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Re: EPN TV: Looking at Product Initiatives for 2017

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:29:29 -0000

I would love to see an easier way to find specific transactions in the reports rather than the big downloads.

Re: Industry and Partner Content Roundup: March 31

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:14:40 -0000

I love that you are sharing some love to partner sites!

Re: Girl, You Need Quality Makeup: 5 Essentials for Mom - iNeed a Playdate | Northeast Ohio Mom

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 06 May 2015 14:47:07 -0000

I turn 40 in a few weeks and everything definitely seems just a little harder than it used to! The one thing I never leave the house without is mascara. I'll go to the gym and run errands sometimes without foundation/blush. But mascara is a MUST. And good mascara that makes my lashes longer and fuller. I feel like just that one item is a difference in 10 years on my face.

Re: Win Two Tickets to Dig IN – A Taste of Indiana

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:37:52 -0000

I am a sweet eater so I would have to say the Indiana Fruit Streusel Tart with Wildflower Ridge Honey from Circle City Sweets (and Wildflower Ridge Farm).

Re: Beer Pickled Jalapenos

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:35:56 -0000

Wow! Apparently you can pickle them pretty much like cucumbers! I would have never thought about that! I just found a recipe that will make them taste like bread-and-butter pickles. That is a definitely possibility.

Re: Beer Pickled Jalapenos

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:18:04 -0000

This is perfect for me! We scaled back to tomatoes, jalapenos, and watermelon this year. But somehow 2 zucchini plants reseeded themselves and came back, too! I have more jalapenos than tomatoes (I mainly use them for salsa) so I was trying to figure out what to do with them!

Re: Second Annual Indy Burger Battle for Building Tomorrow

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:18:25 -0000

I'm kind of a burger traditionalist, but I need to move outside of that. I love pickles! I also love bacon. But not pickles and bacon together. I like them juicy but without much (or any) pink inside. I know that the pink is supposed to make it taste better, so I usually just try to not look. I like a bit of char taste as well as opposed to burgers that are baked in some way.

Re: 8 Very Useful Social Media Tools Reviewed Q1

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 16 May 2014 12:50:25 -0000

Thanks for the list! The only one I currently use is Shareist, and I love it. I use it both on a site that I own myself and for a group site in which I collaborate. I'm going to go check out the Infographics one right now. That's a real weakness area for me right now.

Re: Ranking our 5 Senses in Disney’s Theme Parks

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:41:44 -0000

I really find myself getting taken in by the smells. The Rome burning one definitely stands out! The orange groves are my favorite part of Soarin'. There is also a distinct smell to Pirates of the Caribbean. Oh! And the baked goods during Philharmagic!

Re: Spicy Baked Chicken Wings

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:45:25 -0000

That is a great idea!! I will try out the cut up chicken breasts and let you know how it works out!

Re: Spicy Baked Chicken Wings

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:52:29 -0000

I love the idea of the sauce but am not a "wings" girl. Any idea what it would take to make them boneless?

Re: How to Save Money on Toilet Paper

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:16:08 -0000

I have to admit that I am a toilet paper brand snob! It is one of the only things that I will almost never even try another brand or buy generic. And when you are a brand snob, looking for coupons is a MUST!

Re: 5 Great Ideas for a Frugal Family Night

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:43:45 -0000

My girls (11 and 13) take turns doing the Theme Dinners sometimes and it is so much fun to see what they come up with. There is always some kind of Spotify playlist along with "costumes" that they match with the theme. It's nice to have a night off from cooking and good for their creativity! Italian and Mexican seem to be the easiest for them, but sometimes they will do something like "Breakfast for Dinner" as well.

Re: Saving Money on Valentine’s Day

TriciaMeyer — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:13:26 -0000

I told my husband NO FLOWERS this year. We've been together 20 years now and I started to feel like he only bought them because he was "supposed" to. He started buying them a couple of days early a few years ago because they are usually a bit cheaper and we joked that it was worth it to save the money. This year? I don't want them at all. I love flowers but not because it's a designated day that I am supposed to get them. I love them so much more when he just shows up with a bouquet of them out of the blue on a totally random day! And I don't need a vase. I already have 10. Just a plain, sweet little bouquet is okay by me!

Re: Top 5 Lists from #ASW14

TriciaMeyer — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:49:46 -0000

Thanks for the shout out! I am so glad that we got to connect via social media before the conference. Too many people don't see that as important and then end up not connecting with the people they wanted to meet. Karaoke was a little odd this year because of the dumb DJ who had so many rules and only let locals sing. But it's still one of my favorite chances to hang out with a smaller group of really awesome people. And I totally got the Word Girl thing. If you had called me Captain Huggypants and asked me to show you want "pensive" looks like, I would have done the face.

Re: Why I don’t wash my hair #selfie

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:36:24 -0000

I do not wash it every day but I do usually use dry shampoo on the 2nd day because my hair is blonde and pretty fine. I just spray the roots and brush it through. Right now I am using the Suave Keratin Infusion Dry shampoo and love it. Even more than some of the more expensive brands that I tried.

Re: Check Off Each Page from the Sex Positions Coloring Book

TriciaMeyer — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:12:55 -0000

I would totally keep it for myself and color all of the pages before presenting them to my husband one by one.

Re: A Worthy Wine Club: International Wine of the Month

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:41:47 -0000

For some reason my comments have now been deleted twice. Do you maybe have a moderator that deletes anything with links?

Re: A Worthy Wine Club: International Wine of the Month

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:34:15 -0000

How strange! I saw my comment before as well and now it is gone. At any rate, my site is Wine Club Reviews and Ratings. We focus more on the clubs themselves (what comes with them, how they are shipped, how easy you can cancel, etc) than the actual wine itself, like your posts. We try to throw in some fun things (I'm working on a Halloween post right now) as well. I'll resend the email to you. I think the sidebar has a "kelly" listed?

Re: A Worthy Wine Club: International Wine of the Month

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:21:55 -0000

I haven't tasted the wine yet, so I am even more glad to hear that it was good! My website is Wine Club Reviews and Ratings. Hopefully you received an email from me this morning and it didn't get routed to spam. I sent it to the address in the sidebar.

Re: A Worthy Wine Club: International Wine of the Month

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:39:54 -0000

I just so happened to have reviewed their club recently as well! I belonged to a wine club a couple of years ago that sent as their "tasting notes" the description of the wine that the vineyard had on their sales website. 2-3 sentences. Practically useless. I much prefer the clubs that actually take the time to explain how to taste the wine and what it pairs with. I really loved the recipes that came in the Cellar Notes. I don't know that I will make the recipes exactly as written, but they give me a good idea of what recipes I already make that would go well with the wine. For example, one was a shrimp dish. I can make shrimp!

Re: Are Affiliate Managers and OPMs Responsible for Disclosure?

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:22:18 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Philip. I actually did not approach it as a journalist because I am not a journalist. I am an affiliate marketer, so that is how I approached it. I'm certain that the FTC's latest guidelines apply to bloggers because Example 21 in those guidelines specifically says "The blogger in this example obtained the paint she is reviewing for free and must disclose that fact. Although she does so at the end of her post, there are several hyperlinks before that disclosure that could distract readers and cause them to click away before they get to the end of the post." The guidelines actually show a blog post and use it as an example of what could be considered an "unfair or deceptive act or practice."

Furthermore, while the FTC has, indeed, gone after network marketing firms, the entire Legacy Learning Systems settlement was predicated on the use of affiliate links in reviews. That settlement directly instructed Legacy to monitor their affiliate program for disclosure. Since then, Legacy has put into place strict rules for their affiliates or the affiliates will be removed from the program.

I'm not sure how you can say that I have missed the nuances, history, and intent of the FTC's enforcement actions in those two examples. Perhaps you are referring only to the cases against networks such as Clickbooth? While those are related tangentially to the issue because they show that the FTC is cracking down, they do not provide the specific guidance for affiliate marketers that the March .com Disclosures and the Legacy Learning Systems settlement provided.

Re: Are Affiliate Managers and OPMs Responsible for Disclosure?

TriciaMeyer — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:43:20 -0000

I really, really like these questions that you pose, Kellie. They get at the heart of it. It doesn't have to be part of the job that takes up all your time. That would be unreasonable. But it has to at least be a PART of the job.

The affiliates that we have seen penalized have been pretty egregious. Not really just a lack of "disclosure" but out and out fake reviews, right? Reviews that were made to look like news or testimonials to intentionally deceive people. I can see why the government went after them first. But from there it then starts to be a slippery slope down to what is a real and what is a fake review when money is involved.

Re: The 10 Best wine clubs

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:42:59 -0000

This is a really helpful list post for me. I review wine clubs in the U.S. (http://www.wineclubgroup.com) and we have been taking a close look at Naked Wines because they are just expanding here. I'm glad to see that they made your top 10. That means they may have promise for us over here as well!

Re: Sorry, affiliate marketing actually isn’t a (big ugly) scam

TriciaMeyer — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:21:37 -0000

You're the one that called me a "mommy blogger." I was just pointing out yet ANOTHER fact that you have wrong. I don't show what I HAVE. I'm not some "baller" posting pictures of my car. I show what I have LEARNED so that I can share it with others. I consider that my responsibility to the industry.

I never once said affiliate marketing is clean and wholesome. In fact, I admitted that there are some bad players. Even if I go with your highest case scenario of 10% of the exhibitors settling with the FTC (just for the sake of argument because I haven't added it up myself), that is FAR from your claims that "half the industry" is a scam.

Again, I'm just arguing with facts.

Unfortunately, I have to quite arguing altogether now so I can get ready to get on a plane to go further grow my business in Philadelphia at Affiliate Summit.