Ask the Experts: Super Affiliates panel from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

• Jon F., Owner, WickedFire.com and Managing Partner, Coastal Synergy LLC
• Andrew Johnson, Author, Web Publishing Blog
• Jeremy Schoemaker, President, ShoeMoney Media Group

If you’ve always wanted to know the ins and outs of lead gen, ppc marketing and how to become a super affiliate, here’s your chance to ask the pros. This is a one hour live and unscripted Q&A format.

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.

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The ClickBank affiliate network has announced that they’ve expanded the services offered to international markets.

While ClickBank serves more than 114 countries on 6 continents, they just recently initiated a phased approach of translating the order form and all customer related material into German, Spanish and French.

They completed that phase last year, and just completed phase two: translation of the entire ClickBank site into German, Spanish and French.

In addition to offering content in multiple languages, ClickBank accepts 13 international currencies, including the Euro, the British Pound, and the Swedish and Danish Kroner.

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The speakers for Affiliate Summit West 2010 are posted, so you can see who will be speaking, which company they represent, and their Twitter name (if they provided it).

Following speakers on Twitter is a good opportunity to start networking with them in advance of the conference.

Check out the Affiliate Summit West 2010 agenda to see when and on what topic they are speaking on.

If you’d like to follow all of the speakers in one shot, you can follow the Affiliate Summit West 2010 speaker list on Twitter at http://twitter.com/affiliatetip/asw10-speakers.

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ShareASale is running a contest called the Fourth Quarter Frenzy where they will be raffling off prizes to affiliates weekly from November 1 – December 24.

Each week, every ShareASale affiliate who has driven at least $5000 in sales since November 1, 2009, will be entered into a drawing to win a prize from one of ShareASale’s sponsors. They will have one drawing every week during the promo period.

Also, affiliates who accumulate at least $50,000 in sales during the entire promo period will be eligible for the grand finale prize of trip for two to Chicago, air and hotel included.

More details at http://blog.shareasale.com/2009/10/29/fourth-quarter-frenzy/.

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Florida State Senator Nancy Detert has announced that she is continuing to research requiring merchants to collect sales tax on online sales, and it appears likely that legislation will be introduced in Florida during the upcoming legislative session, according to Affiliate Advocacy.

Hopefully, as Senator Detert researches the matter, she will realize that this legislation could very well have a negative economic impact on the state.

Just as the scenario played out in New York, companies will remove their affiliates in Florida to avoid establishment of a tax nexus. Those affiliates aren’t faceless entities – they are Floridians who run small businesses across the state.

When these affiliates are fired, they will have less taxable income for the state coffers, and the skyrocketing unemployment rate in Florida (11.2% in September 2009 – Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) will continue to swell.

And still no incremental sales tax will be levied.

Back in April 2009, LinkShare mapped out the locations of affiliates in the state of Florida. The map tells a stark story about the negative impact in Florida of an online sales tax.

Florida affiliates are encouraged to contact their Senators and Representatives to convey the impact of this tax (resources to take action).

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins was solo and stuffed up as he talked about ShareASale ThinkTank, #tweetshop from LinkShare, and the sale of ABestWeb.

Also, Affiliate Voice is now Affiliate Advocacy, nominations are open for the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards, AVG Anti-Virus is messing with affiliate links, and why affiliates should update their affiliate profiles at networks.

Show Links

• ShareASale ThinkTank 2009 Recap
• ABestWeb Affiliate Marketing Forum Acquired by iNET Interactive
• Tale of the Affiliate Done Wrong
• LinkShare Launches #tweetshop Affiliate Twitter Tool
• AVG Anti-Virus versus Affiliate Marketing
• Affiliate Voice is now Affiliate Advocacy
• Submit Nominations for the 2010 Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards
• New Coupon API and Offer Preview/Accept Tool from LinkShare
• Meet Me at Content Revenue Strategies in NYC on November 5th

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The fourth annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards will be presented on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Affiliate Summit West 2010, taking place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Nominations are being accepted for the six Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards through November 30, 2009.

These awards recognize exceptional performance in affiliate marketing.

Here are the winners from the third annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards:

• Affiliate of the Year – Mike Allen
• Affiliate Manager of the Year – Angel Djambazov
• Exceptional Merchant – CelebrateExpress.com
• Affiliate Marketing Advocate – Melanie Seery
• Best Blogger – Scott Jangro
• Affiliate Marketing Legend – Kellie Stevens

Submit your nominations at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/pinnacle-award-nomination/.

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Affiliate Voice, an affiliate advocacy group started by Melanie Seery, now has a new name: Affiliate Advocacy. The new domain will be http://affiliateadvocacy.com.

In addition to the name change, the Board of Directors has been dissolved.

According to Melanie Seery, all of her activities and advocacy work will continue. These activities include the Webinars and education calls, monitoring Internet tax issues, and work on other projects including a Terms of Service Template.

In January 2009, Melanie Seery won the Affiliate Marketing Advocate award at the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards, for her tireless work in the industry.

Any questions should be directed to membership@affiliateadvocacy.com.

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Developing the Right Merchant Mindset presentation from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

• Andy Rodriguez, President, Andy Rodriguez Consulting

Affiliate manager primer covering the ins and outs of developing the right merchant mindset for an amazing affiliate program.

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.

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I just got back from ShareASale ThinkTank 2009, which took place October 23-25, 2009 at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, CA.

ThinkTank wasn’t a typical affiliate network event. It’s exclusive, and all invited affiliates (there is an application process) are treated to the weekend’s accommodations, food, and entertainment.

The first day started with attendees playing golf with CEO Brian Littleton. Some of us weren’t accomplished golfers, so we took to the course in a golf cart to heckle and network.

Afterwards, there was a welcome reception that was great for catching up with old friends in the industry and meeting lots of new ones.

Some attendees were so taken aback by the networking that they jumped in a fountain to sort of recreate the “Friends” opening.

The next morning kicked off with a networking breakfast, followed by a series of sessions.

Lunchtime was another opportunity for getting together for some business. Many companies had dedicated tables, so folks attending ThinkTank could drop by, ask questions, and get acquainted.

Then there was a four hour period where merchants hosted cabanas around the pool, and affiliates signed up for meetings.

Saturday night was open and a bunch of us got together for a dinner, and then some business talk back at the hotel.

The final day kicked off with yet another tasty networking event, followed by the closing ShareASale “Things We Need to Fix” Session.

This is a sort of town hall meeting where any attendees can bring up things they’d like to see changed, improved, etc. about ShareASale.

I’d say this was my favorite portion of the ShareASale ThinkTank, as anybody could add their two cents, and while Brian Littleton presided over the session, the ShareASale crew logged all of the suggestions.

People in the crowd could either take the microphone or share their opinions anonymously.

ShareASale gets comedy points for the signs being held up during sessions to prompt the crowds for laughter, applause, etc.

This was the fourth ThinkTank, but my first, and it left me wondering why I didn’t make it to the previous years. But I plan to make it next year for sure.

Check out the Tweets from ThinkTank with hashtag #thinktank09.

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