Product Creation Woes and OSC Wins
They say the best way to learn something is to try doing it. In affiliate marketing, there’s no better example than trying to create your own digital product. It sounds…
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The Origin of “A Penny for Your Thoughts”
I was sitting quietly with a cup of tea the other day, not really thinking of anything in particular — or at least, so it seemed. “You’re miles away,” my…
Affiliate Marketing: My MAP Journey Begins
It’s easy to think that success in affiliate marketing is just a few clicks away — especially when the sales pages make it all look so gloriously simple. But if…
Petra After Dusk: A Welshman in the Rose-Red City
The first glimpse came at the end of the Siq — that narrow sandstone gorge twisting through the Jordanian desert. We’d been walking for what felt like miles, the rock…
A Tawdry Tale: How St Audrey Gave Us a Word for Cheap and Nasty
As a lad growing up in the South Wales Valleys I never gave much thought to the words I used — they were just part of the rhythm of the…
Affiliate Software Overload: The One Tool I Actually Use
I remember the first time I typed “best affiliate marketing tools” into Google. Big mistake. Within seconds, I was drowning in blog posts listing 101 essential apps, 37 secret plug-ins,…
Posted inRoger's Reflections Travel Story
57 Years of Marriage: Moths, Maps and Mutual Respect
I’ve always believed that life is a bit like a cricket match. You turn up in good faith, bat your best innings, sometimes get caught out by a googly —…
Posted inAffiliate Marketing History Insight
Napoleon’s Last Stand – What It Taught Me About Planning Ahead
It was June 18, 1815. The fields near Waterloo in what is now Belgium were sodden and smoky, churned by the boots of thousands of men and the thunder of…
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Why We Say ‘Barking up the Wrong Tree’ – A Tale of Dogs, Lawmen and Mistakes
We’ve all done it. Chased the wrong lead, accused the wrong person, poured effort into the wrong project. And somewhere along the line, someone leaned back, arms folded, and said…
Posted inAffiliate Marketing Travel Story
The Day I Missed the Train
We’ve all had those days. Everything's going to plan—until it isn’t. Let me take you back to the summer of 1965. I’d just completed my first year at dental school…