Affiliate Summit Real Deal - August 30, 2007

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Topics in this issue:

1. Four Weeks 'Til Affiliate Summit London

Affiliate Summit London is taking place Friday, September 28 at the Olympia Conference Centre.

Registrations are expected to sell out in the next couple of weeks, as the majority are already gone.

A limited number of booths and sponsorships are still available for the time being, too.

Details at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/07london_conference.php

Affiliate Summit is the day after ad-tech in London, so be sure to get tickets for both.

2. Affiliates Against Cancer Raises $17,222.52

Missy Ward and Connie Berg went on a three day trek of 60 miles to raise money in the fight against breast cancer last weekend.

Their team, Team Affiliate Marketing, raised $17,222.52 for the walk, which began in Coon Rapids, MN on August 24 and ended in Minneapolis on August 26.

Net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Days benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to fund breast cancer research and community outreach, as well as the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives.

Here’s a picture of Connie and Missy right before they set off on the walk:

Connie Berg and Missy Ward walk 60 miles to fight breast cancer.

Visit http://www.affiliatesagainstcancer.com/ for pictures, Tweets, and videos as they made their way through the 60 mile walk.

Thanks a lot to all of the people that donated to the cause.

Great going, ladies!

3. Affiliate Summit Facebook Application Success

The Facebook application from Affiliate Summit, Affiliate Summit BadWare Protection, has passed the century mark with more than 100 people currently using the application.

The Affiliate Summit Badware Protection is “A short game allowing you to send “BadWare Protection” to your friends in the Affiliate Marketing Industry.”

In other words, it’s sort of like one of those ribbons in the offline world devised to bring attention to matters of great gravity. So login to Facebook, add the Affiliate Summit Facebook application, and help spread the good word.

For more information, visit http://apps.facebook.com/affiliatesummit.

4. Affiliate Marketing Classifieds and Other Stuff

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Latest Affiliate Deal at Payless.com
Make sure your Payless ShoeSource links are up to date and posted throughout your site. New promos every month. For more information please see the affiliate offers landing page. Visit http://www.paylessaffiliates.com.

5. Videos of of Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants Book

I’ve completed short recap videos for all thirteen chapters of my book, Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants. The video chapters summarize the original chapters and include some updates.

Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants, dubbed the “bible of affiliate marketing” by Revenue magazine, was published in April 2001.

Back then, affiliate marketing expert Allan Gardyne stated, “If you manage an affiliate program, you need this book.”

Many things have changed in affiliate marketing since it was published. So I thought it was time to update and recap the industry.

Enjoy the free videos of the chapters from Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants.

Introduction to Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants

Part I: What Affiliate Marketing Can Do for Your Business

Part II: Setting Up Your Affiliate Program

4. Step One - Planning Your Affiliate Program
5. Step Two - Affiliate Manager Guide to Creative
6. Step Three - Getting the Word Out
7. Step Four - Choosing the Right Affiliates
8. Step Five - Creating Your Affiliate Agreement
9. Step Six - Tracking Your Affiliate Program
10. Step Seven - Paying Your Affiliates

Part III: Managing Your Affiliate Program

I am thinking about converting all of the videos to MP4 format, so they can be viewed on video iPods. Stay tuned for that.

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