Jeremy Schoemaker delivered a keynote address at Affiliate Summit West 2012 on Tuesday, January 10, 2012.

He was informative and entertaining at the same time.

More about Jeremy Schoemaker:

Jeremy’s skills have led him on a wild ride swinging from unemployment to an 8 figure income in only a few years.

Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker is one of the most successful internet marketers of our time. He has proven his skills online in the PPC community, time and again in affiliate marketing, and is legendary for his $133,000 Google AdSense check.

In 2007 Jeremy launched the AuctionAds advertising network and added more than 25,000 affiliates in a mere 4 months of operation who generated millions a month in revenue. Whether its his blog or any of his companies

ShoeMoney has proven that he has the dedication, drive, and at times the audacity to get the job done.

More details on Affiliate Summit at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/.

Video: Jeremy Schoemaker Keynote at Affiliate Summit West 2012

ShareASale ThinkTank 2012 will be held in Austin, TX from May 16 to May 18, immediately following Affiliate Summit Central 2012, which is also taking place in Austin.

{Two great tastes that taste great together}

ShareASale ThinkTank is an annual event from ShareASale that brings together their top merchants and affiliates, as well as their rising stars.

I’ve been fortunate to attend the last four and I can tell you first-hand, that the event is always top-notch in terms of networking, education and incredible location. This time around, ShareASale ThinkTank is taking place at the Lakeway Resort and Spa on Lake Travis in Austin.

The conference kicks off with a ThinkTank Golf Outing where attendees can join ShareASale CEO Brian Littleton for “Golf with the CEO”. This is followed by a ShareASale Staff Meet & Greet and ThinkTank Welcome Reception.

The following days are all about education and networking.

So prepare to spend the week in Austin for Affiliate Summit and ThinkTank.

Check out my recaps of some of the past ShareASale ThinkTanks:

ShareASale ThinkTank 2009

ShareASale ThinkTank 2008

More details, agenda, description of the venue, and pre-registration at http://www.shareasale.com/thinktank/.

The sixth annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards were presented on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Affiliate Summit West 2012, which took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

The Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards are affiliate marketing’s most prestigious, competitive honor for the leaders in the space. Award winners are recognized because they are innovative leaders with vision and influence.

Below are the finalists for the Pinnacle Awards at Affiliate Summit West 2012 and the winners are in bold:

Affiliate of the Year

• CouponCabin
• Tricia Meyer
• Eric Nagel

Affiliate Manager of the Year

• Carolyn Kmet
• Amy Miller
• Kim Salvino

Exceptional Merchant

• Amazon
• Overstock
• Tiny Prints

Affiliate Marketing Advocate

• Brian Littleton
• Rebecca Madigan
• Tim Storm

Best Blogger

• Mr. Green
• Sam Harrelson
• Tricia Meyer

Affiliate Marketing Legend

• Kim Rowley
• Brad Waller
• Adam Weiss

Video: Affiliate Summit West 2011 Pinnacle Awards

Affiliate Summit West 2012 is on schedule to sell out towards the end of this month, based on sales patterns of past Affiliate Summits.

As of this morning, there are a little more than 500 registration slots remaining out of a total of approximately 5,000. This will be the biggest Affiliate Summit to date.

Make sure your lock down your registration before the sell out, or you might be forced to pay twice the amount (if not more) picking up a ticket on eBay.

Affiliate Summit West 2012, the premier affiliate marketing conference, is taking place January 8-10, 2012 in Las Vegas.

This three day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.

The keynotes for Affiliate Summit West 2012 will be Jon Spoelstra (January 9), Eric Thomas (January 10), and Jeremy “ShoeMoney” Schoemaker (January 10).

This time around, Affiliate Summit will feature the largest exhibit hall and Meet Market of all of the Affiliate Summit shows with hundreds of booths and tables, and they are all SOLD OUT already.

There are a limited number of sponsorships still available.

More details at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/.

The sixth annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards will be presented on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Affiliate Summit West 2012, taking place at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

Nominations are being accepted for the six Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards through November 30, 2011.

These awards recognize exceptional performance in affiliate marketing.

Here are the winners from the previous Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards:

• Affiliate of the Year: Deals.Woot
• Affiliate Manager of the Year: Carolyn Kmet
• Exceptional Merchant: Zappos
• Affiliate Marketing Advocate: Lisa Picarille
• Best Blogger: Eric Nagel
• Affiliate Marketing Legend: Todd Farmer

Submit your nominations at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/pinnacle-award-nomination/.

Video: Affiliate Summit West 2011 Pinnacle Awards

Affiliate Summit recently ran a free webinar on Using Forums to Expand Your Affiliate Business, and it’s now available to watch on demand for free.

In this webinar, Deborah Carney explores several ways to use forums to reach key people in the affiliate industry.

By using online affiliate forums like the Affiliate Summit Networking forum you can reach affiliates, merchants and service providers all in one place.

Make contacts that you can meet offline and make the most of your face time at conferences.

Start conversing with new business partners that might not make it to offline events.

Video: Using Forums to Expand Your Affiliate Business

Watch previous Affiliate Summit webinars.

Affiliate Summit ran a free webinar on monetizing a blog, and it’s now available to watch on demand.

Watch this webinar for an overview of the basics of monitizing your site.

Tips include a few necessary plugins, disclosure statements, and finding products for your niche.

Video: Monetize Your Blogging Skills with Affiliate Marketing

Watch previous Affiliate Summit webinars.

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Econsultancy has published the 2011 Affiliate Census for the UK, and it reveals many interesting data points.

The survey of affiliates found almost half (48%) of respondents drive at least £5,000 per month (£60,000 per year) for advertisers, compared to only 31% of affiliates who were generating this much revenue in 2009.

More than 300 affiliates took part in the third UK Affiliate Census, which Econsultancy conducted in partnership with the A4u and sponsored by Commission Junction and Argos.

The majority of affiliates (57%) say that their commissions have increased in the last year, with a fifth of those affiliates (19%) earning higher commissions, as they reported more than 100% growth in this type of income over that period.

Also, affiliates are optimistic about the future of the industry, and they are saying communication has improved from merchants to affiliates.

Some other findings from the 2011 UK Affiliate Census:

• Thirty percent of affiliates are now sending at least 20,000 visitors a month to merchants’ websites, significantly more than the equivalent figure of 19% two years ago, while the proportion of affiliates promoting at least 80 merchants has increased to 25%, up from 14% in 2007 and 21% in 2009.
• Almost half of affiliates (46%) surveyed now work full-time in the industry, a large increase from 34% in 2009.
• ‘Content’ is still the most important affiliate category, despite the rise of other publishers such as voucher-code and cash-back affiliates.
• More affiliates than in 2009 cite voucher codes or cash-back / reward as the single most important categories, up from 5% to 10% and 5% to 8% respectively. However, a combined percentage of 18% shows that less than a fifth (18%) of affiliates rely primarily on these types of consumer incentives.
• The two most widely promoted sectors are travel / flights and fashion / accessories, both relevant for a quarter of affiliates surveyed.
• In 2009, a third of respondents (34%) believed that the last click should hold sway, but this has now increased to 43% of publishers.
• More than a third of affiliates (36%) say that merchant de-duplication is having a negative impact on their revenue from affiliate marketing.

The full report is available on the Econsultancy website to Econsultancy subscribers at http://econsultancy.com/reports/affiliate-census.

If you’re not a member, you can get a free sample.

Mommy Bloggers: Changing the Face of Affiliate Marketing? panel from Affiliate Summit West 2010, which took place January 17-19, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV.

Speakers:

• Deborah Carney, CEO, Team Loxly (Moderator)
• Wendy Limauge, Blogger, Sweeties Swag
• Carrie Rocha, President, Pocket Your Dollars
• Kim Rowley, President, Key Internet Marketing, Inc.
• Heather Sokol, Proprietor, Inexpensively

MommyBloggers are involved in many types of monetization strategies for their blogs, affiliate marketing being one, however they aren’t necessarily doing it in the “traditional” ways.

More details on Affiliate Summit at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/

Note: the company(ies) and position(s) listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

Video: Mommy Bloggers: Changing the Face of Affiliate Marketing?

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit. The session videos aren’t made public until a year or more after each conference.

The sixteenth issue of FeedFront, the official magazine of Affiliate Summit, is at the printer and it will be hitting mailboxes in late October and early November 2011.

Issue sixteen of FeedFront will also be distributed at Affiliate Summit Meetups.

This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes Turn Your Job into a Vacation by Shawn Collins, Avoiding Trademark Pitfalls in Affiliate Marketing by Wade Tonkin, Writing an Effective Internet Marketing Plan by Sarah Bundy, and 5 SEO Moves for More Traffic by Aliza Earnshaw.

Also enhancing your search results with microformats, email compliance, PPC policies, an Affiliate Summit East 2011 recap, podcasting, mobile, working in the Canadian market, seasonality, Google Panda, and more.

Issue 16 of FeedFront Magazine can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from Scribd.

That’s Wil Reynolds of SEER Interactive on the cover as he delivers his keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2011.

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FeedFront Magazine, Issue 16