Eric Nagel

Eric Nagel

CTO, PHP Programmer, Affiliate Marketer & IT Consultant

ShareASale ThinkTank 2011 Recap

ShareASale ThinkTank 2011
ShareASale ThinkTank 2011
Last week was ShareASale‘s 2011 ThinkTank, but this one was pretty different from the event last October.

Previously, ThinkTank was by invitation only, and everything but your travel to the event was covered by ShareASale. This time around, they opened it up to everybody, charged a whopping $50 for the event, and you were on your own for mostly everything else.

Was it worth it? Most definitely.

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ShareASale ThinkTank 2011

ShareASale ThinkTank 2011
ShareASale ThinkTank 2011
ShareASale ThinkTank is less than 2 weeks away, and if you’re doing business with them but not going, you’re missing out.

This is a great event, traditionally held in Q4 by wisely moved to the generally slower Q2 this year. I was lucky enough to get to attend the ThinkTank 2010 event, and will not only be attending this one, but also speaking at the “Deep Dish Datafeeds” session.

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ShareASale Think Tank 2010 Recap

Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
Earlier this week, I had the honor of attending ShareASale’s Think Tank at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California. Being my first Think Tank, I didn’t quite know what to expect, and looking back on the event, there are some things that as an affiliate, I should have done differently.

I left Buffalo on Sunday, and made my way to San Francisco via Boston (huh? Yeah, not quite direct) and arrived in the early afternoon. Upon landing I found Kristin Kinsey looking for a ride, so we shared the Mercedes I had hired to the resort. The car looked tiny when it pulled up, but had lots of room on the inside.

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