We fully understand that attending Affiliate Summit East 2013 is outside of the budget of some aspiring marketers, so we will be sponsoring up to fifty Affiliate Summit Pay It Forward Scholarships for affiliates to attend the conference for the first time.

The deadline to apply for the scholarship is Friday, June 7, 2013.

The goal of our Pay It Forward program is to make the education and networking experience of Affiliate Summit available to affiliates who might not otherwise be able to attend.

Each recipient of the Affiliate Summit Pay It Forward Scholarships will be awarded one VIP Pass (a $1,249 value) to Affiliate Summit East 2013, taking place in Philadelphia on August 18-20, 2013.

Winners of the scholarships will be notified by Monday, June 17, 2013.

In order to be considered for an Affiliate Summit Pay It Forward Scholarship, please complete the online application.

Mark your calendar – the deadline for submission is Friday, June 7, 2013. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn and grow.

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More than sixteen-hundred affiliates were surveyed on their methods, preferences, and strategies for the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report.

The report features dozens of charts of data, based on the responses from the participating affiliates on affiliate marketing, social media, search marketing, blogs, email, and demographics of affiliates.

Feel free to use material from the report in blog posts, presentations, etc.

Just reference that the information came from the 2013 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report.

Get your free copy of the Affiliate Summit AffStat Report at AffStat.com.

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If you missed out on booking a room at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, we have some good news for you.

We have secured rooms at the same $169 a night group rate at the Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard by Marriott – book a room now before they are sold out, too.

Also, we are trying to get more rooms at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, but no luck so far.

The Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard by Marriott is right around the corner from the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Affiliate Summit East 2013 is taking place August 18-20, 2013 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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New Affiliate Summit Ambassador, Todd Farmer shares the latest Affiliate Summit News in this video. Since this is his first video with lots of topics to discuss, it’s a bit lengthier than our normal video. (Expect future weekly wrap-ups to be much shorter.)

Topics discussed:

Affiliate Summit’s “Pay it Forward” Scholarship to attend Affiliate Summit East 2013, and the Affiliate Summit College Scholarship.

Exhibitor and Meet Market Maps and the Agenda for Affiliate Summit East 2013 are now available.

Feedfront magazine is now accepting article proposals for the August edition.

Check out Affiliate Summit’s special Pinterest Board to help navigate Philly during ASE13.

Affiliate Summit has already raised almost $15K to fight breast cancer.

Check out our resources to help communicate the value of ASE13 to your boss.

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Pinterest is the fastest growing social network on the web. Many companies have already hopped on the bandwagon with a Pinterest business account.  And they are now reaping the benefits of the first social network that for once is all about products. The eCommerce world itself couldn’t come up with a more perfect and popular site to encourage people to buy.

If Pinterest is right for your business, there are a few tools you need to use to better manage your time and optimize your Pinterest strategy.

Pinterest Business Account

Of course, this had to be the first tool discussed because it’s part of the basics. Pinterest business accounts are still new and offer just the bare minimums of analytics. It will be even more beneficial in the long run as more tools are added. If you start early, you will also have the advantage of seeing your data over a longer period of time. This big picture will give you insights about what works on Pinterest business account for your specific company. The main data takeaways you can evaluate from your Pinterest business account include:

• Referral traffic
• Pin’s reach (repins)
• Pins from you website

PinReach

PinReach is a free tool that analyzes the activity on your Pinterest business account and sitewide trends. The tool gives you a PinReach (PR) score to show how you rank compared to others. PinReach allows you to see who your most influential followers are. You can also view your most popular pins. Knowing what your audience enjoys repining is key to a successful strategy.

PicMonkey

Pinterest is all about photos. PicMonkey offers a free editing and collage creation tool to glamorize your photos for Pinterest. If your pictures need a lot of work, consider upgrading for a small fee to access their entire photo editing effects library. PicMonkey is just one of many visual content creation tools on the web. Others include Quozio, PinWords, and Infogr.am. Even when you have the tools, it’s sometimes difficult to know what to post. This rehab center does an excellent job presenting their services in a visual and repin-friendly form on Pinterest.

Pingraphy

Pinterest’s main audience is pinning between 8pm-11pm. Since Pinterest has a live feed, it’s important for your business to be posting when pinners are most active. Pingraphy allows you to schedule your pins so you don’t have to interrupt your dinner plans to work. Pingraphy offers a free trial before you sign up to pay for either the basic or premium plan.

PinAlerts

If you have a large ecommerce website, PinAlerts is a must. This free online tool allows you to enter any website URL you are interested in tracking to see what images are repined. PinAlerts will notify you by email when pins appear on Pinterest that link back to the website you wanted to track. Companies can use this knowledge to find out what items on their site are most popular.

The sooner you begin tracking your Pinterest analytics the more valuable information you can collect by studying how others react to your pins. Pinterest is continually evolving. Keep an eye on other tools that are bound to pop up to help strengthen your Pinterest business strategy.

We are trying to get more rooms added to the block, and will pass along details ASAP if we are able to do that.

Also, we are working on getting a group rate at another hotel in the vicinity.

The hotel sold out more than a month earlier than last year, so be sure to register for Affiliate Summit East 2013, too (if you haven’t already), before the conference reaches capacity.

In the event we can get more rooms, the group rate at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown is $169 per night.

The address for the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown is 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 and the main phone is 1-215-625-2900.

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Affiliate Ball will be taking place on Monday, August 19, 2013 in Philadelphia during Affiliate Summit East 2013.

This will be the official party for the Monday night of Affiliate Summit.

RSVP at AffiliateBall.com – there will be limited space.

Past Affiliate Balls have included appearances by Big Boi, Coolio, Doug E Fresh, Ice-T, Mix Master Mike, Nelly, and Rappers Delight (formerly Sugarhill Gang).

Announcements on the artists and venue will be made closer to the conference.

Sponsorships for Affiliate Ball are now available.

Check out the Affiliate Ball promo video for Philly.

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So you’d like to go to Affiliate Summit East 2013, but your boss is not sure that it is worth the investment?

Well, I’ve written up a quick summary you can share with the boss to point out how Affiliate Summit East 2013 is…

• The largest gathering of affiliate marketers in the world.
• A chance to connect with nearly 100 expert speakers and thousands of affiliate marketers.
• An opportunity to meet hundreds of companies as they exhibit across the 3 days of the conference.
• Located in Philadelphia, where they have non-stop domestic flights from nearly 100 different airports, and a hotel group rate of just $169 per night.

Download the letter I’ve written for you, fill in the blanks, and pass it on to your boss.

Also, here is a video to share with your management that gives a quick peek into what goes on at Affiliate Summit.

Video: Highlights from Affiliate Summit West 2013

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There are currently 60 folks involved in the challenge, and the top ten competitors have already accumulated 9,961 miles.

Overall, there have been 14,517 miles tallied by all of the participants, so it’s $14,517 raised (so far).

I am at #15 right now see my dailymile profile with 280 miles. It’s looking hard to get higher without putting in some cycling miles (I’ve been all running, hiking and walking), but I’m planning to add on miles every day this month without a break.

Here are the top ten affiliate marketing exercisers, as of May 15, 2013.

dailymile syncs with Garmin devices, Nike+ device and iPhone app, as well as a number of iPhone and Android clients.

You can also manually enter your cycling, swimming, running, and walking efforts.

In order to participate in dailymile activities, you will need to friend me on dailymile and I will invite you to the challenge.

Get more details at Race to Affiliate Summit East 2013.

Affiliate Summit East 2013 is taking place August 18-20, 2013 in Philadelphia.

The participant with the most total miles at the end of the challenge will receive a VIP Pass to Affiliate Summit West 2014. 2nd to 5th place finishers will each receive a Networking Plus Pass to Affiliate Summit West 2014, and 6th to 10th place finishers will each receive a Networking Pass to Affiliate Summit West 2014.

Please note that all information you provide as part of the contest is public and may be used by Affiliate Summit in our marketing efforts for this event.

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Todd started his first internet company, Kowabunga! Marketing, in 1996, providing Affiliate Marketing Tracking & Management Software (MyAffiliateProgram), Outsourced Affiliate Program Management (Team Affiliate), Email Marketing Software (Extractor Pro, Optin Pro), and the Affiliate Network (Kolimbo).

After selling Kowabunga in 2005 and completing a 3 year employment agreement with the acquiring company, Todd started his new consulting and media firm, PerformStreet Media, where he helps companies leverage his years of experience growing his internet businesses, with high level, profitable internet marketing strategies and guidance.

Todd’s current projects include MyContentPro.com, AffiliateMarketingPlan.com, and a number of B2B projects dedicated to teaching internet marketers best practices and strategies in: Affiliate Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Email Marketing, Membership Sites, and Blogging for passion & profit.

In January 2011, Todd received the Affiliate Marketing Legend Pinnacle Award at Affiliate Summit West 2011.

You can hear Todd weekly on the Online Marketing Crock Pot podcast.

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