Affiliate marketing posts from seasoned affiliate marketing pro Missy Ward.

Affiliate Summit East 2009 Sellout

by Missy Ward

Affiliate Summit East 2009 is on schedule to sell out by Friday, July 31, 2009, based on sales patterns of past Affiliate Summits.

Shawn Collins announced that as of yesterday, there were 325 registration slots remaining.

Well, as of this morning, there are now only 272 seats left.

If you're planning on attending the conference, I wouldn't delay registering any longer. Having been through many Affiliate Summit sell-outs before, it isn't pretty. The wait list typically does not clear ahead of time and we can not guarantee that you will be able to get into the conference if you just show up.

The keynote speaker for Monday, August 10 is Chris Brogan, President of New Marketing Labs, and the keynote for Tuesday, August 11 will be Peter Shankman, founder and CEO of The Geek Factory.

This time around, Affiliate Summit will feature the largest exhibit hall and Meet Market of all of the Affiliate Summit East shows, with over 230 booths and tables to swing by.

There are a limited number of sponsorships still available, though all exhibitor booths are sold out.

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Advertising Tax Talk & Crab Feast Recap

by Missy Ward

The Advertising Tax Talk & Crab Feast, sponsored by Affiliate Summit and buy.at took place on July 9th in Baltimore, MD.

Shawn Collins and I presented information on the history of Advertising Tax; where we stand today and what affiliates and advertisers can do to help fight it.

Ideas were discussed; crabs were devoured and the connection between Advertising Tax and Crabs was revealed.

For those unable to make the event, a video of the presentation is below, along with pictures, crabby videos and a PubCast of the post-event Pub Crawl.

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Don't know how to eat a Maryland Crab? Watch the video above.

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[display_podcast] Listen above for the BigMouthStrikesAgain.fm: Live From Baltimore PubCast

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Advertising Tax Fundamentals and How it Affects You

by Missy Ward

Advertising Tax Primer

View more documents from Shawn Collins.

Affiliate Summit and buy.at, will be hosting our Tax Talk and Crab Feast this Thursday, July 9th in Baltimore at the buy.at office.

Shawn Collins and I will be giving a brief presentation covering the fundamentals of Advertising Tax; how it affects small businesses; and what people can do to help fight it.

We plan on taping the presentation to make it available to folks who won't be able to join us in Baltimore. In the meantime, feel free to peruse the slides above or download at http://www.slideshare.net/affsum/advertising-tax-primer.

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Please Support Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back

by Missy Ward

As many of you know, Breast Cancer awareness, research and treatment is a cause that I've been championing for several years.

In 2007, I started Affiliate Marketers Give Back, in an effort to rally the Affiliate Marketing Industry to help me kick Breast Cancer's ass.

Since then, we've raised over $100,000 in unique ways; one of them being an annual Team-Walk for Susan G Komen for the Cure.

This year, Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back will be taking on the 40-mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Los Angeles on September 12-13.

The Avon Walk exists to raise funds to fight breast cancer and to bring awareness and education about the disease. It's also an opportunity for individuals to join forces and generate significant progress in both the treatment of breast cancer and a quest for the cure – while simultaneously having an extraordinary experience.

Brian Clark of Copyblogger.com and Chris Pearson of DIYThemes have already joined the team and we're looking for some more folks to come along with us.

If you decide to walk with the rest of Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back (“Team AMGB”), you will definitely have an extraordinary experience — we've had a blast each year!

Why You Should Walk with Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back

Below are the reasons why others have joined the team in past years:

The loss of a close friend or family member

Knew someone who was coping with the disease

They faced breast cancer themselves

Was worried that one day they may be diagnosed with the disease

Wanted to feel that they've done something to help find a cure

Gave them a reason to start an exercise regimen and get into shape

Was schnookered into it by Missy Ward 🙂

While everyone has different reasons to walk, together we are connected by our shared commitment to do our part to end breast cancer.

Ready to Walk With Us Yet?

It's a very simple process to sign up. Simply register on the Avon site and select “Affiliate Marketers Give Back” as your walking team.

Not Able to Walk, But Would Like to Donate or Sponsor the Team?

There are a number of sponsorship packages available to help support our efforts.

We're happy with donations of any amount which can be made through our Team Donation Form.

I know the economy sucks and now is not the time to be asking for money. However, if you find it possible to help in any way, I'd be forever grateful.

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