Beyond the Rhetoric

Remember how I told you that I was hot on ReviewMe? Well, here are the fruits of that success, resulting in the second ReviewMe review to appear on Beyond the Rhetoric.

There is no shortage of blogs out there that claim they can help you make money online. They promise greater traffic to your site, increased performance of your ad networks, and improved search engine optimization. Most of these are full of crap and regurgitated material that you’ve surely seen somewhere else. Admittedly, I approached Zac Johnson dot Com with a similar pre-conceived notion of BS, but thankfully, Zac actually has some quality content that makes the site worth seeing.

Haha, Caught You!

When I went to check out the site on Saturday afternoon, it seems that Zac was in the middle of some sort of update, and as such, his blog was down. Instead of being presented with money making tips, I got this screen:

Moments later, I got a similar page telling me that “Apache is working on your cPanel® and WHM™ Server.” Normally, this isn’t a very big deal because sites go through updates and upgrades all the time. Downtime is not a good thing, but sometimes it’s one of those necessary evils… BUT I would advise against doing an update when you’ve ordered up a ReviewMe. What impression are you giving the reviewer (i.e., me) if they can’t even see your content?

Moving On with the Super Affiliate

After a rowdy night of poker with my friends, I returned to the Super Affiliate’s blog on Sunday and found that it was up and running again. The first thing that struck me was the cartoon representation of Zac in the top-right corner. Many bloggers are proud to display photos of themselves — Zac does too — but Zac took a different route and chose a webcomic-like avatar. It was a little off-putting at first, but the look is starting to grow on me.

By and large, Zac Johnson dot Com is about making money online and primarily through affiliate marketing. I found no Google Adsense, Kontera ContentLink, or any “direct” advertising on the blog. The only monetization is in the form of embedded affiliate links in select posts. What else would you expect from the super affiliate? And although he has site reviews, “NONE are paid sponsorships,” according to the site’s intro message

Here are a few money-making tips that caught my eye as I perused the archives:

• To Sell or Not to Sell…
• Great Friends and Money Making Blogs
• Why Do Affiliate Networks Let Super Affiliates Leave?
• Digg Traffic vs. Google Traffic
• Bad Companies & Lost Commissions

It’s not about money-making, but I thought the Spiderman post was great. The pictures made my day.

Let the Reign Begin

Zac Johnson dot Com launched less than two months ago and I’d say that he’s off to a pretty good start. The website’s layout has a similar feel to it as Nice4Rice in that it’s light, cartoony and fun. And what would be the point of being a super affiliate if it wasn’t fun?

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