Last week I posted about how mushy-gushy I feel about Johnny B. Truant, Internet snarkmeister and tech genius. And the post got the most comments ever (so far!) for a blog post, which was completely awesome and surprising.
And then after I’d given him all this link love, he came out with an affiliate program for his blog-setup service (which costs $39 now that the free introductory offer is done, and which is still a fantastic deal if you’re looking for a WordPress blog). Which made me go “D’oh!” but which I promptly joined so that I could change all the links in my previous post to affiliate links, and sprinkle some into a new post (hint: you’re reading it right now!).
And then Johnny won my heart (again!) by taking a comment I wrote on his post about why he’s switching to AWeber and essentially making it a guest post on his blog (go read it if you want to know how you can import your mailing list into AWeber without making the people on it opt-in again). Which was completely awesome and surprising.
And reminded me that merely giving helpful information, with no expectation of reward, is the single best thing I can do to be remarkable (which, paradoxically enough, will then generate interest, clients, and things like accidental guest-posts on a fantastic blog). Which is what I try to do with every post. Head-spinning, I know.
And then he posted (over his guest column on IttyBiz) about how he’d made just shy of three thousand dollars in five weeks using Naomi’s Online Business School, which was completely awesome and surprising. Except that I shouldn’t have been surprised, given the rockin’ combination of Naomi and Johnny. And yes, that link to OBS is another affiliate link.
Yes, fun. Having fun is a Serious Business Practice here. You better believe it!
