Shawn Collins' Blog

Affiliate marketing and other stuff from Shawn Collins, co-founder of Affiliate Summit.

Archives for March 2016

FeedFront Magazine Issue 34 is Now Available

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Issue 34 of FeedFront is headed to the printer and subscribers will be getting their copies in the coming weeks.

Here is the cover for the April 2026 issue of FeedFront magazine.

A photo posted by Affiliate Summit (@affiliatesummit) on

Issue 34 of FeedFront will also be distributed at the Performance Marketing Summits in Chicago and Toronto.

This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes the Affiliate Marketer’s Hierarchy of Needs by Shawn Collins; Bloggers, Here’s Why You’re Not Making Money by Janet Thaeler; 4 Apps to Stay Organized and Indispensable by Brendan Lash; and Top 5 Places to Look for Affiliates by Victoria Galperina.

Also, there is coverage on pay per click campaigns, tips for bloggers, Facebook ads, Google AdWords, 5 important court decisions for affiliate marketers, online reputation, SEO, common CAN-SPAM misconceptions, Canada, crowdfunding, YouTube video ads, business cards, analytics, productivity hacks, and more.

Issue 34 of FeedFront Magazine can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from issuu.com.

Get the FeedFront RSS if you’d like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed.

If you haven’t subscribed, you can get the magazine for free in the U.S. (sorry to everybody else, but mailing outside of the U.S. is very expensive). Also, become a fan of FeedFront on Facebook to see past issues, covers, etc.

Get the Affiliate Summit Coloring Book – It’s Free

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You like a little agitated, how about taking a break and coloring for a few minutes to chill out? Good news, Affiliate Summit has a coloring book for you.

Put down your serious work and color with Affiliate Summit

Put down your serious work and color with Affiliate Summit

The Affiliate Summit Coloring Book is free to download and print – you just need to bring your colored pencils or crayons to the table and you’re in business.

This seems a little random, right? Well, we are performance marketers, too, and sometimes you just want to color.

Maybe it’s when you need something else to do while you are on conference calls, during a long flight, or after dealing with some stressful nonsense.

There doesn’t even have to be a reason. Your brain wants a break here and there, and coloring inside or outside the lines just feels right.

So drop your serious stuff and enjoy yourself for a bit.

The Affiliate Summit Coloring Book is also available to download, print, and share from Pinterest, SlideShare and Issuu.

Please tag us on social media (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter) if you post your masterpieces!

We’re Down to Our Last Meet Market Tables for Affiliate Summit East 2016

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We’re nearly sold out of tables in the Meet Market for Affiliate Summit East 2016 (Exhibit hall booths are long gone), so if you were on the fence, now is the time to reserve your table.

Book your Meet Market table or this kid will fly into you.

Book your Meet Market table or this kid will fly into you.

The Affiliate Summit Meet Market is open on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. Exhibitors may set up earlier that morning, beginning at 9:00am.

The Meet Market package includes the following:

  • One (1) 6? x 2? draped table and two chairs (Costs for electricity, Internet, etc. are additional.)
  • Two (2) Networking Plus Passes
  • Ability to purchase additional passes at 20% off the prevailing rate at the time of purchase.
  • Your company description (maximum 650 characters, including spaces) in the Exhibitor & Conference Guide (subject to receipt of description by June 2, 2016).

Affiliate Summit East 2016 is taking place July 31 – August 2, 2016 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY. See which companies already have a table and/or booth.

Making My Effort at Weight Loss into an Affiliate Site

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Last month, I got on the scale for the first time in a while, and I wasn’t happy with what I saw. So I decided to lose weight and gain an affiliate site.

Shawn Collins about to eat a giant hamburger

Shawn Collins about to eat a giant hamburger

I decided I would go with the Atkins Diet and more exercise, and I would “fatblog” at my new site, fatblog.me

In addition to the site, I am sharing the journey on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

While it’s not that fun to cut out beer and lots of tasty food for now, I am comforted by the fact that a lot of what I will talk about can be turned into an affiliate link: the foods, scale, sneakers, etc.