Wade Tonkin and Greg Hoffman come out swinging in this refurbished version of the Affiliate Juice Podcast. We have decided to be proactive in our assessments of affiliate programs and the surprise inspection is the new norm. If merchants want equal time, we will gladly record the next podcast with them as featured guests.

All Net Media – Highest EPC in our initial search. Constructive criticism on a program that looks like it could do high volume in the future.
N1 Wireless – Huge NoNos in this program. All kinds of madness.
PCS Outdoors 3 Phone numbers on the homepage
Kigo Footwear Several leaks but with the right niche affiliates, this could be a great program.

Wade’s word of the podcast? disintermediation

Contact us if you are interested in a review of your affiliate program.

This time on the Sports AffCast we were joined by Affiliate Summit co-founder Shawn Collins and talked at length about his project called Extra Money Answer - a site set up to help new affiliates be successful at getting into affiliate marketing without a “get rich quick” approach.

Wade mentioned that he’s been recommending this to prospective affiliates that he’s declining and for affiliates with some promise that looked like they could use some strategic and tactical advice to be successful.    We also talked about Affiliate Summit West that is coming up in January in Las Vegas and Shawn and Jon heckled each other’s NFL team affiliations.

To close Jon covered what’s hot in the world of Golf with Tiger Woods coming back into the tournament winners fold and gave advice on the geographic regions where bookings are still hot at GolfNow.com and Wade covered what’s hot in Licensed Sports Merchandise (NFL Hoodies, Sweats and Jackets – College Post-Season Merchandise, NHL and NBA Team Gear)  at Fanatics.

You can follow Jon on Twitter at  @jon_nunez ,  Wade  at @affile8warrior and Shawn Collins at @affiliatetip

AMFC is powered this week by myself, Wade Tonkin and Greg Hoffman.

Wade was vexed by having to choose from the items on the menu from a BBQ restaurant at the behest of his company. He decided to go with the blackened salmon, which prompted a discussion about what exactly “blackened” means. Honestly, I had no idea. Also: seafood restaurants and how to navigate them.

I talked at length about the new bike that I have and how it makes a significant difference in the quality of my exercise. I explained how I got the bike, where it came from and why I have it. It wasn’t a “hey, I think I’ll buy a bike” situation; the bike was given to me by JensonUSA in exchange for blogging my experiences with it. More about that on Yet Another Weight Loss Show #25.

Greg is recovering from his successful shoulder surgery and we gave him props for handling the whole situation really well. While some people would simply give up, feel sorry for themselves and start two-fisting junk food, Greg is restless, eager to get back to work and only using one hand for the junk food – while still balancing that with some normal food choices. The medication has been a little rough, though.

All three of us have seen a weight loss over the past week. None of us had a giant drop, but were all in the range of 1-3 pounds or so. Down is down though, and we’ll count our successes where we find them!

Follow us on Twitter: Daniel M. Clark • Wade Tonkin • Greg Hoffman

Next week – more with the AMFC crew; tune in at QAQN.com at Noon (Eastern) to find out who will be on the show and what we’ve been up to. Interact with us as we do the show live by using the hashtag #qaqn on Twitter.

Thanks for listening!

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!

It seems longing for a simpler time, back when we all religiously listened to Geek Cast, is a virus that’s going around.  Before the band got back together last week on Affiliate Thing, we had a similar idea to emulate that model for fun.  Mike is back, and we were also joined by Wade Tonkin of Fanatics and Drew Bennett of BenSpark.com. In in this episode we discuss:

• Our collective love of the original Geek Cast with Shawn Collins, Sam Harrelson, Jim Kukral, and Lisa Picarille.
• The passing of Steve Jobs… would the reaction be similar if Bill Gates had passed?
• CityCrashVille Hometown on iPad.
• Speculating on what Affiliate Summit Central will be.
• Upcoming Affiliate Summit West in January and how the session voting is going.
• Mike’s recap of the New York Comic Con

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

#WINNING

We can’t describe this podcast any other way. Talking with Wade Tonkin from Football Fanatics was 44 minutes of affiliate marketing gold. Wade is the new in-house manager for this program and he has found a great new home. He’s a former OPM with GTO Management and all around good guy. He’s also Greg’s first fellow Kowabunga alum on Affiliate Juice. Wade was podcasting live from Panera Bread in Jacksonville and the background noise was kind of cool. Listen to find out why he wasn’t sitting at his desk!

Football Fanatics is on Shareasale, Commission Junction, Google and their own in-house program that has been around forever.

Football Fanatics sells officially licensed merchandise for NCAA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and even NASCAR. We have a huge selection of jerseys, shirts, hats, collectibles, memorabilia, and more. We have over 150,000+ items available and many more on the way! We are constantly improving our operations and our online shopping experience to ensure we develop and progress as a leader in our industry.

Fans all over the world shop with us every day, and we take pride in offering our top quality customer service to all who shop at Football Fanatics and our affiliate support will maintain that level of commitment to service as well.

Our experience in the industry and dedication to customer satisfaction has strengthened our conversion to well above the industry average. We pay a 10% commission on every sale generated through your affiliate site. With the continued growth of our unique product mix and top brands such as Nike, Reebok and Adidas, as well as our solid collection of throwback jerseys, we have something for all sports fans.

Here are some of the details of what we offer in the FootballFanatics.com Affiliate Program:

10% Payout
60 Day Cookie
6% + Conversion Rates
150,000 + product data feed
GoldenCan and PopShops Support
Dedicated affiliate management by Bill Lambe and Wade Tonkin

Visit Affiliate Juice to find out how to enter your program for analysis. More about us: Joe runs a brand management company and Greg runs an affiliate program management agency.

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, this time talking to folks involved with Blog World Expo, coming up in a couple of weeks in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay.  Today we talk to Karen Garcia & Wade Tonkin, co-founders at GTO Management and managers of the Blog World Expo affiliate program.  We chat casually about what they’re looking forward to about Blog World Expo, and a bit about our proposed panels at Affiliate Summit West 2011 in January.  In in this episode we discuss:

• Register for Blog World Expo now!  Book your flight & hotel too!
• Vote for Mike & Wade’s Panel Affiliate Improv!
• Vote for Karen & Trisha’s Panel Behind the Curtain of Affiliate Management
• It’s not too late to join & promote the Blog World Expo affiliate program on ShareASale!
• Visit the GTO Management booth at Blog World Expo!

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

Jason Rubacky and Eric Nagel discuss industry issues from two different points of view: as an affiliate and as an affiliate development manager. On this week’s episode…

• Wade Tonkin of GTO Management
• Swatch Internet Time
• Affiliate Summit UnConference
• Affiliate Summit TV Commercial (& links to FireYourBoss2010.com)
• CAMA
• How to communicate with affiliates
• How to communicate with networks, merchants
• ShareASale RoadShow 2010: The Texas Takeover
• BlogWorld & New Media Expo (Affiliate Program on ShareASale) – save 10% with coupon "bothtracks"
• SOBCon

Find us on…

• Twitter: @bothtracks
• Facebook: bothsidesofthetracks
• #GetSome
• Eric Nagel Website
• @JasonRubacky
• @esnagel

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A Publisher (Mike Buechele) and an Affiliate Manager (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

Show notes by Trisha Lyn Fawver, always.

This week we are FINALLY joined by Wade Tonkin of GTO Management and the man  behind the Christian Affiliate Marketers Association.  We had a fine conversation, accidentally recorded in Mono instead of Stereo since I forgot to switch the defaults on this new computer.  I think the sound quality is good though, but welcome any feedback.  Since we’re all busy people, I opted for no intro music this week and we come in at a sultry 34:25. In in this episode we discuss:

• Who Wade is, i.e. a partner at GTO Management
• Blog World Expo and their affiliate program (which GTO Management professionally manages)
• The events put on by and the Christian Affiliate Marketing Association
• SponsoredTweets and how that’s going to Mike & Trisha

Update: You can watch this video in HD by clicking on the HD button on the YouTube player once the video starts playing.

Previously, we posted an interview with Wade Tonkin on affiliate trends in 2009. We had caught up with Wade at Wade at Affiliate Summit West 2009, and sat down to a nice long chat.

Well, this is the second installment of our time with Wade. In this clip, Wade discusses how he sees a lot of opportunity for both merchants and affiliates in a downturn economy. Wade is known for his work through GTO Management and the Christian Affiliate Marketing Association. Not to mention, he’s also a really friendly guy

Another one of the interesting people I got to sit down and chat with was Affiliate Summit West 2009 was Wade Tonkin of GTO Management. Wade and I sat down together to chat about the industry, and one of the many things that we discussed was upcoming affiliate marketing trends in 2009.

In this first clip, Wade discusses how he sees a lot of near-future potential for both mobile and video in the affiliate marketing space. Our chat, though, actually ran almost half an hour, so there’ll probably be more of Wade to come.