Eric Nagel

Eric Nagel

CTO, PHP Programmer, Affiliate Marketer & IT Consultant

From New Merchant to List of Opportunities

I saw a new merchant come across ShareASale today: Online Amish Furniture. I probably only looked at them because I found it funny that the Amish are selling online…

And yes, I know this site has leaks all over it. As an affiliate, part of your job is to educate the merchant (or point them to an OPM or some Merchant Affiliate Program Training)

But what was interesting were the links at the bottom of their site

Online Amish Furniture categories
Online Amish Furniture categories

These just screamed at me: Exact-Match Domains!

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On-Site SEO

MeetupOn September 27, I presented about On-Site SEO at the Affiliate Summit Toronto Meetup Group at Syndicate in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Eric Nagel speaking at the Affiliate Summit Toronto Meetup Group
Eric Nagel speaking at the Affiliate Summit Toronto Meetup Group

Liz Gazer of Growthspurt Media organized the event; Eric Schwarzer also spoke with this presentation, 16 random things you can do to improve your productivity, mindset and achieve bigger goals. Eric is full of energy, but if you can get him to focus for a minute, you’ll see he’s a true genius (and a great speaker).

Download PDF IconDownload a PDF of my On-Site SEO presentation from the Affiliate Summit Toronto Meetup Group.

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Buying & Selling Websites Affiliate Summit Session

Matt Mckiewicz, founder of flippa.com, presented a great session at Affiliate Summit titled, Buying & Selling Established Websites for Profit.

Matt Mckiewicz speaking about Buying & Selling Established Websites for Profit

If you read my review of Wil Reynolds’ Keynote, you may remember he talked about the power of one: the one person or one session that made all of the time and money you put into getting to Affiliate Summit worth it. For me, this may be that session. I even toyed with the idea of not doing a write-up, as I found this information to be that valuable, but I’ll share it with you.

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Merchant Basics Affiliate Summit Session

Deb Carney (aka Loxly) and Jeff Grill presented at Affiliate Summit in a session titled, Merchant Basics. So why did I, an affiliate, attend a session aimed at merchants? A few reasons:

  1. Deb and I have done podcasts together, educating merchants on how to run a successful affiliate program. She, from the merchant / OPM side and I as an affiliate. It’s good to make sure you and your partner are on the same page (more on this later).
  2. I was representing the press (as a blogger) and didn’t want to just cover affiliate sessions.

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