’t a good long term business mode…
Welcome to HUNGER GAMES 2 (Sponsored by F5).
The time has cometh my friends!!! The STM exclusive competition is back!!! Welcome to HUNGER GAMES 2 (Sponsored by F5). OOOOoooh Shiiiiieeeeeet!!! You know what time it is. Shit has just gotten a whole lot more serious. For those who of you who weren’t around when Hunger Games 1 was on, let me just give you a little recap: WHAT ARE THE HUNGER GAMES? It’s a competitive affiliate challenge with teams from 3 districts of the world who battle to the death against each to…
Google Adsense Scraper for $19 per Month
Fresh off the press! WhatRunsWhere has launched their Ad Vantage product which gives people access to the WRW Google Content Network data for only $19. WhatRunsWhere has a ton of intelligence data ranging from mobile to Google Content network and other platforms. But this intelligence comes at a price. The full WhatRunsWhere monthly package is over $200 – which is completely justified for most affiliates and agencies, but its definitely not for everyone. The fine people at WhatRunsWhere saw this gap in the market and decided to …