I am always a sucker for swag, particularly cool swag. So, when Affiliate.com offered to send me their cool shirt I couldn’t resist. However, the condition of receiving this great swag was that I did a post on how I wear the shirt. Well, we received the shirt and I realized as cool as the shirt was, it looks far better on someone else—my 10 month old daughter.

Meet Chloe

Yet another great day at PubCon. Unfortunately, I was up until 4am watching some great shows on Hulu. Has anyone noticed that there seems to be better viewing content on the web these days than on regular network television? It seems that it is hard to go bed at a decent hour this week—I just don’t have my beautiful wife here to motivate me to go to bed early =). Boy do I miss her!

Okay, I am done with my sentimentalism. I do have to apologize in advance about this post. I know that if I sit down and reformat Thursday’s PubCon notes that you will never get this post. So, here are my raw notes in all their imperfections. If you have any questions of clarification let me know.

PubCon Day 3: Duplicate Content, Link Buying, Link Building, Link Bait, Search Engine Smackdown
10:15 – Getting Rid of Duplicate Content Issues Once and For All

I was told that PubCon evenings were all about staying out late and drinking your liver away. Yes, I was up late last night, but since I don’t drink I was transcribing my session notes instead for your enjoyment. Hopefully, this evening will be a little easier.

I have to admit that I am a schwag junky, and PubCon has not disappointed me. I will post all the schwag I got shortly.

PubCon Day 2: Viral Videos, Competition Analysis, Copywriting, Misc
George Wright – VP Marketing & Sales of Blendtec (Opening Speaker)
George is the mastermind behind the viral campaign of willitblend.com. I am sure many of people have seen the blender videos that will blend whatever you suggest. If not, check it out here:

Image From jordankasteler.com/utah-seo-pro-blog

Note: I “borrowed” the image for this post from another Utah SEO web marketer. It’s a great depiction on how PubCon first got started—in a pub.

I am here in Las Vegas attending PubCon. It’s kind of a long story of why I am here, and I will spare you the details. However, I can say that I wish a few of my web marketing buddies could of joined me for this. There is so much information being offered and so many people to network with, that it is a little overwhelming doing it solo.

Jared is a  Nutrition & Exercise Consultant, over the last few weeks he has been consulting me on my overall health. Sitting behind a computer most of my days makes it imparative for me to get a hold of my exercise and diet, particularly since my wife demands that I make it to our 50th anniversary. If I am going to live until 80 I am going to have to do more than typing as exercise.

Jared shared with me that his company has an affiliate program that he wants to take advantage of. However, before he jumped into any web marketing strategies he wanted a price tag to share with his wife. When I started internet marketing I wish I had thought to ask this question. So, below is a breakdown of the costs Jared would incur going forward with his company’s affiliate marketing plan.

Domain Name – $10/year. You have two paths you can walk with affiliate marketing. You can either focus on promoting your affiliate link with or without a website. It is possible to be successful without a website, but affiliate marketing is a lot easier when you can control your web eco-system. To begin your website you need to have domain name. However, don’t make the mistake of buying a domain from Network Solutions or Register.com. These registars have always overcharged for domains.  Be sure to not pay more than $10 a year for your website name. Personally, I use Godaddy to buy a good dot com, but there are many registars that offer inexpensive domains. Note: when deciding on a good domain be sure to try to incorporate your keyword phrase you are trying to rank on. That way if someone links to your website you won’t have to worry about whether they linked to your site with the right anchored text.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21188425-7582,00.html

The above article was written last month. It amazes me how it has taken the Australian market so long to jump on affiliate marketing. It makes me wonder what other English speaking markets that we could capitalize on with our super knowledge of affiliate power!