Fellow DP Members.... I've started this thread to notify you each week of the super affiliate that we interview as part of the Pepperjam Network "Meet the Affiliates" Interview Series. The idea of the PJN interview series is to conduct exclusive interviews with successful affiliate marketers. Interviews are meant to be both entertaining and educational. I hope you enjoy! All interviews are posted on www.pepperjamnetwork.com/blog Since I've started this thread after we've already conducted a few MTA interviews, here are links to those interviews: Week #1 - Sam Harrelson Week #2 - Scott Hazard Week #3 - Rosalind Gardner Week #4 - Colin McDougal Week #5 - Zac Johnson Kris Jones CEO Pepperjam Network
Week # 6 - Pepperjam Network "Meet the Affiliates" Interview is with 15 year old Super Affiliate Harrison Gevirtz. Question #1 KRIS: Where are you from? How old are you? Where is the most exotic location you’ve ever been to - tell us about your trip… HARRISON: I am 15 years old, turning 16 on June 19th. The most exotic location i’ve ever been to that I can remember is Tokyo (which was about 2 weeks ago). I flew to Tokyo for only 5 days but had a blast. The culture of asia was unbelievable and I REALLY enjoyed my time in Tokyo! Question #2 KRIS: Please share with us the story of how (and why) you first got involved in affiliate marketing… HARRISON: I started out at 12 years old selling Diamonds and coins on eBay. After successfully doing this on eBay for almost a year I got bored and started to make simple turnkey websites on the side of running my eBay business. Eventually I totally stopped selling Diamonds & Coins and went full fledge on the internet stuff. I purchased a turnkey myspace website script and made a simple website and was able to turn the $15-20 I spent on a Domain & The script into about a grand. I continued to work on my site, and eventually made my own website that was not turnkey. After months of struggle with various ad networks playing games (Adsense banned me before I even had a chance to make any money… (I REALLY didn’t click my ads..but who cares) I started reading about affiliate marketing with search, etc and tried out some direct linking to affiliate offers on my websites via Banners, Links etc. This was profitable for the few clicks it generated daily and I decided to pursue more of an affiliate revenue lifestyle. I lost money on search for a while and finally got a hang of it. Now affiliate marketing really isn’t my full time gig as I am beginning to focus more on the client side of PPC with small business, and some b2b type clients. I still do affiliate stuff now, just not as much. CLICK HERE to read the entire interview.
This week on Pepperjam Network "Meet the Affiliates" I interviewed Paul Bourque from UberAffiliate.com. Here is a clip of the interview: Question #1 KRIS: Tell us the story of how and when your first got involved in affiliate marketing… PAUL: I first got into the game while in college. I was never a person for crappy part-time jobs at minimum wage or doing seemingly pointless homework every night. I was browsing Myspace and thought there may be money in it (little did I know), so I did some searches on how to build a web page. I came across Digital Point and made a couple contacts there, learned about affiliate marketing, and the rest is history. Question #2 KRIS: Where do you live? Are you married? Any children? Animals? PAUL: I currently live near Buffalo, New York. I’m not married but I’ve been dating my girlfriend for 2 years now, and that’s been a great experience as well. No lil super affiliates yet, and as far as animals do I love dogs and will be getting one soon. I just moved into a new home that I bought, so that’s been exciting as well. Question #3 KRIS: You recently created quite a bit of buzz within the affiliate marketing community through the announcement of UberCamp. What is UberCamp and why should affiliate marketers sign-up? PAUL: UberCamp is a simple idea with a common goal: to put smart affiliate marketers in touch to network and brainstorm ways to make money from affiliate marketing and improve what they already have. I’m an active member and affiliate just like they all are, and some of the conversation and discussions going on are great. The forum isn’t for complete beginners, and that’s why I created an application process. If you have some experience in affiliate marketing and want a place to network and brainstorm with a great group of guys, you can apply for UberCamp here. Question #4 KRIS: What are your top five favorite musical groups of all time? PAUL: 1) Blink 182 - cheesy and mainstream but I’m a drummer and love Travis Barker, and they’re the band I grew up to. 2) The Beatles - simply can’t beat them. 3) Angels and Airwaves/Plus 44 - Blink 182 broke up and split into these two bands. 4) John Mayer - dude has talent, his concerts are great. 5) Paramore - a new addition to my favorites list. She’s a girl, she’s got a voice, and she’s in a rock band. Hott! To see the rest of this interview visit the Pepperjam Network Blog HERE.
Thanks Jonathan! John Chow next week. We are definitely interested in sharing your story with our readers as well - we will be in touch. KBJ
This week on Pepperjam Network "Meet the Affiliates" I interview Technorati Top 100 Blogger and Super Affiliate John Chow. Here's a snippet from the interview... Meet the Affiliates: Interview #8 John Chow Question #1 KRIS: Where do you live? Are you married? Any children? Animals? JOHN: I live in Vancouver, BC Canada. I’m married and have two daughters but no pets. However, my wife would like to get a dog. Question #2 KRIS: Can you take us through a typical “day-in-the-life†of John Chow? JOHN: I generally get up at around 8AM. The first thing I do when I get into the office is check the email and delete the spam. Then I will check the comments on my blog and approve or reject any that were held for moderation. I also check stats and approve or reject any new TTZ Media applications at this time. The entire process takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Then I eat some breakfast. The rest of the day is divided between playing with my daughter, making a blog post, working out, chatting on IM or Twitter, hanging out with friends, etc. I don’t have any structured hours of work. Question #3 KRIS: We all know “John Chow†from the incredibly popular, entertaining and successful blog www.johnchow.com. Why has your blog been so successful? Are there any specific things you’ve done to get so many readers (as I write - 26,044 readers)? Can you share a few tips for our readers? JOHN: I think the biggest thing for the success of the blog has been its transparency. I don’t have anything to hide. What you read on the blog is pretty much how I am in real life. On the Internet, everyone can be whoever they want to be. However, it’s generally the ones that are themselves that will do well. CLICK HERE to continue reading the remainder of this interview.