Comments on: Advice from an Affiliate Summit Veteran

By: Chris Bloczynski

Chris Bloczynski — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:24:26 +0000

Hi, Dave. This will be my first Affiliate Summit attendance as well… I actually was approved for a press pass, since I blog about internet marketing, so I was able to forgo the cost of the full-conference pass. Something you can think about the next time it comes around, I suppose.

It looks like the premier networking opportunities would be the Affiliate Meet Market on Sunday evening (this event appears to be open to all attendees), and the Share-a-sale party at the Palms hotel later on Sunday night. You might be able to score an invite to the party by talking to the Share-a-sale folks while they’re at the Meet Market, and possibly attend both events off the back of your exhibit hall pass.

The Affiliate Summit blog has been saying that they’re very close to selling out. If you wanted to do this on the cheap, you could grab a last minute exhibit hall pass before they close up and then just spend Sunday night at the Rio, hitting the Meet Market and the party, and do the exhibit hall on Monday after you check out of the hotel. That way you can get your networking in and maybe pick up some swag before you fly home in time for dinner with the wife on Monday night.

Or, you could hit it next year, too.

By: James Seligman

James Seligman — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:19:43 +0000

Some great tips!

I agree about staying at the hotel where the conference is being held. It’s amazing how many bar and lounge deals that are maid.

By: Chris Bloczynski

Chris Bloczynski — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:14:29 +0000

Thanks! The designer added that on a whim, actually… he thought it was sort of plain Jane with just my name all over the place, so he found an image and I thought it suited me well.

By: Think Like An SOB

Think Like An SOB — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:21:26 +0000

I like that design of you card. Nice touch with the rss button.

By: Think Like An SOB

Think Like An SOB — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:20:13 +0000

btw.. found this on Scoble’s blog

http://scobleizer.com/2006/07/05/business-card-best-practices/

By: Dave C.

Dave C. — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:45:17 +0000

I pretty much dropped the ball on this one. I told myself I was going to go, but when it came down to it, I just couldn’t justify the cost. Now I’m thinking I should at least do the exhibit hall, but not sure if that’s worth the trip to Vegas for a couple days. This would be my first year attending if I did go, so I’m sure I’d learn something, but I’d love to hear input from others about attending just the exhibit hall and whatever networking events I could get into.

By: Simlock verwijderen

Simlock verwijderen — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:59:02 +0000

I just asked it as a fundamental question to one of my website owners. They told me making money from an afillate could be dangerous, because you need good statements with each other, because they can disapprove an lead.

By: Chris Bloczynski

Chris Bloczynski — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:18:54 +0000

I used all of my contact info, as well. You can see the business card I had printed to match my soon-to-be-released blog design at http://www.chrisbloczynski.com/do-bloggers-need-business-cards/.

I know… it pretty much has my name about as many times as it needs, right? I guess that’s one of the fundamentals that you’ll run into when you choose your own name as a domain… anyways, I’m excited for my new blog design to be finished so I can start handing out these cards.

By: Zac Johnson

Zac Johnson — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:48:07 +0000

I have all of my contact info on the front, along with my “Zac” toon. On the back I have all of my site properties.

By: Think Like An SOB

Think Like An SOB — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:27:14 +0000

I have always carried business cards, for my offline businesses…however, what would you have on your business card, if related to your blog, other than your blog name?