Thoughts on Business and Autodidacticism.
Friday
August 2012
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Business
Pennsylvania passed an Affiliate Nexus Tax (aka “Amazon Tax,” “Main Street Fairness,” etc.) quickly and surprisingly back in December 2011. Thanks, I now know, to the efforts of the Performance Marketing Association- most of the CPS programs I had been a part of retained PA affiliates over the last nine months anyway.
That changed last week.
Monday
May 2012
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Tools
Whether you’re scraping title ideas, trying to slay a bad case of writer’s block, or just want to make sure you’ve covered every possible topic in a vertical- Ubersuggest.org can be an incredible resource for you, your client, or your business.
People Search for Answers. Provide Them.
Monday
December 2011
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Business
December 1st Pennsylvania passed the Affiliate Nexus Tax law, better known as “The Amazon Tax”. This measure is supposed to support small brick-and-mortars who have been hurt by online competition.
…and right before a big election year, what politician would say ‘no’ to helping mom-and-pops?
But I’m going to make a prediction: This law will produce no additional tax revenue and will result in net business losses in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday
October 2011
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Motivation
I recently crossed the threshold into affiliate marketing fossildom; namely, turning 30 years old. For an industry as young as internet marketing is proving to be, it feels two ticks to the right of ancient.
But I digress.
Allow me 60 seconds of your time to distill a myth that I bought into, hard and heavy, for most of my twenties. It is a complete waste of time.
You don’t need permission to ________________. (Insert whatever it is you want here).
Seriously. Read it again.
Tuesday
March 2011
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Productivity
I am a list builder.
I break projects down into their most granular tasks and write them down in a to-do list on an old school scrap of notebook paper. If you look around my desk, folded and tucked neatly reused as bookmarks into books on my shelf, and in my round file cabinet (aka the trash), you’ll find them everywhere.
Using to-do lists is reinforced everywhere on the web. The tech industry, in particular, is obsessed with the cult of productivity and to-do lists. There are posts on the 5 best to-do list managers, not-to-do lists, and there are apps for that.
The Problem With To-Do Lists
Saturday
January 2011
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Business
The SEO and affiliate marketing industries are necessarily monofocused. This is a product of the fact that NONE of us went to school for this (no one in my 1986 kindergarten class said they wanted to be an SEO when they grew up!) and that the body of knowledge it takes for someone to be good at it makes them an incessant self-learner. The internet changes at an exponential pace and its often all we can do to keep up with the new developments, much less do actual work.
Thursday
January 2011
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Business, Conferences, Local Lead Gen
Below you can find the Slideshare of my presentation with Adhustler (if you are interested in Local Lead Gen and aren’t following his blog, you’re missing out) from Affiliate Summit West 2011.
Wednesday
January 2011
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Conferences
In the Internet Marketing industry you can go from newbie to conference veteran easily in a year. One, there are so many of them and two, internet years go twice the speed of dog years.
Gearing up to Affiliate Summit West I told myself if it wasn’t for the fact I had promised to speak on a panel, I wouldn’t have gone at all. As a salty conference veteran of 3 or so years, I thought I knew everyone I needed to know and could garner the information provided just as easily by staying at home and reading things online.
I was wrong.
4 Reasons Industry Conferences are Important if You’re a Veteran…
Tuesday
December 2010
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Business, Conferences
If you don’t see the obvious advantages to bringing less to conferences like Affiliate Summit West, let me give you…
8 Good Reasons to Pack Light
1. Avoid the long line to check bags and get your boarding pass.
2. No need to worry about your bags being delayed or lost.
3. No annoying $25 +/bag surcharge. This adds up especially if you have to switch airlines or pack oversized luggage.
Sunday
December 2010
COMMENTS
Written by Amanda, Posted in Motivation
While rummaging through some old papers early this morning I stumbled on a quote I kept on the cork board above my desk in college.
I thought it practicable when I was 19, but in rereading I find so much more truth to it today, ten years worth of life experiences later.
