Synopsis
Since 2003, James Martell has been keeping affiliate marketers inspired, informed and motivated to succeed with affiliate programs. The Affiliate Buzz is the first and longest running podcast in the affiliate marketing industry. James interviews top affiliates and industry thought leaders on whats working now (and what isnt) in the pay-for-performance industry. Topics include marketing strategies ranging from podcasting, outsourcing, copyrighting, search engine optimization (SEO), social media, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ebooks, membership sites and more. James is often joined by his wife Arlene who draws from her 15+ years working alongside James raising their family of 4 from home thanks to their success with affiliate marketing and they share it all in this popular weekly podcast. Subscribe now.
Episodes
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AB #342 | Matt McWilliams: Creating Your Own Product (An Inspiring Success Story)
23/06/2014 Duration: 56minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, host and Instructor of the Affiliate Marketers BootCamp, James Martell, is joined first by Kimberly Juchnowski and later by Matt McWilliams, President of Matt McWilliams Consulting and a 2010 Affiliate Manager of the Year at the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards. → The post AB #342 | Matt McWilliams: Creating Your Own Product (An Inspiring Success Story) appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #341 | How a Google Applied ‘Manual SPAM Action Penalty’ was Successfully Removed
20/06/2014 Duration: 32minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, host and Instructor of the Affiliate Marketers BootCamp, James Martell is joined by his wife Arlene Martell. In this episode, they talk about how a Google Manual SPAM Action penalty was removed from a student’s website. → The post AB #341 | How a Google Applied ‘Manual SPAM Action Penalty’ was Successfully Removed appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #340 | Todd Crawford: Transparency, and a Multi-Channel Approach to the Pay for Performance Model
14/06/2014 Duration: 35minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, host and Instructor of the Affiliate Marketers BootCamp, James Martell is joined by Todd Crawford, the co-founder and Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Impact Radius offer up a lively discussion about why publishers, advertisers and affiliate agencies should be implementing a multi-channel approach to their affiliate marketing partnerships. → The post AB #340 | Todd Crawford: Transparency, and a Multi-Channel Approach to the Pay for Performance Model appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #339 | Jeannine Crooks: Working at Home Offers Time Flexibilty and Cost Savings
09/06/2014 Duration: 34minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, James Martell is joined by Jeannine Crooks, Senior Account Manager at Affiliate Window, while his wife is away. During the course of this episode, James and Jeannine explore her background from her thirty years of marriage to working from home in the affiliate marketing industry. → The post AB #339 | Jeannine Crooks: Working at Home Offers Time Flexibilty and Cost Savings appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #338 | Basecamp: A Game Changing Tool to Scale Your Publishing Business
07/06/2014 Duration: 32minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, James Martell is joined by his wife Arlene Martell and JambMedia’s manager of business services, Kimberly Juchnowski, to talk about the game changing tool Basecamp. This virtual team management tool is brilliantly developed to help with business building and online success. → The post AB #338 | Basecamp: A Game Changing Tool to Scale Your Publishing Business appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #337 | Why Building an Audience Needs to Be at the Top of Your List
02/06/2014 Duration: 50h00sIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, James Martell is joined by his wife Arlene Martell, to discuss strategies for list building and growing your audience. Before they start however, James asks his wife where she snuck off to early in the morning. Arlene replies she was taking the time to see their grandchild for a ‘baby snuggle morning’, something she is able to do because of the flexibility of her work, which is aided by having a large list. → The post AB #337 | Why Building an Audience Needs to Be at the Top of Your List appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #336 | How to Hire a Great Graphic Designer (and Save a Bundle)
26/05/2014 Duration: 31minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell take you through the vetting process and the advantages of having a good graphic designer available for the creative needs of your company. → The post AB #336 | How to Hire a Great Graphic Designer (and Save a Bundle) appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #335 | Podcasting’s Rise in Popularity Offers Numerous Opportunities to Savvy Affiliates
20/05/2014 Duration: 29minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, host James Martell is joined by guest Todd Cochrane from RawVoice and GeekNewsCentral. The two talk about the lucrative opportunities for affiliate marketers to offer tools to eager podcasters. Podcasting has exploded onto the affiliate marketing scene, and presents a unique revenue opportunity. → The post AB #335 | Podcasting’s Rise in Popularity Offers Numerous Opportunities to Savvy Affiliates appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #334 | Podcasting Finally Arrives – iTunes Announces 1 Billion Podcast Subscribers
12/05/2014 Duration: 08minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell talk about a topic that is near and dear to their hearts -- podcasting. After all, the Affiliate Buzz is the longest running podcast dedicated to the affiliate marketing industry. → The post AB #334 | Podcasting Finally Arrives – iTunes Announces 1 Billion Podcast Subscribers appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #333 | ShareASale ThinkTank 2014 Announced to Take Place in Charlotte, North Carolina
05/05/2014 Duration: 10minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell talk about ShareASale Think Tank 2014, which has been announced to be presented at the four star Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina. → The post AB #333 | ShareASale ThinkTank 2014 Announced to Take Place in Charlotte, North Carolina appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #332 | Google+ Hangouts to Create High Quality Content and Brand Optimization
28/04/2014 Duration: 31minDo you use Google Plus Hangouts for business? Are your customers aware of your online presence? If you haven’t considered all the tools available at your disposal, then you might not be optimizing your brand to its full potential. → The post AB #332 | Google+ Hangouts to Create High Quality Content and Brand Optimization appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #331 | Canada Marketing Summit 2014 – Yes, We’ll Be There! :)
22/04/2014 Duration: 32minDo you plan to attend Canada Marketing Summit 2014? Is your business in need of help with marketing strategies, online lead generation, or advertising? If attending a conference for your business isn’t in your future, then you could be missing out on significant growth opportunities. → The post AB #331 | Canada Marketing Summit 2014 – Yes, We’ll Be There! :) appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #330 | Breakation: Work Hard, Play Hard
14/04/2014 Duration: 31minDo you want to get away from it all with a trip south of the border? Could you use a break from the mind-numbing chore of following the same schedule, day after day? If you’ve never taken a breakation from daily life, then you’re missing out on a lifetime of relaxing memories. → The post AB #330 | Breakation: Work Hard, Play Hard appeared first on James Martell.
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AB #329 | Affiliate Marketers Can Minimize Taxable Income By Maximizing Expenses
07/04/2014 Duration: 31minDoes the thought of filing your taxes leave you with dread? Are you confused about what deductions you can write off? Is your accountant familiar with affiliate marketing? If you aren’t sure what you can deduct from taxes in affiliate marketing, then you could be paying too much. → The post AB #329 | Affiliate Marketers Can Minimize Taxable Income By Maximizing Expenses appeared first on James Martell.
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Affiliate Buzz #328 – Bookkeeping for Affiliate Marketers: Oil & Water
31/03/2014 Duration: 31minDoes balancing the books put a kink in your affiliate marketing goals? Are you constantly putting off dreaded bookkeeping until the last minute? If you aren’t staying on top of bookkeeping in affiliate marketing, then you could be asking for trouble. Bookkeeping and affiliate marketing are like oil and water. Although it’s not the most → The post Affiliate Buzz #328 – Bookkeeping for Affiliate Marketers: Oil & Water appeared first on James Martell.
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Affiliate Buzz #327 – Google Penguin and Panda – What’s Up?
25/03/2014 Duration: 29minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell answer a question on post Google Panda and Penguin* that was asked during their Daily Traffic Blueprint** course at The School Of Internet Marketing. Penguin is the latest Google algorithm update, released on the heels of Panda which came out the previous year. → The post Affiliate Buzz #327 – Google Penguin and Panda – What’s Up? appeared first on James Martell.
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Affiliate Buzz #326 – How to Get (and Stay Organized)
07/03/2014 Duration: 29minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell talk at length about the importance of getting and staying organize and share some tools of their trade including RoboForm, Skype and products for managing projects and workflow including Google Drive and BaseCamp. With all the passwords and solutions for handling, storing, and → The post Affiliate Buzz #326 – How to Get (and Stay Organized) appeared first on James Martell.
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Affiliate Buzz #325 – 16 Incredible (& FREE) WordPress Plugins
21/02/2014 Duration: 31minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell offer up a list of plugins for webmasters of all kinds that provides the right tools to maintain an Affiliate Marketing Program or any website run by WordPress. Finding the right plugin can double or triple your optin rate. James shares that these → The post Affiliate Buzz #325 – 16 Incredible (& FREE) WordPress Plugins appeared first on James Martell.
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Affiliate Buzz #324 – Increase Subscribers with a Killer Optin
14/02/2014 Duration: 30minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene Martell discuss some ways to create a killer opt-in offer to increase the number of people who subscribe to your podcast. This topic is always popular as it is always relevant to affiliate marketers. Over the years James and Arlene have spent a lot → The post Affiliate Buzz #324 – Increase Subscribers with a Killer Optin appeared first on James Martell.
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Affiliate Buzz #323 – A Fresh Start – Really ‘Nailing It’ In 2014
07/02/2014 Duration: 33minIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz, hosts James and Arlene discuss the best ways to up your productivity level in 2014. Because this is a brand new year, there is no time like the present to get a fresh start and this episode can help you achieve that. The episode kicks off with an → The post Affiliate Buzz #323 – A Fresh Start – Really ‘Nailing It’ In 2014 appeared first on James Martell.