Getting ready for Affiliate Summit West 08
Twitter is alive with activity. The summit has set up a group twitter that tracks whenever someone uses the keyword asw08 in their twits. This is very cool, especially considering I didn’t know Twitter had this capability!
Everyone seems to be in a rush to get things done. Jim Kukral from ScratchBack.com is MCing the keynote on Monday. He’s twittered several times tonight about the video he’s working on for the presentation. At ASE07 in Miami the keynote was Ze Frank, a hilarious individual, so I’m hoping for no less at ASW08.
Stephanie Agresta from Stephanie Agresta Consulting is also a speaker and author of the Internet Geek Girl blog. She’s twittered off and on today about her flight information and getting ready for the trip from out east. Sam Harrelson from Affiliate Fortune Cookies has been twittering as well and he’s even had to change his flight because of inclement Northeastern weather.
Of course myself, I’m twittering here and there about getting ready. I’m not lucky enough to have a nice new company supplied laptop, so I’m on my own personal laptop this weekend. I do have a press pass, so I be working on keeping the interweb updated from the blogger’s room through this blog and Twitter. I’m committed despite my chunky clunky Dell Latitude laptop :p.
As a final note while I’m getting my laptop set up tonight, I encourage everyone associated with affiliate marketing in any way to check out this month’s issue of Affiliate Classroom Magazine. Besides there being a keen write up of the PsPrint Affiliate Program, there’s a lot of great affiliate manager tips. I’ll be attending the whopping 10 hour Affiliate Classroom LIVE affiliate manager training on Saturday in Las Vegas before the summit. I’m eager to get in there and take notes… is it too much to hope for actual desks? :p I know that it’s at the Rio and from all the conference space I’ve seen at hotels in the last year, I’m sure there won’t be surfaces to write on readily available, so I’ll be taking my clipboard with me.
Hope to see you there! I’m considering bringing my camcorder with me to the exhibit hall, so if you’ve used PsPrint in the past, come on by for an impromptu video plug!
Read MoreMeet me in Vegas!
Thanks to the great team at Affiliate Summit, you can now schedule appointments with exhibitors in a nifty online interface.
So if you’re going to the summit, schedule an appointment to talk to me & my PsPrint colleague! Go now to http://sponsors.affiliatesummit.com to schedule an appointment! We’ve already got a couple of meetings scheduled outside of this super sweet interface, so be sure to get us while we’re hot!
Remember the 20% off printing discount with PsPrint for attendees and exhibitors… you only get more details if you register to attend! And the word today is that the event is SOLD OUT! So get on that waiting list!
Read MoreEek! Affiliate Summit Almost Sold Out!
That’s right, the summit is almost sold out! “As of this morning, we are at 85 percent capacity,” said Affiliate Summit Co-Founder Shawn Collins. “Based on historical data, the rest of the space is going to go quick.”
The keynote speaker for Monday, February 25 will be Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo.com. The conference will also feature Moniker’s Live Domain Auctions, the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Gala, and nearly 70 expert speakers
During the Affiliate Summit 2008 West, marketers will gather and learn from one another in a cooperative environment, while attendees gain intimate knowledge and experience about the affiliate marketing industry and network with industry leaders.
The Affiliate Summit 2008 West conference will be the ninth Affiliate Summit event presented by industry veterans, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward. More information about the Affiliate Summit Conference along with a schedule of speakers and events is available by visiting AffiliateSummit.com. For up-to-date information about the affiliate marketing industry, subscribe to the Real Deal Newsletter – the Official Newsletter of Affiliate Summit at RealDealNewsletter.com.
So what are you waiting for! Go get your tickets today and make sure to get your butt in gear! Once you register you’ll also see the offer for 20% off your printed materials through PsPrint. Get on it!
Read MoreHigher Commissions? Yes Please…
About a month I go, I briefly mentioned that we’ve started a new affiliate program on Commission Junction. Didn’t bring a whole lot of fanfare to the party since we hadn’t officially made the announcement to our customers and current members at that time. I gave up my position as the manager of PsPrint’s Direct Mail Services to focus more time and attention on this little bugger.
Well, let’s get this party started? 8%? Weak sauce of the past. We’re serving up 15% commissions now, baby!
That’s right, we’ve dropped our measly 8% commissions and boosted to 15%. Partnering with Commission Junction has made the program so much better: a better interface, more reliable tracking, the support of a big affiliate network, you name it. It’s all simpler than ever for our affiliates AND us!
I’m really excited about the transition as it gives us a chance to start over and scrap the old program soon. It’s hard to improve on something that’s inherently flawed like our old program.
We’ve made sure to get the word out on this just in time for Affiliate Summit 2008 West. The Summit will be held at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino February 24th through 26th. PsPrint will of course have a booth and I will be there, so if you happen to be a reader of this blog stop by and say hi to me for a special treat :).
Really, I swear!
Read MoreAnother Day of BlogOnExpo
It never ends! Well, actually, it ends tomorrow, so get in while the getting is good! I wish I could give more of a ‘play by play’ for this unique blogging expo, but there’s honestly not a lot of interaction. So go check out the great content that Aditya Mahesh has served up for you!
Sessions
- WordPress Plug-Ins
- Public Relations
- Increasing Comments
- RSS Success Story: LeopardTricks.com
Interviews
- Ben Popken
- Rand Fishkin
- Neil Patel
- Jason Chen
BlogOnExpo – Day 2
It’s day 2 of the BlogOnExpo. It seems slow going, so get on over there and check out the content!
Sessions
- Which Blogging Platform?
- Go Beyond AdSense on Your Blog with Jeremy Schoemaker from Shoemoney
- Video Blogging
- Blogging Productivity
Interviews
- ShoeMoney
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
- Robert Scoble
- Pete Cashmore
Don’t just stand there… go read!
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