2008 - Page 9 of 24 - Affiliate Marketing with Missy Ward, Affiliate Summit Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Affiliate Triathalon Benefits the Boobies!

by Missy Ward

There's no mistaking the fact that I am a proud supporter of most charities that directly fund breast cancer research and treatments as well as provide education and mammograms to the public.

I can't be more thrilled to announce that Affiliate Summit will be supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation during the upcoming Affiliate Summit Conference in Las Vegas, this January.

Affiliate Summit will be donating 100 percent of the funds received from the following sponsorships:

Affiliate Summit Staff Shirt Sponsorship – $7,500 – SOLD

Your logo on the front of the Affiliate Summit staff's shirt for the duration of the conference.

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Affiliate Triathalon – $100.00 per person entry fee.

Sign up to participate in a Triathalon designed for affiliate marketers by affiliate marketers to be held on Tuesday, January 13th at 4:30pm at the Rio. We assure you that fun will be had by all participants and onlookers.

1st Prize: a 10’x10’ non-corner booth during Affiliate Summit 2009 East (a $5,195 value); 2nd Prize: a Platinum Pass to Affiliate Summit 2009 East (a $1,249 value); 3rd Prize: a Gold Pass to Affiliate Summit 2009 East (a $549 value).

While I've been asked what type of events will be held during the Triathalon, I have been sworn to secrecy. Just know that the games will be equally “winnable” by both men and women and we wouldn't make you do anything that we wouldn't do ourselves.

In addition, Shawn Collins and myself, on behalf of Affiliate Summit, will be matching up to $5,000 in donations to NBCF.

Affiliate marketers can make donations online or by check and receive recognition on the Affiliate Summit site for their generous contributions by forwarding a copy of the receipt to realdeal at affiliatesummit dot com.

Make a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation today.

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Affiliate Marketing

ShipToTroops.com Partners with FlamingoWorld.com

by Missy Ward

ShipToTroops.com now features even more online retailers that ship to APO/FPO addresses, while bargains bagged give boost to Operation Homefront.

I have some great news to announce. ShipToTroops.com, a site that I own along with Shawn Collins, has partnered with FlamingoWorld.com to provide additional money-saving opportunities for web-savvy buyers that need to ship their purchases to APO/FPO addresses.

A portion of each online purchase at ShipToTroops.com is donated to Operation Homefront – an organization which provides emergency assistance and morale to servicemen and women, to the families they leave behind, and to wounded warriors when they return home.

Shawn and I launched this cause-focused site earlier this year as we recognized that painless giving, made easy and convenient, allows everyone to participate and make a tangible difference in the world.

I'm looking forward to leveraging the relationships and negotiating power of FlamingoWorld.com, so that ShipToTroops.com can offer access to over 1,000 online retailers providing discounts to buyers looking for that special gift to send their loved ones stationed overseas.

Connie Berg, the President of FlamingoWorld.com is excited to partner with ShipToTroops.com to help us raise money for Operation Homefront, a cause that we all believe in strongly.

The timing of this partnership couldn’t be more appropriate given the need for buyers to purchase holiday gifts early due to overseas shipping schedules.

Retailers available via ShipToTroops.com include the Apple Store, Barnes & Noble, Bass Pro, BlueFly.com Circuit City, Dell, Foot Locker, GNC, Macy’s, RitzCamera.com, ToysRUs and hundreds more.

Some additional information about all the companies involved:

ShipToTroops.com, which uses the ForMeToCoupon.com technology, powered by FlamingoWorld.com, is owned by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, co-founders of Affiliate Summit, Inc., who have made a pledge to raise monies in innovative ways for a range of charities devoted to assisting children, fighting cancer, and helping the families of stateside and deployed servicemen and women. Organizations which have benefited from Collin's and Ward's altruism include Big Brothers/Big Sisters, March of Dimes, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, The LEAGUE and Operation Homefront. More details are available at http://www.shiptotroops.com/.

FlamingoWorld.com is an online shopping resource providing shoppers with online and printable coupons and rebates for over 1,800 retailers. ForMeToCoupon.com is a technology provider offering automated feeds of updated, real-time coupons, rebate, and specials, available at nearly 2,000 merchants. More details can be found at http://www.flamingoworld.com and http://www.formetocoupon.com.

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Other Stuff I Dig

I Just Became an Izea Blogger Advisory Board Member

by Missy Ward

I'm proud to announce that I've joined the IZEA Blogger Advisory Board that includes leading bloggers in social media, community development, marketing, advertising and affiliate marketing.

Some of the other initial board members are:

– Chris Brogan (http://www.chrisbrogan.com)
– Michael Brito (http://www.britopian.com)
– Brian Clark (http://www.copyblogger.com)
– Jim Kukral (http://www.jimkukral.com)
– Neil Patel (http://www.quicksprout.com)
– Wendy Piersall (http://www.sparkplugging.com)
– Jeremy Schoemaker (http://www.shoemoney.com)

The Advisors will be working together with the IZEA management team to guide the company in product development, outreach and further enhancement of their code of ethics.

In the interest of transparency, it is important to note that I have been granted options in IZEA to cover my time and contribution.

I'm excited to be part of this team and I look forward to sharing my knowledge and helping move IZEA forward.

Our first board meeting is December 6th, here in Orlando. I look forward to welcoming everyone to my home town.

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SocialSpark.com Alpha Launches Its Affiliate Network

by Missy Ward

Today, SocialSpark.com announced their alpha-release of their “SocialSpark Affiliate Opportunities” and a bunch of new goodies, as well.

“Affiliate Opportunities” roughly translates to “an affiliate network exclusively for bloggers“. In a nutshell, advertisers can list their campaigns and payouts and bloggers get paid for generating sales and signups.

SocialSpark is requiring an in-post disclosure on all affiliate links and 100% transparency.

They have also added a ton of premium blogs and bloggers to the SocialSpark marketplace including ChrisBrogan.com, Shoemoney.com, Sparkplugging.com and QuickSprout.com. (This blog will also be featured in the marketplace.)

As far as release updates go, the homepage has been redesigned to be sleek, streamlined and load faster. Also, when you are logged in as a blogger or advertiser, you’ll have a much more relevant and cleaner view of the available information.

I’m excited to test this all out further and will let you all know my results.

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