Welcome to this week's Affiliate Marketing Podcast with host Lee-Ann Johnstone, where we explore how to build successful partnerships in affiliate marketing. This episode features some real talk from Stefan Muehlbauer, CEO of Affpal Consulting and affjobs.com, a seasoned industry veteran with 15+ years of experience who has transformed from running affiliate programs to becoming one of the industry's most sought-after recruiters and consultants. Stefan shares his unconventional journey from selling insurance to building a recruitment empire through the power of personal relationships and strategic giving.

Talking points include:

• The strategic value of attending 25+ industry conferences annually for networking
• How giving without expectation for 12 years built Stefan's recruitment business overnight
• Why affiliate managers should experience media buying themselves to understand scaling challenges

Listen to find out more about:

• How Stefan accidentally built a recruitment empire by placing 50+ people in jobs for free
• The specific AI tool Stefan recommends every affiliate marketer should experiment with right now
• His rapid-fire insights on the most overrated trend and underrated opportunity in affiliate marketing today

Key segments of this podcast and where you can tune in to go direct:

[05:17] The secret sauce of relationship building - genuine interest over manipulation

[25:08] The biggest mistake affiliate managers make - focusing only on whale affiliates

[29:40] Rapid fire round: Most overrated trends and underrated opportunities in affiliate marketing

Our thanks go to Mate Affiliates as this season's sponsor. Would you like to talk about sponsoring our podcast, or gaining a brand mention? Take a look here.

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