Black Friday Is Four Weeks Away: How Honest Affiliates Should Prepare
The Black Friday roundup is the most predictable post in affiliate marketing. By lunchtime on the day there will be thousands of them, many listing exactly the same deals, and…
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Whatever Happened To Plain Old Bonfire Night?
The shops have been telling me since the first week of September that Halloween is coming. Skeletons in the garden centre. Plastic spiders next to the biscuits. A pumpkin the…
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The CBPC Way: Why You Don’t Need a Big Audience — You Need the Right One
There’s a myth that refuses to die in the creator world: “You need a big audience to build a successful online business.” It’s repeated everywhere — social media, YouTube, courses,…
Why Brands Are Suddenly Obsessed With Replying to Comments Again
A customer asks a simple question under a brand’s post: does it come in other sizes? Nothing happens. Three days later, another customer answers it. The brand’s own reply eventually…
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs
It’s chucking it down. You stand at the window, watching the garden turn into a paddling pool, and announce to the empty room, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” Nobody checks…
Why Most People Email Too Much… or Not Enough — And How CBPC Finds the Sweet Spot
If there’s one thing guaranteed to derail a perfectly good list‑building strategy, it’s email frequency. Most creators fall into one of two traps: They email constantly — burning their list,…
The Biggest Mistake Beginners Make With Affiliate Marketing
A newcomer joins an affiliate programme on Monday, picks the product with the highest commission on Tuesday and publishes a review on Wednesday. By Friday they are wondering why nobody…
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Be the Exception: Why Finishing What You Start Changes Everything.
“Less than 20% of people who start something ever finish. Be the exception.” — Darren Hardy Every now and then, you come across a quote that doesn’t just sound good…
Making a Difference, Without Making a Song and Dance About It
The trouble with being helpful I've noticed that making a difference has become rather complicated. Apparently, it's no longer enough to do something kind. Ideally, you should photograph it, post…
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The Hidden Cost of “Trying Everything at Once”
You know that moment when someone decides they’re finally going to build an online income… and within a week they’ve signed up for five courses, downloaded twelve PDFs, joined three…