An Affiliate Marketer from the Ground Up

I just finished reading some posts over at NickyCakes.com. That guy is funny, not to mention he tells it like it is...no BS. I won't go into details about whom he was talking, but I just read a post that really opened my eyes. A guy/blog that I really thought 'had the goods', is nothing more than a little fish in a huge pond. Not to mention, according to what I read, a little less than honest.

I've mentioned here in the past that, as of this post anyway, I'm still new in the affilate marketing industry. I don't claim to be some super affiliate or an expert in any field. If I mention a compamy, product, ebook or anything else, it's because I've either bought and/or used it, or I know for a fact that it's not a scam.

If you look on the home page of my site, presently I have neverblueAds and PepperJam NETWORK affiliate network banners. I've been signed up with both for a while, and although you probably don't need me to tell you, they're both top-notch companies in the business. I know I can put those banners there and there's no chance of someone emailing me one day saying 'those jerks ripped me off.'

I also have a TigerDirect banner there. Last year I probably spent around $2,500 (at least) at TigerDirect, mostly in parts building (2) new PCs, (2) LCH displays, (2) MP3 players, software...man, that might even be higher. I know, for a fact that their prices, service and everything else is the best. Believe me, I wouldn't part with that much money without doing my homework.

I mention Blue Host and HostGator in my blogroll, but you what ? I've got accounts with both of them. I

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