Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

Thanks for visiting the Affiliate Tip blog. Subscribe to my RSS feed or enter your e-mail on the top right to get updates by e-mail.There is going to be a round-trip “party bus” going from New York City to Boston for Affiliate Summit on Saturday, August 9 and then back to NYC on Wednesday, August [...]

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The closing keynote address of Affiliate Summit 2008 West was an un-keynote, where any Affiliate Summit attendees had the opportunity to step up to the microphone and speak.
A parade of attendees got up on the soapbox to share their perspectives, ideas, criticisms, and solutions for the affiliate marketing industry.
Watch the Affiliate Summit 2008 [...]

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One of the missions of Affiliate Summit is to bring together the industry to support worthy causes, and Affiliate Summit 2008 East will continue this mission as we raise funds for The LEAGUE through a variety of efforts leading up to the conference.
What is The LEAGUE?
Students are often recognized for their achievements on the field [...]

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Affiliate Summit will be launching a new magazine, called FeedFront, in June 2008 and we’d like to feature you.
The initial issue will have 5000 copies printed and will be sent to past Affiliate Summit attendees.
There are a few questions to choose from - you can answer one or more, and we will review your submission [...]

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Affiliate Summit will be giving away a free, full conference pass to Affiliate Summit 2008 East, taking place August 10-12 in Boston, every Monday through June 30, 2008.
All you have to do to enter is to follow Affiliate Summit on Twitter and submit a 120 character essay to the Affiliate Summit Twitter account on why [...]

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The audio from educational sessions at Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be made available at GeekCast.fm.
Listen in to the Asymmetric Warfare: Battling Fraudulent Affiliates session.
Session description: A few bad apples can seriously undermine an otherwise successful affiliate program. Stop playing Whack a Mole. Advanced, hands-on techniques to combat these rogues en masse will be presented. [...]

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The audio from educational sessions at Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be made available at GeekCast.fm.
Listen in to the Social Media Strategies in Affiliate Marketing session.
Session description: With almost 50% of Internet users now creating and sharing their own content, this new medium is changing how markets operate and how companies communicate with consumers.

Sam [...]

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The audio from educational sessions at Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be made available at GeekCast.fm.
Listen in to the ABestWeb: Loved or Hated, but Never Ignored session.
Session description: ABestWeb, the largest affiliate marketing forum, has legions of raging fans and detractors. Join owner Haiko de Poel and moderators from ABW for an open discussion on [...]

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The audio from educational sessions at Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be made available at GeekCast.fm.
Listen in to the Engaging Consumers with Video, Widgets and Rich Media session.
Session description: The panel will include brief (5-10 minute) presentations by the participants followed by a lively discussion and Q&A about how advertisers are using these kinds of [...]

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The audio from educational sessions at Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be made available at GeekCast.fm.
Listen in to the Super Affiliate Strategies that Work session.
Session description: This panel will draw on the expertise of three proven and well-known super affiliates and provide concrete strategies and case studies for how to become a successful affiliate marketer. [...]

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