Eric Nagel

Eric Nagel

CTO, PHP Programmer, Affiliate Marketer & IT Consultant

Milk Your Cash Cow

There’s been a lot of talk lately about diversification, but I’m going to talk about the opposite view. When you have a cash cow, keep milking it! What got me thinking about this is some projects I’m working on, or have worked on in the past, that are now almost dead.

The title of this post comes from Jeffrey Gitomer who says, Go milk your own cows first for new business. You can go to your neighbor’s cows and milk them or you can milk your own cows.

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Using the LinkShare Merchandiser Web Service

Linkshare Web Services
Linkshare Web Services
Building a product site using the LinkShare Merchandiser Web Service is one of the easiest and most straight-forward tasks you can do. If you’re just getting started with datafeeds and product-based sites, you may want to start here.

If you don’t have an account, you first need to signup with LinkShare. Then login, and click on Web Services under Links. Next, generate or update your token. You’ll need this when making requests.

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ShareASale Think Tank 2010 Recap

Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
Earlier this week, I had the honor of attending ShareASale’s Think Tank at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California. Being my first Think Tank, I didn’t quite know what to expect, and looking back on the event, there are some things that as an affiliate, I should have done differently.

I left Buffalo on Sunday, and made my way to San Francisco via Boston (huh? Yeah, not quite direct) and arrived in the early afternoon. Upon landing I found Kristin Kinsey looking for a ride, so we shared the Mercedes I had hired to the resort. The car looked tiny when it pulled up, but had lots of room on the inside.

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Vote for Affiliate Summit Sessions

Affiliate SummitAffiliate Summit West is just about 3 months away, and the board is working on putting together a session schedule. Once again, they’re looking for attendee input, allowing you to vote on what sessions you’d like to see. You can vote at affiliatesummit.slinkset.com (you have to register, but if you voted last time, it’s the same system, so you’re already registered!) Here are some highlights:

Inside the Minds of Affiliates

I’m going to start with the obvious. If this panel is chosen to present at Affiliate Summit, you’ll find me in this room, because I’m on the panel! Won’t you vote for me, please? 🙂

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