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, [...]
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27 Sep, 2008
When I started at Commission Junction, I wanted to learn how affiliates really made money. I did not want high-level affiliate marketing strategies or reminders of how much a Super Affiliate makes or 10 step formulas to making money online. I wanted to know the everyday tools and technical details on how to build keyword [...]
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29 Jan, 2008
Alan at Affiliate Confession has just launched a new contest that puts you in the running to win a copy of Build A Niche Store (aka BANS). If you are interesting making money online with the eBay affiliate program, I highly recommend throwing your hat in the ring.
Build A Niche Store is incredibly easy to [...]
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11 Dec, 2007
Commission Junction is recruiting both publishers and advertisers who are power users of their affiliate marketing platform. It is called the CJ Product User Group. If you qualify (yes, there is an application process), you get to have direct input to the CJ product management team. Some of the things that you would get to [...]
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1 Oct, 2007
Commission Junction’s annual mega event, CJU 2007, is kicking off in Santa Barbara in less than a week. This year should be another blowout – the best networking, informative sessions, and top-shelf parties. I get to speak with publishers and advertisers all year round, but at CJU the face-to-face discussions are always uniquely insightful and [...]
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3 Sep, 2007
eBay launched their developer program many, many years ago with APIs that allow developers to create applications for the two key parties of their auction platform – buyers and sellers. Frankly, most of the emphasis has been on the seller side because sellers were the businesses and buzz around “how to make money on eBay.” [...]
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17 Jul, 2007