If you are interested in writing an article, go to the FeedFront article proposal form to submit a one sentence summary on what you’d like to cover.

No ghost-written articles. We only want content from people writing from their personal industry experience.

If you have previously been accepted to write an article and either failed to meet the deadline or did not adhere to the editorial guidelines, please submit your article proposal elsewhere.

We take our deadlines and guidelines seriously.

Do not submit a complete article now – just a one sentence summary.

We will contact everybody who submitted a proposal to let them know whether their article ideas are accepted or denied.

Have you read issue 22 of FeedFront Magazine?

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These meetups are free, and they provide a chance to network with affiliate marketers in your local area, as well as to learn from a speaker.

The format varies a little from place to place, but it’s typically a two hour get together with a mixture of open networking and a speaker for 15-30 minutes.

For instance, at the next one in Austin, TX, I will be talking about how to work more efficiently in my presentation, “Strive for Inbox Zero and Unclutter Your Business Mind“.

There will be meetups this month in a dozen or so cities around the U.S. and Canada.

Check affiliatesummit.com/meetups for upcoming meetups.

If you are interested in getting a group together in your area, please contact Todd Farmer. He will set up your group, spread the word and help you along the way.

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More than sixteen-hundred affiliates were surveyed on their methods, preferences, and strategies for the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report.

The report features dozens of charts of data, based on the responses from the participating affiliates on affiliate marketing, social media, search marketing, blogs, email, and demographics of affiliates.

Feel free to use material from the report in blog posts, presentations, etc.

Just reference that the information came from the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report.

Get your free copy of the Affiliate Summit AffStat Report at AffStat.com.

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On the May 20, 2013 episode of 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven podcast (listen to 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven), I talked about the hotel for Affiliate Summit East 2013 selling out, a letter to sell your boss on a conference, and guides on Pinterest to Philadelphia for Affiliate Summit.

I also mentioned the new “nerd bird” flight from San Francisco to Austin, Yahoo buying Tumblr, and where to find non-spammy affiliates.

This was a landmark episode in some ways, because it was the first time I exceeded the 7 minute maximum I set for the show. But nobody will be victimized by my rambling, as the recording is set to cut me off at 7 minutes no matter what.

Please review 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven on iTunes.

Show Links

• Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Sold Out for Affiliate Summit East 2013
• Affiliate Ball at Affiliate Summit East 2013
• Need Help Selling Your Boss on Affiliate Summit East 2013?
• Affiliate Summit East 2013 Has Raised $14,517 So Far to Fight Breast Cancer
• Todd Farmer Joins the Affiliate Summit Team
• Places to Eat, Drink, Shop, and Sightsee During Affiliate Summit East 2013
• Check Out the Affiliate Summit East 2013 Agenda
• Virgin America goes big for first ‘nerd bird’ flight
• Where to Find Non-Spammy Affiliates
• High school drop-out behind blogging site Tumblr sells it to Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo!
• Cory’s figure of speech: $1.3M

Subscribe to 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven on iTunes.

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Q: Where can I find non-spammy affiliates that aren’t just running coupon sites?

A: Without revealing your affiliate program, I see that you are running it through an affiliate network, and they offer lots of opportunities for enhanced placement and exposure of your affiliate program.

Check with your representative at the affiliate network about opportunities there.

Also, have a look around at who is promoting your competition on paid search and Facebook ads. Reach out to those affiliates if they are driving the traffic to their own sites, rather than directly to the merchant.

Another approach, which I did years ago to recruit quality affiliates, was to send out direct mail pieces.

I would research sites that made sense for my niche, and then pull together a database to contact those sites. Then I would have a postcard made with 3-5 value propositions for the affiliate program.

And then you’ve got your customers. Many are likely already unpaid evangelists for your company, because they like what you are doing. Harness their satisfaction and work on scaling up their voices.

Finally, I would suggest looking into conferences, where you can meet up with large volumes of affiliates in person.

I am not objective on this one, since I am a Co-Founder of Affiliate Summit, but each of the twice yearly conferences provide you a chance to meet more than 1,000 affiliates over three days – way more than you have time to meet.

Video: Where to Find Non-Spammy Affiliates video

Ask Shawn Collins your affiliate marketing question and it will be added on the affiliate blog.

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This was a conference session titled Live Merchant Site Reviews from Affiliate Summit East 2011, which took place August 21-23, 2011 in New York City.

Session speakers:

• Jeannine Crooks, Account Manager, buy.at (Moderator)
• Mike Allen, President, Shopping-Bargains.com, LLC
• Cresta Pillsbury, CEO, Superior Affiliate Management

Session description:

We will identify strengths & weaknesses separating top performing merchant sites from the masses, what makes sites affiliate-friendly & how affiliates should evaluate new merchant relationships.

Experience level: Intermediate
Target audience: Merchants/Advertisers
Niche/vertical: Merchant

Session video:

Live Merchant Site Reviews video

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit. The session videos aren’t made public until a year or more after each conference.

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This was a conference session titled Affiliate Improv! from Affiliate Summit East 2011, which took place August 21-23, 2011 in New York City.

Session speakers:

• Daniel M. Clark, Founder, QAQN (Moderator)
• Drew Bennett, Blogger / Photographer, BenSpark.com
• Mike Buechele, Chief Performance Marketer, Adalytical
• Jen Goode, Doodler in Charge, JGoode Designs
• Wade Tonkin, Affiliate Manager, Fanatics.com

Session description:

Five industry veterans brainstorm marketing ideas for items/services with audience participation. Ideas to actionable solutions in one fun, lively hour. Come get your creative juices ?owing!

Experience level: Beginner
Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers
Niche/vertical: Education

Session video:

Affiliate Improv! video

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit. The session videos aren’t made public until a year or more after each conference.

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So you’d like to go to Affiliate Summit East 2013, but your boss is not sure that it is worth the investment?

Well, I’ve written up a quick summary you can share with the boss to point out how Affiliate Summit East 2013 is…

• The largest gathering of affiliate marketers in the world.
• A chance to connect with nearly 100 expert speakers and thousands of affiliate marketers.
• An opportunity to meet hundreds of companies as they exhibit across the 3 days of the conference.
• Located in Philadelphia, where they have non-stop domestic flights from nearly 100 different airports, and a hotel group rate of just $169 per night.

Download the letter I’ve written for you, fill in the blanks, and pass it on to your boss.

Also, here is a video to share with your management that gives a quick peek into what goes on at Affiliate Summit.

Video: Highlights from Affiliate Summit West 2013

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Over the years, I tried all sorts of solutions, such as Akismet, Bad Behavior, Disqus, IntenseDebate, and JS-Kit.

It didn’t matter. The comment spam kept coming.

At the same time, comments were slowing down on my blogs, but I was seeing an increase of comments on Facebook when I posted links there to my posts.

I’m just as guilty as anybody else. I have commented way more on Facebook than on blogs over the years.

Gradually, I shut down comments on my sites. And it looks like I’m not alone.

I saw yesterday that Sté Kerwer recommends closing them down in a new post, “Disable Comments for a Better Blog“.

But he has comments open on the post.

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This was a conference session titled Research Highlights from AffiliateBenchmarks from Affiliate Summit East 2011, which took place August 21-23, 2011 in New York City.

Session speaker:

• Peter Figueredo, Founding Partner, Netx

Session description:

The AffiliateBenchmarks research study compiles data from the largest pool of affiliates, advertisers, and agencies in the industry.

Experience level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers, Merchants/Advertisers
Niche/vertical: Research

Session video:

Research Highlights from AffiliateBenchmarks video

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit. The session videos aren’t made public until a year or more after each conference.

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