Notes 8

Meetups, personal updates and reflections on the industry.

2026.09.30NotesFull English article

Affnomy: One Year Back, My Personal Website Is Live

One year after returning to my WeChat Official Account, with 70+ articles written, I built them a home: Affnomy, my personal website, launching today.

2026.08.12NotesFull English article

Vibe Coding While Paddleboarding: A Hidden Gem at Wanlu Lake

A workday trip to Wanlu Lake: hand tasks to Claude Code and Codex from my phone via UU Remote, paddleboard for three hours, come back to finished automation.

2026.07.21NotesFull English article

ChinaJoy 2026 Has Surprises: PropellerAds Booth and After Hours

PropellerAds at ChinaJoy 2026 in Shanghai, July 31 to August 2, booth #W5E103: Interactive Ads, Agent Niko, a Chinese team and an invite-only party on August 1.

2026.06.01NotesFull English article1.1k WeChat reads

Why Freedom, Not ROI, Is the Real Endgame of Running Ads

After taking a project from 0 to 1, thoughts on running ads remotely with Codex and Claude, the freedom affiliates chase, and what AI can't decide for you.

2026.04.25NotesFull English article1.6k WeChat reads

Our Community's First Offline Meetup at GTC Shenzhen

Our affiliate community's first offline dinner during GTC Shenzhen: who showed up, what we talked about, and why one meeting beats a thousand online chats.

2026.04.13NotesFull English article

Ten Years in Affiliate Marketing: To Those Still on the Road

Ten years in affiliate, from an internship at the end of 2015: a wasted $10 Facebook test, CPI to CPL, DSP, COD, Push, smartlinks, going solo, and AI coding.

2025.12.17NotesFull English article

Six Years with Zeydoo: A Christmas Gift from an Old Friend

Six years with the Zeydoo affiliate network: from CPI offers in 2020 to Survey CPL and today's Fix CPL plus Revshare model, twice-weekly payouts and deductions.

2025.09.02NotesFull English article

1,700+ Days Without an Update: Where I've Been and When I'm Back

After 4 years, 8 months and 11 days of silence, what filled those 1,700 days: still in Affiliate, two kids, embracing AI, and an industry that keeps changing.