Black Friday And Nothing Has Changed
Almost exactly 1 year ago I wrote the post Why Your Black Friday Sale Will #FAIL and not a darn thing has changed. Retailers on the the local level are getting even more excited about Black Friday and jumping on the bandwagon with tons of advertising. The only problem is that they are advertising NOTHING!
Affiliate Summit 2014 – You Should Go to the Vegas ASW in 2015
For…reasons, I didn’t want to post this at the time of writing. Days turn into weeks then weeks turn into months…and here we are. If you learn anything from this post, Affiliate Summit West is a great event for affiliate marketers! Another year, another drunken trip to Vegas. If you’re an affiliate and have never been to a conference or trade show – stop what you’re doing and get yourself ready for Affiliate Summit West 2015. Affiliate Summit East is coming up in August in New York and it’s also a good show. But …
Bevo PPV Network Update: Manually Update Suggested Bids & Auto Deposit Feature Live!
The Bevo Ad Exchange has new features live for our advertisers who buy from both our Pops and Intext channels. These features include: 1.) Auto Deposit Feature – Advertisers can now replenish their account balance automatically when their balance goes below $100. This will ensure advertisers will be able to keep their campaigns live, without risking their campaigns being auto-paused if their balance becomes deleted. 2.) Manually Update Suggested Bid Prices – Advertisers are now able to update their suggested bid prices for their campaigns in real time. Advertisers can select to update their…
I’m Turning 30! I Have a Favor to Ask…
Vinh Hy, Vietnam I’m turning 30 in a few days. (December 4th) I’m sitting here thinking about the guy I was at 20 years old, and the person I am now. It’s been a rollercoaster decade and I’m happy with how it turned out. I found a career I’m passionate about, I’m not that skinny Asian guy anymore, and I’ve accomplished a lot more than I thought I was capable of. It&#…
Meet us in Amsterdam!
Good morning/afternoon/evening!I’m going to keep this brief…The STM crew, F5 Media and I are back in Amsterdam for another shindig.May 3rd, we are hiring a bar/lounge in the middle of Amsterdam. We have a couple speeches planned (something we have never ever done before). There will be a mix …
Stick a Fork In Me…We’re Done Here
Hey folks. Not sure if you noticed, but I’ve been pretty out of the blogosphere lately (as in: months). The three or so of you still reading it deserve to know what’s up and that’s what I want to talk about. Actually – I don’t want to talk about it…real life issues: offline “fun stuff” that constitutes life. Things like family issues, relationships and time commitments. Whatever you want to fill in
Oreo Licking Stars in Trouble with UK Advertising Police
Last summer Oreo paid a number of popular YouTube stars to talk about their “Lick Race” promotion. This helped the Oreo campaign get millions of extra views, but now they are also getting a warning from UK ad watchdog agencies. The problem, according to UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, is that these paid promotions were not clearly marked as advertisements, which is required by law. While the warning is coming from a UK agency, all marketers will want to take note since the US and most other countries have similar laws on the books. Oreo responded to …
The 9 Most Important Copywriting Articles on Shock Marketer
Copywriting is the act of writing words that sell. I’ve found just by changing a paragraph, it can result in 2 to 4 times the sales. Some have found the difference can be 19.5 times more sales. How can you write these “magical” sentences? See some of my favorite copywriting articles: Overview: 93 Year Old Ad Gives You the Exact Formula to Write Amazing Copy – Using teasers, …
Growing Online Communities with Comment Etiquette
If you can see that your articles and online publications are getting enough traffic, and you are well-aware that your content must be engaging to your viewing community, then there might be other factors at play in discouraging readers to get commenting on your wise words. In SEO and online visibility it’s important not only to search engines that your…
Make Best Use of SEO Tips to Drive Website Traffic To Your Sites
realtrafficsource.com SEO has become an important part of internet marketing to drive website traffic. Implementing SEO strategies in your online business will help you to bring immense traffic through various tips and techniques. SEO tips will help you to enhance the visibility of your site and helps with improving the position of your website
$70,000 in one week arbitraging traffic with Redirect.com
Some of you have been following my fb group, facebook postings, and twitter posts regarding the screen shots of my arbitraging traffic with this platform called www.Redirect.com started by the guys over at Media Breakaway aka Cpa Empire aka Affiliate.com. Now I been working with Scott Richter and the team over at www.Redirect.com on arbing traffic with them and have
Reduce Bounce Rates With Good E-Commerce Website Design
Good bounce rates are the target of any website, but particularly to sites hoping to sell their products to their visitors. Essentially, your bounce rate is the number of visitors who land on your site, but do not go onto visit any other pages within your site, or who leave immediately. This
Starting a Blog 101, My First Ever eBook Launch
Today I’m really excited to announce the launch of my first ever guide to blogging downloadable eBook. “Starting a Blog 101 – How to Start a Blog… And Actually Make Money From It” Whether you’re a complete newbie or you’re more successful blogger than me, there’s no way to know what is your level of expertise with blogging and no matter in which level you are, I urge you read the entire report. If you’re newbie, …
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 being said, I…
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.
Traffic Sources Based On Experience
There are a ton of different traffic sources out there you can run your affiliate marketing campaigns on and one of the easiest things you can do is completely overwhelm yourself by trying to run campaigns at all of them at the same time. I think it’s really important that you choose a traffic source, test …
Charity Poker Tournament during Affiliate Summit West 2013
Join Affiliate Marketers Give Back for the Affiliate Summit West 2013 Charity Poker Tournament to raise funds for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Affiliate Summit West 2013 Charity Poker Tournament Info When: Saturday, January 12, 2013 • 9pm Where: Caesar’s Palace Poker Room, Las Vegas Event Registration Fee: $150 Tournament Style: No limit Texas Hold’em. Play will start with 10 tables of 12 players each. The final table will be eligible for the Grand Prize. The starting chips and number of rebuys allowed, will be determined …
Will “Merry Christmas” really double the conversion rate over “Happy Holidays”?
A new CNN article suggests that “Merry Christmas” still rings brighter over “Happy Holidays” The demographics breakdown Overall poll results for Americans: 64{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} prefer “Merry Christmas” 31{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} prefer “Happy Holidays” 5{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} are unsure Ok. So now you’ve got some data from a obscure poll that says solid majority of Americans prefer you to say “Merry Christmas”. The question is what do you…
Stop with the Internet Marketing BS and False Promises!
So you want to make money online, you have been told that you can make a lot of money with internet marketing and in many ways this is true but after spending quite a bit on internet marketing products and software you are now at your wits end and in the dumps, both emotionally and financially. Killer New Software that Sells Unlikely Dreams Here lies the problem you are now …
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? “Should You Take the Money and Run?“ – Acquisitions are all over the news lately. Would you…