Last month, I got on the scale for the first time in a while, and I wasn’t happy with what I saw. So I decided to lose weight and gain an affiliate site.

I decided I would go with the Atkins Diet and more exercise, and I would “fatblog” at my new site, fatblog.me

In addition to the site, I am sharing the journey on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

While it’s not that fun to cut out beer and lots of tasty food for now, I am comforted by the fact that a lot of what I will talk about can be turned into an affiliate link: the foods, scale, sneakers, etc.

There will be a Performance Marketing Summit in Chicago on May 15, 2016. The one day conference is being held at the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile.

The Performance Marketing Summit in Chicago is taking place right before ShareASale ThinkTank at the same hotel.

The event will be limited to 100 people – we will all be in one room with a focus on networking and education.

All sessions will be just 18 minutes long.

This is a very different kind of event from Affiliate Summit – stay tuned for details on registration, sponsorships, and speaking opportunities.

Issue 33 of FeedFront is headed to the printer and subscribers will be getting their copies in the coming weeks.

Issue 33 of FeedFront will also be distributed at Affiliate Summit West 2016.

This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes 4 Lessons Walking Dead Can Teach Affiliates by Missy Ward (that’s why there is a zombie on the cover), 6 Rules for Evolved Adults by Shawn Collins, and No More Duck Lips or Blurry Dogs! by Michelle Held.

Also, articles on Udemy, Amazon, SEO tips, lead gen, outsourcing, dealing with customer conflicts, mobile marketing, list building, CPC email, affiliate recruitment, Affiliate Summit West 2016 agenda and speaker bios, and more.

Issue 33 of FeedFront Magazine can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from issuu.com.

Get the FeedFront RSS if you’d like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed.

If you haven’t subscribed, you can get the magazine for free in the U.S. (sorry to everybody else, but mailing outside of the U.S. is very expensive). Also, become a fan of FeedFront on Facebook to see past issues, covers, etc.

Black Friday is a violent mess, and so many of the items are instantly sold out. Why do people subject themselves to it when the following Monday is way easier?

Dealing with big traffic and crowds just to find that the stuff you wanted is sold out (if it was ever even available), and then resorting to impulse buys, since you don’t want to waste the trip.

It’s a lost day.

Then you’ve got Cyber Monday – convenient, quick, and the ability to easily comparison shop.

And no crowds. No chance of fighting over junk you don’t really want. Oh yeah, and home delivery.

I like to let UPS do the driving, instead of me.

Happy Cyber Monday.

ShareASale sold Cyber Monday shirts for the past two years to raise money for the Performance Marketing Association, but they’ve switched it up this year with Moscow Mule mugs.

And that’s just awesome, because a Moscow Mule can be nice on such a tense, important day for affiliate sales.

Cheers to Cyber Monday.

If you were around Silicon Alley in the late 90s, you will remember Kozmo.com, the service with the orange messenger bags and uniforms that would deliver movies, snacks, and other stuff within an hour.

Photo by Jared Kim

Kozmo.com was a darling of the dot-com era – started in 1997 by Joseph Park and Yong Kang, the company raising more than $280 million in venture capital funding and from partnerships with big companies, including Starbucks and Amazon.com.

At their peak, Kozmo.com had 4,000 employees in 11 cities and was heading for an IPO.

But then the stock market collapsed in 2000. They ceased operations a year later.

E-Dreams is a fascinating documentary about the rise and fall of Kozmo.com, and it’s currently showing on Netflix.

It’s not only a neat time capsule of that era, but E-Dreams is also a good cautionary tale of hubris in entrepreneurs.

I was chatting on Twitter with Wonsuk Chin, Producer of E-Dreams, about the recently launched Amazon Prime Now, which somewhat resembles the Kozmo.com model.

@affiliatetip @jason It is interesting Amazon is now doing Kozmo 2.0. Maybe I should do a followup. 🙂

— Wonsuk Chin (???) (@wonsuk) November 3, 2015

In a “where are they now” twist, the former Kozmo.com CTO, Chris Siragusa, started up a company called Max Delivery in 2005 to provide one-hour grocery delivery in NYC. He also later resurrected the Urban Fetch brand, which was the main competitor to Kozmo.com.

I walked 39.3 miles with the Affiliate Marketers Give Back team in the AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer in New York City this past weekend. I ended up at the #6 overall individual fundraiser with $28,875, and our Affiliate Marketers Give Back team (Vanessa Branco, Tricia Meyer, and me) raised $34,323.

Walkers raised $8.7 million overall to accelerate breast cancer research, improve access to screening, diagnosis and treatment, and educate people about breast cancer.

The first day was Saturday, October 17, and we got together before sunrise on the west side of Manhattan.

The early start kicked off a marathon walk (yes, literally 26.2 miles). It was a really neat way to see New York. We finished the first day of walking on Randall’s Island in pretty good shape – just some blisters and soreness.

The second day, Sunday, October 18, started before sunrise with a breakfast in the dark morning. We loaded up on some carbs and protein before setting out for the remaining 13.1 miles.

In the late morning of the second day, we hit the finish line, and that was such a satisfying and emotional moment. All of the training and fundraising and everything lead up to that happy moment at the end.

Thank you so much to everybody who supported me through donations, positive thoughts, texts, etc. Also, I’d like to give a big thank you to the Affiliate Marketers Give Back team.

It was a lot of fun to spend all that time chatting and joking and singing with Tricia and Vanessa.

And a big thanks to Avon and all of the volunteers who made this all happen. What a giant undertaking, and it ran so well, and they took such great care of us.

What an inspiring, humbling, wonderful, emotional, and transformative weekend.

Attention procrastinators: we’ve only got 12 exhibit hall booths left (the Meet Market is sold out) for Affiliate Summit West 2016.

You can book a space online now.

We’ve also got 10 tables and 5 enclosed meeting rooms remaining in the exhibit hall.

Sponsorship opportunities start as low as $500 to reach thousands of digital marketers registered for the conference.

All of the top sponsorships are sold out for Affiliate Summit West 2016, and many of the smaller sponsorships are gone, too.

And the conference hotel, Paris Las Vegas, is filling quickly for the Affiliate Summit group rate.

Book one of the the last booths for Las Vegas.

I’ve been working in marketing since the 90’s, and I think I have a pretty good grasp on it. But there is a campaign I’ve been working on this year that has been a real disappointment.

You see, I’ve been trying to raise funds for AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, and it’s been difficult to get even a $5 donation from people I’ve known for years.

Maybe it’s the way I’m selling it – so, I am walking 39.3 miles in New York City on October 17-18, and every dollar I bring in can make a world of difference.

For instance, a donation of $125 helps four homebound breast cancer patients receive nutritious meals while undergoing treatment.

And $200 helps an uninsured person access life-saving tests, such as a mammogram or a bone scan to see if breast cancer has spread.

At the higher amounts, it’s even more impactful, like $500 helps two uninsured breast cancer patients access chemotherapy treatment.

Even a donation of $0.15 for each mile walked ($5.85 total) would help.

I’ve managed to get plenty of Facebook likes and ReTweets, but let’s be honest – that doesn’t really help.

What do you say… will you help me salvage this campaign with a small donation?

Issue 32 of FeedFront is headed to the printer and copies will be going out to over 46,000 subscribers in October.

Issue 32 of FeedFront will also be distributed at IZEAFest in Orlando, FL in October.

This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes Life Hacks to Improve Your Work Day by Shawn Collins, Turn Negative Customer Experiences Into Positive Opportunities by Missy Ward, and Actionable Tips to Increase Landing Page Conversions by Zac Johnson.

Also list building, mobile ads, recruiting out of network affiliates, FCC’s TCPA ruling, monetizing blogging, retargeting on Facebook, and more.

Issue 32 of FeedFront Magazine can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from issuu.com.

Get the FeedFront RSS if you’d like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed.

If you haven’t subscribed, you can get the magazine for free in the U.S. (sorry to everybody else, but mailing outside of the U.S. is very expensive). Also, become a fan of FeedFront on Facebook to see past issues, covers, etc.