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Getting started with the SciFiTales.com blog.
Today, we talk about the basic monetization plan of the site and how I look to move forward with getting the site up and going and the best practices for initially getting ads on the blog.
Episode 51: Comment Platforms, Women in Video, Donkey Punch? (about 22 mins / 22 mb's)
Show Notes
- SezWho
- Disqus
- Video Is a Man’s World?
- Donkey Punch: The Program
- SciFiTales
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EPISODE 50! Rundown of my top 50 tips for becoming a successful affiliate (about 22 mins / 22 mb's)
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Episode 49: Here's a walkthrough of how I got my start in affiliate marketing (about 22 mins / 22 mb's)
WHAT SHOULD WE DO FOR EPISODE 50? Email me (sam@affiliatefortunecookies.com) or comment here with your best idea. Winner gets an hour of free consulting 
Show Notes
How I Got My Start as an Affiliate Marketer
- Do Your Homework (read blogs, get in touch, listen)
- Find Influencers and Pay Attention
- Determine Your Niche
- Determine Your Site (static or blog?)
- Get a Host
- Start Making Content and Developing a Community
- Join Affiliate Networks
- Join CPA Networks
- Do Research on PPC (worth it?)
- Figure out Monetization Strategy - What Ads Will Go Where?
- Find Merchants that Fit - Do They Have Aff Programs?
- Apply to Programs that Fit
- Pull Code and Embed on Your Site
- Keep Creating Content
- Optimize
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Episode 48: How to Grow and Achieve Success in a Niche as an Affiliate Marketer (or Merchant) (about 22 mins / 22 mb's)
Show Notes
- Be Passionate
- Do Your Homework
- Be Innovative
- Communicate
- Start Blogging
- Do Video
- Do Podcasts
- Twitter (with Personality)
- HAVE A PERSONALITY
- Be Passionate
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Episode 47: Apps and Programs I use on a Daily Basis (about 22mins / 22mb’s)
Show Notes
- Desktop Blog Writer = MarsEdit
- Browser = Safari 3.1
- Feed Reader = NetNewsWire
- Email Client = Apple Mail
- Voicemail = Callwave
- ToDo Lists = Anxiety (also RememberTheMilk)
- Twitter Client = Twitterific
- Skitch from Plasq
- Group Podcasting = AudioHijackPro and Skype
- Textpad = TextMate
- Docs = Google Docs and Pages
- FTP / Code Maker = Coda
- Hosting = LivingDot
- Ad Hosting = ShowYourAdHere
- Chat Client = iChat
- Bookmarking = Ma.gnolia and del.icio.us
- Stats = Google Analytics, FeedBurner
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Episode 44: Social Media Marketing Tips, AOL, Google, Calacanis (about 22 mins / 22 mb's)
Show Notes
- AOL Launches Coupon Service: DM News
- Google Ad Manager
- Who Is Andrew Wee.com: Jim Kukral
- Searchers Poaching Aff’s AffiliateTip Blog
- GeekCast with Calacanis: GeekCast.fm
- Lijit Search Widget
- LivingDot Hosting for Blogs (My Favorite)
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Episode 41: Conflicts of Interest, More on CJ v PJ, Network Comparisons (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
- Pepperjam / CJ Spat: ReveNews
- Jangro’s Take
Episode 36: Affiliate Summit Prep, Linkshare’s New Dashboard, Comment Monkeys (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
- Linkshare’s New Publisher Dashboard: ReveNews
- Jangro’s DoFollow Blues
Episode 35: Listener Questions, CPA Networks, Social Media, PPC, Affiliate Spam (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
Lisa - Which network has the best payouts?
Wayne - How can you grow a blog with social media?
Reed - What are the best conferences to go to if you don’t have a lot of time or money?
Josh - Is it better to focus on ppc and arbitrage or affiliate links?
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Episode 34: Facebook Troubles, Feeds, Commission Soup and Affiliate Summit Stuffage (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
- Cleaning out Facebook
- NetNewsWire
- Commission Soup
- Affiliate Summit Attendee Breakdown: Affiliate Summit Blog
- Affiliate Summit clothes?
- Affiliate Summit Twitter Updates (asw08): http://www.pagereboot.com/ie/?url=http://www.twitter.com/asw08&refresh=30&skipcheck=true
- Jangro’s Approach
- Andrew Wee’s Affiliate Summit Guide
Episode 33: Jotting Yourself, Organizational Hacks, Affiliate Summit Tips (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
- Jott
- Note Tool from BlogTalkRadio: Scripting News
- Affiliate Summit Passes on eBay
- Moniker Domain Auction: AffiliateTip
- Affiliate Summit Twitter Acct
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Episode 32: Cloud Computing, Blog Adv’ing, Affiliate Summit Parties (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
- S3 Down and Cloud Computing
- How Much to Charge for Blog Adv?: 45n5
- Affiliate Summit Forum on ABestWeb
- Affiliate Summit Events Page
Pic courtesy of Scott Jangro
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