Well, it’s been a while. Just when you thought the world couldn’t descend in to a more farcical state, I’ve decided to blog again. There are a few reasons why I wanted to ‘check in’ after 4 years AWOL. The first, and probably most important, was to get my surgically repaired hairline off the damn homepage. I mean, if you’re going to abandon a blog, you probably don’t want your lasting legacy to be a graphic image from 24 hours after a hair transplant, right? Fun fact: After 10 years writing about affiliate marketing, that one post (and the interest it received) lead to my entire site being re ..read more

Those who have seen me in the last 5 months, or seen my updates on Facebook, will have noticed a slight change in appearance. I’ve piled on 200 lbs and taken to smoking cigars. I’ve had a hair transplant. I know, I know. It’s not often you find affiliates posting about hair transplants. Probably because they have some sense, and/or know what a Flog is. What follows below is a long, meandering post riddled with insecurities, selfies and follicular challenges that would probably have halved my FeedBurner count back in the day. Still, this blog is nothing if not personal. If you’re intrigued to k ..read more

This is a post about my experiences taking the popular ‘smart drug’ modafinil. I often see friends and marketing acquaintances posting about cognitive enhancers on Facebook. From smart drugs, to nootropics, to vitamin stacks… We’re all over that like pigs in shit. Modafinil is a small pill that is becoming difficult to ignore. I’ve seen opinions all across the board, from those who swear by it, to those who didn’t notice a single change on a high dosage. As you’ll see in this post, I have had both good and bad experiences. What is Modafinil? Disclaimer: For the love of Jezuz, please do consult ..read more

About a year ago, I stopped launching affiliate marketing campaigns. It was an easy decision, despite those campaigns being my primary source of income for the last decade. As was the decision to quit this blog. Well, as you can tell, I’m writing this. Shutting my cakehole wasn’t nearly as sustainable. Nevertheless, I thought I’d explain why I decided to get out of the CPA business. Maybe some of you can relate. Why Give Up CPA? To be clear, when I say that I stopped launching campaigns, I don’t mean that I abandoned affiliate marketing altogether. I still have several toes and half a bollock ..read more

The Ultimate Guide to Affiliate Marketing in 2016 I’m giving birth to a monster. The brand new volume of Premium Posts is completed, signed, sealed, delivered and ready for you to download. It is a vast 381-page dossier of the latest affiliate marketing tips, tricks and strategies. I’m willing to bank my balls on this: You will not find a more comprehensive dissection of the affiliate industry as it stands in 2016; and how to make money from it. Buy it now Topics inside include: The Cloaking Economy: Let’s Talk Reality Why most advice handed out to affiliates is complete and utter bullshit ..read more

It’s been a while. In fact, it’s been so long since I last updated this site, I’m betrayed by my own strapline: “I’m a 26 year old high school dropout.” Well, it was true two years ago. Now I’m a 28 year old high school dropout. Having to share a platform with the candid thoughts of your much younger self is one good reason not to sustain a blog for almost a decade. Before I rip up this site forever, here’s an update on where I’ve been, what I’m working on, and how I’m surviving in South East Asia. Thailand: 12 Months On This blog has — at times — descended in to farce as I’ve tried to justify ..read more

I have had hundreds of campaigns rejected over the years; many quite rightly. Today marks the first time I have had a campaign rejected for the reason: “No monetisation” Yes, ZeroPark rejected a campaign because I had made no attempt to monetise the traffic that I was buying. There was a good reason for this lack of monetisation on my part. The site in question was an online magazine — not an affiliate website — and I launched it three days ago. Naturally, I contacted support, thinking it should be pretty easy to resolve. I was pushed to provide more information: Hi, please let us know how yo ..read more

There’s a lot of advice in the affiliate marketing world about how to build profitable campaigns. Some good, some bad, some as healthy as a fist in the balls. Much of this advice shields affiliates from the elephant in the room: That no matter what we do, only a small percentage of our campaigns will end up profitable. Probably something like 10% for most affiliates. 20% if you are well prepared, or exceptionally lucky. From those winning campaigns, an even smaller percentage of the traffic turns in to leads and sales. Let’s say you have a 10% success rate in campaigns launched. And for a succ ..read more

Buy it now In case you thought this blog had died and gone to Heaven Hell… Nope! I’ve been scribbling away in the darkness and I’m relieved/delighted to finally announce: A Complete Guide to Affiliate Marketing The book has just dropped in my store. First question, how is it different from the Premium Post series? This is a cohesive start-to-finish, step-by-step guide to affiliate marketing. It is a 419 page beast that tackles the complex issue of how I would teach somebody to make money from our industry. There was an amazing response to Premium Posts Volume 2015, but the biggest criticism ..read more

“Do I need a landing page?” Visit a marketing forum, and you will see this question treated with scorn. Affiliates are adamant that, 90% of the time, a landing page is required to make money. You cannot simply direct link paid traffic to affiliate offers and expect to make a profit. It would be too easy. Makes sense, right? 90% of the time. So, assuming that we will probably need a landing page to make money, how do we go about producing a good one? The Art of the Pre-Sell When we talk about sending users to a landing page, what exactly do we mean? We are referring to a page that ‘pre-sells’ t ..read more