Stephanie Agresta and Sarah Austin speaking at the Affiliate Summit in 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Networking At Affiliate Summit West

It may be 2013, but it seems as though nothing much has really changed. Obama is still the President, and in Las Vegas, the hotels and convention centers are still full of those attending various events, seminars and conferences.

One of the most well known of the affiliate marketing conferences is Affiliate Summit, founded by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward in 2003. This year's conference is at Caesar's Palace and around 5,000 people are expected to attend and learn about such subjects as generating leads, tracking performance, SEO techniques, social marketing and effective networking.

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If you’re going to attend a professional conference, you’ll want to get the most out of your experience. Conferences can be daunting events, and it can hard to navigate them most efficiently. You’ll put a lot into planning for and traveling to the conference. And once you’re there, you’ll be engrossed in a world of presentations, free merchandise, and other people in suits handing you business cards. There will be seemingly endless speakers and slideshows to consider, as well as the all-important question, what are you going to do at night? If you’re attending a professional conference, here are some suggestions that will help you get the most out of your time.

The annual Consumer Electronics Shows gets all the attention but if you really want to put your finger on the pulse of the media world you need to head to South by Southwest.

For the past two dozen years some of the world’s most tech savvy people in music, film and development--idea people, every one- have gathered in Austin, Texas to talk shop. They have brought their notebooks, shared ideas, envisioned new devices and new ways to make and store and create the things we love today.