Has it been that long since I’ve actually written a blog? I guess so. I’ve been busy writing, editing and pulling together the November/December issue of Revenue. We send it to the printer this week, so it’s been crazy.

Yesterday I finished up (way past deadline) my Affiliate Advantage profile of super affiliate Scott Jangro, president of MechMedia. Whenever I write a longer piece (not a blog or editor’s letter, etc.) I have a very specific process. I wake up early – like 2am - put on headphones and crank some rocking music at full volume. Sometimes I listen to the same song over and over again until the feature is done. It’s like a calming thing and usually by the 40th time I can’t even hear what’s playing in my ear. But this time there was a twist on process and asked Scott via IM to tell me his favorite band so I could listen as I wrote. To bring the process full circle be sure to put on Ben Folds’ Rockin’ the Suburbs when you read Scott’s profile in the upcoming issue.

If you really want a great read also be sure to check out the new book “Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs” by Fake Steve Jobs. It’s getting great reviews. Plus, the author, Dan Lyons (a.k.a Fake Steve Jobs), is a longtime pal of mine and a seriously talented and hella funny guy.

If you missed last week’s episode of the Next Internet Millionaire the fur is starting to fly – a little. In show #8 eCOMMerce chips play a bigger role, as does the ability to search the Web quickly. The challenge was all about viral marketing with guest speaker Mike Filsaime, a viral marketing expert. And yes, someone does get kicked off.

And since I’m playing catch up here….be sure to check out last week’s Affiliate Thing podcast. Joining Shawn Collins and myself was Patrick Gavin, president of Text Link Ads. Listen to the show or subscribe to the RSS feed.