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Parties and Special Events during Affiliate Summit West 2010…

by Missy Ward

Party people in the house... As all the parties and special events are firmed up that will be taking place during Affiliate Summit West 2010, I'll add them to this list. There are some really fun activities planned, many of which raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, which is the cause that Affiliate Summit is supporting during Affiliate Summit West 2010.

Saturday, January 16th

Purpose Inc's Fight Club
Beginner Brazillian Jiu Jitsu training with 6X World Champion Robert Drysdale
Location: Robert Drysdale's Gym
Time: 3:00pm
Cost: $75.00

More information or to RSVP.

Purpose Inc's Dinner and/or Drinks Get Together
Location: Daniel Boulud at Wynn
Time: 6:00pm

More information or to RSVP.

Purpose Inc's Affiliate Summit Charity Poker Tournament
Proceeds to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Location: Rio Hotel
Time: 9:00pm

Buy-in: $150 Payable at the Event Only ($110 goes directly to NBCF / $40 goes to Rio for Expenses to host the tournament. $100 Rebuys during the first hour also goes directly to NBCF).

Winners: Prizes, Trophies and Bragging Rights!

Click here for more details and to register to play.

buy.at Party at Rain Nightclub
Location: Inside the Palms Hotel
Time: 10:00pm – ?
Last year buy.at gave you a view of the stars at Moon. This year, party-goers will be mingling among fire and water at Rain. To request an invite to this event, contact Amy at USEvents@buy.at.

The Carolyn Tang Bachelorette Party!
Location: It's a secret
Time: 10:00pm – ?
Sorry guys, it’s official … Ms. Tang for ShareASale is off the market and heading down that aisle this summer! What better way than to give her the proper send off then in Las Vegas, Baby!

This C-Tang thrill ride is for everyone, boys & girls, so make sure you email or Tweet Kristin to get an invite.

Sunday, January 17th

ShareASale Under the Stars Party featuring Affiliate Karaoke
Location: Rio Hotel, Miranda
Time: 8:00pm-12:00am

Get ready for:

Karaoke

Wii, darts, and a bunch of other games

Outdoor areas

Open Bar

Pizza, various appetizers, served early.

Chocolate fountain

Pick up an invitation at the Meet Market on Sunday @ the ShareASale Table.

The Social Advertising Social
Location: Suite 22001, the Rio Hotel
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Join Offerpal Media and start the conference off right! Meet the Offerpal team, visit with industry peers and enjoy an open bar and plenty of great finger food.

Come by and get social.

Adknowledge Cocktail Mixer
Location: Fireside Lounge VIP Room at the Playboy Club and Moon Nightclub inside the Palms Hotel
Time: 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Join Adknowledge at this VIP event and network with industry peers while enjoying open-bar cocktails, gambling, photo opps with Playboy Bunnies and dancing at Moon nightclub, one of the hottest spots in Vegas!

Invite Only Event. Contact your Adknowledge rep for more details.

Double Play Media's Affiliate Summit Tip Off Party
Location: Hardwood Suite @ The Palms Resort
Time: 9pm – ???

Double Play will be providing plenty of entertainment and loads of delectable drinks, in the 10,000 sq ft Hardwood Suite at the Palms. The fun starts early and will continue into the early morning hours!

More event info OR to RSVP please email: RSVP@Doubleplaymedia.com. Please include: Name of attendee, Company, Contact Info, Number of people in your party.

Strike Out Breast Cancer Midnight Bowling Fundraiser
Location: Goldcoast Lanes, 4000 W Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas
Time: Midnight – 2:00am

Join BowlingShirt.com, GTO Management, Things From Another World and Affiliate Marketers Give Back as we bowl to raise money for Breast Cancer research at Affiliate Summit.

Registration is $25 per person or $125 for a team of 5 people and all bowlers will receive a custom bowling shirt to commemorate the event as well as some fun swag from BowlingShirt.com and TFAW. Here's the best part – 100% of your registration donation will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation!

Party Like a Rockstar with COPEAC!
Location: Tryst Night Club at the Wynn
Time: 8pm-12am

After party to follow at XS Night Club. Join the COPEAC team for the hottest party of the year! This party is invite only. Please contact your affiliate manager for more details.

Monday, January 18th

FanDuel Party
Location: ESPNZone at New York New York Hotel
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

Sports affiliates are invited to join FanDuel.com for free beer and wine, some great pub grubs + Free FanDuel Tournament. Play for some great prizes, door prize giveaways and free interactive sports game play.

Space is limited to 50 affiliates – find out more or register at
http://fanduellv-MissyBlog.eventbrite.com

Meetup202 at Affiliate Summit West
Time: 6:00 – 9:00PM
Location: Palms Casino Resort, Fantasy Tower, 2nd Floor, Palms Ball Room

Join Wes Mahler, Founder of Tracking202, for a candid discussion on the Tracking202/Bloosky deal, the future of affiliate marketing, and what to expect in the coming months. Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your seat today!

Affiliate Summit Trivia Tweetup
Location: Miranda 1&3 and Miranda Patio
Time: 9:30pm – midnight

Sure, you can impress your friends with your knowledge of all of the dog’s names that have lived in the White House, but will they buy you drinks? Give you prizes? We don't think so.

So, here's your opportunity to get what you deserve. Join the Affiliate Summit team and your Trivia Host, Lisa Picarille for the Affiliate Summit Trivia Tweetup where you can show off your random-fact prowess, get unexpected high-fives and make some new friends. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll even win drink tickets or passes to Affiliate Summit East 2010 in New York City.

Have a Beer with MakeBeer.net and GTO Management
Location: McFadden's Irish Pub at the Rio
Time: 11:00pm – 12:30am

We've had a great year in the MakeBeer.net affiliate program and to thank our affiliates and to meet some new ones, we'd like to invite you to join us for a beer or two at McFadden's. You'll get to sample some great Cooper's beers, have some appetizers and see some Cooper's Home Brewing products from MakeBeer.net. Someone will win a Cooper's Micro Brewery kit that will allow you to make 6 Gallons of home brewed beer for less than 60 cents per bottle.

We'll have several styles of Cooper's Beer available for tasting including Cooper's Vintage Ale, Cooper's Pale Ale, Cooper's Sparkling Ale, Cooper's Stout and Cooper's Lager.

Space is limited (by room size and beer count) to 100 affiliates so please
save your spot by registering for free at
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/523485760/MissyBlog

Clickbooth's “The Hangover-Unrated” VIP Private Party”
Location: Hangover Suite at Caesar's Palace
Time: 10:00pm – ?
Invite Only. Contact your Clickbooth Affiliate Strategist for more details.

Vegas Internet Party
Location: The Rock House Bar on the Las Vegas Strip
Time: 6pm to 10pm

Usher in the New Year with an Internet Marketing Event — Las Vegas Style!
For more information or to RSVP, visit http://www.vegasinternetparty.com/

So how do you get your party or special event listed here? Easy. Send me an email containing the event details and how attendees can register to attend. I'll happily add it for you.

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ShareASale 2009 Performance Awards Announced

by Missy Ward

Last year marked the beginning of the annual ShareASale Performance Awards and I was honored to be included in the first round of recipients in the “Pay It Forward” Award category.

Today, ShareASale announced the following 2009 ShareASale Performance Awards winner:

1. Exceptional Affiliate of 2009: Stylefeeder
2. Exceptional Merchant of 2009: Vann’s
3. Exceptional Affiliate Manager 2009: Jared Saunders of JensonUSA.
4. PowerRank Champion 2009: Checks Unlimited (second year in a row!)
5. Emerging Technology 2009: Spadout
6. Pay It Forward 2009: 3-way Tie: Karen Garcia, Scott Jangro and Michael Coley.

What is cool about being a Pay It Forward Award winner is that you get to select a recipient of the award next year. My pick was Scott Jangro, with the following explanation:

“The reasons why I’ve selected Scott are because he’s been a vocal affiliate marketing advocate for many years, enriches the industry through his blogging efforts and participation in multiple advisory boards and has been outspoken when it comes to industry issues such as affiliate tax, software, etc. In addition, with the launch of Affbook.com this year, Scott continues to contribute to the advancement of the industry by providing tactical no-nonsense information on building sustainable online businesses utilizing affiliate marketing.

To sum it up, Scott gives his knowledge freely all in an effort to champion the affiliate marketing cause.“

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you ShareASale for recognizing affiliate marketing achievements.

More details about the ShareASale Performance Awards can be found on the ShareASale Blog.

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Customize and Download Your #ASW10 Schedule

by Missy Ward

I'm stoked about our new interactive schedule tool for attendees of Affiliate Summit West 2010 available at http://affiliatesummit.sched.org.

Attendees will now be able view detailed agenda information by the type of pass they have registered for and create a customized schedule based on the events they would like to attend. The schedules then can be printed or exported to iCalendar.

Additionally, users can coordinate schedules with friends and view popular sessions.

To use the basic functionality of the scheduling tool, simply:

1) Visit the Affiliate Summit Schedule tool at http://affiliatesummit.sched.org.
2) Sign in with Twitter, Facebook or create an account.
3) In the “Audience” drop down tool, select the pass type that you have registered for (See below). The events that you can attend will be displayed based on your pass type.
4) Select the events that you would like to attend.
5) Once finished, you may display your customized schedule and print or download to iCalendar.

affiliatesummit.sched.org

There are additional features that you may wish to explore including sharing your schedule via Twitter, Facebook and more, viewing schedules of attendees who have opted to share them, viewing popular sessions etc.

Here's my schedule as it stands now: http://affiliatesummit.sched.org/MissyWard01.

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BigMouthStrikesAgain.fm, Episode 9 – @ChefPatrick: Cookin’ Up Domain Goodness

by Missy Ward

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My guest today is Patrick “Chef Patrick” Ruddell, who cooks up yummy domain goodness on ChefPatrick.com and also owns DomanSubway.com, which lists a few hundred domains that he has up for sale.

In this podcast, Chef Patrick talks about:

How he shifted from the real estate business to the domain business and the similarities between them.

The story behind the “Chef Patrick” name and the truth about his culinary skills.

His thoughts on new top level domains and whether they're good marketing/branding opportunities.

His take on the importance of a good domain name when it comes to maximizing organic and ppc traffic.

His recipe for analyzing how much a domain should go for and the most money that he's made on a domain.

Simple tips for folks just getting into the buying or selling of domains.

The benefits of Drop Name Services and his new live domain name drop service, GoDrops.com.

and other assorted morsels….

Listen above, on GeekCast.fm or download to iTunes.

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