Just to let you know this was the most rewarding and fun experience that I have had in a very long time. I got some very good tips from Zac Johnson, about blogging.
Affiliate Summit Day #3

Here is a picture taken at the round table discussion about building a blog:

Then Kim Rowley from www.KIMarketing.com had tagged me in one of her facebook photo’s of the Summit.

Teresa Caldwell and Ron Bechdolt

Ron Bechdolt is the Affiliate Manager of 7 Days A Week Marketing, I had only met him online in the forums. He is a great guy and “Super Mentor” to all of us new people in the industry. Kim Rowley is also one of the “Super Mentors”.

This was at the ShareASale event on Sunday evening. It was a good time and I met so many of the people I had only gotten to know virtually. Now I have a face to put to the name.

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Thanks to Mukil Krishnasamy from mukilonline.com for the great blog post about the viewpoint of the “Mentee”. Great Post Mukil, Thank You.

http://mukilonline.com/events/affiliate-summit-mentor/

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I am in charge of the Mentor Program for Affiliate Summit, and I have given so much thought about advice I could give to new attendees, not that I am an authority, by all means. I came across an article in a magazine I subscribe to - Women for Hire. Tory Johnson Founder and Ceo of Women for Hire wrote an article about attending industry functions. It was a very good article that made me really think about networking and the whole idea of “You Just Never Know”.

The article is found in Women for Hire Volume XI, entitled “Start Talking to Strangers”.

This article made a lot of sense and it is good advice even for people who have been to industry events several times. Sometimes we get with a group of people, usually those we know and are glad to see, that we forget there are so many people who might make a difference in our life, if we just take the time to talk to them and introduce ourselves.

Maybe we should set our goals at meeting an “X” amount of people. You just never know who you might meet and how they will affect your business or life.

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I have been helping Affiliate Summit organize the Mentor program. I appreciate Shawn and Missy giving me the opportunity. I have met some really great people through this process. There are so many people excited about the program and so many who are awesome about volunteering to be a Mentor. There have been several of these Mentors make post on their sites about the program. Thanks to each of you for the mention. Here are just a few of the posts.

Lisa Picarille from Revenue Magazine: Mentoring at Affiliate Summit

Carsten Cumbrowski from ReveNews: Practical Tips for First Time Conference Attendees

Shawn Collins Affiliate Summit blog: Guide To Networking at Affiliate Summit 2008 East

Ian Fernando at IanFernando.com: Speaking/Mentoring at Affiliate Summit East 2008

The Geekcast episode 25: With Sam Harrelson, Shawn Collins, Lisa Picarille, and Jim Kukral

Google Affiliate Network Mania

NETexponent by Kris Cramer: Mentors Needed for Affiliate Summit

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My New Business Card,

Designed by My Wonderful Daughter, Cari Caldwell.

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