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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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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..
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full interview description and
audio..
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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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
|
#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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
|
#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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio..
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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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
|
#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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full interview description and
audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
interview description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#90 |
James and Charles talk about the Affiliate Marketer’s
Alliance Dinner hosted by Ian Lee. This was the 4th
dinner.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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!
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #75 |
James
is back from Florida where he had been attending
Affiliate
Summit
at the Walt Disney World Hilton.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #73 |
The
boot camp is over and it was an amazing experience.
James says it was awesome.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #72 |
James
and Charles talk about the Bootcamp and the Bootcamp
raffle courtesy of ROI Rocket.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #71 |
James
talks about a case of mistaken identity and a polar
bear. Special guest Brent Truitt talks about his affiliate
marketing success.
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#69 |
James,
Charles and Arlene talk about the upcoming BootCamp.
Then Colin Wiebe visits the show to talk about ez-WebBuilder.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#68 |
James
and Charles talk about the launch of the "2006"
THIRD EDITION of James Martell's Affiliate Marketer's
Handbook.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio..
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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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#65 |
James has been working on some of his existing sites
while watching the games.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #63 |
James is just back from
Las Vegas’
Affiliate
Summit
. It was a whole new level for Affiliate Summit –
1250 attendees.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #62 |
James and Charles get
together to talk just after Christmas. James spent his
Christmas in Vancouver visiting the local attractions
with his family.
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#60 |
James is back from
the www.PubCon.com, by Search Engine World in Las Vegas
and experiencing the winter weather in BC...
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#59 |
James is at home in
White Rock. James has closed his commercial office which
he maintained for two years while growing the business...
Full
show description and audio.. |
| #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...
Full show description and audio.. |
| #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...
Full show description and audio.. |
| #56 |
James
and Charles are back from CJU. James talks about some
of the people they met while in Santa Barbara.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#55 |
James and Charles are
in White Rock. Charles is staying at the same hotel
which will be hosting the Affiliate BootCamp...
Full show description
and audio.. |
|
#54 |
33 people have registered
for the BootCamp. People are coming in from all over
the world from as far away as New Zealand...
Full
show description and audio..
BootCamp Update
#3
|
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. |
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| #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...
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#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...
Full show description
and audio..
BootCamp Update
#2
|
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. |
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|
#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.
Full show description and audio..
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. |
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|
#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".
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#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.
Full
show description and audio.. |
|
#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 in how to display Google AdSense,
using gMail (Google Mail) and engaging
in the process of attaining your goals.
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#36 |
James
will be heading off to Maui. James talks about the lifestyle
changes that allow him to be a more involved parent.
James talks about using Elance.com
for hiring authors, the new Keyword Density
Report and working with press releases.
The importance of doing things that advance your business.
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#35 |
James
just back from SEMA in Las Vegas. James talks about
accidentally meeting up with the American Chopper "Shelby
Bike and a couple of very famous Shelby Mustangs. James
and family have moved into a new home. James talks about
adding content, PageRank, keyword density update,
ideas for creating content and being a publisher.
James talks about the dynamics of a breakation.
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#34 |
A
short video about CJU will be posted shortly. James
back from Quebec talks about the options affiliate marketing
makes available. James talks about the things they are
doing to stay on top and about adding content,
talking to merchants, professional writers, keyword
density, Elance.com and realizing dreams.
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#33 |
James
is off to Montreal to work on a special project then
heads to Calgary with his son to catch up on the Cobra's
progress after that it is off to SEMA in Las Vegas.
James sends out thanks to Glenn and Rene for gifts they
gave him. A lot of diversity among people doing affiliate
marketing. James talks about his sister's site, Google
indexing, keyword density report and PageRank
and the importance of not getting overwhelmed.
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#32 |
James
and Charles just back from CJU. James
said the event exceeded his expectations. About 500
attendees. James talks about the ValueClick purchase
of CJ & BeFree and their merger. President of CJ
says affiliate revenues up 50% in one year. Colin McDougall
had a great year. James talks about encrypting
links, data feeds (RSS), duplicate content and Lisa
Riolo.
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#31 |
James
and Charles heading down to CJU - it
will be James' third time. James talks about Valerie
and being stalled and about the importance of knowing
your tools. James talks about the PR0
situation with some sites, keyword lists,
volume of content, running multiple
sites and how adversity can be motivating.
James talks about Art Williams and setting new goals.
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#30 |
James
in White Rock - just finished workout with private trainer.
James has been invited to be a featured speaker
at CJU this year. Planned meet up at Santa
Barbara Brewing Company. It has been an interesting
travel year - affiliate marketing has made frequent
breakcations possible. James has had
some Google issues with some of his
sites and explains what happened and how you approach
dealing with a problem. James figures he may have caused
the problem by accidentally cross linking sites.
New rule for PAD technique. Don't get
emotionally attached to your sites.
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#29 |
James
and Charles in the office in B.C. James reads letters
from three students who have been working towards success.
Common denominator in all three stories – they
understand the need for content. James reminds listeners
that there are slows seasons even in affiliate marketing.
James talks about avoiding getting side tracked, how
to look for article topics, ideas for
creating content.
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#28 |
James
realized a dream he has had for over 20 years and bought
a 427 Shelby Cobra. Persistence pays. Google
Mastery Report receiving excellent reviews.
CJU is coming up. James talks about the challenges of
building multiple sites, and how to
focus your energy. James tells you to evaluate your
website. James says visiting his sites not a way to
learn how to do it - read the handbook much site
optimization is off the page. Understand the
big picture. We are content creators. The biggest challenge
is to keep doing what works.
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#27 |
Greetings
from Calgary. James talks about trip to Calgary with
his son to see a Cobra and meet some students for supper.
James talks about visiting New York City and attending
the Affiliate Summit 2004 cruise.
James talks about his Google Mastery Report
and the PAD technique. Getting ready
for CJU.
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#26 |
James,
Arlene and Charles heading off to Affiliate Summit 2004.
James talks about Frank Klassen and
Bruno Hoffman – new article reveals
their 5 business rules. There is a LinkShare
Symposium in New York City the day before the Affiliate
Summit cruise. Colin McDougall
and Rene Tse will both be on the cruise
as well. James talks about site maintenance. Things
you need to do. How to do a Plagiarism
check. Take action on your goals.
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#25 |
James
is a content publisher. James has 25,000
pages of content online. James talks about how to manage
the finances and about how people tend to wait to long
before paying attention this. Being a business helps
you save money. Mental attitude is
important. Find the positives and focus on them.
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#24 |
James
talks about Affiliate Force being postponed
to August. The of affiliate marketing events are increasing
- a good sign. James also going on Affiliate
Summit out of New York. James describes himself
as a publisher of information – similar to a magazine
only on the Internet. James talks about the longevity
of the industry, saturation and the numbers of advertisers
that continue to enter the marketplace. James talks
about his fitness site. James’ goal for a website
is to get about 500 visitors a day to a website.
How To Beat, Talent, Brains, & Education
by Art Williams.
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#23 |
James
talks about how the industry has matured. Google AdSense
is doing very well. A local student is now operating
a successful graphics design business. James invites
you to visit the
testimonials page if
you ever need a little pick me up. James talks about
the chat rooms and about how many articles have you
put on the net in the last week?
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#22 |
James
is coaching the White Rock Yankees. The only other coach
who shows up during the week is also an affiliate marketer.
James hired Marty Lehn to come out and help with the
team. James reads an email from a student who made $2000
in March. Changes at Yahoo. Yahoo purchased Inktomi
and renamed it the Yahoo Search Engine and is now as
big as Google. Content driven sites did much better
after the last big Google shuffle. James
talks about 95% of the things we worry about never come
to pass.
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#21 |
James
has just hired an author to help build a website about
epilepsy and autism. James will use the same techniques
to create the site. Julie Shapiro from GotDot.com
has been writing articles about affiliate marketers.
James talks about learning the basic tools you
need to do this business. James says if you are spending
less than 5 hours doing your keywords you are going
too fast. Read Tim Sanders - Love Is The Killer App.
Read The Walt Disney Story.
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#20 |
James
talks about meeting up with some of the original group
of students. One student retiring from work thanks to
affiliate marketing. Affiliate Force coming
up soon. LinkShare event coming up too. James
talks about a meeting with Rob Mclean, Jim Follett and
Geoff Morris about the most important aspects of working
from home. Put all you eggs in one basket.
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#19 |
Most
people get two checks a month. James gets between 60
and 80 checks a month. James talks about his bookkeeper
and how the business is run over the Internet. You can
live anywhere in the world and manage your money online.
James talks about the Samantha Morris interview
at GotDot.com. Some students are not purchasing
templates – and it costs them money. Think
long term viability. Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
Fast and Easy by Brian Proffitt. Treat affiliate marketing
like a business. James estimates 73 hours from beginning
to end to create a site.
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#18 |
James
in White Rock his office is only 6 minutes from home.
James talks about not having seen a bill in months –
the bookkeeper does everything. Persistence pays. James
talks about GotDot.com article on Chris Dodd.
Affiliate Summit – Affiliate marketing is a 14
billion p/yr will grow to 230 billion by
2008 James talks about how a lot of information is provided
by the merchants. Don’t focus so much on features
of a product as the lifestyle use. Integrate
keywords with benefits. Raise your expectations.
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#17 |
James
dreams of owning a Shelby Cobra. His 14 year old
daughter is named Shelby. James was in Las Vegas in
part to tour the Shelby American factory. James talks
at length about keyword lists, PageRank,
search engine positioning and emphasizes the
necessity of spending the time to find the correct keywords
for your site when using www.wordtracker.com. Affiliate
marketing is a unique opportunity and a serious endeavour.
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#16 |
James
talks about how different affiliate marketing is from
other work. Income from Google, CJ and LinkShare
among others. The entire business is remote. James can
do business from anywhere he can find a computer online.
James talks about the need to put the time and effort
into finding all the best keywords.
Everything related to the industry is what you have
to go after. James talks about a student who took up
the 10 site challenge.
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#15 |
James
heading to Maui and planning a family dream vacation
to Disney World and a 10-day Caribbean cruise for March
2005. James researches the merchants
first and then builds a site. James talks about how
not everyone wants to go big with affiliate marketing.
James talks about Colin who is now financially free.
Yahoo is planning to shift from Google
to Inktomi. Positiontech.com.
What is the idea behind dream building?
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#14 |
Merry
Christmas. James and the family going to Harrison Hot
Springs. James enjoys working hard and talks about how
getaways help focus work. James is enjoying his success
and does not take it for granted. Google update
caused James to analyze the way in which Google ranks
and positions pages. It's all about anchor text.
James' cell phone site knocked Motorola
out of the number one position. James talks about the
discipline of working. Everyone has jobs and commitments.
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#13 |
James talks about the Support Desk as a resource and
Affiliate Buzz. James also talks about the danger of
burnout and the importance of breaks. James talks about
three letters you can use if you find
that content from your site has been ripped off.
He talks about how to protect yourself and how to find
sites that may have stolen your content.
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#12 |
Affiliate
Buzz has proven to be very popular. James launching
20 new websites, 8 are already indexed. Google
Ads are paying off well. James stays away from
major topics now and focuses on niche markets.
James talks about how much his financial life has changed
in the last three years and how his sites are built
to last for years. The key to success is to keep moving
forward and not get distracted by misinformation.
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#11 |
James
just opened a new office and talks about hiring local
researchers and writers, has been using other writers
for a while now. James recommends that you develop your
first site entirely by yourself. James talks about CJ's
EPC. Jeff Pullen,
president of CJ, said that revenue paid out to affiliates
is up 80% over last year. James created
a start page for his browser.
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#10 |
James
and many of his Vancouver students are back from CJU.
James talks about the Tiffany Shlain
presentation and how an estimated 500 million people
online, 85% of people online regularly use search engines,
research products and service prior to buying.
James talks about how to find out which products are
best sellers, about one of his upcoming students and
how it's common for first timers to brood over their
site.
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#09 |
James
talks about how affiliate marketing has changed his
life. Andy Jenkins and Paul Nagel related their stories
to James. James talks about common questions
asked about the handbook and talks about CJ,
FrontPage, website templates
and about Google AdSense. He also talks
about how to collapse time frames to excel quicker.
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#08 |
James
at home in B.C. James talks about helping family in
troubled times, how he has fifty sites and twenty new
ones under construction. James discusses Google
AdSense at length, the value of content rich
sites and recommends that you check out the Google FAQ.
Yahoo has just purchased Overture.
Opportunity for affiliate marketers is growing. You
cannot stretch your own vision.
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#07 |
Experts
can make mistakes. James talks about his credit card
and satellite TV sites losing its rank. James
encourages you to take advantage of unexpected situations.
Commission Junction simplifies life as an affiliate.
152.8 million users of the Internet
in the US alone. Pay for performance
is the model of the future Amex and other large companies
using it.
CJ is continually improving and growing. New advertisers
every day. Positive thinking can get you through the
rough stuff. Read The E-Myth - Michael
E. Gerber.
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#06 |
James at home with Arlene.
James talks about how it is nice to be able to do things
for family. Financial freedom allows
you to be as generous. James talk about articles,
surplus keywords taking the time to
write good articles 250 to 300 never less than 100 to
150 articles per site. People working alone can get
discouraged. Believe in yourself. Set goals. Stay motivated.
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#05 |
James
in Seattle and
talks about the
lifestyle of an affiliate marketer and how he doesn't
take the business for granted. Industry
maturing. James
talks about
how to evaluate your site to increase
traffic and earnings, staying on top of link partners
and site management. You have to work hard and play
hard.
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#04 |
Back
from 8 days in Cuba James
talks about being
away not affecting revenue. James has 50 sites now.
On CJ alone yesterday James made $2700 -- now sends
business to 604 different merchants. A challenge comparing
conversion rates and reports from different programs
like CJ and LinkShare. He talks about paid submission,
the Inktomi database and about how
he stays motivated.
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#03 |
James
is in Las Vegas. James talks about how getting
checks in the mail never gets old, having a US bookkeeper
and a US business. He talks about questions asked by
students concerning the handbook, pay per click,
market saturation, PageRank,
the Google Dance and about winning.
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#02 |
Aloha
from Hawaii! James talks about spectacular beaches,
snorkelling with turtles, helicopter rides, peeking
at his commission reports from an Internet cafe and
how you can run an affiliate marketing business from
anywhere with a Net connection. He talks at length about
keywords, keyword reports, search engines
and obtaining top rankings. James talks about
how to stay motivated if working alone, problem solving
and the importance of following a system.
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#01 |
James talks from his home in White Rock, BC, Canada
about his commissions, specialty shopping sites, stacks
of checks and upcoming trip to Maui. He talks in
detail about link popularity, Google PageRank
and link partner gathering. He talks about
expecting to get checks in the mail, and the importance
of having a supportive spouse and faith in the first
2-3 months.
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