Every month, I make a few hundred dollars in affiliate sales as a blogger, and those who focus on this form of monetization make even more. When I first started selling products as an affiliate, I was lucky to make a few bucks a month with Amazon. Lots of bloggers have given brilliant advice about working as an affiliate, but today I wanted to talk about some tips that worked for me to increase affiliate sales. You can make a few changes to increase passive sales, like me, or you can really run with these tips to make a full-time income with affiliate sales.
TBEX Event at NMX
We’ve been putting the finishing touches on a couple of announcements – and an invitation – about TBEX at NMX, and we’re finally ready to show you what’s behind the curtain.
Happy New Year, TBEXers!
From all of us at TBEX and NMX, we want to wish you a very happy new year!
We’ve got lots to look forward to in 2013, with two excellent host cities in Toronto and Dublin to help us bring you the best possible travel blogging conference experiences, and we look forward to helping you achieve your blogging goals in 2013 and beyond.
How to Turn Twitter into a Feed Reader
I hate feed readers. Always have. Frankly, I just don’t have time to read every single post by every single blogger I like, not even close, so I only log into my feed reader once every day or two. Because I follow so many people, that means that every time I log in, my feed reader shows a billion unread posts. Some days, it looks so daunting to clear ‘em all out, that I just close my browser without reading anything.
TBEX Sponsored Speed Dating at ITB Berlin
If attending ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, here’s the scoop on getting your media accreditation and getting registered for the TBEX sponsored Speed Dating at ITB.
Happy Holidays, TBEXers!
Happy Holidays to the entire TBEX community, from everyone on the TBEX and NMX staff! We hope your holidays are full of good food, relaxation, and time spent with those you love – and, of course, plenty of travel planning.
The Instagram Exodus: Photo-Sharing Alternatives (and a Warning)
As soon as the details of Instagram‘s new Terms of Service were announced, users started jumping ship. I can’t recall how many people I’ve seen in my own Twitter and Facebook streams saying they had already deleted all of their photos and their entire account, but even if I’m extrapolating from that small sample size it’s pretty clear that plenty of people were irritated enough to instantly take action.
Familiar TBEX Faces on the NMX Stage
As most of you know, TBEX was acquired by BlogWorld & New Media Expo earlier in 2012. What you may not realize is that there was already a bit of overlap between the two conferences in terms of the people who grace the stage. Many TBEX speakers have been presenters at past BlogWorld events – including yours truly – and there’s a host of TBEX speakers in the line-up for the 2013 New Media Expo event next month in Las Vegas.
Are You Cheating on Your Blog?
Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Pinterest. Email. Sometimes it feels that by the time I’ve checked all my social networks, I don’t have any time left to actually visit my own blog. It’s only a matter of time before I’m caught with lipstick on my collar, so to speak. I love my blog, but sometimes I feel like I’m cheating on it.
Plenty of Reasons to Stay in Toronto Longer
Our host sponsors for TBEX 13, Tourism Toronto, tell me that there’s plenty of reasons TBEX attendees will want to stay in Toronto for awhile. Take a look at these major events and top performances taking place in the greater Toronto area during May and June, 2012. Whether you’re looking for cultural performance, family friendly exhibitions, neighborhood festivals, or a little of it all, I think you’ll want to stay in Toronto for awhile, too.
