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Jeremy Palmer's The Black Ink Project
May 08, 2008
Not that long ago, Jeremy Palmer took his best-selling ebook off the market and instead provided it as a free download. Now he's come out with The Black Ink Project where he's offering a series of 20 webinars on affiliate...
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Affiliate Marketers Give Back
April 22, 2008
If you'll be in Seattle on September 12 to 14, 2008, you can join Team Affiliate Marketers Worldwide as they walk the Susan G. Komen 60-Mile Breast Cancer 3-day Walk event. Click over to Affiliate Marketers Give Back for more...
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Javascript in Wordpress Posts
April 05, 2008
I've been busy these past few days working on changing over my eBay links to the new ones from the eBay Partnership Network. One of the options in the Link Generator section that looked interesting was the Geotargeting one. With...
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eBay Leaving CJ
March 17, 2008
Looks like it's going to be a busy April for me. eBay sent out an email today letting affiliates know they will be bringing their affiliate program in-house beginning April 1st and we will have until May 1st to transition...
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Focus, Focus ... Or Not
March 06, 2008
Last month, right in the midst of all these great plans, I took an impromptu break. I seem to have a pattern of doing this. But now I'm back deep in the thick of things, and it occurs to me...
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What's New: Free Ebook, New Challenge and More
February 04, 2008
I've been quiet all this week - I've been engrossed in the Mini Money Site Kickoff Challenge over at E1KD. I had a great time, although I didn't come anywhere near my goals. You can read about my results here....
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That All-Important Contact Us Link or Form
December 06, 2007
Recently, I've been getting requests from potential sponsors via the Contact Me links or forms on some of my sites. And while often these requests don't lead into anything concrete in terms of income, in some cases I've added another...
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Lopsided Thinking
November 27, 2007
Every now and then, I like to indulge in some lopsided thinking - you know, so I can catch myself later. Keeps me on my toes. I have two sites that are roughly similar in terms of the types of...
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Must be a Busy Busy Weekend at CJ
November 25, 2007
I'm alternating between being frustrated and being pleased. I've been having so much trouble logging into my CJ Account Manager this entire weekend. It looks like the Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend has really gone off with a blast. I've...
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Another Popshops Update
November 14, 2007
In my last post about Popshops I mentioned that if I could actually add tracking to my Popshop links with an Enterprise account, I'd probably sign up for this higher-end version and start using Popshops on more of my sites....
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Are You Going For Your Sales Bonuses?
November 07, 2007
I was checking out my commissions for October, and I realized that I had made $160 in bonuses last month. I've made bonuses before, but this is my best month so far for them. Now, I know $160 might not...
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A New Direction
November 05, 2007
Looking around here at Adventures today, I realized something (yes, it takes me a while sometimes ...). Have you noticed that I really enjoy promoting physical products? My monthly income, not counting any revenue share arrangements that I have with...
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Planting Seeds ... aka Persistence
October 21, 2007
I've been marketing online for three years now, so you'd think I'd have learned this by now. And I have ... and still, I forget. What am I talking about? The fact that websites are like planting seeds. And lots...
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Popshops: Six Weeks in Action - A Review
October 12, 2007
It's been about six weeks since I really started focusing on using Popshops. I actually signed up for the service back in July, but didn't start really using it until the end of summer. I've mainly been using it on...
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Internet Marketing vs. Affiliate Marketing
October 07, 2007
Lately I've been thinking more about Internet marketing - that is, selling my own products. It's always been a challenge for me to think about marketing my own products, mainly because I don't consider myself much of a sales person....
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Catching Up, and Popshops
September 16, 2007
It's been a while since I last posted, but I'm still here! It's been a busy busy summer for me on the affiliate marketing side of things - I've been spending my time working on some of my affiliate sites...
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Affiliate Marketing - A Changing Landscape
June 17, 2007
SugarRae has a great post up on Surviving the Affiliate Evolution. In it, Rae talks about current and upcoming changes in affiliate marketing, and gives some great tips for adapting your affiliate sites and your marketing strategies to best ride...
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Those Older Sites of Mine
June 07, 2007
Something exciting has been happening lately with some of my older sites, and the timing couldn't be more perfect. I'm seeing increased traffic and increased commissions, and as far as I can tell, it's solely due to the "grace of...
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Outsourcing Smarts
May 17, 2007
I've just had a rather "duh" moment. If you've been reading this blog for a while, you'll know that I've been outsourcing some of my content to my assistant. The thing is, I've been outsourcing work that's related to websites...
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Amazon Context Links
April 14, 2007
I've never done very well with Amazon affiliate links, even though I actually do use them on several of my sites. (I did sell a laptop last quarter, for a whopping commission of $25.) But I've decided to give the...
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A Sale, and Relief (and Some Jubilation)
April 01, 2007
Late post, I know. It's 1:15 a.m. my time, and I'm up way too late. The past few months, I've actually been getting to bed by midnight! So tonight feels a bit strange. I'm a little blurry eyed from going...
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Affiliate Marketing Fun - My New Squidoo Lens
February 04, 2007
Yes, whenever I set myself a new challenge, I come up with a gazillion ways to procrastinate. Here is my latest procrastination effort: Affiliate Marketing Fun It's not finished yet, but I figure it will be an ongoing project that...
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So Where's the Passive Income?
January 21, 2007
I finished with my big batch of offline projects earlier this week, and finally feel like I've started my 2007 online year. I've got so many ideas and projects going on, and I know for sure that this year will...
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I'm Itching to Get Started!
January 14, 2007
Every now and then in the past few weeks I've been popping online to catch the conversations going on and keep up to date on stuff, and I must say, I am so envious. The new year is so motivating,...
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I Wish It Could Be Like This All Year Round
November 23, 2006
I've been liking the online shopping season so far this year. And today I was checking my reports at various affiliate networks and thinking to myself, wouldn't it be nice if it could be like this all the time? The...
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101 Web Marketing Ideas, Tips and Best Practices
October 27, 2006
SEOPedia has a list of 101 Web Marketing Ideas and Tips, and there is something there for everyone. My favorites (and they go to show you where my mind's at these days) Advertising and Affiliate Marketing No. 17: Effectively lead...
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Do You Have an Affiliate Marketing Blog?
October 23, 2006
Okay, I'm a little bit late on this one. Scott Jangro is putting together a list of affiliate marketing blogs, making it easy for people to add to their feedreaders all in one swell swoop. Enter your blog via the...
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My Review of Affiliate Project X
October 06, 2006
I just finished writing up my review of Affiliate Project X. I like to call my reviews "in-depth". Others might just say "long-winded". At any rate, the review is finished and online. So if you've been wondering about Affiliate Project...
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Taking the Outsourcing Plunge
September 20, 2006
I've finally decided to take the outsourcing plunge. I've just got so much on my plate these days, and so many things to do - not to mention that I'm heading into the busy season for my offline business. I've...
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The Holiday Shopping Season Has Definitely Started!
September 18, 2006
Okay, so this year I'm entitled to get even more excited about the Christmas online shopping season than I did last year, because I have a lot more sites "in the running". Working a year ahead does pay off (and...
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Adsense vs. Affiliate Links
September 15, 2006
Someone recently asked me which makes me more money - Adsense or affiliate links. I make far more money from my affiliate links. I'm talking only about my own sites here, not other people's sites that I work on. What...
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There's Gold in Them Stats
August 24, 2006
This is probably something not at all new to most of you, but it's been even more of a help to me now that I have quite a few product sites up. When I look at my stats these days,...
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Going Low-Tech: Pen and Paper Day Today
August 05, 2006
I have a few sites that are doing okay in terms of traffic, and I keep having this nagging feeling that I am not using them to the best of their potential. I want to add more affiliate links, but...
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That First Sale From a New Site
August 01, 2006
I seem to be on a rampage of appreciation about this whole affiliate marketing/blogging business, so of course great things keep happening - that's law of attraction at its best. I just made my first commission from a site that...
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Knee Deep in Datafeeds
I mentioned in my last post that I didn't have Internet access the whole time I was away on holidays. But I did have my trusty laptop, and what's a holiday for an affiliate marketer that doesn't involve some thinking/doing/planning...
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CJ Javascript Link Decoder
June 26, 2006
If you're thinking about implementing the new CJ Javascript links, or just wondering what HTML code is inside the link, try out Jangro's Commission Junction LMI Decoder. Me? Well, I've pretty much decided to hold off on adding any new...
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It's June, and Thinking About Adding Value
June 01, 2006
At the risk of stating the obvious - well, okay, yes, I AM stating the obvious - it's June already. I'm looking at my May, and wondering where on earth did it all go? I've got one site out of...
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CJ's Javascript Links
May 26, 2006
I just bought a ton of domain names - 15 out of the 25 or so that I will be buying for my Challenge - the rest will be folders and subdomains on existing domains, or the new domains. But...
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Alex's Coupons - The Inspirational Story Behind a Successful Affiliate Site
May 03, 2006
I was just over at ABestWeb (one of my favorite forums) and came across this very inspirational link: The Martini Family on Evening Magazine Seattle, May 1, 2006. It was heart-warming to see how the Martini family overcame severe odds...
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Not Getting Overwhelmed ... Really
April 14, 2006
I've been re-focusing on the affiliate side of things lately, which has lead me to merchant hunting again - and I just have to say that I'd forgotten how incredibly "idea-full" looking for merchants can be. The last time I...
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Affiliate Links or Adsense?
April 13, 2006
I've been trying to get my head around this dilemma: I have a few niche sites that seem to have decent (not high) paying Adsense ads on them. The problem is, there are also some decent (as in "they convert...
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A Networking Book
January 13, 2006
Thanks very much to Steve at TechWise Idea-Machine for emailing me about a post he wrote recently about a book called Love is the Killer App. He thought it was something I might be interested in, after reading my last...
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What I Learned in 2005
January 04, 2006
Over the holidays, someone very near and dear to me - in other words, someone who should have known better - was trying to explain to his mother the whole concept of making money online. I listened with horror when...
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Women's Product Blogs
November 10, 2005
If you enjoy blogging, but have been wondering about a niche to get into, Andy Hagans has a good post over at Performancing on Product Blogs for Women: The genius part about a product-oriented blog is that your ads, or...
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Adsense Referral Program
November 04, 2005
Google's rolled out a new referral program for Adsense. The payout sounds pretty good - you get $100 for every person you refer, when that person earns their first $100. There's no text link, though. You have your choice of...
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Quick notes: Blogging Cheatsheets, Chikita eMiniMalls, Free Weekly Keyword List, and A Few More Things
October 27, 2005
I've been a little bit silent this past week, and it's mainly due to the workload. I've managed to stay on track and get through several (and I mean several) offline deadlines, and am facing my last two. I can...
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Blogging with Affiliate Programs
October 18, 2005
If you run any product-based blogs, Arieanna at Blogging Help has a helpful post about how to boost your productivity with affiliate programs. She has recently started using product links, images and information from affiliate programs in her blog posts:...
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Too Much Experimenting
October 15, 2005
I was just over at Jenn's and Tara's blogs, and suddenly felt overwhelmed with envy at the way they've been able to stick with the Martell method since they started with affiliate marketing. If you haven't read it yet, you...
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CJ's New Publisher Service Agreement
October 11, 2005
Commission Junction recently released a new PSA, and there's a very interesting thread going on right now at ABestWeb, with affiliates pointing out several terms which, from the affiliate point of view, are questionable or require further clarification. If you...
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This Blog Goes Commercial ... Sort Of
October 02, 2005
I've spent my day messing around here on this blog, and if you're tuning in from a feed, you'll see the results. If you have the main page bookmarked, click on the title of this post which will take you...
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Replacing Adsense Public Service Ads
May 25, 2005
eli. I've I just found a few free scripts for replacing Adsense Public Service ads. I haven’t tried them out yet (I’m only just starting to get a handle on PHP scripts, and haven’t done anything with Perl scripts yet)...
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Unexpected Stuff - Nice, But Unexpected
April 08, 2005
Something totally unexpected just happened to me. It's a nice thing, but totally unexpected and as a result, has thrown my game plan off course. I'm really going to have to sit down and think things through. A site I've...
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5 Star Affiliate Blog
April 06, 2005
In my last post I mentioned that I haven't had much time for forum roaming lately. Well, today I dropped by one of my favorite forums, and am I ever glad I did. I discovered that Linda Buquet, of 5...
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Product Reviews Are Up
March 15, 2005
I've started writing my product reviews, and have finished four so far. I've decided that I prefer to just put them up on regular HTML pages instead of blogging them, but I'll do a quick post whenever I add a...
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New Gameplan - 15 Sites
March 14, 2005
I spent the weekend thinking things over, and I've come up with a new gameplan. Getting out of the sandbox last week made me realize that if I wanted to get sites up for Christmas, I need to have them...
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More on My Sandbox Experience
March 10, 2005
Christy and Jenn both asked how long my sites had been in the sandbox. I'd forgotten to include this information in my post earlier today - which turned out to be a good thing, actually, because when I wrote about...
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The Time Factor and Google's Sandbox
Talk about synchronicity! My friend Gail and I started our first sites at the same time. Earlier this week, I mentioned that she had just come out of the sandbox and was seeing an incredible increase in visitors. That night,...
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Have You Been Following Mike Long?
March 08, 2005
If you haven't been over to Mike Long's Profitable Niche Sites blog, you should scoot over there when you have a moment. Mike posts about his profitable niche sites system, and when I started following along, this quote really caught...
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Finally! ... and a Sense of Urgency
February 22, 2005
Things are finally starting to come together on this end. Over the weekend I stumbled on a handful of great niches. I've got lots of deadlines this week but somehow in between all the work I managed to shuffle over...
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One Hour a Day
February 13, 2005
I received Dr. Andy's EZ SEO newsletter today and it contained a great article by Colin McDougall. Colin, a successful affiliate marketer, wrote about starting an affiliate marketing business, and among all the great gems in his article, one in...
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Ethical Affiliate Manager
February 06, 2005
Now here's an ethical affiliate manager. - BJ
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Some Inspiration
December 03, 2004
Here's some inspiration. It sounds like so much fun. Well, that will be me next year! - BJ
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Finding Affiliate Programs
November 09, 2004
Just last night I posted a lament about how difficult it is to find good affiliate programs. I'm a firm believer in synchronicity. Or ask, and you will receive (as long as you're ready to receive it). So today, I'm...
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100% Commission
November 07, 2004
A little while ago I posted about Ken Evoy's and Sitesell's 5 Pillar Affiliate Program. I wrote that this was a great affiliate program, with tons of support. And the best part, of course, is that with Site Build It,...
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Checking Out The Trash
November 05, 2004
It's been a while since I've posted - I was sidelined by the flu, which kind of lingered because I couldn't just lie down and rest. Too many deadlines. But I'm happy to say I've finished the last of them...
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The Ultimate Affiliate Program
October 26, 2004
I've been spending the past few days doing just a bit of work but mostly relaxing, reading and thinking through some of my ideas. I also realized my email in-box was overflowing again, so I decided to spend time going...
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Adwords + Christmas = A Good Possibility?
October 05, 2004
Those of you who've been following along since I first started this blog know that my plans have always focused on two areas - mini Martell-type sites and large content sites. So one thing I'd been resigned to was the...
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So, Where Are the Affiliate Links?
October 04, 2004
I've been meaning to write this post for a while. Teli asked me a while back why my link to Commission Junction wasn't an affiliate link. That's when I realized that NOT having a lot of affiliate links in this...
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That Must Be One HAPPY Affiliate Marketer
October 02, 2004
I just got my daily email from Cool Site of the Day. Today's featured site is Stingier.com, an online shopping discount coupon site. All I can say is, that's got to be one really HAPPY affiliate marketer out there, that's...
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I Finally Found A Niche!
September 28, 2004
I'm pretty excited right now. After feeling a little frustrated by the lack of high-paying commissions among the merchants in the niche ideas I had, I stumbled onto a niche today. And it's one of those "broader" niches that lends...
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The Merchant Dilemma
September 24, 2004
I've been running into a problem finding merchants. It's not that there's not much choice out there - in fact, there's an overwhelming number of online merchants who've joined the affiliate program bandwagon. The thing is, despite finding bushels of...
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Niche Marketing Idea
September 23, 2004
I've been following this thread, started by Jason Lewis at the Warrior Forum with great interest. (The Warrior Forum is a private forum in which guests are free to browse but must register in order to post. You're supposed to...
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Serious "Overwhelm" Here
September 20, 2004
Okay, taking a quick dip up for fresh air. I have just spent the last three hours cruising the various ABestWeb forums. Talk about being seriously overwhelmed - and with those three hours, I haven't even made a dent in...
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Finding Affiliate Programs - A Definite Brainstorming Tool
September 15, 2004
A brief progress report on my journey through the Affiliate Marketers Handbook. I've been spending time today finding affiliate programs, and all I can say is, I am amazed at the number of merchants out there, and the variety of...
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Page a Day
September 03, 2004
I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to write about one of the techniques that Dan H. explains in his Affiliate Riches blog.. He says that he always does a page a day, no matter what. (He's...
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The Affiliate Riches Blog
August 29, 2004
If you're eager to follow the blog of someone who IS doing all of this for a living, and who writes in his blog about his life in a real, non-hyped way, then you should head over to Dan H.'s...
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THE BIG PRINT
August 25, 2004
This post has been edited and now has a page all its own here.
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