My Google Reader has always had Tyler Cruz’s RSS feed in my top tier of affiliate marketing blogs. However, while I worked at Commission Junction, I could not use any of his insights to actually make money. That is the rule at CJ. I can now though and what perfect timing.
Every month for the past 4 months, Tyler and MarketLeverage have gotten together to giveaway some pretty amazing prizes for the publishers who generate the most commissions through MarketLeverage for the calendar month. November is the Affiliate Marketing Challenge 5. He is giving away over$11,000 in prizes. The top prizes are a sweet Alienware computer rig, a 52-inch HDTV, a Playstation 3, and a 16GB iPod Touch.
As you can imagine there are already some some super affiliates reeling in the big winnings. Those guys are not invulnerable though. Still, if you are just starting out, there are some prizes for first timers (like me), including some 8GB iPods and $50 Market Leverage Prepaid Rewards Card. Last I checked, the top newbie had only made $3.80 and there was nobody else even in the running.
For all the rules, check out Tyler’s blog. If you do not want to enter the contest, but still want to sign up for MarketLeverage, please feel free to use my referral link. I really appreciate it.
It has been too long since I have posted. I have an excuse though. My family and I have moved from the beaches of So Cal up to the green hills of Silicon Valley. Yes, I bid a fond farewell to my friends at Commission Junction (you guys rock!). I have joined a great team, including some old friends, to do product marketing in the SSL division at VeriSign.
Well, my excuse for not blogging here is not really that good. We moved to Mountain View… um… 5 months ago. I also broke my promise that I would start making some serious cash from affiliate marketing, since I was no longer under the rules of Valueclick. Nada.
What can I say? I have been working my tail off at VeriSign. I am responsible for marketing 3 of our SSL brands and the partner channel. Plus, there is sooooo much for me and my family to do here in No Cal. We even got to see my old team, the Modesto Nuts, play the San Jose Giants.
Blogging and making money online have had to take a back seat. Actually, that is not exactly true either. I just launched a new blog at VeriSign… Bob Angus: The Ecommerce Evangelist Blog. It is not your standard corporate sales pitch thinly veiled as a blog. The blog focuses 100% on the world of e-commerce news, trends, and best practices. Please check it out, subscribe to the feed, and join the discussion.
Welcome to the new BobAngus.com! A complete redesign of my blog theme has been a long time coming. My primary goal is to increase the total amount of time you spend on this site. Great content is the #1 way to achieve that objective, but an excellent theme is incredibly important to properly deliver that content.
What was the first election that you really remembered? For me it was Carter/Ford in 1976. It was a tumultuous time. Even as a 10 year old, I picked up how important the presidential election was. Did I get that feeling from TV or radio? Nope. I understood the importance of that event from my parents. That is why it is so incredible for me to now share the experience of voting with my 5 year old daughter.
Voting is a habit formed when we are young, but so is not voting. Yes. Children learn about elections, democracy, and politics from many sources Read the rest of this entry…
I am really looking forward to the Super Bowl on Sunday. I expect a better game than the point spread indicates. Of course, the Super Bowl analysis will be on two fronts – what happened between the lines and what happened during the commercial breaks. Here is my all-time favorite Super Bowl advertisement.
Thank you eTrade for reminding us how much fun we had during the tech bubble of 2000!
The early Budweiser frog advertisements are also favorites of mine. Which Super Bowl ad is your favorite?
Demo 08 was held this week in Palm Desert, CA. For those that do not know about DEMO, it is the high powered gathering where startups can demo to venture capitalists, press, and other influential technology elite.
Since my fortunes are used for mundane things like a mortgage and not angel funding, I simply watched the demonstrations online. Here are some of the companies that I will be doing further research on or using this year: Read the rest of this entry…
