Joining me this week is someone I met for the first time at Affiliate Summit East 2011. I knew right away that I’d like to have him on as a guest. Eric Schwarzer has a pretty extraordinary mind; he is an idea guy, smart as a whip, sharp as a tack, clever as a… um… something that’s clever (unlike me right now, apparently). Listen as Eric deftly turns the interview around, this guy should be doing his own shows.

Eric “From Canada” first got into affiliate marketing about five years ago or so, and found that it really fits well for his family and lifestyle. We talked a lot about working from home, traveling on business and Las Vegas. While we were talking about Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas, Eric mentioned Defcon, which also happens there. We really jumped into an in-depth discussion about computer security, passwords protection and the future of everything. How secure are the companies we work with?

One of Eric’s great projects right now is 8-10 minute site reviews. For only $5 via Fiverr.com, Eric will review a page (or several pages) from your sites and offer his critiques. He did it for this site and my newsletter sign-ups doubled. No lie. Doubled, just by taking his advice and moving my sign-up form to a better place on the page. Go check out Eric’s SEO and site design reviews, it’s absolutely worth [more than] a fiver.

Also of note is the Beta version of CBHUD, an upcoming ClickBank insights tool. Go sign up!

Follow Eric on Twitter and at his site, AllSpun.com.

Recorded October 6, 2011.

Joining me this week is Karen Garcia, a long-time member of the affiliate marketing community. Did you know she’s a physicist???

Karen, a co-founder of GTO Management, is an award winning outsourced program manager. She’s a 12 year veteran of affiliate marketing and is a frequent speaker at industry events like the Performance Marketing Expo and Affiliate Summit. She’s been published in FeedFront magazine, and is a major supporter of Affiliate Marketers Give Back, the wonderful breast cancer awareness organization.

I find it’s best to begin at the beginning, so I asked Karen how she got her start in affiliate marketing. I was floored when she told me that she has a science background and is a physicist. Karen and I talked about why she’s hopeful about the industry, what drives her and the symbolism behind the GTO Management name and logo.

Every year at Affiliate Summit West, GTO Management puts on, with partners Things From Another World and BowlingShirt.com, a midnight bowling event. Proceeds from the event go to Affiliate Marketers Give Back! If you’ll be joining us in Vegas in January, Karen & company will be putting on the bowling night once again, and I’ll be there. We’d love to see you there. Once I have details to share I’ll pass them along!

Get Rich Click is a best-selling book this summer!

It’s the first book by Marc Ostrofsky, a super successful Internet entrepreneur and a friend of mine.

So I invited Marc to join me for a special episode of Click Millionaires Radio, just for you!

Exclusive Get Rich Click Interview Podcast for You

Listen to this free podcast for Marc’s insights into how you can make money online, even if you’re starting with no money!

(Click here if you can’t see the player or download a free MP3 of this interview here.)

Together in this Click Millionaires podcast we discuss many of the interesting topics in his new Get Rich Click! book, including:

• Selling before You Buy
• Affiliate Marketing
• Reverse E-Commerce
• Profiting from the Internet Real Estate of Domain Names
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Pay per Action
• Lead Generation
• And more.

And yes, Get Rich Click! does sound lot like my first book, Internet Riches. In fact, Marc is a big fan of Internet Riches – he even called me for advice before he started writing his book.

Listen to the podcast for some valuable business-building tips, marketing ideas, and learn how the Click Millionaires approach is similar to Marc’s Get Rich Click philosophy, too.

Please share your comments on this exclusive new podcast below?

And if you have questions for me or Marc, just let us know. We both want you to succeed online like we have!

Thanks for listening.

p.s. If you liked this episode of Click Millionaires Radio, check out dozens of free past episodes here. (And subscribe for new ones here on BlogTalkRadio or iTunes!)

p.p.s. And see my more detailed book review of Get Rich Click! here.

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

You’ve come to love it – our interviews!  This go-round we’re interviewing speakers at the upcoming Affiliate Summit East 2011 at the New York Hilton in New York, NY.  Mike’s a busy beaver and needs a break, so my co-host for this episode is the awesome Eric Nagel!  Today we’re chatting with John Monarch about his origins in affiliate marketing & his “Ask the Expert” topic “High Risk Merchanting – Management and Risk Mitigation”. John is the President of Monarch Holdings LLC. In this episode we discuss:

• John’s origins in the Physics world and his transition into affiliate marketing.
• Some fellow former physicists Karen Garcia & Brad Waller.
• Merchants in certain niches need to be aware if their space is considered “high risk” by the banking industry (like smaller travel merchants).
• John’s ready to talk to merchants about their banking and how to avoid charge backs and keep their rates at a reasonable risk level.
• The difference between a charge back and a refund.  A charge back, whether won or lost, still counts against a merchant’s charge back number.
• Put John’s discussion on your Affiliate Summit Schedule! Monday August 22nd, 5:00 – 6:00 pm in the Networking Space.
• Follow John on Twitter: @papajohn56
• Show some love to today’s co-host Eric Nagel! Blog: EricNagel.com & Twitter: @esnagel

Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! Be old fashioned and just leave us a comment!

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit East 2010, coming up in just a month in New York City. This time, we talk to Joe Stepniewski about his origins in affiliate marketing & his presentation “Innovate! New Exciting Applications of Affiliate Marketing”.  Joe is still working on his presentation, so you’ll have to listen to know how to help him address your questions! In this episode we discuss:

• Joe’s origin story and work with Skimlinks.
• Their shiny new Golden Link Award for Technology Genius!
• Help Joe put together his presentation with questions on Twitter – @DigiJoe.

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit East 2010, coming up in just a month in New York City. This time, we talk to Drew Bennett and Tim Jones about their origins in affiliate marketing & their panel “How Bloggers Can Successfully Connect with Audiences”. Tim & Drew don’t give too much away, so if you want to learn more, you’ll have to go to their panel at the conference! In in this episode we discuss:

• BenSpark.com & the origin of the name.
• Geek Dads Weekly – Drew’s other podcast.
• DestinationsInFlorida.com – one of Tim’s first affiliate ventures.

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit East 2010, coming up in just a month in New York City. This time, we talk to Christopher Calvi about his origins in affiliate marketing & his Ask the Experts topic “Using APIs to Maximize Affiliate Opportunities”. Chris chats with us about what he does at AdKnowledge and the new acquisition of Hydra . In this episode we discuss:

• Chris’ blog Politivi.com.
• What an API is.
• The APIs available at AdKnowledge.
• Lewis Carrol trivia

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit East 2010, coming up in just a month in New York City. This time, we talk to Tricia Meyer, the other Tricia, about her origins in affiliate marketing & her panel “Strategies for Marketing Toward Women”. We also learn some interesting information on marketing to the demographic of women. In in this episode we discuss:

• How Tricia got into affiliate marketing.
• The origins of Helping Moms Connect & Sunshine Rewards.
• How cigars are selling well to women.

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

In this third and final installment of my interview with Rand Fishkin (CEO of SEOmoz) and Guillaume Bouchard (CEO of NVI, the agency I work for), I asked the two search gurus about mobile search. After all, “mobile is the next big thing, right?”

Guillaume made an interesting analogy between the mobile web and a more common technology, and Rand emphasized just how mobile ads will have be completely different from other online advertising.

In this second installment of my interview with Rand Fishkin (CEO of SEOmoz) and Guillaume Bouchard (CEO of NVI), the two search gurus get to chatting about Google Wave. Both of them raise some interesting points, but for a couple of super-search-geeks, they’re reaction wasn’t what you might expect. Of course, you’ll have to watch the video to find out what I mean by that.