As a few of you may have noticed AffSpot was down for about 12 hours this week, we were down while the board was undergoing a complete system upgrade. I am so excited about this upgrade! AffSpot now has several new features that will be unveiled soon, like the AffSpot market place.
AffSpot has also gone through a change of moderators over the last two weeks. As we continue to grow, we will face some growing pains. I am excited to announce that ScottM is a new moderator on AffSpot. Not only does he all ready know the complete ins and outs of AffSpot (my hosting guru!) he is actively protecting us from spammers. Now for a shameless plug of Scott - If you are in need of hosting, with a company that answers their phone all hours of the night, PM ScottM. He has been an amazing and valuable asset to AffSpot!
More changes are coming in the following days, we will be launching the official AffSpot blog and there will be an additional resource to the forum, many of you are aware at the failed attempt to incorporate affiliate marketing blogs into our forum. Yeah, that did not go over so well. Now we are going to develop out a side of AffSpot where affiliate marketing blog feeds will be delivered but NOT show up in the forum new posts or post counts. Rather you will be able to click on AM Blogs and get the latest content from all the great Affiliate Marketing Blogs out there.
In January, we launched a drop shipping forum to start the conversation on adding drop shipped products to your affiliate site. One of the most difficult challenges to doing so is navigating past the middlemen advertising in the search engines and finding genuine, factory-authorized wholesalers who offer single-item drop shipping.
Worldwide Brands members have unlimited, lifetime access to over 8,000 pre-screened wholesale suppliers and drop shippers, representing more than 8 million quality wholesale products. They also have a built-in market research tool that shows them how likely a product is to sell well in the current online marketplace, a complete 'How-To' Product Sourcing education, and their first 6 months of selling on Yahoo free (a $780 value)!
You can get more info at WorldwideBrands.com or ask them a question in our drop shipping forum here on AffSpot. They are ready and waiting to answer any questions you may have.
Worldwide Brands also runs an affiliate program, managed in-house by Colleen Darwent. They offer 25% commission for each sale generated through an affiliate link (that's over $70/sale!). Colleen is incredibly helpful and always there to answer affiliate questions. You can learn more and sign up for their affiliate program on their website.
There have been many rumors floating around about a new Affiliate Convention hitting the scene. Some of the rumors have been true, some not. Here are the facts:
- Affiliate Convention - being brought to you by: WebMasterRadio.fm, AffSpot.com and Marc Lesnick
- FREE for affiliates to attend
- June 18th & 19th
- Denver, CO Downtown Marriott
- Keynote Speaker - Kris Jones, CEO of Pepperjam
- Speakers (partial list):
- Monte Kahn -Moniker.com
- Yahoo - leading a session on PPC Marketing
- Jeremy Shoemaker
- Harrison Gevirtz
- Heather Paulson
- Sarah Bundy
The Affiliate Convention site is not yet live - you can watch for it to launch at www.AffiliateConvention.com in the coming days.
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