Let’s Talk About Google Contributor…
Google Contributor is looking to be an interesting experiment by Google with them seemingly to continue to push the boundaries on what is deemed possible on the internet. The thing I have noticed about Google Contributor, though, is that many people are either worried or confused about why Google have created it. So, let’s talk about Google Contributor! I have a few things I feel I need to get off my mind about this new experiment. Publishers Shouldn’t Be Worried The first thing to address is that publishers of Adsense do not…
JCPenney – Analyse A Real PPC Campaign
It has been a while since I have done an ‘Analyse A Real PPC Campaign’ article with the last looking at Sainsbury’s Christmas advert based on the war – it was interesting how the landing page was a YouTube.com video and, to be fair, with the conversion being to watch the video, worked well. It’s that time of year where …
When Working From Home Becomes Hell
I just read a blog post from Mark Rofe, fellow Internet Marketer and creator of the ingenius Wank Sock, who has just made the decision to return to work. It’s an interesting topic. (Although I bet you’re now thinking about wank socks). Is the 9-5 really such a bad thing? Is there a time to forget the false paradise …
Your Daily Schedule vs. The World’s Greatest Achievers
How does your daily schedule compare to those of history’s greatest achievers? Info We Trust has gone all kinds of viral with this intriguing visual breakdown. It spotlights the daily rituals of Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Benjamin Franklin and several other legendary pioneers. Whose schedule does yours resemble? (Click for a larger version) Famously Creative Charles Darwin excelled in short bursts, his primary work ticked off before noon. This was accompanied by a final surge of productivity as he lay…
My 2 Weeks in Bangkok and Hua Hin
Want to feel energised, more productive and ready to take on the world? Take a holiday. My advice: Go to Thailand. I am freshly returned from a 2 week hiatus spent lolloping on beaches, soaking in the blistering heat of a subtropical summer at the peak of its powers. Some random observations: Jesus Christ, it’s hot Thailand in April is hot with a capital HOT. I should have remembered this from living there. Given zero chance to acclimatise by London’s damp fart of …
Dude, Where’s My Margin?
Feeling the squeeze? Ever get the impression that your affiliate campaigns are having to work twice as hard for half the profits? If you work in any of the major verticals — dating, gaming, adult, apps, etc etc — on any of the major traffic sources — Google, Facebook, POF, BuzzCity, Decisive, Exoclick — you have surely seen the effects of an explosion in competition, and the rising costs that it entails. There is a swelling crowd of hungry affiliate marketers, and most of them are armed with the same weapons: The same banners same…
The Scaling Fallacy: Life As An Affiliate Whack-a-Moler
Jack creates 10 campaigns in 10 countries on TrafficJunky: Here are his morning stats: Germany: +$45 France: +$10 Switzerland: -$5 Netherlands: +$20 United Kingdom: +$12 Australia: +$25 Canada: -$21 Belgium: +$42 Turkey: +$20 Sweden: -$10 JACK’S TOTAL PROFIT: $138 Bill creates 1 campaign in 1 country on TrafficJunky. Germany: +$90 BILL’S TOTAL PROFIT: $90 Which affiliate would you rather be? Come on, it’s a no-…
“Deeply Insolvent” Banners Broker to Surrender Assets
It looks like justice is finally catching up with Chris Smith, Rajiv Dixit and the men behind Banners Broker. Two years ago, I wrote a series of posts exposing Banners Broker, a so-called ‘online advertising broker’, as a sordid ponzi scheme. I received all kinds of threats, smears and public verbal bashings. You can read the 2000+ comments from…
Melting in Dubai at Adsimilis Meetup 2014
September was a busy month. I’ve just got back from the Adsimilis Dubai Meetup, which was bookended by two weeks in monsoon-lashed Krabi and Phuket. A bunch of social commitments (or as I only half-jokingly refer to them: “going outside”) meant that by the time I reached Dubai, my campaigns weren’t so much suffering from banner blindness, but paralysed from the neck down by weeks of neglect. The churn in this industry is absolutely insane. Alas, I’m back in the trenches. Energised and motivated. Ready to…
How Much Could I Pay You to Quit Affiliate Marketing?
There was an interesting poll up on the STM Forum this week: What guaranteed monthly salary would you accept to quit affiliate marketing for a job in the corporate world? Just under 50{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} of the affiliates who replied said you’d have to pay them at least $500K per year to quit affiliate marketing. That’s pretty remarkable. Anybody who works in affiliate marketing knows that there’s no such thing as a fixed income. To turn down a guaranteed …
New Premium Posts, Plans for 2015 and Good Reads
Christmas is coming. I can tell because the seasonal fatty in me aches for Gingerbread latte and industrial-sized buckets of mulled wine. Now is a great time to be an affiliate marketer. Mainly because it’s a bad time to be anybody else. Take the rest of the workforce, for example: Wake in the darkness, spaz at the cold, wrap in seven layers, power-walk through the black ice to an overheated tube where the chances of catching a nice, hearty flu increase fivefold with every station passed. Rinse …
5 Things I Would Do If I Were Starting Affiliate Marketing Today
“What would you do if you were starting from scratch in affiliate marketing today?” This is one of those questions that pops up on forums, and lands in my inbox often. It’s difficult to answer. Mainly because it suggests we should be able to predict where our future money lies. I don’t think there’s a single affiliate who doesn’t wish he broke in to the industry a year earlier. The ‘industry one year ago’ is a rosier place. It always is, and always will…
Case Study: Skin Care Rebills on Adult Traffic
Most affiliate marketers associate the adult niche with some copied ‘rules lander’ and a banner that says something like ‘bang 3 horny milfs in 2 minutes’ – but that’s not the end of the line.It certainly makes up for the majority of the revenue generated in adult but there are plenty of other products, which we simply overlook when setting up new campaigns. Most of you are always on the hunt for the latest Mobile or Web SOI dating offer and try to run as much traffic in the shortest …
These Hoes ain’t loyal – Lamborghinis are!
There are tons of risks when running a CPA network that the majority of affiliates simply don’t understand and they don’t know what really happens behind the scenes.Dealing with a shady merchant to make 1.5{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} more margin, or broker an offer from someone you have being doing business with for the past 4 years without any payment issues? Sure, let me tell ya 1.5{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} on an 8-figure weekly payment is a good chunk of cash, but getting screwed out of it hurts much more then enjoying the extra 1.5{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} every week.Running a CPA network is all about minimizing your…
Tuan and Jay SMASH Interrogated!
What’s up guys? I hope you didn’t blow all your cash at Affiliate Summit on overpriced hookers and quadruple cut blow, from some dude you met in the bathroom and who sold you that ‘Pure Disco Shit’.All jokes aside Tuan and I did a little interview for Oliver Kenyon’s Affiliate Expert week. You get to read a few lines of the exclusive interview below but will have to navigate to Oliver’s blog to read the full article. I hope you don’t mind the redirect for the…
Let me change your life today!
People ask me all the time what I would do if I had to start all over again and there simply is no magic bullet, but i have an answer for you! The answer is taking action. Massive action in no matter what you do. In our adult affiliate marketing world, …
Flat Rate Buys VS Self Serve
The majority of affiliates are struggling out there. It’s not secret. The reasons being scared of losing money, using outdated techniques and not putting their life on the line to reach their goals and dream.In other words they do a half assed attempt to become a successful affiliate marketer. Truth to be told there rarely is the sort of affiliate is ‘doing well’ but isn’t extremely successful. There are only 2 kinds left. The one who …
How To Make Money Online With Website Directories
There are two ways you can make money online with website directories – you can either join them or start your own. But before we get into the details, let’s take a look at just what website directories are and how they operate. Website directories are lists, or indexes, of websites and the listings are…
How To Make Money Taking Pics And Selling Them Online As Stock Photos
I bet you didn’t even realize that if you’re good with a camera you can make money taking photographs and selling them online as stock photos. And you don’t have to be an Ansel Adams, either. There’s a huge market for images on the Internet and all you have to be able to do is point, click and upload. Look at any blog post or article on the Internet and you’ll find it includes at least one photo. Images…
A2Hosting Review: Affordable SSD Hosting For All Your Online Needs!
The main downside of managing an online business is all the technical gibberish you have to understand… You need to make sure your visitors can access your website at all time, and as fast as possible. People are not patient online! Moreover, Google clearly stated that loading speed reflects on your rankings. Considering this, it becomes obvious that no matter the type…