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Affiliate Summit Central and East: Register Now

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Shawn Collins and Rosalind Gardner at Affiliate Summit West 2011Shawn Collins just announced that registrations are now open for both Affiliate Summit Central 2012 and Affiliate Summit East 2012.

Never heard of the Central version before? That's because it is new for 2012 and is taking place in Austin, TX on May 15-16 at the Hilton Austin.

According to Shawn, the Central version “will be a different kind of Affiliate Summit – rather than several thousand attendees, it will be capped at a few hundred. The conference will be a day and a half long with two tracks of educational sessions, and a Meet Market with a couple dozen tables“.

Wow… sounds like a good one to me! What a great chance to get together and talk with industry specialists without all the hub bub of the larger shows in New York and Las Vegas.

Of course, if you want to see all the Who's Who in affiliate marketing, Affiliate Summit East in New York would be the show for you. It takes place August 12-14, 2012 at the Hilton New York.

I strongly recommend registering early for either show. Not only will the Central version sell-out very quickly, but you'll also save up to $370 on your pass. I suggest you go for the Platinum Pass which gets you into all of the educational sessions.

Wondering if you should go to Affiliate Summit? Watch this video to find out!


Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!

Cheers,

Ros

5 Sweet Christmas Deals for Internet Marketers

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If you're like me, the approach of Christmas means that you're already thinking about how to improve your Internet business next year.

And ‘improvement' often means saving money on your business dealings.

To help you do just that, here are some pretty sweet deals that I've found that are just for Internet marketers.

    1. BlueHost Web Hosting

    Usually $6.95, Bluehost's rate is down to $5.95 per month and here's what you get:

    • Unlimited Domain Hosting
    • Unlimited GB Hosting Space
    • Unlimited GB File Transfer
    • Unlimited E-mail Accounts
    • Free Domain
    • Free Site Builder w/ templates
    • Secure Shell, SSL, FTP, Stats
    • CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL
    • $75 Free Google Credit
    • 99.9% Network Uptime Guarantee

    Seriously, if you don't have your own domain name and hosting yet, get it NOW with this incredible deal. INCLUDES a FREE domain registration.

    Or, buy someone else a domain name and hosting for a year or two, i.e. your nephew… which is what I did for our godson when he was born. 🙂

    2. Wishlist Member

    Thinking of starting a membership site in 2012? Look no farther than Wishlist Member — which is what I use at Affiliate Blogger PRO. For a limited time, the WishList team is
    giving away over $400+ in gifts to their customers. The offer ends December 31st, 2011 @ 11pm PST. So if you order WishList Member, you'll get a bunch of very cool “extras” – including custom drawn icons, graphics, plugins and
    more.

    3. SBI! Site Build it!

    SBI! is an all-in-1 step-by-step system of process-and-software that builds thriving businesses. Their new Blockbuilder (BB2) and Site Designer (a 3.5 million dollar upgrade to SBI!), is a slick, seriously advanced site designer and builder.

    Their Christmas deal is a Buy one, get one free holiday special that ends December 25th, 2011 at midnight. Includes a 90 Day Money-Back Satisfaction & Success Guarantee. If you want all the bells and whistles included (not a DIY project), SBI! is the way to go.)

    4. Trend Micro

    Protect your business / computer investments!! Get savings of 40% off on all of Trend Micro's best-selling products until January 5, 2011. Includes Trend Micro Antivirus +, Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security and Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security. NOTE: Trend Micro is the antivirus service that I use personally.

    5. Underground Seminar

    Give yourself the gift of a great Internet marketing conference this year. Yanik Silver is hosting his 8th Underground Seminar and this year will be no less dazzling than the rest. Previous speakers include Bob Parsons (CEO of GoDaddy), Tony Hsieh (CEO of https://rosalindgardner.com/go/zappos), Tim Ferris (Tim Ferris – Multiple New York Times Best-Selling author including the The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich), Gary Vaynerchuk (New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author) and yours truly. 🙂

    The event is ALWAYS sold out, and getting in early gets you a discount and extra bonuses. This is one conference I do recommend for those who want to make the most of their Internet marketing businesses. Order NOW and you'll save 40% … The Regular Price $3495, Today it's $1995.

Oh and don't forget, I'm keeping my Academy / Affiliate Blogger PRO pricing down at a ridiculously all-time low until the New Year as well. So if you want to get in on that deal, sign up before it goes away forever! 🙂

Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!

Cheers,

Ros

BlogWorld Virtual: Comfortable Shoes NOT Required

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Get in on BlogWorldExpo!Have you ever wanted to attend an affiliate or blogging industry conference but couldn't go because you couldn't get the leave from work?

Or, you would have loved to have gone but already had plans to attend the family reunion that weekend.
Maybe you couldn't spare the cost of a ticket – not to mention airfare and a hotel?

Or, maybe like me, you just don't feel like dealing with the hassles of packing, airport security, customs and/or a bed that isn't your own.

Whatever your reason(s) for eschewing in-person conference attendance, the BlogWorld Virtual Ticket lets you attend a convention for bloggers without having to leave the comfort of home.

BlogWorld Virtual gives you access to more than 100 recorded sessions at 1/4 the cost of attending in person. ($247 vs. over $1000).

One of the best things about a virtual conference is that you get to see ALL the speakers instead of having to pick and choose between 2 or 3 sessions, each of which you REALLY want to attend.

There are too many sessions for me to list them all, but here's a sampling:

  1. Don’t Let Your Content Get You in Hot Water
  2. What Does the Data Say? Turning Info Into Action
  3. Microformats: Suddenly Crucial for Every Food Blogger
  4. The New Relationship Marketing: How To Build A Large, Loyal and Profitable Network Using the Social Web
  5. Growing Your Blog Audience Through No Cost Mobile Technology and Tricks
  6. Using Stories to Get Your Customers to Buy, Even if You Hate Selling

There are numerous sessions for niche specific bloggers including: fitness, food, travel, and parent bloggers.

Moreover, you get access to the entire spectrum of Full-Access-only Social Media Business Summit sessions.

Although a Virtual Ticket is not a replacement for being there in person and having face-to-face time with other bloggers — you get ALL the information for a fraction of the price. Moreover, you'll get exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes action and access, live streaming sessions during the conference, social media interaction, and more.

I'd definitely recommend giving the full BlogWorld Virtual line-up a good look-see.

BTW, the $247 pricing is in effect only until October 20th. On the 21st BlogWorld is increasing the ticket price to $347, so check it out today!

Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!

Cheers,

Ros

PLR Articles for Just a Buck

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Looking for all new PLR content at a great price?

The ladies at All Private Label Content are having a sale this week, where you can join their PLR delivery membership sites (Mom and/or Marketing) for only a dollar until September 30th.

Coupon Code: 1dollardeal
Discount: First month for $1
Expiry: September 30, 2011

Check out their services…

* Content in proven markets — families and marketing
* Written by fully-fluent writers…period.
* Membership numbers are limited
* 51 pieces of quality content each month
* Access to members-only forum
* Complimentary license to Speedy APLC Publisher plugin
* 30-day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee
* Suggested affiliate programs
* Training materials included

…and there's little no risk by trying it for $1 for 1 month.

Check 'em out before the deals ends on September 30th.

Skimlinks: A Super Amazon Alternative

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Do you live in a State affected by the affiliate nexus tax? Wondering how to replace your Amazon commissions? You should take a look at Skimlinks.

Based in the U.K., Skimlinks is a technology service that helps affiliates monetize their blog content by converting normal product links from over 15,500 merchants across 27 affiliate networks (including Amazon) into Skimlinks affiliate links so you can earn a commission every time a purchase is made.

skimlinks

BTW, there are currently 308 merchants listed under the book & magazines category at Skimlinks, including:

  • Amazon (.com, .uk, .de, .ca and more)
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Biblio
  • Alibris
  • Borders
  • eBooks.com

What is interesting is that they list the average commission rate through Amazon.com at 8%.

Getting started with Skimlinks

The setup is super simple.

You just add the javascipt code above the tag on your blog. Then you place deep-links to merchant products within your content and Skimlinks converts them on-the-fly. Links that can not be converted into affiliate links will send visitors to the URL as set.

Moreover, Skimlinks only works on natural links, so you don't have to worry about the Skimlinks' code overwriting existing affiliate links.

Too, you can choose to let the links work on a site-wide basis, or on selected pages only — it's up to you.

In addition to their basic links, they offer Skimwords, which recognizes product references in editorial and user-generated content, and automatically turns these into shopping links that can generate commissions.

Basic affiliate commissions are 75% of what the merchant pays Skimlinks.

More than 700,000 publishers are currently using the service on their websites.

And the service is getting even better. Skimlinks announced today that it had acquired content monetization firm Atma Links and will merge the Atma Links technology with its own affiliate marketing platform to offer its publishers and partners the first real-time in-text product identification and price comparison service.

Watch the video below for an overview of the service, then signup for Skimlinks!

Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!

Cheers,

Ros

Meet Me in the Netherlands

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Just a quick post to let you know that I'll be keynoting at the AffiliateDag.nl in Utrecht on May 31st.

Here's more information about the conference…

Thema: Quality Matters!

Affiliate Dag, het Nederlandse affiliate event, zal worden gehouden op dinsdag 31 mei 2011.

De Affiliate Dag wordt net als voorgaande jaren gehouden in De Fabrique te Utrecht. De gehele dag door zijn er inhoudelijke sessies voor zowel affiliates, adverteerders, bureau’s en netwerken.

Op de beursvloer zijn alle Hoofdsponsoren en Subsponsoren aanwezig met een stand en is er ruimschoots de mogelijkheid om te netwerken.

Hou de website en @affiliatedag in de gaten voor meer informatie en updates!

Kom je ook en ben je benieuwd wie er nog meer komen? Meld je aan voor de Affiliate Dag 2011 LinkedIn-Group

Aankondiging Keynote
Rosalind Gardner Keynote speaker Affiliate Dag op 31 mei 2011
The Evolution of Affiliate Marketing: Key Success Strategies Now

Looks like I'd better get to work with my Rosetta Stone Nederlands. No worries though – I will be presenting in English. 🙂

To learn more about the conference, visit http://www.affiliatedag.nl/

Product Review: Slash Your Spending

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If you've been looking for a way to cut down on the amount of money you spend and make your savings account grow, then this eBook is one you must read!

Even if your paycheck is small and your expenses are high, this in-depth eBook will teach you how to save thousands of dollars per year.

In this economy, everyone feels like they don't have enough money, but way too many bills.   Just look at the headlines.  Unemployment rates are skyrocketing, fuel prices are about to go up…   People are looking for ways to save the money.

The trouble is, though, there's not a lot of ready information online that tells you how to save.  You can find a tip here, a tip there, and old strategies like the envelope system.   But if those worked, you wouldn't still be searching the Internet.

It's almost impossible to find one resource that will give someone who wants to cut their spending and save money a detailed plan to do so.   For example, how can you save money and still eat out?  Can you save money on health insurance — if so, how?    How can you afford a new car and still be able to stick money in the bank?

Well, there's good news.   Financial expert Brandon Lamb has written an eBook that answers all your questions and gives you a detailed plan to save money in every aspect of your life.

From car payments, to utilities, to groceries, and even down to health insurance and medical care, Brandon gives easy to use strategies that will have you putting more money in the bank than you ever thought possible.

The best part of this book is that it doesn't tell you to quit spending all together.  Instead, it gives wise strategies and methods that you can use to spend more wisely.

This book has become a Bible for so many people, and it's not surprising.  Other savings strategies you may have tried in the past never worked because the ideas were good in theory, but not in the long term.   Brandon's book will guide you through the next twenty years of your life and make you wonder why you hadn't been able to save money before.

If you want to save money and cut how much money you spend, Brandon's book “Slash Your Spending” is a must-read.

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