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#140 James headed out of town on a breakation at the exact same moment that his websites went down. James headed down to the Seattle, Washington area for his break. The hosting problem reinforced James’ belief in backing up his websites.
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#139 It has been 10 years since James started working on the Internet. James’ life has evolved and changed over the years. One of his boys has left the house now and James is starting to notice the changes in his life as his children get older.
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#138 James was out at the TradeX show in Abbotsford, B.C. James brought his camera and video camera to the show to grab some pictures of cars being shown at the Ex. James talks about what he did at the exhibit and how the information adds to the car website..
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#137 James and Charles talk about the launch of the Super Boot Camp at www.affiliatemarketersbootcamp.com which was recorded live over 26 weeks as James did the live sessions. James discusses the process of the creation of the site from video, video editing, transcripts, rerecording etcetera.
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#136 James and Charles announce the new Martell Newsletter which is going to be going out on the 1st and 15th of each month and will be comprised of 4 or 5 articles covering issues which effect those working for themselves. To subscribe to the new free newsletter you can go to www.martellnewsletter.com. James outlines what he and Arlene are planning for the newsletter.
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#135 James is back from Affiliate Summit, Las Vegas where by all reports things are less than stellar these days. There were over 3200 participants at this even which cost $1800 to attend.
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#134 Charles and James revisit James’ decision to get involved in affiliate marketing a decade ago. James discusses the naiveté of the time and the variety of things that happened during the initial fever over the Internet.
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#133 James and Charles are gearing up for Christmas. Victoria, James’ youngest, chose the tree. James is coming out with a new newsletter that will come out twice a month. An announcement should appear in your inbox over the holiday period. James and Charles talk about outsourcing using Elance. James just lost two of his favourite writers – one move on without notice and another just had a baby.
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#132 James is gearing up for Christmas in his new home. Over the years of trips that James has taken he and Arlene have been collecting Christmas ornaments from every place that they go to. James has been keeping an eye on online shopping statistics.
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#131 James and Charles are talking about Epilepsy Mom’s and how to spruce up your sites for the Xmas season. The US has elected a new president and James talks about the headlines in the London times that the economy has had a downturn but Internet retailers are seeing an increase in sales.
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#130 James is comfortable in Vancouver but Charles is snowed in, in northern Quebec. James and Charles discuss shopping online and the current concerns with the economy.
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#129 James is back from the San Diego Share-A-Sale event. James and Charles discuss the event which features 60 of Share-A-Sale’s top affiliates and a handful of merchants to this exclusive event which was held at an equally exclusive resort: The Grand Delmar (www.thegranddelmar.com) James outlines in detail the process that the participants go through and how one of the merchants responded to suggestions from the affiliates previously.
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#128 James and Charles talk about Blog World that ran on Sept 20 and 21 in Las Vegas. The conference was not as well attended as expected as the financial crisis has hit harder than expected. Blog World was a large event that addressed some of the confusion surrounding the use of blogs for business and affiliate marketing. Monetizing a blog was a feature at Blog World Expo.
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#127 James and Charles talk about the family and their plans for the remainder of the year in the new house which is much closer to the beach than he used to live. Epilepsymoms.com is doing well and Arlene is planning on interviewing another doctor for the site’s podcast. Arlene has three good writers who have been doing a great job for the site.
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#126 Summer has come and gone and the weather has James planning break-ations for the fall. James talks about the kids and their plans for the fall. James’ twenty year old son Justin has started to work on creating his own affiliate marketing website. They talk about the cost of living, expectations and how things have changed economically over the years.
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#125 James and Charles talk about Arlene’s latest podcast for her epilepsymoms.com website. A local woman had her son put on the ketogenic diet after hearing about it from Arlene’s site and in a matter of a few weeks he became seizure free.
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#124 James’ children are out of the house for the summer and James is getting settled into his new house near the beach. James and Charles talk about Craigslist and how it has been fairing. Craigslist is the number 10 Internet property on the Internet – Craigslist.com.
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#123 James has just finished his move into his new home. Both James and Arlene run their businesses from the Internet and the move caused an interruption in their Internet service at home as they relocated. Arlene went to the library with her laptop and James went to an Internet café with his laptop to get things organized.
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#122 James’ Super Boot Camp is finished with the 26th session having come to a close in June. The students have put together some great websites over the 26 week periods. James and Charles talk about the sequence for the creation of websites and the responsible development of a website.
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#121 James is back from Minneapolis at the Digital River One Network Direct conference. This is an affiliate manager that deals with software and represents over 40000 titles. James was invited to deliver a talk to their top affiliates and upper management about how to make money with affiliate programs.
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#120 James has reporters and photographers at his house doing a story about Arlene’s websites about epilepsy. They interviewed Arlene in depth about the site. The paper is a local 3 times a week publication that has a good circulation.
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#119 James and Charles talk about Arlene’s recent breakation and James discusses the importance of taking breaks from work to keep fresh when it comes to work. In August James is planning to head down to Panama for a little bit of a holiday.
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#118 James is at home and Charles is back in Montreal after spending a week out with James watching the preparation for the super boot camp. James talks about how he goes about preparing his lessons for the coming week starting on Sunday evening.
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#117 James is at home and talks to Charles about Arlene’s new website about epilepsy. Arlene had some difficulty dealing with the volume of stuff that needs to be done when building an effective website. James talks about the stuff that Arlene has been dealing with and some of the touches she has added to her new website.
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#116 James has put together a 26 week training course called the Super BootCamp. 120 people worked with James on developing the course which is being offered on a weekly basis.
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#115 James is back from Las Vegas where he attended Affiliate Summit. There were about 3000 people in attendance at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. James believes this was a seminal event in the history of affiliate marketing.
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#114 James is on his cell phone in the exhibit hall at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas attending the Affiliate Summit. James talks about the session he gave on making money with affiliate programs at a pre summit event sponsored by the University of Nevada.
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#113 James is heading off to Affiliate Summit next weekend. This will be the largest Affiliate Summit with over 2500 attendees. Paula and Wanda are flying in from Australia for the conference and will be meeting up with James at the summit.
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#112 James is about to head down to Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. The Affiliate Summit event will be taking place on February 24th 2008. (Affiliate Summit 2008 West - Feb. 24-26 Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino) James has been a regular attendee of the Summit for several years now (this is a twice annual event) and talks with Charles about his previous Summit experience and what he expects at a Summit.
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#111 James and Charles’ talk about an impromptu Q&A that James did with the private members of the site. James and Charles are hard at work after the holiday break. James and Charles’ talk about an impromptu 2 hour Q&A that James did with the private members on January 3 to help get people focused on the year ahead.
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#110 James and Charles’ first show of 2008. James and Charles talk about the winter being a good time of year to be an Affiliate Marketer. It is also a good time to plan for the year – give yourself a fresh start.
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#109 James and Charles talk about the Christmas season and affiliate marketing. This is James’ 9th Christmas as an affiliate marketer. The rate of online shopping continues to grow.
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#108 James and Charles talk about the KitCarConnection.com site and the addition of new content. James enjoys working on the site which is a plus when you are building affiliate marketing websites.
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#107 James and Charles are back from the SEMA show. The industry event offered the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the automotive industry.
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#106 James is just back from Phoenix and prepping to leave for the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Charles is joining up with James in Las Vegas. James and Charles will be spending a lot of time developing content while at the show taking photos and video for the kit car site.
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#105 James is heading out to Scottsdale, AZ to the ShareaSale Think Tank. Share a sale is more of a self serve network for affiliates and advertisers. Brian Littleton is the president of ShareaSale. Includes 66-minute video of James presenting Google Analytics.
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#104 James and Charles are in rainy B.C. and are settled in for another Affiliate Buzz before Charles heads out to Arizona. James has been continuing work on his hobby site and he has put the site live.
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#103 James is recently returned from Commission Junction University and is talking with Charles who has recently relocated to Vancouver. CJU was the first affiliate marketer’s event James ever attended and he has watched it grow from a small meeting of 250 affiliate marketers to this year’s over 800 visitors.
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#102 James got caught in the rain driving his Cobra today. James is heading off with his wife Arlene to Commission Junction University in Santa Barbara, California on September 8th. This is James’ sixth visit to "CJU" as it is affectionately known, which is held a the beautiful Fess Parker Double Tree Resort. James has also launched a FREE mp3 mini-course, entitled Do It Yourself SEO, a search engine optimization solution for non-techies.
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#101 James is in Vancouver on a great summer day. James has been working on a audio called Do It Yourself SEO – Buzz subscribers listened in while James did the recording and then participated in a Q&A with James in his online conference room. James is planning on having a similar event in September – see link.
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#100 James and Charles talk about this being the 100th Affiliate Buzz show. James and Charles talk about the origins of Affiliate Buzz – the intention of the show and what their concerns were when they were getting things launched.
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#99 James is enjoying the summer in Vancouver. James was in the interior of B.C. taking in the scenery and visiting the desert areas which run from parts of B.C. all the way into California. James talks about his idea for a Cobra website which he is going to be using for some research.
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#98 James is back from a breakation in Montreal where he was working with Charles in the Eastern Townships. While he was there he ran a bootcamp session from Charles’ house. James and Charles talk about the upcoming contest for Buzz listeners to win a free pass to the 5 week backlinks workshop – the cutoff for entry will be July 7 and the draw will be on July 8.
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#97 James and Charles talk a little about F1 racing and James’ Cobra. James’ son Justin has been in Mexico and Charles notes how use the Martell children are to travel as a result of James’ lifestyle. James’ has noticed that his pay cheque from his job at a computer store doesn’t quite cover what he wants to do with his life. James has been watching the home improvement boom in Canada and the U.S.
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#96 James and Charles talk about the launch of the original handbook and Affiliate Buzz 5 years ago. The industry has changed and grown radically over the last 5 years. James talks about how when they were starting to create the handbook Google wasn’t even a blip on the radar screen of Internet users.
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#95 James and Charles talk briefly about Cobra shows and the people James meets at the shows. James talks about a show he saw about a product which will be launched in June and the process of creating an affiliate marketing site for this product.
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#94 James talks about the kind of people who are drawn to affiliate marketing and what some of their motivation are for getting involved in affiliate marketing.
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#93 James has returned from a brief breakation and James explains the breakation concept to listeners. James and Charles talk about how it can sometimes be difficult to explain how they make their living online.
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#92 Spring has sprung in British Columbia – Charles and James talk about the online course and the 8th step in the course. James has a new online course starting on May 16th to get people ready for the Christmas shopping season.
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#91 James and Charles talk a little bit about James’ Cobra sports car. James talks a little bit about how he got started in the business of affiliate marketing.
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#90 James and Charles talk about the Affiliate Marketer’s Alliance Dinner hosted by Ian Lee. This was the 4th dinner.
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#89 Charles and James talk a little bit about the band Bare Naked Ladies and a concert James recently attended. Charles talks about natural scepticism that is possible for online users to experience when they are trying to do research online.
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#88 James is back from his working vacation at Affiliate Summit. 1&1 hosting asked James to write a book for their clients when he was at CJU.
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#87 James will be heading to Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas on the 20th of January the event itself is on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
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#86 James and Charles talk about Time magazine and the nomination of independent content publishers as person of the year and the variety of content which is available to the viewer.
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#85 James and Charles discuss the cyber shopping and brick and mortar businesses and the evolution of online shopping. James talks about the recent release of his new BootCamp Video Library and how he is giving the first two videos; "Getting Started - An Introduction to Making Money with Affiliate Programs" and "Step #1 - How to Get (and Stay) Organized" to handbook owners for FREE!
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#84 James is snowed in, in British Columbia. James and Charles talk about the increase in minimum wage in the U.S. and making money online. Charles talks about a business his brother has created online then discuss the classic business model versus the Internet business model.
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#83 James and Charles talk about how to get the most out of the handbook. James has recently completed an online bootcamp with owners of the handbook. The next online bootcamp starts November 15th. James will be at Pubcon in Vegas on the 14th, 15th and 16th.
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#82 James and Charles talk about the completion of Step #7 & #8 in the online BootCamp James and Charles talk about the process of choosing merchants after having created the content. Early Bird registrants SAVE $200 and receive special bonuses.
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#81 James and Charles cover some of the highlights of Step #5 & #6 from the online BootCamp. Buzz subscribers will now also receive a "Coffee Talk" interview with experts from the affiliate marketing every 2-3 weeks at no extra charge. New Online BootCamp begins on November 15th. Early Bird registrants SAVE $250 and receive special bonuses.
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#80 James has been swamped the last few weeks with the Online Bootcamp and other projects. Full show description and audio..
#79 James and Charles talk a bit about the online bootcamp and the bootcamp process and how it has been adapted to being live online.
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#78 James is just back from the Sunshine Coast of B.C. where he was only partially on vacation. James and Charles talk about the recent series of interviews they have done on The Buzz.
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#77 James is still on vacation in Whistler B.C. the site of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics he and his family have been enjoying their break-ation. James has a guest coming onto the show today Brent Reinsma.
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#76 James is in Vancouver enjoying the summer sun. James and Charles talk about receiving some feedback about the Bronwyn Bamber interview and their special guest for today’s show.
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#75 James is back from Florida where he had been attending Affiliate Summit at the Walt Disney World Hilton.
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#74 James and Charles talk about James’ visit to Germany and the America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain as one of the top 30 affiliate guests of 1&1 hosting.
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#73 The boot camp is over and it was an amazing experience. James says it was awesome.
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#72 James and Charles talk about the Bootcamp and the Bootcamp raffle courtesy of ROI Rocket.
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#71 James talks about a case of mistaken identity and a polar bear. Special guest Brent Truitt talks about his affiliate marketing success.
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#70 James is in San Francisco. James decided to combine a breakation with attendance at AD-Tech the leading organizer of conferences and exhibitions for the interactive marketing.
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#69 James, Charles and Arlene talk about the upcoming BootCamp. Then Colin Wiebe visits the show to talk about ez-WebBuilder.
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#68 James and Charles talk about the launch of the "2006" THIRD EDITION of James Martell's Affiliate Marketer's Handbook.
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#67 James is back in Vancouver after a break-ation in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec visiting with Charles. James talks about the reasons for a second BootCamp June on the 5th, 6th and 7th.
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#66 James’ Cobra is officially one year old. He is showing the car in the World of Wheels car show in Abbotsford this weekend.
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#65 James has been working on some of his existing sites while watching the games.
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#64 Just back from Las Vegas James is heading into the Interior in a rented SUV to visit his Mom and have a little break-ation.
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#63 James is just back from Las Vegas’ Affiliate Summit . It was a whole new level for Affiliate Summit – 1250 attendees.
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#62 James and Charles get together to talk just after Christmas. James spent his Christmas in Vancouver visiting the local attractions with his family.
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#61 James in sunny B.C. and Charles is in freezing Quebec. Whistler and the other ski hills in James’ area are ready for skiing now. James had a Cobra party at his house.
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#60 James is back from the www.PubCon.com, by Search Engine World in Las Vegas and experiencing the winter weather in BC...
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#59 James is at home in White Rock. James has closed his commercial office which he maintained for two years while growing the business...
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#58 James is just getting back to work after taking some time off after his recently hectic schedule. Affiliate Summit has invited James to speak at Affiliate Summit 2006 at Bally’s in Las Vegas in January...
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#57 James and Charles talk about their post boot camp activity. James took a break-ation. Twenty-Five people attended the BootCamp from around the world...
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#56 James and Charles are back from CJU. James talks about some of the people they met while in Santa Barbara.
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#55 James and Charles are in White Rock. Charles is staying at the same hotel which will be hosting the Affiliate BootCamp...
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#54 33 people have registered for the BootCamp. People are coming in from all over the world from as far away as New Zealand...
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BootCamp Update
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August 15, 2005 -- In this update Charles talks about the Affiliate Marketers BootCamp in White Rock, BC Canada, October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2005 bookings and how many have registered. The Buzz discount has expired. A DVD will be made available either late winter or early spring. Charles talks about some of the people who will be attending the BootCamp. There may be a second BootCamp next year. Please visit the site, if your interested in registering or learning more.
#53 James and Charles have both been very busy. The BootCamp is already more than 1/3rd sold out. The Buzz discount has expired. On August 11th everyone who asked should have received a BootCamp announcement...
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#52 Full BootCamp details here ("buzz priority discount", expires August 6th).  James talks about the industry growth, CJU sells out again, industry is maturing as merchants discover how profitable e-retailing can be. James discusses how one of his students...
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BootCamp Update
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August 1, 2005 -- In this update, Charles and James discuss the reasons why it could makes sense to attend the Affiliate Marketers BootCamp in White Rock, BC Canada, October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2005.  They reminders listeners that those on the "buzz priority list", announced in show #50, need to register before August 6th to SAVE $400 off the regular price.  Please visit the site, if your interested in registering or learning more.
#51 James and Charles talk about BootCamp and a special for Affiliate Buzz subscribers. James talks about his recent break-ation in Portland. James talks about Affiliate Organizer a new software he is using. Tickets for CJU went on sale July 11. James and Charles talk about strategies for overcoming procrastination.
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BootCamp Update
#1

July 15, 2005 -- Our apologies for the poor quality audio.  In this first update Charles and James announce the cost, the dates, and two special discounts, one for spouses and one for buzz listeners.  A buzz discount order page is under construction.  Once completed, it will be emailed to everyone on the buzz priority list who contacted us requesting information.  Hotel link.
#50 Special Announcement About A Live Bootcamp in Vancouver James and Charles talk about Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas and have a special BootCamp announcement. James talks about some of the students he met at the summit and Kellie Fowler. James talks about CJU. Charles provides contact information for those interested in attending the "BootCamp".
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#49 James talks about Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. Size of affiliate events is increasing. Affiliate Summit 2005 is sold out. James talks about merchant managers and demand for publishers. James talks about upcoming additions to the updates page. The risks of doing business even on the Internet. James talks about everyone experiencing doubts and a new affiliate service.
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#48 James talks about "Cobra runs" and an upcoming trip to the Seattle to meet with other enthusiasts. Calgary Herald did a 4 part series on the building of James' car. James talks about reviewing older content and implementing new keyword density rules. James talks about an experiment he has been running using the continuous pour concept. At the last Affiliate Summit cruise James met an affiliate manager who has since become a successful affiliate marketer.
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#47 James talks about cruising in the Cobra, time for another breakation, and how the Internet has change the way we work. James discusses Google and new algorithms important change to the search engines and Meta Tags. James talks about how important it is to become a student of the business.
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#46 James talks about little league baseball and how his life style has been enabled by his involvement in Internet affiliate marketing. James discusses accounting and business practices important to successful affiliate marketers. James talks about the importance of using fear as a motivator and that success comes from time, work and patience it is not instantaneous.
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#45 James talks about his vacation and the resources he used to manage his sites while away. James discusses his new Elance strategy and the upcoming Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. James talks about the importance of protecting your attitude and having support when working on affiliate marketing.
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#44 James talks about his Disney vacation and the Princess cruise and how he will handle managing his sites while he is away. James discusses continuous pour the strategy of frequent small updates vs. infrequent large updates. How to train Freshbot and Slurp to visit you frequently. Low tech effective approach to attaining your goals.
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#43 James talks about his upcoming vacation and how he will handle managing his sites while he is away. James discusses Elance and how he approaches and deals with writers/authors. The necessity of quality content and consistence of adding to your site - a continuous pour principal.
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#42 James talks about working with affiliate managers, Quick Books and Affiliate Summit. James discusses Theme Master and how he uses it to compliment WordTracker. The virtues of taking a break or relaxing in order to stay motivated. The importance of continually adding content.
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#41 James talks about some recent trips and the party they had for the Cobra. James reinforces the importance of the 10 most important steps to successful affiliate marketing. The virtues of the PAD technique and Google Mastery Report. Keeping motivated with a start page and Art Williams.
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#40 Cobra has arrived, James has built a site. James talks about two affiliate marketers who are doing well. James addresses things you need to know about hosting and the Affiliate Buzz problems. How to stay motivated and the importance of having a good team.
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#39 The Cobra will be ready on Jan 22. James talks about the old days, the dot com crash, recovering and moving forward. Financial freedom, the growth of online shopping, best Christmas ever and what the big sellers were. He talks about convergence of consumer and vendor trends. Take the time to reward yourself.
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#38 Happy New Year. James looks back at 2004 and talks about how it surpassed his expectations. James talks about CJ's expansion into Europe, people have been reporting back on the Keyword Density formula. James talks about a great 7 point process for organizing your goal adapted from Zig Ziglar. James talks about his personal goals for 2005 and thinking about the future.
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#37 Aloha from Hawaii. James talks about how business can be done from anywhere when it is affiliate business. Currently running 90 sites. James talks about how you don't need to be a techie to build a website anymore. James also discusses changes i