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Coming Soon…Fatherhood
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on August 24th, 2010
Last week my wife, Tara, and I found out that we are expecting our first child. Here is a picture of the ultrasound, which is to date the coolest thing I have ever seen!
Learn & Master Burping anyone? 
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Eric Nagel and Todd Farmer Tribute to Matt McWilliams Song
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on July 7th, 2010
I really do not know what to say about this.
Here is a link to a song written by Eric Nagel and Todd Farmer. Eric and Todd are all-star affiliates (Eric was a finalist at the Pinnacle Awards for Affiliate of the Year this year) so this little song means a lot coming from them.
Check out the song on Eric’s Blog:
A Tribute to Matt McWilliams by Eric Nagel and Todd Farmer
And just a reminder, Eric Nagel will be performing at ShareASale ThinkTank this year
Congratulations to the Winners of ABestWeb’s Millionth Post Contest
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on June 4th, 2010
As I have mentioned previously, ABestWeb recently had a contest to guess the hour and date of their 1,000,000th post.
We offered up some great prizes as did many other merchants.
First prize got a 10% lifetime commission increase, second prize a 9% increase, and down to a 6% increase for fifth place. All entrants got a 5% increase, all up to 30%!
The top three places also earned the Legacy Learning Systems course of their choice.
If you are a winner (and technically that means anyone who entered), check out this thread on ABestWeb for details on how to claim your prizes.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
ShareASale ThinkTank 2010 Entertainment
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on May 19th, 2010
Since Eric Nagel is learning the harmonica, as his official music agent, I have booked him for the ShareASale ThinkTank this year!
Eric Nagel Poster
If you do not know about the ShareASale ThinkTank, check out these posts:
More ShareASale ThinkTank Recaps and Pictures #ThinkTank09
Lessons Learned from ShareASale ThinkTank #thinktank09
Earth Day - Environmentally-Friendly Affiliate Practices
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on April 22nd, 2010
In case you missed it, today is Earth Day, a day for all of us to consider ways in which we can be better stewards of the earth given to us.
There are a lot of ways, big and small, that affiliates can make environmentally-friendly practices a way of life.
Here are some of them from GoingGreen:
- Unplug things when you are not using them. (Our stereo for example uses a lot of energy even when it is off, so I unplug it daily)
- Power down your computer.
- Turn your water heater down to 120 degrees.
- Test your windows and doors for leaks. Simply caulking it up could save lots of energy and MONEY!
- Have a faucet leak? Fix it.
- Stop junk mail. Find tips here.
- Use less energy in other ways, such as energy-efficient light bulbs.
More tips here: 40 ways to celebrate Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary.
Other affiliates and authors have covered affiliate-specific tips in depth, so I will simply link to their posts here and encourage you to consider our responsibilities to do what we can to help maintain a clean and safe environment.
Happy Earth Day!
Being a Green Affiliate by Eric Nagel
Becoming a Green Affiliate Marketer by Shawn Collins - Page 20 of FeedFront
You Did This! Pictures from Haiti
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on April 21st, 2010
Back in January during LEGACY WEEK 2.0 you helped raise over $400 to help send Chris from our shipping department to Haiti to help in the relief efforts.
Here are some of the AMAZING pictures from his trip. Click on each thumbnail for a larger view.
Thank you for making this happen!
How to Earn a 10% Commission Increase Through ABestWeb
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Bonuses, Fun Stuff on April 7th, 2010
You can earn a 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10% commission increase (up to 30%)! 
ABestWeb is running a great contest to guess the millionth post and there are some awesome prizes, including a 10% commission increase (up to 30%) for first place. Second place earns a 9% increase, 3rd place 8%, 4th place 7%, 5th place 6%, and every entry earns a 5% increase, all up to 30% total.
Go to this thread: Guess the Millionth Post and place your entries. You get three guesses at the date and hour.
Other prizes include: Full XSitePro License, Pair of Shoes from Keen, $250/$150/$100 in furniture, multiple custom iPhone Apps, and thousands more dollars in cash and prizes. The top three places will also win the Legacy Learning Systems course of their choice!
Congrats to the ABestWeb community for having so many posts and helping so many affiliates.
Happy Spring!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on March 20th, 2010
For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere at least, Happy First Day of Spring!
Here is our Spring logo that I designed
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on March 17th, 2010
So despite a last name of McWilliams (I’m actually of primarily Scottish ancestry and no one knows how in the heck I ended up with an Irish last name), I totally forgot that today was Saint Patrick’s Day until I heard the story of Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland, on the radio this morning.
Lo and behold, I had already set my clothes out on the bed and I was already planning to be decked out in green. Nice!
I hope all of you have a great Saint Patrick’s Day!
March Affiliate Madness: NCAA Tournament Bracket Group
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on March 5th, 2010
It’s March Affiliate Madness!
Thanks to Patrick Vesperman of Magnet Street Weddings, ABestWeb is doing what will certainly be the first ANNUAL NCAA Tournament Bracket.
You can sign-up here on Yahoo Sports and use the group ID ‘16686′ and password ‘abwballs’.
We are gathering prizes, but one of the prizes will be the Legacy Learning Systems course of your choice, and I know that Patrick will have a great prize as well, with more expected.
Go sign-up today! And join the conversation (AKA trash talk) here on ABestWeb.
Gibson Learn & Master iPhone App is Rocking!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff, Legacy News on March 4th, 2010
Number One in the Music Category for iPhone Apps (ahead of Pandora) 
Number 29 23 18 13 Overall iPhone App (ahead of Facebook, Shazam, and others)
Quadruple traffic to LearnAndMaster.com
Partner with Gibson Guitars to bring the best guitar tuner, metronome, chord chart, along with sample lessons from our Learn & Master Guitar course and generate a ton of press for Legacy Learning Systems and interest in our courses
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar (Van Halen) with the App
The Gibson Learn & Master Guitar iPhone App is in a word…HOT! As of this writing, over 125,000 people have downloaded the app.
It really is the BEST app out there for tuning and the like and best of all it is FREE!
We partnered with Gibson Guitars, known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. (The Gibson Les Paul guitar is the best selling guitar of all time and bears the name of the late, great Les Paul).
FEATURES OF THE APP:
A professional quality Chromatic Tuner that will allow you to tune any instrument using the iPhone microphone (or iPod Touch with microphone attachment)
- Alternate Tuning settings so you can quickly and easily tune your guitar to various alternate tunings, including Open G, Low C, Drop D, Eb and others.
- A Standard
Mode Tuner that allows you to tune each string to a sample tone
- An accurate Metronome with multiple time signatures, visual and audio options, and a set-your-own tempo tap pad
- A Chord Library with a sample of the essential chords for every player beginner to advanced
- Free Videos Lessons - Watch full length lessons from the Award Winning Learn & Master Guitar course. Watch as instructor Steve Krenz gets you started on your way to mastering the guitar.
You can download it in the App Store.
How does this help affiliates?
The biggest way is the publicity that we are and will be getting from it. The number of people searching for Learn and Master Guitar is significantly increasing, and the number of people looking for guitar learning courses who have heard of it is rising fast. All of this makes sales easier and conversions higher!
As you can see on the right, one of the key aspects to the app is the lessons. There are tons of comments in iTunes and on the Gibson site and elsewhere about those being the 
best feature.
Naturally, many of the people who view them are going to remember that and sooner or later will be looking for our course. Many advanced players who don’t need instruction will certainly remember us for gifts for aspiring players.
Long story short is this is VERY exciting news for us and you! I hope that, if you have an iPhone, you will download the app and let us know what you think. Every little bit helps!
Even if you don’t, you can still tell your friends and family. Also, it is a great thing to list in a description of our course. Yet another feather in our cap. And don’t worrk about losing tracking to visitors to the page. You can send them to our app page on our site (deep-link).
P.S. If you get our newsletters make sure to look for the Easter Egg on this one
Incredible Testimonial from Guitar Student John
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on February 28th, 2010
I always enjoy sharing these wonderful testimonials…and this one is one of the best.
Hello Steve,
I’m a recent purchaser and practitioner of your guitar course.
I’d like to thank you for the work you have put into the course, it’s truly remarkable. But it’s even more than that fro me.
I’m a recovering alcoholic and the guitar has become something that helps keep me on the wagon and a large part of it are your lessons. Your calm demeanour and teaching style really are a pleasure for a turbulent mind, i really look forward to my lessons with steve.
Your work has really been a positive force in my life and i thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Enough gasbaging from me, gotta go practice.
Thanks
John
Pinnacle Award Came Today!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Awards, Fun Stuff on February 16th, 2010
I got my Affiliate Summit 2010 Pinnacle Award Affiliate Manager of the Year “trophy” at the office today.
Thank you again to Shawn and Missy for putting on the awards and to the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board members who voted for me.
Here are some pictures of me with the trophy.
It’s attacking me. What kind of an award is this?
Great Testimonial from our Discussion Board
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on February 16th, 2010
Just had to share this from our Learn & Master Guitar discussion board…for those who don’t know, Steve’s wife is currently battling breast cancer.
You’re both in my prayers. I must thank you Steve. You have changed my life. If it weren’t for L&M Guitar and now the Blues Spotlight Series, I would never played guitar. I started last Mar 13th and followed the program religiously. Then in November, bought the spotlight series for Blues guitar. I love to play. In my wildest dreams I never believed I could play, much less get up in front of someone. Now I can and I am having a great deal of fun with life again. Thanks for caring so much for people and sharing the gift of music God has bestowed on you with people like me. I’m eternally grateful and pray you and your wife share a long life together.
Regards,
Joe King
Fayetteville, NC
The Invisible Drum Kit - Hilarious!
Posted by Matt McWilliams in Fun Stuff on February 4th, 2010
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