The $2.2 Million Affiliate Who Wouldn’t Let Me Interview Him – with Mike Colella

Mike Colella, Lifestyle Business, Marketing, Mixergy Fan, Traffic

This is the story of how Mike Colella went from $100,000 in debt to $2.2 million in affiliate commissions within about a year.

I’ve known Mike for a long time (he’s the one who helped me get Fred Wilson to do a Mixergy interview), but until recently he wasn’t ready to reveal to the Mixergy audience how he built his business.

Mike Colella

Mike Colella is an online marketer.

His latest project is Adbeat, which helps marketers discover the top ads across 5,000+ sites. You can get free access on AdBeat’s Beta page.

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