Tricia Meyer

Affiliate Marketer, Blogger, and Consultant

Affiliate Summit Indy Meetup 10-25-11

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Last week we continued growing our Affiliate Summit Meetup Group in Indianapolis with a meeting held at the RAM Restaurant and Brewery in Fishers. We had about 15 attend, which was our biggest turnout so far.

Erich Stauffer
Erich Stauffer Speaking

Thanks to Erich Stauffer for being our presenter. Erich runs a technology consulting business that offers marketing, web design, and computer support. He has been doing affiliate marketing since 2009. Here are some of the key takeaways from his presentation on How to Start an Affiliate Marketing Business: [Read more…]

Start Monetizing Your Blog (Video)

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Monetizing Blogs Panel

Last year I was lucky enough to participate in a panel at Affiliate Summit West with two industry veterans, Kristin Kinsey (affiliate manager and owner of MadHatter Consulting) and Carolyn Tang Kmet (now the affiliate manager for Groupon), and moderated by Marty Fahncke. Our presentation was entitled Start Monetizing Your Blog Today and is a great primer for new affiliate marketers. A few things have changed (Carolyn got married!) but the basics of the presentation are still solid.

Carolyn started the presentation with an introduction about the basics of affiliate marketing, who the players are, and how it all works. I then discussed ways that bloggers can use affiliate marketing including banner and text links. Kristin finished up by explaining the role of affiliate managers and Outsourced Program Managers (OPMs).

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Win an Affiliate Summit Gold Pass

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Registration for Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas is now taking place and I am lucky enough to be giving away a Gold Pass. Before we get to the details of entering, you have to understand why I am so passionate about this conference.

When I started my Internet business, I didn’t know anyone else that did it or the least bit about getting into it. Even once I started to learn the basics by reading books and piecing together blog and forum posts, I still wasn’t making much money. Once I started making enough money to quit my job, I took the plunge and went to Affiliate Summit. My revenue DOUBLED the next month. Doubled. I’m not even exaggerating. I went from just scraping by to hiring employees as a result of the education and connections that I received from ONE Affiliate Summit.

I’m not saying that happens to everyone. I took that conference very seriously and have every single one since. You’ll see an entire category of Affiliate Summit posts on my blog because I write about everything from my preparations to my attendance to my follow-ups. It’s that important to me.

If you are serious about your business and are ready to learn more than you even imagined, the time has come for you to attend Affiliate Summit. The official dates are January 8-10, 2012, but I always go a little early and stay a little late for extra networking.

The Prize: An Affiliate Summit Gold Pass (valued at $279 before October 21 and $549 after). The pass must be redeemed BEFORE Affiliate Summit sells out (and it will). You can also pay the difference in price between the Gold and another pass if you want to upgrade it.

The Rules: Click on the entry form below and fill out your name, email address, and why you want to attend Affiliate Summit.

Bonus Entry: Tweet about the contest and include my Twitter name (@sunshinetricia) so that I will be sure to see it and give you credit.

Click here to enter

Contest ends October 28, 2011 at midnight Eastern. One winner will be randomly chosen. Winner must accept within 48 hours or I will choose a new winner. Learn more about Affiliate Summit and why you need to be there.

Affiliate Summit Indianapolis Meetup 09-28-11

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Affiliate Summit Meetup Indianapolis
Affiliate Summit Meetup Indianapolis

The September Affiliate Summit Indianapolis Meetup was held at Claddagh Irish Pub and was a terrific success! This was a restart of the group from a few months ago after I got some feedback that people were interested in trying it again.

Erika Crabtree and Haley Drummond from One Click Ventures were our speakers and came armed with great information as well as led us in some Q&A about their business, affiliate marketing, and SEO. Some of their brands you might recognize include Affordable Scarves and Handbag Heaven (affiliate program available on Shareasale). Here were some of the highlights of their presentation:

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Affiliate Summit East Raves and Regrets

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Another Affiliate Summit has come and gone, and I have finally had time to reflect on it and draw some conclusions about my experiences. Not surprisingly, I have a lot to say!

Affiliate Summit Spice Girls

Rave: I loved having the opportunity to see New York with some of my favorite affiliate marketing friends. Whether it was Madame Tussauds with Kim Salvino or Times Square with Ashleigh Ball, I loved every minute of the atmosphere. Being in New York itself is a great conversation starter.

Regret: I wish that I had more time to hang out at Old Castle and eat Street Meat. I’ve come to associate those with Affiliate Summit but there just wasn’t time this year.

Seasonality in Affiliate Marketing Panel
Seasonality in Affiliate Marketing Panel

Raves: I was fortunate enough to participate in two different panels. It seems silly but I love preparing for Summit panels because I have to stretch myself to learn new things and learn even more about things I think I already know. I also love the opportunity to share what I know with others. Todd Farmer and Kristen Grace were nice enough to indulge me in some silliness in our Seasonality in Affiliate Marketing panel. I also got to meet Adhustler, whom I had never met before, for my How to Pitch Your Company panel.

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