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Affiliate Commissions Through the Payoneer Affiliate Card

March 31, 2012 by Shawn Collins

Payoneer, which has offered a prepaid debit MasterCard as a commission payment option for networks and affiliate programs, launched the Payoneer Affiliate Card during Affiliate Summit West 2012.

The Payoneer Affiliate Card, like the original Payoneer card for individual networks and affiliate programs, enables affiliates to receive commissions faster, safer, and more cost effectively than checks, wire, and even EFT/direct deposit.

But with the Payoneed Affiliate Card, you can receive payments onto the card from any of their thousands of partners.

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Affiliate Summit Central 2012 is Officially Sold Out

March 30, 2012 by Shawn Collins

Affiliate Summit Central 2012, starting on Tuesday, May 15 at the Hilton Austin, is now sold out.

Affiliate Summit Central 2012This conference makes it 20 times in a row that attendee registrations for Affiliate Summit have closed before the event, due to capacity.

As we process cancellations, the registration page will open up and additional registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Check http://www.regonline.com/asc12 for availability. If you’re able to enter your registration — you’re good to go.

In the event registrations are open onsite, based on last minute cancellations, the rate will be $129 for a Sessions Only Pass and $249 for a Full Pass.

More information on Affiliate Summit at http://www.AffiliateSummit.com

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How to Create the Three Quick Qualification Questions

March 29, 2012 by Shawn Collins

David Gonzalez and Jonathan Herbert of the Internet Marketing Party talked about How to Create the Three Quick Qualification Questions for any situation with anyone… from a networking event to a birthday party at the Affiliate Summit Meetup in Austin, TX on March 27, 2012.

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It was a really interesting discussion on the right approach when communicating with people for the first time.

So many folks are a clumsy mess when they network, so I’d highly advise going through Dave and Jonathan’s slides for strategies and ideas.

Thanks a lot to Dave and Jonathan and everybody that came out for pizza and shop talk.

By the way, there will be an Internet Marketing Party the day before Affiliate Summit Central 2012.

About David

David Gonzalez is the founder of The Internet Marketing Party ™, whose motto is “Mixing Business and Pleasure since 2008? by bringing world-class marketing leaders OUT of stuffy conference rooms and into a cool BAR, for some of the best cutting edge digital marketing information, networking, and joint ventures with some of the most successful and highly recognized names in the online world. David also runs a successful joint venture company (Velvet Rope Joint Ventures) and is the creator of TopStarting (a system that shows you how to build a million dollar Rolodex helping you: “Start at the Top… of your next level in business”). He is passionate about spending quality time with truly world-class talent (in any field) as well as jamming out to music* with amazing friends that makes him dance kinda funny.

*at full volume

About Jonathan

Jonathan has always marched to the beat of a different drum. One of his biggest passions is connecting with industry leaders who have built their businesses driven by a purpose. His top priority is truly understanding what that vision is and uniting them with other like-minded individuals. He loves to create “the worm hole effect”, where mutually shared goals are achieved in the shortest amount of time possible. And these many resources combine themselves together as one “tribe”. Jonathan Herbert is also the co-founder of Velvet Rope Joint Ventures. His company is constantly expanding its knowledge regarding the people they work with while continuing to attend a wide variety of conferences, affiliate summits and networking events. He seeks out the truly unique “talent” and introduces them to the right people in a very quick, yet efficient manner. Yet, he always remembers to ensure that customer experience is king and that the “white glove” treatment is always applied. Jonathan loves fedoras more than most girls and shoes…and old women with cats. He also enjoys spending time with his wife Jennifer and enjoying a “Five Hour Energy” shot on a daily bases. You’ll find Jonathan all around Austin meeting new people, expanding his network or enjoying his favorite smoothie at The Juice Box on South Lamar.

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Learning After Being Humbled by Failure

March 26, 2012 by Shawn Collins

I’m not used to losing in soccer, and I don’t like it. I played from first grade through senior year of high school, and collected lots of trophies.

Last fall, I was a coach for the first time, and I led my son Jack’s team of 5 year olds to an unbeaten regular season.

This spring, I switched up kids and I’m coaching my daughter Kerri’s 8-9 year old girls team. I approached this season with a similar formula to my coaching debut last year, because it worked then.

But it didn’t work this time around. We had our first game, and it was ugly. We lost 9-0. Awful, awful.

I should have known better that a very different team required a very different approach… just like how one size doesn’t fit all in PPC campaigns and other aspects of business.

Time for me to go back to soccer camp and reset the season with game 2.

I just finished up a set of play books for practice this Wednesday, and I’ve got a program rolling out to reward efforts and accomplishments.

Lots of ideas being hatched now that I got that 9-0 slap.

Sometimes it’s helpful to get knocked down, so you get some clarity on what you need to do to succeed.

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Sell Out for Affiliate Summit Central 2012

March 26, 2012 by Shawn Collins

Affiliate Summit Central 2012 is on schedule to sell out in the next week, based on sales patterns of past Affiliate Summits.

Affiliate Summit Central 2012This will be a different kind of Affiliate Summit – rather than several thousand attendees, it will be capped at a few hundred.

The conference will be a day and a half long with two tracks of educational sessions, and a Meet Market with a couple dozen tables.

Affiliate Summit Central 2012, the premier affiliate marketing conference, is taking place May 15-16, 2012 in Austin, TX.

Maribel Sierra, Social Media and Communities Director, Listening and Engagement, at Dell will be delivering the keynote address.

Have a look at the agenda for Affiliate Summit Central 2012 to see the speakers and topics being covered.

There are a limited number of sponsorships still available.

More details at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/.

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Affiliate Summit West 2013 – Save the Date

March 25, 2012 by Shawn Collins

You talked and we listened! Most Affiliate Summit attendees wanted us to move away from CES and Christmas, and they loved being at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

So, due to popular demand, Affiliate Summit West 2013 is heading back to Las Vegas on January 20-22, 2013. We’ll be returning to Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

Welcome to Affiliate Summit West 2012

This will be the 22nd Affiliate Summit and it is expected to be the largest Affiliate Summit to date (again!).

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Affiliate Summit West 2012 Meet Market

Affiliate Summit West 2012 Exhibit Hall

More details to come shortly.

See http://www.affiliatesummit.com/about/ for the history and growth of the premier affiliate marketing conference.

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I Got an Affiliate Recruiting Postcard in the Mail

March 23, 2012 by Shawn Collins

Yes, that’s right. A postcard from the Ace of Sales affiliate program turned up in my mailbox.

Ace of Sales affiliate recruiting postcard

If I saw a Google AdWords ad for the affiliate program, it’s unlikely I would have paid attention, but I’ll always read a postcard.

I was using direct mail to recruit affiliates back in my early days as an affiliate manager, and kept on doing it until I hung up my affiliate manager hat in 2007.

Direct mail was a regular tool for me, because it was very effective.

I reached out to Lisa Saline, Affiliate Manager at Ace of Sales, and she mentioned that got the tip about postcard recruiting, because she attended Affiliate Summit, and later joined the Affiliate Summit forum.

I love to hear that, and I hope other affiliate managers test postcards, too!

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Speakers and Agenda for Affiliate Summit Central 2012

March 21, 2012 by Shawn Collins

The speakers for Affiliate Summit Central 2012 are posted, so you can see who will be speaking, which company they represent, and their Twitter name (if they provided it).

TwitterFollowing speakers on Twitter is a good opportunity to start networking with them in advance of the conference.

Check out the Affiliate Summit Central 2012 agenda to see when and on what topic they are speaking on.

If you’d like to follow all of the speakers in one shot, you can follow the Affiliate Summit Central 2012 speaker list on Twitter, as well as on Klout and Peerindex.

Posts from the Affiliate Summit Central 2012 speakers are also organized in an online newspaper format at http://paper.li/affiliatesummit/1331398249. If you don’t want to have to remember to visit daily, you can opt-in to receive a reminder by email each day.

Passes are limited and going fast – don’t forget to register for Affiliate Summit Central 2012.

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Demographics of Affiliate Marketers

March 19, 2012 by Shawn Collins

Affiliates were asked a series of demographic questions for the 2011 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report.

The age ranges were well distributed, and I fall into the 36-45 group, which is the largest with 25%.

When it comes to married vs. single affiliates, the married folks account for 58%.

I’ve always been a married affiliate – got married in 1996 and became an affiliate in 1997.

The majority of affiliates have kids, too, with 61% saying they’re parents.

I wonder how many affiliates are trying to teach the craft to their kids. I’ve been working on it with my oldest (so far).

Most affiliates work from home, too, with 72% always working from home, and 20% more sometimes working from home.

My first 7 years as an affiliate were while I worked for others, but I’ve been solely at home since 1994.

And finally, there is the Mac vs. PC battle, and the PC wins a resounding victory. Cue the Mac users insisting their beloved machines are the best thing ever.

I love my PC’s, and yes, I got a Mac years ago to try it out. That “one you go Mac, you never go back” is not true.

Over fourteen-hundred affiliates were surveyed on their methods, preferences, and strategies for the 2011 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report.

More details on AffStat at http://affstat.com/.

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SXSW 2012 Recap

March 16, 2012 by Shawn Collins

The exhibit hall and interactive portion of South by Southwest have wrapped up, so now I’m in catch-up mode.

This was my third SXSW (second time as an Austin resident), and it was a great experience all around. Lots of new and familiar faces, good times, music, and business.

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We had an Affiliate Summit booth in the exhibit hall, where we chatted up all sorts of folks about the upcoming Affiliate Summits, while handing out hundreds of Affiliate Geek shirts, playing some air hockey, giving away free passes, and listening to hourly sets from Khris Thayer, CEO & Co-Founder at Optizmo Technologies.

Affiliate Geek

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Check out one of Khris’ songs from the SXSW show floor.

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One of the nights of SXSW, a bunch of friends of Affiliate Summit jumped on board the PubCrawler of Austin to see the city in a different way and enjoy some of the watering holes.

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I finished up the week with a little stress relief with my business partner, Missy Ward, by shooting up some sporting clays.

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It was her first time, and I predict she buys a shotgun within a year.

Pictures: SXSW 2012

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