I would like to make a post to all thank all the veterans in the country that have given their life, a limb and/or their time so that I can have the freedom that I have today.

My stepfather is a Vietnam Veteran and he makes it an absolute point to walk up to every person he notices wearing a Vietnam hat, Korean War hat or whatever it may be and thank them for their service.  He hated being drafted and sometimes doesn’t even mention that he served, he just wants to tip his hat and say thank you every chance he gets.  I wish I could be half the man that he his sometimes.

So once again, thank you to all the past and current Veterans.  I cannot thank you enough for the opportunities that you’ve given me.  One of my favorite quotes ever is, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.  If you can read this in English, thank a soldier.”

After watching the TV202 interview Wes did with Ryan Pamplin from Ryactive it dawned on me that reading WickedFire is killing my productivity.  I have to stop it.

I find that anytime I become bored or just want to find something to do I head over to WickedFire and check out the new posts.  This is holding me back.  I need to start doing more and reading less.

I’ve been busy buying domains and starting too many damn projects lately.

I’ve started two different PPC campaigns which aren’t fun to do research for and setup.  This will include researching and buying a domain name, researching keywords and setting up the landing page.  Hopefully they will pay off.  I’m trying out a tried and true product that some people are banking off right now.  The next campaign is for an exclusive offer that has the highest EPC I’ve ever heard of.  Plus, it doesn’t look like there’s much competition and I’m hoping it’s gold.

I’ve been slacking off on updating this blog lately.

I’ve been trying to upload some videos to my YouTube and Myspace accounts to generate some traffic to a ringtone site.

I’ve been trying to get one of my video sites working properly and some traffic generated towards it.

I’ve been busy trying to maintain and tweak my Facebook and Myspace ad campaigns.

Plus on top of it all I have an 8-5 desk job every day.  For those wondering, yes, I’ve been doing a lot of my affiliate marketing work during my down time at work.  See my previous post about how I manage my time.

I’m reading forums daily and some people’s blogs to see what’s going on in the world of other affiliate marketers who I consider successful and worth keeping up with.

Not to mention I do have a social life!

Like Wes Mahler says, you only need to focus on one or two projects at a time.

Time to get back to work, peace.

When I first started affiliate marketing I figured I would buy one generic domain and setup multiple subdomains.  I figured this was the most cost effective way.  I was right, it was cost effective.  But that’s about it.

If you ever wanted to build up a mini site and sell it, get a domain.  For what it’s worth, I use GoDaddy for my domains.

In the past two weeks I’ve doubled the amount of domains.  Theyre like virtual properties, literally.  Don’t waste your time buying anything but .com’s.  You could get lucky and find the right domain and it be worth hundreds or even thousands in a year’s time.

I made a post over at WickedFire asking what everybody’s expectations of their Affiliate Manager is. I’ve copied my exact post below and I’ve also linked to it here.

What are your expectations from your affiliate manager?

Mine are simple.

1. Timely responses. I HATE waiting a few hours for a response, let alone 24 hours. Anything over 4 hours is unacceptable in my opinion. And I hate waiting for anything longer than 2 hours when it comes to this business.
2. Network/AM as a whole. I want to hear any changes from them concerning the campaigns I’m creating leads for, such as payout changes, rules/requirement changes, etc… BEFORE they happen. A few hours notice would be sufficient so I can make changes accordingly.

I don’t feel that’s too much to ask.

What are your expectations?

I know many network owners and affiliate managers have read this post. Chime in on the post or in my comments if you would like your thoughts to be read.