Month: January 2011


5 People You Must Avoid at Your Next Internet Marketing Conference

Now I’m not saying this to be rude, but at almost every conference there will be certain types of people you should just plain avoid, like: 1. Soul Suckers These people start talking to you and suddenly they want to be your best friend because you have something they want but they don’t have anything […]

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How to Network at Internet Marketing Conferences

It’s a fact: Internet Marketing (IM) conferences are 80% networking and 20% learning. Why? Because meeting people the old fashion way—face to face without the interface of an electronic gadget—is still the best way to build relationships. So whether you’ve been building your IM business for 2 weeks or 2 years, it’s never too late […]

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Going Surfing at the Affiliate Improv! Session at Affiliate Summit West

The idea of the Affiliate Improv! session was to choose one idea from the audience for an affiliate marketing brainstorming session among five expert panelists: Daniel Clark, Andrew Bennett, Mike Buechele, Jen Goode and Wade Tonkin. As fate would have it, my topic of surfing got chosen to be featured. I’ve always wanted to start a niche surfing […]

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How Did Eric Nagel Win ‘Best Blogger’ at the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards?

Now I’m a real admirer of Lisa Barone’s savvy writing style, so it was of definite intrigue that she and two other bloggers got edged out by Eric Nagel for the Affiliate Summit 2011 Pinnacle Award for “Best Blogger.” So how did Eric—a PHP programmer running a default Thesis Theme blog with an erratic posting schedule—win […]

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ASW11 Session Recap: Dominating Your Niche With Blogger Outreach

I just got over a nasty flu from Las Vegas and so this post is just a teeny bit late…but you should still read it! On Sunday, the opening day of Affiliate Summit West, I sat front and center in the “Dominating Your Niche with Blogger Outreach” session featuring Jonathan Volk, Eric Schechter, Greg Rollett, John […]

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