{"id":7235,"date":"2017-09-08T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2018-05-07T15:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:52:06","slug":"zac-johnson-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Zac Johnson Interview: The Ultimate Affiliate Story [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mobid-before-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-742965152\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#zac-johnson-the-ultimate-interview\" >Zac Johnson: The Ultimate Interview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#zac-johnson-interview-the-real-deal\" >Zac Johnson Interview: The Real Deal<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#1-tell-us-about-yourself\" >1. Tell Us About Yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#2-brand-blog\" >2. Brand &amp; Blog<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#3-zacs-motivation\" >3. Zac\u2019s Motivation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#4-biggest-challenge\" >4. Biggest Challenge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#5-how-to-pick-a-niche\" >5. How to Pick a Niche<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#6-why-are-you-still-into-affiliate-marketing\" >6. Why Are You Still Into Affiliate Marketing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#7-essential-tips\" >7. Essential Tips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#8-biggest-newbie-mistake\" >8. Biggest Newbie Mistake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#9-tools-resources\" >9. Tools &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#10-the-future-of-mobile-affiliate-marketing\" >10. The Future of Mobile Affiliate Marketing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#11-best-niches\" >11. Best Niches<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#12-social-advertising\" >12. Social Advertising<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#13-landing-pages-tips\" >13. Landing Pages Tips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#14-choosing-an-affiliate-network\" >14. Choosing an Affiliate Network<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/zac-johnson-interview\/#15-zacs-world\" >15. Zac\u2019s World<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"zac-johnson-the-ultimate-interview\"><\/span>Zac Johnson: The Ultimate Interview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a lot of affiliate marketing experts out there.<\/p>\n<p>Some have blogs where they even talk about how they got started in affiliate marketing, how they became able to succeed, what is the moment they\u2019re most proud of in their path as marketers, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, most of those guys <em>don\u2019t have enough experience of the game to be talking about affiliate marketing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They haven\u2019t been in the industry long enough and haven\u2019t really been through the harsh test of time.<\/p>\n<p>Zac Johnson isn\u2019t one of those guys.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Zac has been in the game for 22 years, has had an amazingly successful career, and <strong>gives invaluable tips in his <a href=\"http:\/\/zacjohnson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affiliate marketing blog<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He even took the time to write a spectacular Mobidea Academy article that shows you how to increase profits with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-niche-sites\/\">affiliate niche sites<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>But what if you could have access to a cool interview in which Zac is gonna show you what he\u2019s all about?<\/p>\n<p>No biggie!<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video of Mobidea Academy\u2019s Zac Johnson Interview right now!<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-3050852696\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"semrushtrialseo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/semrushtrialseo.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zac Johnson: the Ultimate Affiliate Marketing Story!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/omHVaPs5m3M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wanna watch?<\/p>\n<p>Prefer reading?<\/p>\n<p>Then let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"zac-johnson-interview-the-real-deal\"><\/span>Zac Johnson Interview: The Real Deal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-tell-us-about-yourself\"><\/span>1. Tell Us About Yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hey, my name is Zac Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m an affiliate marketer and entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p>I got my start back in the mid-nineties, around 95\/96.<\/p>\n<p>I was really trying to figure out how to make money on the internet and that\u2019s when I came across affiliate marketing which actually happened with Amazon.com<\/p>\n<p>But even before that, I was in the AOL Web Diner Chat Room, making graphic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/banner-design-ads\/\">banners<\/a> for people and I said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, I\u2019ll make these banners for you if you send me a dollar in the mail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s really how I made my first dollar online.<\/p>\n<p>People would send me a dollar in the mail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7562 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"one dollar\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A lotta people wouldn\u2019t, because this was years before PayPal was around.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-payment-methods\/\">Affiliate Payment Methods: The Definitive Master Guide<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, when I came across making my own websites and being able to join the Amazon Affiliate Program and making money from sending them customers&#8230;that\u2019s really when things started to explode.<\/p>\n<p>From there, I found out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/mobile-cpa\/\">CPA<\/a> Marketing and Affiliate Marketing where I really no longer needed people to pull out their credit cards for me to make money.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I could get money from somebody signing up to a subscription form, maybe a newsletter, or even requesting a free mousepad, which was popular back in the day.<\/p>\n<p>All that went on for several years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, I decided to launch my own blog at ZacJohnson.com, to kind of move away from just being an affiliate marketer and building my own brand at that point.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve also launched a brand at blogging.org where I help people learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/make-money-home\/\">make money online<\/a> through the use of a blog.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-brand-blog\"><\/span>2. Brand &amp; Blog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For my personal brand, Zac Johnson, I\u2019m pretty much known in the industry for helping other people learn how to make money online.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s kind of how I went from affiliate marketer to becoming a brand.<\/p>\n<p>With my other website at Blogging.org, I really walk people through the process of what they need to do to come up with an idea, how to build a foundation for themselves online, create content, and then just really keep implementing different steps so that they can turn this into a legitimate business.<\/p>\n<p>Because when you think of blogging, a lot of people are just thinking that if they create content it\u2019s gonna build a business for them.<\/p>\n<p>But that really isn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s over a billion active websites on the internet today and they\u2019re all creating content so what I wanted to do was make an easy step-by-step process for people to actually implement, had them create content and then put a Call-to-Action in place, along with the right monetization methods as well.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s what you\u2019re gonna find at Blogging.org<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-zacs-motivation\"><\/span>3. Zac\u2019s Motivation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So what makes me wake up every day with a smile on my face?<\/p>\n<p>The cool thing is, I work out of my house, you can see right behind me, it\u2019s my own office.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy what I do.<\/p>\n<p>I get to help people online.<\/p>\n<p>I get new opportunities all the time.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been doing this for 20 years now.<\/p>\n<p>Even at that point, it\u2019s still not boring.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s fun, exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Every day, I wanna open up my email, there\u2019s something in there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7563 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"man with computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You never know what the day is gonna bring.<\/p>\n<p>Being able to work for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just classic.<\/p>\n<p>I have my friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>I love everybody so much, I appreciate everything I have.<\/p>\n<p>And if you ever have the opportunity to start making money online and work for yourself, I would definitely recommend you go that direction.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-biggest-challenge\"><\/span>4. Biggest Challenge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What was the biggest challenge that I ever faced?<\/p>\n<p>This is a tough one but I have to say about five years ago our house got destroyed by hurricane super storm Sandy.<\/p>\n<p>It pretty much flooded the place, about two feet of water in the house.<\/p>\n<p>And as I\u2019ve mentioned, I work out of my house.<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p_2-2\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-3778798479\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"backlinks\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png 970w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-250x52.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-700x144.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-120x25.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"970\" height=\"200\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We actually just moved back in recently and it\u2019s been a 5-year journey of dealing with engineers, and trying to get this thing back to where it was.<\/p>\n<p>And it just completely came out of nowhere so it\u2019s been quite a stress on everybody.<\/p>\n<p>Houses have been destroyed in the area, people are still moving back in.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just completely unexpected but the good thing is running an online business allowed me to actually do it at the same time, while managing contractors and rebuilding our house.<\/p>\n<p>Even when we had to move a few times in between, I was still able to run my business at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you run a business or whatever happens in life, you\u2019re gonna come across some huge obstacles but &#8211; as long as you can keep getting through them &#8211; everything should hopefully be okay.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-how-to-pick-a-niche\"><\/span>5. How to Pick a Niche<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to promoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/profitable-niches\/\">niche<\/a> or getting into a market for affiliate marketing, I usually like to get into something that I\u2019m interested in and at least have a passion for because the last thing I want to do is promote something or create a website or content around something I absolutely hate or have no interest in.<\/p>\n<p>Then it just becomes another job and that\u2019s the last thing you wanna do.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"tired person\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But at the same time, if you\u2019re doing this just to make money as a business, it doesn\u2019t really matter what you\u2019re promoting, as long as you know how to effectively get it in front of the right audience and make money with it at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>This all goes back to demographic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-campaign-targeting\/\">targeting<\/a>, knowing what traffic sources to use, and continually split testing.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to choosing a niche, if you\u2019re gonna create something that you\u2019re gonna be focusing on every day with content and creation, I would make sure it\u2019s something you\u2019re interested in.<\/p>\n<p>And then if you\u2019re just simply promoting offers on an affiliate marketing basis, do something that you know you\u2019re gonna make money with.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-why-are-you-still-into-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>6. Why Are You Still Into Affiliate Marketing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Affiliate Marketing has been awesome and it\u2019s been 20 years that I\u2019ve been using it and there\u2019s been a lot of transitions along the way.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest reasons why I love affiliate marketing is because I simply don\u2019t need to deal with the end customer.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t have to have any inventory.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t even have to handle the transactions.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s cool because I can build out these site properties or ad campaigns and simply redirect traffic to different advertisers and then I can get paid for that process.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-game-part-1\/\">Affiliate Marketing Game &#8211; What Turns Advertisers On &#8211; Part 1<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Affiliate Marketing really&#8230;Amazon.com would not be where they are today if they didn\u2019t implement one of the first affiliate programs out there.<\/p>\n<p>Same with Google.<\/p>\n<p>They have Google AdSense and that\u2019s basically their affiliate program, where they\u2019re paying out a commission but they\u2019re making a lot more on the back end.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a ton of money to be made in affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"pile of money\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pile-of-money.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I see it being around for a lot longer so it\u2019s a place I would still like to be in.<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned, affiliate marketing is still doing extremely well and it&#8217;s all over the place.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every business or brand has some type of affiliate marketing association out there.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, there are CPA networks and affiliate networks that you can join and get access to a ton of different offers.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most popular ones out there are Commission Junction, ShareASale, LinkShare and what not.<\/p>\n<p>Those are the big players.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s a lot of smaller ones underneath and they\u2019re really all over the place and they\u2019re located throughout different areas in the world.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing one of these networks, make sure that you actually have a relationship with them, know who they are and make sure you get some payments upfront before you actually start doing some massive volume with them.<\/p>\n<p>Because some of the affiliate networks out there&#8230;you just don\u2019t know if they\u2019re run out of a basement or if they\u2019re run out of a huge company, with 500 employees.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, you need to have that trust relationship there because you\u2019re gonna be pushing a lot of money through that network and you\u2019re gonna be waiting on it as well so make sure you work with affiliate networks you actually trust and can find reviews with online.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-essential-tips\"><\/span>7. Essential Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Having been in the industry for 20 years I\u2019ve also seen a lot of transitions with affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning, I started off with creating content websites that ranked really well on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SERP results<\/a> and that still works today but the competition is so much harder because there\u2019s over a billion websites creating content.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re gonna compete against these guys, you need to have some massive backlinks or a huge budget to compete against them.<\/p>\n<p>On the flipside, if you actually have campaigns that are working well, you can just start putting money behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/facebook-advertising-tips\/\">Facebook Advertising<\/a>, and media buying campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Right now there is so much traffic out there that it would be ridiculous to not go after one of these opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to do is create an ad campaign, start with a small daily budget, keep split testing it until you find a profit.<\/p>\n<p>And then &#8211; once you hit that profit &#8211; you can scale to different traffic sources and see how you can increase those earnings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/\">How to Create a Killer Media Buying Budget Strategy<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-biggest-newbie-mistake\"><\/span>8. Biggest Newbie Mistake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What was one of my biggest mistakes starting out as a newbie?<\/p>\n<p>It could be a couple of different things.<\/p>\n<p>First, I\u2019d say back in the nineties I should have registered as many domain names as I could, because I could easily have sold them for millions of dollars today.<\/p>\n<p>But, in hindsight, I would have to say:<\/p>\n<p>Building a mailing list at an earlier stage and building a product or maybe a website that I can package up and sell\u2026<\/p>\n<p>That would have been something that I would have wanted to specialize in more.<\/p>\n<p>Because there\u2019s something called shiny object syndrome and it actually grabs your attention and brings to different areas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"shiny car\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And you start to lose focus on what\u2019s actually working best for you.<\/p>\n<p>If I had paid more attention &#8211; in the past &#8211; to my projects that were actually doing the best, not getting sidetracked and trying to make money with ways that I\u2019d see other people doing, I probably would have done better in a couple different areas.<\/p>\n<p>But still, everything worked out pretty well.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-tools-resources\"><\/span>9. Tools &amp; Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to the tools and resources that everybody should be using today, it\u2019s pretty much a matter of being active with other affiliate marketers, bloggers and entrepreneurs online because they\u2019re gonna tell you what\u2019s working for them.<\/p>\n<p>And really getting tightly close with them?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how you\u2019re gonna find out what they\u2019re really doing.<\/p>\n<p>And one of the best ways to do that is by attending different conferences.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m usually speaking at events like Affiliate Summit.<\/p>\n<p>I go to Vegas, and to New York City whenever there are conferences.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-summit-shawn-collins\/\">Affiliate Summit Co-Founder Shawn Collins Tells Everything<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where you\u2019re really gonna find out the best information.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a matter of just going online and finding resources and tools and going to user forums, you actually need to get into the trenches, meet with these people, see what\u2019s working, build those relationships and then actually put them into action for your own efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-tools\/\">The Best Affiliate Marketing Tools and Resources for Affiliates<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-the-future-of-mobile-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>10. The Future of Mobile Affiliate Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One of the biggest key areas right now in the world of affiliate marketing is definitely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/what-is-mobile-affiliate-marketing\/\">mobile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter if you&#8217;re creating an application or if you don\u2019t even have an application at all.<\/p>\n<p>The advertising platforms are already out there.<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is start buying traffic and you can start getting exposure to the billions of impressions that are being served daily.<\/p>\n<p>This can be through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/choosing-cpa-offers\/\">CPA offers<\/a> on downloads.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"CPA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can get people to click on advertisements to send you an email address.<\/p>\n<p>The important thing to remember is that your landing pages need to be set up differently on mobile devices than they would if they were coming to a website on a desktop, because people are more likely to do simple clicks through a mobile device than filling out a long registration form if they were on a desktop device.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile marketing is definitely here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2011\/01\/guidelines-for-responsive-web-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responsive website<\/a> or an ad campaign that\u2019s built specifically for mobile, you\u2019re just gonna be missing out.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11-best-niches\"><\/span>11. Best Niches<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The biggest niche markets right now in the mobile space is anything that\u2019s simple for people to act upon.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, if you\u2019re promoting affiliate marketing and you\u2019re using gaming, that\u2019s gonna do extremely well, because people are already playing games and they\u2019re seeing all these interstitials and commercial advertisements which offer other games and &#8211; if you can get them in front of the right audience &#8211; all it takes is a simple click of a button for you to earn a commission.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, there are so many applications out there that are still trying to get downloads.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re paying maybe a dollar or two dollars per sign up and these people are trying to get signups from traffic throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>If you can somehow set up ad campaigns using third-party networks and advertising within larger applications&#8230;it\u2019s still a great industry to be in.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, anything on mobile marketing that\u2019s a simple Call-to-Action and not requiring a lot of people to type in information&#8230;that\u2019s gonna work extremely well.<\/p>\n<p>Worst case scenario, create an ad campaign where you\u2019re just collecting an email address and then follow up with them afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still a great way to convert a mobile user into a paying customer somewhere else.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12-social-advertising\"><\/span>12. Social Advertising<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Social Media is still always going to be hot.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, everybody\u2019s talking about Snapchat, Instagram\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/alternatives-facebook-ads\/\">The 5 Best Alternatives to Facebook Ads<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I still personally like Twitter and Facebook, great for engagement.<\/p>\n<p>And I always started out with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/cpa-facebook-ads\/\">Facebook Advertising<\/a> as one of the first platforms that was really self-serve and I got to zone in on that demographic audience and that\u2019s working extremely well today.<\/p>\n<p>What I\u2019m seeing a lot of people do is webinars, doing retargeting, setting up <a href=\"http:\/\/searchsalesforce.techtarget.com\/definition\/sales-funnel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sales funnels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, if you have a personal brand or a business where you have people following and going to your website and they\u2019re not acting upon it on the first try, Facebook Advertising is a great way to actually come back to them and convert that lost lead into a sale.<\/p>\n<p>I definitely recommend demographic targeting through Facebook Advertising or also setting up a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acquisio.com\/blog\/agency\/4-simple-steps-create-facebook-retargeting-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retargeting ad campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13-landing-pages-tips\"><\/span>13. Landing Pages Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to creating Landing Pages for your ad campaigns, there\u2019s a lot of different things you can do to increase conversions and lower drop rates.<\/p>\n<p>Something that works really well is adding a phone number or a chat box that will actually pop up on the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great way to gain trust in your audience.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"people talking\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, you want to eliminate as many distractions as possible.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to have a menu bar on top that says:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo back to our homepage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Or:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearn about how our company started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are the types of things that people are gonna get distracted by.<\/p>\n<p>And also, the less options you have for people to choose from, the better.<\/p>\n<p>Make it simple for people to come to your website, read through a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/mobidea-testimonials-proof\/\">testimonials<\/a>, fill out a form and then complete the Call-to-Action.<\/p>\n<p>When you follow these steps, you\u2019re gonna see a lot higher conversions on your landing pages.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14-choosing-an-affiliate-network\"><\/span>14. Choosing an Affiliate Network<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As I mentioned, there are lots of affiliate networks out there and they\u2019re being ranked all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, mTHINK came out with their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/news\/mobidea-is-one-of-the-year-039-s-top-20-cpa-networks\/\">Top 20 CPA Networks<\/a> list and that\u2019s a great place to really get started in your affiliate marketing journey.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re gonna want to work with a network that\u2019s trusted and companies like Mobidea are providing resources and information &#8211; just like this interview &#8211; to really provide value to their affiliates and gain trust and not even just to gain trust but also to inform.<\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s a lot of people that are probably gonna be watching this video and they\u2019re gonna learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/\">Mobidea<\/a> through this video, because I\u2019ll be sharing with my social audience.<\/p>\n<p>Again:<\/p>\n<p>You wanna find affiliate networks that are actually putting in the time and effort to build those relationships for the long term.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t wanna work with an affiliate network that\u2019s just gonna be fly by night, trying to make money, take everyone\u2019s cash and disappear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"person running away with money case\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do your research, find a good affiliate network and build those relationships for the long term.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15-zacs-world\"><\/span>15. Zac\u2019s World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to learn more about me, how I\u2019m making money online, what I\u2019m currently working on, you can go to my blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/zacjohnson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZacJohnson.com<\/a> or you can also read up on my latest findings in the world of blogging at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogging.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogging.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can sign up for my free course and I\u2019ll show you how to get started with a website or blog of your own.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching!<\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you, Zac, for this super insightful interview!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We really appreciate all the invaluable intel you\u2019ve given our ambitious affiliates!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the Mobidea Academy because we\u2019ve got more awesome interviews from industry experts coming up!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mobid-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-1765323611\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zac Johnson: The Ultimate Interview There are a lot of affiliate marketing experts out there. 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