Top Affiliate Challenge Genius

Sorry to make 2 posts in a row about the same garbage, but I LOL’d when I watched the 3rd Episode of the Top Affiliate Challenge. Jon Van Clute is bragging on how he gets 200,000 targeted visitors at a $2CPM, and then for those “uneducated” affiliates out there, the Top Affiliate Challenge shows us the math in calculating how much Van Clute spends.

They’re real geniuses, great affiliatez math sk1llz!


42 Comments

  1. July 5, 2008

    haaha! nice. you just love those guys, don’t you!

  2. wesley
    July 5, 2008

    Let’s not forget, Jonathan van clute is NET PROFITABLE!! Take that!

  3. July 5, 2008

    Good call!

    He’s definitely an uber affiliate becausehe’s NET PROFITABLE.

  4. John
    July 5, 2008

    Garbage….complete garbage.

    They’re all a bunch of big nerds. The worst is John Chow lol. He doesn’t even say anything and totally comes across as a weirdo. Ians cool though.

    Again, the only thing worth watching is that hot host…but if she just spoke like a human being, she’d be a much better host.

  5. Hahaha… i love watching the show because its SO bad that its entertaining.

  6. wesley
    July 5, 2008

    Episode 4 is alreayd online, but I haven’t watched it yet:

    http://www.topaffiliatechallenge.com/episode_4.php

    I also love that big banner in the top right corner the entire time, covering up the heads at the most annoying of times.

  7. wesley
    July 5, 2008

    Ok so I watched the first 5 minutes but it’s impossible to watch as it’s so slow.

    This is insanely funny, the challenge now is that they have to review the hotel they are in and link to it’s website fom as many blogs and hotel review sites as possible. Wow, I hire Indians to do this for me, they hire “top affiliates” to do it for them. Ingenious :)

  8. Toki
    July 5, 2008

    where did the find these people? they all look so uncomfortable and seem to be acting fake…

  9. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha what a joke

  10. July 5, 2008

    Wanna know my favorite part? I just LOVE how they mixed a real
    marketer (Ken McArthur) with two high-profile blogosphere darlings.

    Of course, Ken is kicking everyone’s ass with real-world marketing
    techniques and knowledge… I think Chow and Shoemoney are just
    oblivious about what’s hitting them.

    LMAO

  11. Rhen
    July 5, 2008

    LOL!!!!

  12. July 5, 2008

    lol, thats true man.
    they are not top. :D

  13. Jeff
    July 5, 2008

    McArthur, Shoemoney and Chow have REALLY damaged their credibility here… why anyone would listen to them about making money after this is a real mystery.

  14. July 5, 2008

    Well, you all need to take Math 100 one more time. If 1K visitor costs 2 USD, 200K will be $400. There are 13 comments so far. I am the first one recognizing it. I really wonder how you all keep your stats. finances and stay profitable in the competitive affiliate marketing arena.

  15. July 5, 2008

    sure he does if not he wont be talking about the like that often :D lol

  16. July 5, 2008

    oh i forgot same thing applies to nickycakes cos he is in love with paul thats why he talks about paul so much….fuckers! lol :D

  17. July 5, 2008

    just a cute way to generate buzz in the affiliate world although they are getting it since the super affiliates are involved so who is to be blamed? ME!!! lol

  18. July 6, 2008

    I like the little look Van Clute gives as he sneers off the screen after giving his little presentation, LOL!

  19. Marco
    July 6, 2008

    Yet we are all still watching it!

  20. July 6, 2008

    I can’t believe I didn’t notice that. Such an incredibly basic mistake, which shouldn’t have been made. I’ll admit that I like the idea behind the show and think it’s good in parts, but it really lets itself down in some major areas.

  21. Marco
    July 6, 2008

    The funniest thing I have seen on the show yet is the episode 4 elimination round where every member of John Chows team wanted to be the one who was eliminated from the contest.

    They are desperate to leave the sinking ship that is ‘Top Affiliate Challenge’

  22. Jeff
    July 6, 2008

    I think that was the point of the post… no one really needed to actually do the math, but bravo.

  23. July 6, 2008

    That was the point of Paul posting this…. no one needed to point it out..

  24. July 6, 2008

    I think the point is they are disappointed with the show (like so many others) and don’t want their name associated with it any more..

  25. I didn’t watch any episods. After reading bad reviews about the show, I’m scared to watch them even for entertaining purpose.

    Am I missing anything?

  26. Patrick
    July 6, 2008

    That female host is like a friggin’ robot!

  27. July 6, 2008

    You my friend need to take reading 101.

  28. July 6, 2008

    I need to catch up on these and see if there is anything of value in them.

  29. July 6, 2008

    I did catch this and was laughing. :)

    Nice post.

  30. July 6, 2008

    I hope you’re kidding…

  31. July 7, 2008

    LOL! Paul, damn, you got me rollin’ with these posts man lol!

    Jay

  32. syns0r
    July 7, 2008

    Paul,
    Are you secretly endorsing the TAC, I noticed they said your blog and click consultants in today’s episode with the list of top 20 sites for affiliate marketing, they didn’t mention the DP forums which was very strange.

  33. July 8, 2008

    i dont think he is. heh

  34. July 8, 2008

    why are we indulging in something that is sooo bad

  35. July 8, 2008

    dang, i know. she is really really annoying.

  36. July 8, 2008

    hahaha, he always gets me rolling with them too =D

  37. July 8, 2008

    Well that is $.001 per visitor, but spending $200 on traffic is just stupid. Now if he does make up for it with adsense, affiliate offers on his site, and paid advertising, then it would pay off. I would pay $1,000 a month on traffic if I could make $3,000 a month off of it. I guess it is trial and error and depends on the site. Paul, Mr Money Bags, test it out and see if it helps :D

    Shudogg Dot Com – Make Money Online Blogging

  38. July 9, 2008

    Yeah, I agree, I don’t get why they have that there…

  39. July 24, 2009

    This is a very informative post! Keep up the good work.

  40. August 30, 2009

    I liked reading your blog…keep up the good work.

  41. September 1, 2009

    Wow, this is a pretty good post. keep them up and you’ll have a subscriber for life :0

  42. October 22, 2009

    And how is having all those injuries something to laugh about if you was to take Ryan Howard Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins out the Phillies line up, you think they would still be playing good!!!!!!!!

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