Shawn Collins has been an affiliate marketer since 1997.
Shawn Co-Founded Affiliate Summit, the leading industry conference for affiliate marketing.
His book, ‘Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants‘ is the best selling book in the space, and it is considered to be required reading by affiliate managers. He wrote the Amazon best-selling book, Extra Money Answer, as well as Affiliate Manager Boot Camp: Recruiting, Educating, and Retaining Affiliates.
Shawn writes a blog on affiliate marketing at his Affiliate Tip site, as well as ConferenceHack.com, where he shares tips and tools for getting the most out of conferences and business travel.
He was selected to participate in the Dell Customer Advisory Panel (Dell CAP Days).
Industry Accolades
- Affiliate Ball AFFY Award (January 2019)
- Top 100 Affiliate Marketing Blogs & Websites for Marketers (August 2017)
- Top Marketers in Austin (March 2016)
- 29 Expert Marketers You Should Follow on LinkedIn and Twitter (September 2014)
- Top 25 Affiliate Marketing Blogs of 2012 (August 2012)
- Affiliate Ball AFFY Award (August 2012)
- Impact Radius Top 25 Performance Marketing Influencers (November 2011)
- LinkShare Golden Link Award for Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate – runner up (June 2011)
- Reader’s Choice 2010 Small Business Book Awards (December 2010)
- LinkShare Golden Link Award for Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate – runner up (June 2010)
- 100 Most Influential Marketers of 2009 (January 2010)
- LinkShare Golden Link Award for Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate – runner up (June 2009)
- EzineArticles.com Platinum Expert Author
- TiECON/Chitika Blogpreneur Contest 2008 Award (May 2008)
- ABestWeb “Best of 2007” Award: “Best Service to Industry” to Affiliate Summit (April 2008)
- Affiliate Classroom Honorary Affiliate Manager Certification (February 2008)
- AffiliateDinner.com Guest of Honor Award (January 2007)
- LinkShare Golden Link Award for Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate (June 2006)
Additionally, Shawn has been quoted in numerous publications, including Entrepreneur Magazine, Internet Retailer, Inc. Magazine, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Shawn has spoken or will be speaking at the following affiliate marketing events:
- Affiliate Summit West 2020
Las Vegas – January 28-30, 2020 - Affiliate Summit APAC 2019
Singapore – October 1-2, 2019 - Affiliate Summit East 2019
New York City – August 11-13, 2019 - Affiliate Summit West 2019
Las Vegas – January 6-8, 2019 - Affiliate Summit East 2018
New York City – July 29-31, 2018 - Affiliate Summit West 2018
Las Vegas – January 7-9, 2018 - Affiliate Summit East 2017
New York City – July 30-August 1, 2017 - Performance Marketing Summit Austin 2017
Austin – March 14, 2017 - Affiliate Summit West 2017
Las Vegas – January 15-17, 2018 - Advanced Digital Marketing Conference
Boca Raton, FL – November 12-13, 2016 - Austin Startup Week
Austin, TX – October 4, 2016 - HitPath Masters Conference
New Orleans – September 28, 2016 - Affiliate Summit East 2016
New York City – July 30-August 2, 2016 - Performance Marketing Summit Toronto 2016
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 16, 2016 - ShareASale ThinkTank
Chicago – May 16, 2016 - Performance Marketing Summit Chicago 2016
Chicago – May 15, 2016 - Affiliate Summit West 2016
Las Vegas – January 10-12, 2016 - Performance Marketing Summit San Francisco 2015
San Francisco – September 15, 2015 - Affiliate Summit East 2015
New York City – August 2-4, 2015 - Performance Marketing Summit Boca Raton 2015
Boca Raton, FL – May 18, 2015 - Affiliate Summit West 2015
Las Vegas – January 18-20, 2015 - Performance Marketing Summit Salt Lake City 2014
Salt Lake City, UT – September 30, 2014 - Affiliate Summit East 2014
New York City – August 10-12, 2014 - Performance Marketing Summit Denver 2014
Denver, CO – June 17, 2014 - Performance Marketing Summit Austin 2014
Austin, TX, April 23, 2014 - Affiliate Summit West 2014
Las Vegas, NV, January 12-14, 2014 - Affiliate Summit East 2013
Philadelphia, PA, August 18-20, 2013 - Austin Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs Meetup
Austin, TX, July 8, 2013 - Affiliate Summit Austin Meetup
Austin, TX, June 24, 2013 - Four Points Chamber of Commerce
Austin, TX, June 20, 2013 - Affiliate Summit Austin Meetup
Austin, TX, May 30, 2013 - Affiliate Summit Austin Meetup
Austin, TX, March 25, 2013 - Viewbix webinar: Traffic Sources That Could Help Grow Your Business
Online, March 20, 2013 - Performance Marketing Summit 2013
New York, NY, March 12, 2013 - Affiliate Summit Austin Meetup
Austin, TX, February 26, 2013 - Pubcon Regional Austin 2013
Austin, TX, February 21, 2013 - Young Entrepreneurs Club – Vandegrift High School
Austin, TX, January 23, 2013 - Affiliate Summit West 2013
Las Vegas, NV, January 13-15, 2013 - Affiliate Summit Austin Meetup
Austin, TX, November 27, 2012 - Cospace: Lunch and Learn
Austin, TX, September 5, 2012 - Affiliate Summit East 2012
New York, NY, August 12-14, 2012 - Affiliate Summit Central 2012
Austin, TX, May 15-16, 2012 - Affiliate Summit West 2012
Las Vegas, NV, January 8-10, 2012 - Austin SEO Meetup
Austin, TX, September 27, 2011 - Affiliate Summit East 2011
New York, NY, August 21-23, 2011 - Shop.org webinar: 7 Steps for a Successful Affiliate Program in 2011
Online, May 12, 2011 - Austin SEO Meetup
Austin, TX, April 13, 2011 - Affiliate Summit Meetup – March 2011
Austin, TX, March 29, 2011 - Texas Ways & Means Committee Hearing on HB 1317
Austin, TX, March 28, 2011 - Pubcon Austin 2011
Austin, TX, March 8-9, 2011 - Internet Marketing Party Austin Meetup
Austin, TX, March 8, 2011 - Affiliate Summit West 2011
Las Vegas, NV, January 9-11, 2011 - ShareASale ThinkTank 2010
Half Moon Bay, CA, October 18-20, 2010 - Affiliate Summit East 2010
New York, NY, August 15-17, 2010 - Search Engine Strategies
New York, NY, March 22-26, 2010 - Affiliate Summit West 2010
Las Vegas, NV, January 17-19, 2010 - PubCon Las Vegas 2009
Las Vegas, NV, November 10-13, 2009 - Content Revenue Strategies Conference + Expo
New York, NY, November 4-6, 2009 - Commission Junction University
Santa Barbara, CA, September 15-17, 2009 - Affiliate Summit East 2009
New York, NY, August 9-11, 2009 - Tax Talk & Crab Feast
Baltimore, MD, July 9, 2009 - Inbound Marketing Summit
Dallas, TX, May 27-28, 2009 - NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
New York, NY, May 6, 2009 - Affiliate Summit West 2009
Las Vegas, NV, January 11-13, 2009 - PubCon 2008
Las Vegas, NV, November 11-14, 2008 - Blog World Expo
Las Vegas, NV, September 20-21, 2008 - Affiliate Summit East 2008
Boston, MA, August 10-12, 2008 - eTailXpo
Online, July 9-10, 2008 - Affiliate Summit West 2008
Las Vegas, NV, February 24-26, 2008 - Affiliate Summit London 2007
London, England, September 28, 2007 - Affiliate Summit East 2007
Miami, FL, July 8-10, 2007 - NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
New York, NY, June 27, 2007 - Affiliate Summit Webinar Series
Online, May 15, 2007 - ad:tech San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, April 24-26, 2007 - eComXpo
Online, March 20-22, 2007 - Affiliate Summit West 2007
Las Vegas, NV, January 21-23, 2007 - ReadyTalk Web Seminar Series
Online, November 15, 2006 - zanox Academy
New York, NY, November 7, 2006 - NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
New York, NY, November 1, 2006 - eComXpo
Online, October 24-26, 2006 - zanox Academy
Chicago, IL, July 25, 2006 - Affiliate Summit East 2006
Orlando, FL, July 9-11, 2006 - eComXpo
Online, April 4-6, 2006 - Affiliate Summit West 2006
Las Vegas, NV, January 8-10, 2006 - eComXpo
Online, October 6-8, 2005 - StartupNation.com Seminar
Online, September 7, 2005 - Affiliate Summit 2005
Las Vegas, June 13-14, 2005 - AD:TECH
San Francisco, April 25-27, 2005 - Affiliate Manager Boot Camp
Bushkill, PA, February 26-27 2005 - eComXpo
Online, February 17-19, 2005 - Real Estate Connect ’05
New York City, January 9-11, 2005 - Affiliate Manager Boot Camp
Bushkill, PA, November 6-7, 2004 - Fulfillment Management Association Conference
New York City, September 22, 2004 - Performics Client Summit
Chicago, July 20-21, 2004 - Affiliate Summit 2004
New York City & Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 24-28, 2004 - Direct Marketing Club of New York Luncheon
New York City, February 12, 2004 - MarketingSherpa CAN-SPAM Guidance for Marketers & List Owners Teleseminar
Phone, January 15, 2004 - Affiliate Summit 2003
New York City, November 3, 2003 - DMD New York Conference & Expo
New York City, June 2, 2003 - AffiliateFORCE 2003
Miami, Key West & Cozumel, Mexico, April 24-28, 2003 - Fulfillment Management Association Luncheon
New York City, April 16, 2003 - The Evolution of Affiliate Marketing (E-Commerce SIG)
New York City, March 6, 2003 - Performance Marketing Summit
New York City, November 7, 2002 - AffiliateFORCE 2002
Miami & the Bahamas, March 15-18, 2002 - IIR All-Star Performance Marketing
New York City, August 20-21, 2001 - i-Marq Partner Up: Affiliate Marketing in Action
Web Conference, June 21, 2001 - AffiliateFORCE 2001
Miami & the Bahamas, April 20-23, 2001 - IIR Online Allies
San Francisco, January 24-25, 2001 - Affiliate Webinar
Online, December 6, 2000 - Affiliate Solutions
New York City, September 27, 2000 - Affiliate Solutions
San Francisco, June 15, 2000 - Be Free’s Semester at Sea
Boston, June 6-7, 2000 - Be Free’s East Coast Customer Briefing
New York City, April 11, 2000 - AffiliateFORCE 2000
Miami, March 15-17, 2000 - Affiliate Solutions
New York City, December 2, 1999
He has written the following books…
- Affiliate Manager Boot Camp: Recruiting, Educating, and Retaining Affiliates
- Extra Money Answer: How to Create, Promote, and Monetize an Affiliate Site
- How to Get the Most from Exhibiting at Conferences
- Successful Affiliate Marketing for Affiliates
See the author page for Shawn Collins on Amazon.
Shawn received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Maryland at College Park.