Live from Affiliate Summit West 2011 in Las Vegas!

UPDATE: Due to the craziness of this event I wasn’t able to live blog. But I will post some recaps and impressions following the event in the next week to follow.

Wordful is at is again in Las Vegas, this time at the Affiliate Summit West at the Wynn Hotel. Thanks to John Chow who awarded me a Gold Pass from his recent comment contest, I’m here to learn more about what’s what and who’s who in the Internet Marketing world.

Affilaite Summit co-founder Shawn Collins just got off the stage with his pep talk to ASW11 first-timers orientation. It was pretty basic stuff, and I can tell that most of the people here (out of 4,600 total at the conference) are the early risers who didn’t party too hard last night. Uh…I guess that includes me.

As the conference goes on I will be giving live updates and highlights. Wordful’s content-obsessed perspective is quite different from most of the merchant and affiliate types here, so I will have some interesting observations.

The question I want to answer is: how much does quality of the content effect quantity of sales?

Also, you can follow Affiliate Summit West 2011 on Twitter using the hashtag #ASW11.

Shoemoney’s Affiliate Summit West Contest: For The Win

If fortune favors the brave—and prepared—then I’m the guy who should definitely win Shoemoney’s Crazy Affiliate Summit West 2010 Contest.

But instead of going on and on about how I’m a cool, hard-working, genuine guy from Hawaii with a totally unique Internet Marketing angle (all true stuff, of course), I’m going to share with you a story.

2 Years of Frustration Evaporated in 3 Days

Last month I headed over to Las Vegas to attend Affiliate DotCom Live. It was my first Internet Marketing conference ever.

For 3 short days, I learned more about affiliate marketing than I did over the past two years as a lonely and aimless online dabbler. I learned that success in the business has less to do with technique and more to do with attitude, confidence and making connections.

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19 Things I’m Thankful For in 2010

It’s good ‘ol Thanksgiving in the USA and that means it’s time to pause and reflect on our blessings. This year I’ve made significant breakthroughs on all sorts of fronts, which would not have been possible without the support of these virtues:

My Wife — everything I’m doing right here, right now, is thanks to the hard work and support of my beloved wife. She works extremely hard caring for our family and home so I can work at fulfilling my dreams. When I make it big, she’s getting the first payout!

My Four Children — my kids are awesome to the hilt. I won’t deny they’re a handful (actually four handfuls), but they’re truly the most precious blessing and living legacy anyone can have. [Read more...]

Wordful Poll: What BIG Thing Are You Working On?

It’s time I get to know you better.

I’m very curious to know who all of you are and what you’re striving for online. Surely it’s something BIG, right?

Please take a minute to take this poll — pick only one answer or give your own. Your answers will help get us much better acquainted. Thanks!

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Poll: What Matters to You in a Blogger?

I’m ultra curious to know what really keeps readers loyal to a certain blogger.

Do you mind taking this quick survey? You can only choose your top 2 answers.

Be sure to share it with your friends, too. Thanks!

I will talk about the results of this poll in a future blog post.

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