Affiliate Summit West 2010 – “An Affiliate Must”

Affiliate summit is one of the single best conferences for affiliates. It was my first and has remained my favorite conference.

This year I will be attending the Affiliate Summit West 2010 conference in Las Vegas. I will be there from the 16th until the 19th on January and I am greatly looking forward to meeting many of you.

Before you go, you should know that your experience may vary from mine for a couple reasons.

Be Willing To Put Yourself Out There

If you look around at the conference, you'll see at (almost) any given time some guy just standing in the corner on his iPhone. It's so easy (specially as an introvert) to want to not have to go up to people you may recognize.

This is the single best part of the conference... Meeting people you might know or have worked with.

Use Your Affiliate Manager And Well Known People

Start by going up to each booth of companies you have worked with. Ask them for advice - ask them to introduce you to other affiliates... You never know what kind of connections you might make that can potentially sky rocket your business.

Hang out with your affiliate managers and people who a lot of people know. Most of the bigger players will tend to gravitate towards these people even if it's just for chit chat. Unless they're in a serious conversation, just walk up and introduce yourself.

Go To Parties

So many affiliate networks put on amazing parties. I'm not a huge fan of parties but I encourage people to go because there is a lot of networking that can happen there. Last affiliate summit, I sat and talked with Matt Marcin, Larby, Rob, Paul (Uber), Wes (T202), Ryan Sessler, and a bunch of other awesome guys for hours.

The party list is yet to be compiled but the one major party to be at that I know about this year is the Mundo Media Party.

Many of the smaller / more private networks use Affiliate Summit to launch their business into the public. Mundo Media is one of those companies - so be sure to check it out.

This event is invited only and if you're not working with Mundo Media, you can contact them (events {AT} mundomedia.com) for more information.

I asked Mundo Media to give me a bit more information about their company and this is what they sent me.

Mundo Media is a global leader in Affiliate Marketing. With leading innovation and a proven track record we provide maximum results for our clients and partners. We are a hybrid media entity comprised of several divisions, including: Online Advertiser, Proprietary Technology and Affiliate Network. Our team is extremely skilled and knowledgeable with several years of industry experience. We target the latest in global consumer trends, and create the link between the consumers and the advertisers. We are driven by performance and deliver new ideas to all of our partners worldwide.

Mundo Media is committed to creating innovative technologies for:
1. Traffic Optimization (behavioral targeting)
2. Landing page optimization
3. Post sale optimization (ensuring affiliate conversions and advertiser ROI)

Mundo Media was established over 3 years ago. We began as affiliates and quickly realized the need to evolve. We are focused on developing technology, and strengthening our relationships with both affiliates and advertisers. 2010 will be an exciting year for us, we will continue to focus on building new exclusive hosted offers in the Mobile, neutraceutical, health and beauty and Bizz Opp space.

We are excited to see all of our existing partners and new partners at Affiliate Summit West. Please visit us at BOOTH #108 or at the Meet Market. We are also hosting an exclusive private party for a select group of partners (please contact your affiliate manager for details)

Charity Poker Tourney

The other single most awesome place to be at affiliate summit west 2010 will be the Poker Tournament put on by DK from Purpose Inc.

I went to the poker event at pubcon and it was so amazing. Fun times just sitting around for hours with affiliates, marketers, etc.

The greatest part about the poker tournament is that you'll be forced to hang out with affiliates. There wont be awkward silence because that's part of the game.

Of all the events this year, this is the one that I absolutely would not miss.

Anyways, looking forward to meeting all of you there!

Oh and so you know what I look like, check my about page or my facebook fan page. I have photos in both places.