Memorable Moments at Affiliate Summit

When I made a decision to engage this industry more aggressively, all sorts of things really started to happen. To this point, Affiliate Summit was really a pinnacle for my blogging business… I learned a whole lot from the courses that were provided, but I’m much more excited about the networking opportunities that were available during the event.

One thing that stuck with me the most was how many people knew who I was. I really wrestled with whether or not I should use my name as the domain for this blog, but because I have such a unique last name, it was easy for people to remember the time they had been over to read my blog!

Here are a couple of moments that I’ll always remember about Affiliate Summit West 2008.

Snapshot with John Chow at the Share-a-Sale party.

John’s reaction to seeing me at the invite-only event? “What, do they just let anybody in this thing?” Yeah, they sure do, John… read my blog and find out why!

Zac Johnson wasn’t so surprised to see me at the Share-a-Sale party.

I emailed him a week prior and told him I planned to kick the door down and crash the party to get a chance to meet him. Luckily for everyone, it didn’t come down to that… I scored my invitation about a half an hour before the party started.

I meet my favorite guest author, Michelle Gartner!

You can’t miss Michelle’s weekly Thursday articles on marketing. It was awesome to finally meet you, Michelle!

I make friends with Joel Comm!

Of course, this photo was taken before I won $50 in cash from a contest that promoted Joel’s Text Cast Live service. Looking forward to getting to know you better, Joel… I added your link to my blogroll.

Blue Man Group performance at Affiliate Bash!

The new BMG affiliate program launch was celebrated at Affiliate Bash in Tao nightclub at the Venetian Hotel. I recorded a minute or so of the performance from my digital camera.

I received over half a dozen job offers to work as a writer while I was at Affiliate Summit. I’m also following up on two different consulting jobs I was offered to assist with blog development and traffic building… it’s exciting to think that I might be considered for consulting work based on the credibility and strength of my own blog. If either of these jobs happen to pan out, I’ll be happy to share more about them.

Now? Sites set on Affiliate Summit East in Boston. ASE08 will happen in August, for those of you who might be interested in attending… this gives you tons of time to save your chips for a ticket, or you might consider going the press route. I’ll look forward to seeing you guys there!