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1 Thing I Learned At Affiliate Summit

Jul 19, 2007
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I was tagged by Anik Singal of AffiliateClassroom.com.

Here’s how it works – I say 1 thing I learned at The Affiliate Summit then I tag 5 other people and they have to reveal 1 thing they learned and tag 5 others!

1 Thing I Learned At Affiliate Summit
Seriously the one thing I not only re-learned but now reiterate to myself daily is that “one must never assume”. You truly know nothing about a company or a person until you have spent some time with them. There are so many people and companies that are in multiple verticals that they may not necessarily identify their “secret networks “to you without first going through the warm up stage. I found some of the most amazing contacts by spending time with them, explaining what my goals were for my programs and finding the right solution with them through partnerships or offline arrangement.

You should make it a point to stop by every booth, and explore the possibilities of a potential relationship with the exhibitor; you might be very surprised at what you find.

I am Tagging
Carsten Cumbrowski
Beth Kirch
Brad Waller
Jon at WickedFire
Lisa Riolo

About Heather Paulson

Heather Paulson is the President of PaulsonManagementGroup.com which provides Affiliate Management, Paid Search Management, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Management and affiliate video production and affiliate recruiting services.

Heather was appointed to the Affiliate Summit advisory board in 2006. In 2007 Ms. Paulson was appointed to the advisory board for Affiliate Classroom. In 2007 Ms. Paulson was elected as PPCClassroom.com’s education manager. in 2008 Ms Paulson was nominated as a FAB member of the Performance Marketing Association and is an honorary recipient of the ACC Certified Affiliate Managers Course. in 2008 Heather Paulson was invited to become a member of The Internet Oldtimers Foundation. She has passed the Google professionals certification twice. Heather also blogs at Paulson Management Group Blog. You can follow Heather on Twitter: @Heatherpaulsons.

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  • http://reviewlicious.com Anita

    In my opinion, if a person is to truly grow in the online marketing environment, they need to allow everyone they meet a few seconds before they allow themselves to make a judgement on the oposite party.

    If they don't they stand the chance of missing a lot of very good oportunities… they'll have no one else ot blame.

    I think it's a very fine balance between knowing the value of your own time (so as not to waste it) and not pre-judging people too soon.

    Great post :o )

  • Heather Paulson

    Good Points Anita,

    Leveraging relationships and opportunities must be cultivated on a professional level. Listening and exploring can help that relationship to foster into additional opportunities, I met many people with talents that can be combined to create something truly special.

    Have a great weekend