Free EncryptStick Webinar

All successful sales professionals know that you can't effectively sell a product if you don't understand it. We'd like to give you the opportunity to learn how EncryptStick works, and how to best sell the product to your customers through a free webinar. We strongly urge you to participate, as we'll give you all the tools/strategies that you'll need to successfully market EncryptStick and most importantly make money through our affiliate program.

WEBINAR DETAILS:

Round 1
Sun, Mar 21, 2010 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/260771162

Round 2
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/447483778

RSVP required. Use the contact forms through the links above, or email me and I'll send you login information.

AGENDA:

Introduction of panelists [2 min]
Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International

Review the agenda for the webinar [1 min]
Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International

Explain the format of the webinar [2 min]
Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International

Demonstration of EncryptStick application [20 min]
Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International

Benefits of EncryptStick from a Security Perspective [5 min]
Mark Smail, CTO Onix International

Question and Answers [10 min]
Everyone in attendance

Final comments [2 min]
Tyrone Phipps. CEO Onix International

ABOUT THE FORMAT:

This presentation will be run via an interactive website using a webinar format [i.e. web plus seminar]. You can participate from the comfort of your own home, plus there’ll be lots of chances for you to ask questions throughout the event.

WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN IN:

1. Computer connected to the internet.
2. Headphones or speakers to listen to the presentation.
3. Microphone to ask questions [optional - you can also ask questions using text based chat].

BONUS:

As a bonus, attendees will receive a free license to EncryptStick [a $39.99 value].

Please get in touch with any questions/comments/feedback; I'm looking forward to speaking with you at one of the webinars!

Have a great day!

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TrendToGo Affiliate Program - Change of Affiliate Manager at AMWSO

As from 1st February 2010, Michel Gerard takes over the affiliate management of Trend To Go run on Shareasale, from Allen Miller at AMWSO. Michel has been an affiliate manager with AMWSO for 4 years and is committed to the affiliates' success.

TrendToGo.com is one of the fastest growing merchants on the Shareasale affiliate network, featuring a vast selection of sterling silver jewelry, stainless steel jewelry, authentic designer watches, authentic fragrances, Designer handbags and apparel at 30-50% discount on retail prices.

The Trend To Go Affiliate Program pays a 10% - 25% tiered commission on products sold when placing text links, banners or widgets on your website. Cookie Tracking is 120 days, which is better than most other affiliate programs in the same vertical.

Not yet an Affiliate?
Check out more information about the TrendToGo.com affiliate program right here.

Sign up for the program here.

Contact Affiliate Partner Manager: Michel Gerard

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Win a sweet sweet prize!

Easy to enter and also develop some great content for yourself at the same time!

Simply write an honest review of EncryptStick™. [We're not looking for sycophantic praise, simply an honest review of the software, and how it can help users encrypt and secure their private files]. Once you've written the review, place it on your website/blog [and link to the EncryptStick.com website through a CJ affiliate link]. The competition runs to midnight [Pacific Time] on Sunday 28th March 2010.

The best review will win the Grand Gathering Gift Basket, or a cash prize of $198 if this is what you prefer, provided that your review and affiliate link is still active on the 1st of April 2010. We're not just giving away a gift basket! The first 10 entrants will be given a full EncryptStick™ license worth $39.99.

Simply create your review and email the link to James Nardell (James.Nardell [@] AMWSO.com) [using the subject line '2010 EncryptStick Review'] before midnight on Sunday 28th March 2010. Make sure you include your; name, address and most importantly the URL where we can find your link! The winner will be announced in the April affiliate newsletter.

Check out the latest EncryptStick affiliate newsletter here.

Learn more about the EncryptStick affiliate program here.

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Kicking off 2010

Happy New Year! After a pretty slow 2009, we're glad to be moving forwards into a new year. And it's been starting off quickly with a range of new clients getting their affiliate program launches under way. First on the launch pad we have Pixily.com who offer an award winning document management and scanning service. This should be live by Feb 1. They'll be followed in the weeks after that by SStands.com, selling a range of MS office tools and applications, the SexywearAvenue with their wide range of costumes and clothing. A couple more under wraps but aiming for February launches are an Diamond and Jewelry store and a store selling cookies! More on all these programs as they launch!

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Art of Tea Video Presentation

Dave has put together a great presentation of the Art of Tea affiliate program in a video, check it out here :

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Business, Pleasure and Passion

I pretty much avoid doing any kind of business for friends, I'd rather refer them elsewhere than have them as clients, friends as a general rule, make for poor clients and it can put a horrible amount of stress on the friendship. But, every now and again, along comes a project that bends the rules. Such was the case when my friend Tod Deware came to me and asked for help developing his business for him.  Tod is a "fix anything" sort of guy, electrics, car, pumps, painting, floor, roof, you name it Tod can fix it, build it and make it. Tod discovered a passion a few months ago, painting war game miniatures. And playing miniature war games is a passion of mine. So putting together our passions seemed like a good idea. So we have worked with Tod to develop his site, get his blog running, build up a photo album, kick off his PPC campaign and I'm sure not far away will be an affiliate program.  So far so good, Tod enjoys his new project, I enjoy his new project and so with our dual passions in play, we have high hopes for his business. The aff program is pending, but till then please do enjoy Tod's miniature painting service site and the painted models themselves. And if you're a lazy gamer like me, do feel free to drop him a mail for pricing, and ask for the "chris says I can have a discount" special :) 

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Lions Tigers and BHOs. Oh My!

Logging on to ABW this afternoon I was greated by a thread that burst into life and racked up a mass of interest in the blink of an eye. The attention grabbing thread had the title "ShareASale and Toolbars / Call for Participation on Guidelines" . Yes Oh My indeed, the bastion of BHO free marketing is considering its' stance.

I highly recommend reading the thread and joining the discussion.

My thoughts :

A major concern I have with this idea, is that, all "BHO affiliate" tool bars, at the end of the day, do far more than just influence/decide which "BHO affiliate" gets the sale. They also canabilize merchants other sales channels, especially the ones based on loyalty, organic (direct to site/seo) and PPC. The bigger the brand the greater the the impact.

When I talk to merchants about tool bars I usually discuss the effect on the affiliate channel along side the impact to the above channels, large brand merchants (the ones that toolbars target) tend to get the majority of their traffic through the above (Toolbar targeted) channels, which ads no value and simply steals sales from the merchant.

How does SAS plan / propose to prevent toolbars that they allow on to Shareasale from cannabilizing a merchants other sales channels? If their plan is not all encompassing then they will simply be enabling tool bars to go to town on Shareasale merchants just like they do on LS, CJ and so forth, adding no value, but certainly adding to the BHO Affiliates revenue.

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