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The other day, I thanked Jason Calacanis for hitting the Affiliate Summit attendees, and therefore the affiliate marketing community, in the face with a big fish of a keynote address. It was a “wake the hell up” message that I believe strongly that we needed to hear.
I’ll also give Wayne Porter a long overdue [...]

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The keynote address yesterday at Affiliate Summit West 2008 was delivered by the outspoken and usually controversial Jason Calacanis.
His engaging presentation that seemed to focus primarily on what’s bad about the affiliate marketing industry elicited strong reactions from many of the hundreds of affiliate marketers in attendance.
You can get more in-depth sound [...]

I’ll start out by saying that when talking about Linkshare, my basic inclinations are toward sarcasm and criticism. I can’t help it. I’ve got deep-seated, ingrained, visceral feelings about Linkshare that come from my many years of not only competing head-to-head with during my 5+ years at Be Free, but from failed attempts [...]

Affiliate Summit West 2008 is rapidly approaching.
I got this timely question from a fellow affiliate marketer and I thought I’d answer with a blog post.
I’m trying to prepare for the summit and I am feeling a little overwhelmed.
What advice would you give me as a new affiliate attending my first summit?
What is the most important [...]

The undisputed leader of the online shoe market is feeling a big squeeze from their newest rival, Endless.com.

Endless.com, owned by Amazon.com, came on strong a little over a year ago with a gorgeous website and crazy aggressive free shipping deals. Since they launched, Endless has been offering free overnight shipping. And now they’re [...]

I get this question pretty frequently, and just got another one yesterday, so I thought I’d write a quick note about it.
The recent attention to this comes from a new site out there called S.eriously.com, published by an affiliate marketer for the purpose of displaying the various big payouts that some affiliates claim to be [...]

I just finished listening to the first episode of Affiliate Insider on Webmaster Radio hosted by Linda Woods.
These longer audio programs are tough for me to listen to regularly as they take up a big chunk of time, but I wanted to at least give the first show a listen.
Affiliate Marketing isn’t the most exciting [...]

Talk is cheap
It started out with a quote by Shawn Collins about the new PepperJam network.
“Even after all these years using Commission Junction on the merchant and affiliate side, I still find it terribly clumsy to find what I want. With Pepperjam Network it is quick and easy. Pepperjam Network is what an affiliate network [...]

I’m not an auditory kind of guy. I am much more visual.
Some people can work with some sort of talk radio or podcast going on in the background, but not me. If I’ve got something interesting on, I actively listen and cannot do anything else very effectively. So I’ve never really [...]

The Affiliate Summit gang has invited me to participate in their first Super Affiliate Auction.
Eight affiliates will be up for auction to benefit the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation.
The bidders will be vying for an opportunity to meet and dine with one of the following affiliates during Affiliate Summit West 2008 in Las Vegas [...]