The primary lesson I learned at the BlogWorldExpo is that the best way to monetize your blog is through direct ad sales and affiliate marketing. That’s why I asked Jessie Jones, the CEO of PopShops.com, for advice on how to be successful with affiliate marketing. (PopShops.com is the world’s largest affiliate database and was awarded [...]

I admit it, my big blogging dream is to get a corporate sponsorship! Then I can say goodbye to “welfare for webmasters” (i.e., Google AdSense) and can stop obssessing about CPM rates. If you too are looking for a company to sponsor your blog, here is some advice from Geoff Nelson of BuzzCorps.com, whose marketing [...]

OK, so let’s start by saying that Sparkplugging isn’t . . . er . . . plugging any of these vendors.� On the other hand, we felt that visiting the booths on the convention center floor is really a big part of any conference.� Since we want the readers/viewers here to feel like they were [...]

Guy Kawasaki put me on the spot and asked how I could not have a Mac. And I told him I don’t like Macs (Sheesh).
So I thought I was getting him back by putting him on the spot to do a quick interview. In the end, it was probably one of the funniest clips yet.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAGvjYxtuW8[/youtube]