How to Make Money With Affiliate Marketing Even Without a Website (an ebook by Joan Mullally with Evelyn Trimborn) is mostly sincere — but quite misleading. The authors know and share a lot of information about affiliate marketing, but much of their advice is incorrect or incomplete. And ultimately, their advice won’t work for at least 95% of their target audience.
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The week isn’t even half-over, and I haven’t done any real work at all, and already I’m exhausted by an endless stream of requests from “prospective employers,” few of whom appear legitimate.
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In a job interview, what does it mean when the interviewer asks, “Do you consider yourself to be a team player?”
Try searching Google for that exact phrase and you’ll find lots of definitive, absolute (there can be no other) explanations for the question — each offering a different interpretation. You’ll also find complaints by job-seekers and also by human resources professionals, criticizing the question as meaningless and unanswerable.
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I found two marketing articles quite thought-provoking this week:
The common factor, of course, is “which metrics should marketers use to evaluate performance?”
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This week, I received two emails promoting new “Cloud Computing” services, with incredibly low pricing and promises of unlimited wealth if I become a reseller. They’re scams. Don’t flush your money into the sewers where these crooks are.
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Over the past few months, in private emails, some smart folks have criticized the design of my LessonIndex.com web site.
It’s a crude, simple layout. Some call it unprofessional, while others suggest that it’s a poor demonstration of my skills. Some of these comments come from people I know and respect, but …
I think they’re wrong.
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Likeonomics was an engaging and sometimes interesting book, but without any real substance or value.
(Note: Likeonomics is NOT a book about the economics of “Likes” on Facebook. It’s about the importance of “likeability” for business or professional success.)
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In 2009, I wrote a blog post explaining “Why I Don’t Sign NDAs,” and reported that in 30 years of work as a reporter, attorney, and internet marketing consultant, I’ve signed exactly two Non-Disclosure Agreements, one of which was part of an employment contract.
Last week, I signed my third NDA.
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Online product reviews are a critical part of my buying process. But how useful, and how legitimate, are the product reviews we see on merchants’ web sites?
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The breadth and depth of the advice in Geno Prussakov’s book, Affiliate Program Management: An Hour a Day, is exceptional.
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