Affiliate Marketing Blog by James Little

I’m finally back from holiday after two weeks out of the office and have managed to get around to organising the next London Affiliate Dinner, to be held on 30th May 2008.

It will be held at the Archduke near Waterloo station and you can find all the information on the affiliate dinner uk website.

Look forward to seeing some of you there.

A big thanks to Affiliate Future for their Performance Booster event at Park Hall in Chorley on Friday afternoon. We ended up driving up and getting stuck in traffic (partly due to a pretty bad downpour of rain on the M6) and didn’t get there till 4pm - this meant that I missed the rides at the Theme Park (!) but managed to have a quick do on the dodgems and was not purposely aiming at Lee McCoy & Mary…. honestly.

The evening event did not disappoint - the product showcases in the dining hall gave a fantastic insight into some of the merchants on Affiliate Future and certainly gave some fuel to thought for new promotions on some of my sites. The fashion show by TightsPlease was certainly interesting and a few of the blokes seemed to be enjoying it and taking a few photos! The sit down three course meal made a nice change and after aiming to win both the Poker and Wii Tennis tournament I did manage to come away with a few prizes to take home (So thanks to Firebox for the Helicopters, The Hut for the DVD & Football Manager game and of course to Virginia Hayward for the £140 Christmas Hamper.

It was great to see some many friends from the industry and to meet some more fantastic people and truly was a great event for both business and personal pleasure.

Another benefit that I came away with was a better understanding of affiliate marketing for my wife who is now sitting down to concentrate on her freebie site again and hoping that as a fun time mum she’s able to make a bit of extra income to spend on shoes and clothes!

A final thanks to the organisers, however after producing such a great event there are many high expectations for the next one!

Last night I hosted the first London Affiliate Dinner. Twenty of us turned up to The George for a Friday night of food, fun and f(w)ine.

From what I can remember everyone seemed to have a good time and the wine went down well - we were kicked out around 11.30pm but my sources tell me that some continued to drink in a hotel bar somewhere nearby.

I’ve got two more events planned over the next few months; another one in London and one up in Liverpool - full details and dates to come over the next few weeks.

Thanks to everyone who turned up and hope you enjoy some of the photos from the event.

London will host Europe’s first Affiliate Dinner from 6pm onwards on the 16th March 2007.

The event is a non-sponsored and places are limited.  It will be held at The George Inn, just 3 minutes walk from London Bridge Station.

Places are £25 and this includes a three course meal and a few drinks.

Full Information & reservation

Hopefully see a few of you there.