TheSpew, Episode 9: Chris Pearson – Naked and Covered in Honey

TheSpew

Missy Ward (@missyward) of Affiliate Summit moderated this week with panelists:

Kim Rowley (@kimarketing), Affiliate Marketer, Mommy Blogger and President of Shoeaholics Anonymous

	Chris Pearson (@pearsonified), who is the master-mind behind ThesisTheme for Wordpress; avid health nut and organic food eater; formidable Scrabble opponent and blogger on Pearsonified.com, was our special guest this week.
Missy Ward & Chris Pearson

Today’s topics that were spewed were:

Our thoughts on the FTC forcing Bloggers to disclose when they are being paid for their posts and why it makes us want to vomit.

Why we think affiliates don’t need to disclose their affiliate links on Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc, no matter what the purists think.

Why its important to research the products and services that you’re marketing (which was included in a recent video presentation that Missy put out.)

Our favorite WordPress plug-ins for online marketers. (Thanks to Kim for putting the list together here.)

We also got the nitty-gritty on Chris when it comes to:

How and why he made the leap from engineering to building WordPress themes.

How his first theme “Cutline” was the springboard to Thesis and what makes it unique.

Things that are exciting him in the world of online marketing.

The reason he did the “How to Become a Celebrity” video

Tips on simple things to do to optimize blogs that are often overlooked.

Suggestions on getting started in blogging and how to go about monetizing a blog.

His personal life and his guilty pleasures.

What two women he’d love to do lunch with

The worst business advice he was ever given

What he really wants to do with his life