Meet Super Affiliate Zac Johnson
I recently came across another affiliate marketing blog that's targeted mostly at making money online the old fashioned way, through affiliate programs. This is a hard game to be successful at, I've tried and failed miserably. Zac was looking to get some reviews on the blog since it's relatively new so I gave it a good look. I've got some friends that do really well with affiliate marketing but for me, it just doesn't work. I'm not sure why, but Zac Johnson just might have and answer for how one can make money through affiliate programs.
Zac is a Super Affiliate. How do we know? Because he tells us so. With ten years of experience going all the way back to high school where Zac was buying 12 packs of cola and selling them for .75 a can because the school only served Snapple, milk or water. Zac also worked with one of the very first affiliate programs, Pacific Coast Banner Company, a banner ad program that paid .01 per click for each visitor sent to their site. I'm not sure which is odder, the fact someone actually cited them in a bio page or the fact that I actually know who they are. If that isn't enough for you, simply take a look here.
ZacJohnson.com is neat site. At fist glance you might think you've landed on Rich Riches homepage because but after spending a bit of time nosing around that's hardly the case. Zac's a no nonsense kind of person that has gained a wealth of knowledge from his online ordeals and now feels the need to share that experience (or sees a developing niche where that experience can be utilized by other people for his benefit and theirs). Case in point, I run Amazon ads on some of my sites, they do ok. They do best when one of the artists I work with have a new album coming out, but other stuff, might as well not even bother. In a post titled "Motivation for the New Guys" Zac talks specifically about using Amazon in a very similar niche and while I didn't achieve near the results he did, I did get a couple of tidbits from that simple post that I will have to try in the future.
Being the blog is relatively new, there's not a great deal on different affiliate program as yet, but that should change (can't give up all the secrets at once). There are however some pretty interesting articles you'll want to check out:
- To Sell or Not To Sell where Zac discusses the thoughts behind selling a profitable website
- Digg Traffic vs. Google Traffic is a reflection on Chitika's analysis of clicks from each of the traffic sources.
- Why Do Affiliate Networks Let Super Affiliates Leave? Offers some nice thoughts on why this happens.
- Bad Companies & Lost Commissions looks at what happens when companies pick up and run without paying their affiliates.
Overall ZacJohnson.com is a pretty cool site. Some might look at it and wonder where the affiliate wisdom is, but I caution you to be patient. There would be little point in revealing everything one knows in one sitting and I look forward to hearing about programs Zac's had success with.
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Comment by Zac Johnson on 11 May 2007:
Hey James. Great post, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for reviewing the site, I appreciate it!
Comment by Zac Johnson on 18 May 2007:
Great review on the site! I really appreciate. Thanks.