{"id":60,"date":"2006-07-27T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-27T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.80.208.152\/affiliateprogramadvice\/?p=60"},"modified":"2008-02-21T19:42:23","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T00:42:23","slug":"affiliate-summit-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.affiliateprogramadvice.com\/index.php\/2006\/07\/27\/affiliate-summit-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Summit Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Affiliate marketing in the USA is not that different from affiliate marketing in the UK. Its nice to hear that the main issues in the UK are the same in the US.<\/span>The main difference is the there is more money in the US and affiliate programs are bigger but not always better. Issues like allowing affiliates to bid on brand names, pros and cons is very topical.<\/p>\n

The affects of Google and shifting goal posts, vague guide lines and same amount of urban myths interwoven with truth, every one knowing and adding a little something but we still ending up with knowing a whole lot of nothing. Separating the fact from the fiction is still hard work and nice to see its the same across the pond.<\/p>\n

But wait what’s this? A new Search Engine magazine, aimed at people like me. Its called Search Marketing Standard, <\/span>www.searchmarketingstandard.com<\/span><\/a> a very easy read and wades through those urban myths. I urge everyone to try and get a hold of issue 1. with articles like “15 of the biggest myths in search marketing exposed”, “measuring SEO success with web analytics”, not for the SEO savvy but definitely for those that know the basic and want to understand more. <\/span>Was a surprise to see such an abundance of affiliates, by contrast to that of the UK. Hybrid deals are very popular and whilst these deals are all behind closed doors in the UK, nice to see its the same in the US. So what was different?<\/p>\n

US affiliates don’t mess about, they are on a mission and you go from short polite pleasantries and bang straight into making the deal. I saw and overheard two guys take five minutes from start to finish go from “Hi my name is….” to “Ok you got a deal”. I watched as they went their separate ways and I thought to myself, yeah who needs all that banter and schmoozing, I guess its down to how sociable you want to be. I quite like the long schmooze, I like to try to get to know the person as its the key to a potential long lasting partnership, but the short approach frees up more time, clinical and no emotion. Could be the start of a debate?<\/p>\n

Of all the networks, Linkshare.com amused me the most, their newby sales guy, so young, so enthusiastic to impress his boss and make a good impression by saying all the right things “we are the best network because…”. I got the whole sales pitch which lasted a good fifteen to twenty minutes, I did not have the heart to tell him that I was actually working with them via a client or two and knew LS pretty well. Bless his cotton socks.<\/p>\n

Would I recommend going to the US as a UK Affiliate? Only if you want to do business in the US, then worth every penny. And big congratulations to Jonathan Kraft and his missus for getting to the summit of Kilimanjaro http:\/\/www.kilimanjaro2006.com\/video-final.html<\/span><\/a> Sorry I missed you at the Affiliate summit, but well done guys!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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