Allan Gardyne has been doing affiliate marketing almost as long as the term “affiliate marketing” has even existed so I was elated by his recent review of my Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords:
Adam Kreitman of WordsThatClick.com: From Struggling CEO to Respected Rainmaker
In this interview with Bryan Todd, Co-Author of the Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords, Adam tells the story of how he built a lucrative, flexible consulting practice that matched his child’s need for medical care – and now enjoys strong demand for his abilities:
"Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords changed my life."
As an author, nothing makes my day better than someone who says, “You changed my life!” Bryan and I got just such an email from blogger and PPC consultant Adam Kreitman:
Hi Bryan-
While the 80/20 Productivity and Consulting Accelerator courses this year have been incredible, I still credit the original version of The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords with…
Setting goals when your business bores you
Yesterday I was talking to a Roundtable member, Bill, from Colorado. His goal at the beginning of 2011 was 30% growth. He finished the year yesterday at 30.1% growth. He’s in a market where everyone else has lost ground this year, so BRAVO!
He mentioned that he wanted 2012 to bring him some new adventures; a repeat of 2011 wouldn’t be all that inspiring for him. He asked what I thought his 2011 goal should be.
I thought of my current project, the 2012 Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords – editing the 2nd edition to make the 3rd edition.
When I began, I was bored with it. “Gotta go through this thing and fix the stuff that’s out of date. B-o-r-i-n-g.”
The Death of Affiliate Marketing on Google
Yesterday on a teleconference Amit Mehta announced the death of affiliate marketing as we know it, on Google. (MP3 is available to R-Club members.)
The days of “thin affiliates” brokering clicks on the Big G are over.