Affiliate Nerd Out
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189 episodes
CJU 2026 Review: The Good, The Bad & The Rankings
I sit down with Brian Blancho from TicketSmarter to break down everything that went down at CJU. We are talking about an honest, no-holds-barred review of the event, covering the good, the bad, and our official star rankings.If you are t...
Affiliate News: Conference Secrets, Q4 Prep & Webinar Takeaways
It's go time for Q4. 🚨If your Q4 plans aren't locked in yet, consider this your sign to finalize them this week.On this Real Talk Friday edition of Affiliate Nerd Out, Christen Evans (she/her) and I cover:1/ Why I'm ...
Alfie Just Found 50 Perfect Affiliate Partners in 10 Minutes
Not leads. Not "maybe" contacts. Full profiles: contact info, why Alfie thinks they're a fit, fit score, traffic type, reach, and even soft signals like age and gender skew. Stuff t...
Affiliate Marketing Is Changing: Honey, ShopMy & the AI Revolution
This week's episode got a little spicy.We're talking about the newest MegaLag video calling out people in our own industry, the ShopMy drama nobody's fully unpacked yet, and why I ditched TikTok for an app that teaches me Clau...
How FirstPromoter's New AI Assistant Automates Your Affiliate Program with Tautvydas Vasiliauskas
Ever set a commission rate for your affiliate program, only to watch a partner send you customers who buy the cheapest plan, cancel after one payment, and pocket the payout? You're not alone. I've been there myself, and it's one of the fastest ...
Navigating change: Reflections on career growth and role transition
"Letting go of a role that gave me anxiety every day took longer than it should have." But when it finally happens, you feel the pressure drop in real time. In today's episode,
From Affiliate Manager to CMO: How She got $4 million a month and Helped Build a $500M Company
"Here's $4 million a month. Go figure out what you wanna do with it." That's the only brief Colleen Butterfield got. No roadmap. No strategy doc. Just a number and a d...
Stop Playing Small: How Affiliate Managers Can Become Industry Leaders with Lee Ann
Waited until her mid-40s to start her own business. Now she's telling every affiliate manager to stop waiting.Lee-Ann Johnstone built
The Affiliate Fraud Scandal Everyone Is Talking About
The networks know who the bad actors are.They make money off of them.Christen Evans (she/her) is back for Real Talk Friday. She's a rule follower, and she wants to ...
The AI Ranking Strategy Brands Are Using to Dominate with Farzad Rashidi
ChatGPT is scraping sources to build its answers. The question is whether your brand is one of them.Sat down with Farzad Rashidi, CEO of
DEEP DIVE: Affiliate Management 2.0: The Innovations Winning in 2026
Want to know what is actually working in the affiliate industry right now? I hosted a live panel with Fred Jean-Barrel from Performance Partners, Mark Goco from All Inclusive Marketing, and Josh Kennedy from Imagine Marketing to break down how ...
The Secret Marketing Skill That Takes You From AM to CMO with David Vogelpohl
My all-time favorite boss told me something once that changed my entire career."Dustin, you're the best network marketer I've ever met."That's David Vogelpohl. He ...
The Future of AI Search: How Brands Can Dominate ChatGPT & Reddit with Ewen Finser
Someone sees your ad on Meta. They Google your brand. They find a Reddit post from Joey323 saying your brand sucks.That's your entire paid spend strategy gone.Ewen F...
How to Build a B2B Affiliate Program from Scratch
Dustin Howes hosts a panel with Nancy Harnett (Instantly.ai, ex-HubSpot), Victor Moen (Affilial.com), and Ed Ceballos (EverFlow) on scaling B2B SaaS affiliate programs. Nancy emphasizes auditing existing partners and analyzing funnel data befor...
Affiliate Marketing Drama: Cookie Stuffing, Budget Cuts & Industry Chaos
In this Real Talk Friday episode of Affiliate Nerd Out, Dustin Howes and Cristen Evans break down the latest affiliate marketing trends, including industry drama over fraud accusations, the impact of cutting affiliate commissions, and why prote...
AM to C-Suite EP3: Navigating the Path to CMO: Insights from Michael Cole
In this episode of Affiliate Nerd Out (AM to C-Suite Edition), host Dustin Howes welcomes Michael Cole, CMO of Everflow, to discuss how affiliate marketers can grow from affiliate manager to executive leadership.Michael shares how he go...
AM to C-Suite EP2: Navigating the Path to Executive Leadership with Viktorija Ratomskė
In this episode of Affiliate Nerd Out, Dustin Howes sits down with Viktorija “Vik” Ratomske, CEO of Partner Gap, to discuss her journey from business intelligence analyst to executive leadership in affiliate marketing. Vik shares how she entere...
Inside the 2026 Impact.com IPX: A Review of Highlights and Insights
Dustin Howes is joined by Dan Sweeney and creator Lauren Eckert to recap their experience at the Impact.com IPX Conference in Austin. They share what made the event stand out, including valuable networking, a strong creator community, and insig...
AM to C-Suite EP1: Climbing the Ladder: Affiliate Marketing to CEO with Jenny Gonzalez
She moved to Barcelona in 2006 as a glorified executive assistant. 10 years later, she was a CEO.Jenny Gonzalez had no mentor. No roadmap. No one in her corner. She spotted on...
Why Relationships Matter More Than Ever in Affiliate Marketing
Success in affiliate marketing depends on strong relationships and a solid reputation. In this episode, Dustin Howes and Christen Evans share real-world insights on networking, professional boundaries, and long-term career growth in the affilia...
Embracing AI and Mind Resets: A Real Talk Friday Special
Can AI really save affiliate marketers hours every week? 🚀In this episode of Affiliate Nerd Out, Dustin Howes and Cristen Evans dive into how Claude AI, ClickUp, and automation tools are transforming affiliate marketing workflows. From ...
Rakuten and Impact Shakeup: What This Means for Your Affiliate Program
Dustin Howes and co-host Cristen Evans recap Dustin’s experience at Optimism, praising it as a selective, high-quality networking event with strong meeting scheduling, useful gifts, and standout activities, but criticizing the lack of concrete ...
Finding the Right Work-Life Balance in a Remote World
Dustin Howes and Christen Evans dive into the realities of remote team collaboration, leadership, and communication in the affiliate marketing industry. From managing virtual teams and startup culture to navigating misunderstandings in Slack me...
