Missy Ward

SeaWorld Orlando’s Dolphin Spotlight Tour

by Missy Ward

Just got back from IZEAFest, which was extraordinary…. but MUCH more on that later.

I was one of the folks who had the fortunate opportunity of taking the Dolphin Spotlight Tour at SeaWorld Orlando yesterday and I'm still jazzed up about how awe-inspiring it was.

Michael Gray, Chris Heuer, Zena Weist and Amanda Stewart were also on my tour group, which I knew would make for an even more awesome time.

While I do live in Orlando and have been to SeaWorld dozens of times with my family, I've never been on the Dolphin Spotlight Tour before. The idea of going behind-the-scenes at SeaWorld and being able to get up close to the animals was something I really was looking forward to doing.

And, it did not disappoint!

The Dolphin Spotlight Tour at SeaWorld is a 1-hour walking tour that took us backstage of the Whale and Dolphin stadium where we got an overview of what is involved in training and taking care of the headliners of the Blue Horizons Show, which is my personal favorite at SeaWorld. No matter how many times I see it, I'm still blown away at how visually spectacular it is.

While I don't want to say that I took for granted how much work goes into take care of and training the dolphins, I now realize how much I underestimated it!

We then went over to Dolphin Cove where we got to become “Dolphin Trainers”. We were shown the commands to use to interact with the dolphins including the signal to get a little dolphin love. That just blew me away and is a moment that I will cherish forever.

I'd like to thank IZEA and SeaWorld Orlando for making it possible for me to participate in the Dolphin Spotlight Tour. I can't wait to go back and take my li'l guys on it.

Here are the pictures that were taken by SeaWorld photographers during the tour, which were made available to purchase on a thumb drive immediately following.

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For The Heck of It

Aaron Brazell aka Technosailor was here…

by Missy Ward

I just hijacked Missy's blog at IZEAFest and decided it was a good idea to let everyone know that I, Aaron Brazell, aka Technosailor was here…. Owned.

Boobies Rock. (Pink hat for Breast Cancer Awarenesss)

The world never sleeps.

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BigMouthStrikesAgain, Episode 8 – Jim Kukral: The Leonardo da…

by Missy Ward

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My guest today is Jim Kukral, or as I like to refer to him as, “the Leonardo da Vinci of Online Marketing. He is a true polymath in every sense of the word.

It is a combination of his of his intuitiveness, intellect, desire to take on interesting challenges, understanding of the information age and ability to view things from different perspectives that has enabled Jim to become a top entrepreneur in the internet marketing arena.

He’s been a blogger since 2001, has promoted of thousands of websites, is a sought-after speaker, consultant, author, Affiliate Summit Emcee, all around good guy and someone I’m proud to call my friend.

In this podcast, Jim talks about:

When he realized that online marketing was his calling and how he got started in the business.

Some of the ventures that he's been involved with over the last couple of years.

Some of his new projects on the horizon including Prfessor.com

The different marketing methods he's used when it comes to promoting his new ideas.

The hurdles he's had to overcome when he set forth in his entrepreneurial career; his biggest failure and what he learned from it.

How Tim Carter (AskTheBuilder.com) has impacted his career.

Tips for online entrepreneurs getting into the business today.

What he would be doing if he could no longer be involved in the internet in any capacity.

Where he sees himself in the next 5 years.

Chasing butterflies. (Together, Missy and Jim come up with the newest Lepidoptera to pursue which is a service that for a fee, the company will break up with a friend, partner or business associate for the customer… since breaking up is so hard to do.)

Juicy tidbits about him including his “go-to” tech device, first thing he'd buy if he hit the lottery, favorite website, last book he read, whether he returns food at a restaurant that he doesn't like and so much more…

Jim also broke the news about his awesome new book deal with Wiley and when we can expect to see it on the shelves of our favorite book stores!

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

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Affiliate Marketing

FeedFront Magazine, Issue 8 is On Deck

by Missy Ward

The 8th issue of FeedFront, the official magazine of Affiliate Summit, is at the printer and it will be dropping anchor in subscriber's mailboxes in early October 2009.

Issue eight of FeedFront will also be distributed at Blog World Expo, PubCon, ShareASale ThinkTank and Ad:tech New York.

This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes a recap of Affiliate Summit East 2009 and the Affiliate Marketers Give Back walk for breast cancer as well as articles on auditing affiliate programs, productivity, pro digital video camera formats, PPC, email, advertising tax, and the death of an affiliate network.

Plus, interviews with Loren Feldman of 1938 Media and Joel Bauer from the “Your Business Card is CRAP” video.

Issue 8 of FeedFront can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from Scribd.

Get the FeedFront RSS if you'd like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed.

If you haven't subscribed, you can get the magazine for free at http://feedfront.com/free-subscription/.

Also, become a fan of FeedFront on Facebook to see past issues, covers, etc.

FeedFront Magazine, Issue 8

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