Welcome to the AffiliateTip.com Newsletter for September 2005. Be sure to check out the AffiliateTip.com blog for the latest news and information at http://www.affiliatetip.com/blog/

Topics in this issue:

1. Affiliate Summit 2006 News
2. Let's Get Together at CJU
3. Affiliate Tip - Rent a Coder
4. Affiliate Program News
5. The Rich Jerk Revealed
6. Top 10 Affiliate Programs - August 2005

1. Affiliate Summit 2006 News
Affiliate Summit 2006 is going to take place at Bally's Las Vegas on January 8-10, 2006. One of Las Vegas' most recognized mega resorts; Bally's is positioned at the center of The Strip, boasting an unrivaled location next to Paris Hotel and Casino.

Online attendee registration is going to be available shortly.

The Affiliate Summit Affiliate Program is now accepting applications. Affiliates can apply at https://www.fusionquest.com/cgi-bin/main/program.pl?affsum

The affiliate agreement is located at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/affiliate_agreement.shtml

Affiliates will earn 15% of the cost of registrations they refer. Apply now at https://www.fusionquest.com/cgi-bin/main/program.pl?affsum

We are now accepting proposals for presentations and panels for the Affiliate Summit 2006 show (Jan 8-10 in Vegas). Anybody interested, please submit a proposal at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=317181307562. Call for proposals ends on September 30.

Exhibit Booths and Sponsorships for Affiliate Summit 2006 are now available. Details on both are listed at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/sponsors.shtml. Get in on the Early Bird Rates for Exhibitors by registering now.

2. Let's Get Together at CJU
I'm heading to Santa Barbara for CJU this Sunday. If you belong to any of the affiliate programs (or have an interest in them) that I manage (InstrumentPro, Payless ShoeSource, and Trilegiant), I'd love to spend some time with you.

In addition to chatting about how I can pay you more commissions in the future, I will also have some passes to Affiliate Summit 2006 to give away to affiliates.

Contact me through http://www.affiliatemanager.net/scc/contact.shtml and we can set up a time to get together.

3. Affiliate Tip - Rent a Coder
I've often labored over the creation of forms and designing images for my sites. I eventually get it done, but if often takes an extended amount of time for these projects.

Those days are gone for me. A friend mentioned Rent a Coder to me the other day. Rent a coder is an International marketplace where people who need custom software or graphics created can hire coders and designers.

Buyers can pick from a pool of more than 100,000 people to create their project or graphic. With all of the overseas talent to tap into, the rates can be extremely low for quality output.

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4. Affiliate Program News
Hydra Network
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Discuss Affiliate Marketing Issues at the eComXpo Forum
eComXpo, the virtual trade show for eCommerce marketers, has soft launched a forum for discussions on affiliate and search engine marketing. Register for the forum at http://forum.ecomxpo.com/.

Back to School is Huge for InstrumentPro
The kids are going back to school, and that means a whole lot of instrument purchases for the band. Send your visitors to InstrumentPro to take care of their band needs. All the kids will be saying, "This one time at band camp, I found out about free shipping with InstrumentPro." Apply at http://www.goldencan.com/merchants.aspx?id=58

Payless.com Affiliate Coupon Code Extended
The Payless.com affiliate coupon for free shipping (no minimum purchase) has been extended to 11/01/05. The coupon code is PSSFS. If you'd like to be sure you always feature the current coupon code from Payless.com, get an account at http://www.couponfeeder.com/

Share with Katrina Victims
Share Results urges all Merchants and Affiliates in our American, Canadian and International Affiliate networks to help the Katrina disaster relief efforts by supporting American Red Cross banners. Donate today and download banners at: http://blog.shareresults.com/index.php?p=51

Get the ReveNews Premium Membership
ReveNews is now offerring a Premium Membership that enables their members to get exclusive access to special discounts and offers on products and services. These offers are only available to ReveNews Premium Members, including a complimentary subscription to Revenue magazine, a free audio download from Audible.com, and a Podcasting Starter Kit for half price. See http://www.revenews.com/premium_members.html for more details.

5. The Rich Jerk Revealed
I was doing a periodic check of who is bidding on certain phrases unique to me the other day and noticed that search results for affiliatesummit and affiliatetip were displaying the following ad in Google:

I've been reading about The Rich Jerk in forums, and his/her bidding on my names got me curious.

I read through the copy on The Rich Jerk site and found it a little entertaining that this character was employing a strategy of insulting potential customers and affiliates.

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6. Top 10 Affiliate Programs - August 2005
Below are the Top Ten Affiliate Programs for August 2005 as tracked by the AffiliateTip.com Affiliate Program Directory.

The Top Ten affiliate programs are calculated by the number of clickthroughs each program received on AffiliateTip.com.

1. InstrumentPro
2. Diet.com
3. Hydra Network
4. eHealthInsurance
5. Hilton
6. Good Times Entertainment
7. PokerRoom.com
8. AllPosters.com
9. CPAEmpire.com
10. Payless ShoeSource

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Drop me a line and let me know if you have any suggestions or questions.

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Take care,
Shawn Collins

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