Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Want Affiliate Summit West 2014 Tickets to Give Away?”. Collins Says, “We receive a large volume of requests for Affiliate Summit West 2014 passes to give away in contests and promotions, and a limited number are set aside for this. So we’ve created a form for anybody that would like to request passes. These promotional passes are only allocated to people who are already registered to attend Affiliate Summit. If you have not registered yourself for the conference, please do not request promotional passes”. Want Affiliate Summit West 2014... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Affiliate and Affiliate Manager Relationships in 2013”. Collins Says, “Affiliates were asked “How important is your relationship with an affiliate manager?” for the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. They were given three answers to choose from. The most common answer selected was “Somewhat valuable. I sometimes join, promote, or terminate programs because of the affiliate manager” with 51.9% of affiliates selecting it”. Affiliate and Affiliate Manager Relationships in 2013 Shawn Collins’ Blog  [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “What Affiliates Do When Rejected from Affiliate Programs in 2013”. Collins Says, “Affiliates were asked “When an affiliate program has denied you, you typically…” for the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. They were given three answers to choose from. The most common answer selected was “Move on, there are plenty of other programs to promote” with 53.8% of affiliates selecting it. Next up was “Contact the affiliate manager to find out why you were denied and try to see if the situation can be remedied”, which was picked by... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Online Shopping is Broken, Cheap Affiliate Summit Tickets, and Better Search Results”. Collins Says, “On the September 30, 2013 episode of 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven podcast (listen to 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven), I talk about making a change to the Affiliate Summit site after some feedback, low rates for Affiliate Summit West 2014, and a new book about online shopping. I also talked about improving your search results, Affiliate Summit in NYC in 2014, and how affiliates find new affiliate programs. Please review 7 Minutes in Affiliate... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “New Book on Problems and Solutions with Online Shopping from Affiliate Summit”. Collins Says, “Affiliate Summit Press, a new publishing arm of Affiliate Summit, has put out the first in a series of books aimed at the digital marketing space called Online Shopping is Broken: How to Fix It. The book is based on short essays from U.S. college students who answered the question, “What is your biggest frustration with online shopping and how would you suggest fixing it?,” in 250-500 words. The essays were part of a contest from Affiliate Summit,... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “How Affiliates Find New Affiliate Programs in 2013”. Collins Says, “Affiliates were asked “How do you typically find out about new affiliate programs? Select all that apply.” for the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. Finding the information on a merchant site was most common with 51.3% of affiliates, followed by affiliate managers reaching out to the affiliates at 42.4%”. How Affiliates Find New Affiliate Programs in 2013 Shawn Collins’ Blog  [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Free Booths at Affiliate Summit West 2014 for 4 Start-Ups”. Collins Says, “Affiliate Summit will be selecting 4 early stage startups to exhibit for free as part of our Affiliate Summit Startup Program. These booths will be for Affiliate Summit West 2014, taking place January 12-14, 2014 in Las Vegas. If you’re selected, you will receive all of the perks of a 10×10 booth at Affiliate Summit (value: $7,745): Exhibit Booth (Space only. Booth related costs such as tables, chairs, cleaning, electricity, Internet, etc. are additional). Three... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Save the Date for Affiliate Summit East 2014 in New York City”. Collins Says, “Affiliate Summit East is heading back to New York City in 2014, and we’ll be in a new spot… deep in the heart of Times Square. Affiliate Summit East 2014 is taking place August 10-12, 2014 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY. More details to come shortly”. Save the Date for Affiliate Summit East 2014 in New York City Shawn Collins’ Blog  [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “I Just Had the Easiest WordPress Migration Ever”. Collins Says, “I made my first post for this blog nearly 10 years ago, and back then I was on Blogger. Next up, I spent some time with Movable Type, and moved on after hearing over and over about how much more intuitive WordPress was over the other platforms. I decided to move my hosting to WP Engine, but I was dreading the actual migration. Then I remembered that David Vogelpohl, who just spoke at Affiliate Summit East 2013 on creating highly converting WordPress sites, offered a WordPress... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “B2C vs. B2B Affiliates in 2013”. Collins Says, “Affiliates were asked “Do you typically promote products and services geared towards consumers or businesses?” for the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. The results revealed that few affiliates, just 1.3%, are solely focused on B2B (business to business). However, nearly a third (29.7%) are promoting both B2B and B2C (business to consumer) products and services”. B2C vs. B2B Affiliates in 2013 Shawn Collins’ Blog  [...]