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In this edition of the Affiliate Buzz audio newsletter, James Martell, successful publisher, speaker and author talks with host Charles Johnston about Affiliate Summit 2009, increasing traffic through podcasting, interesting ways to get listed and affiliate fraud.

James and Charles discuss the activities that took place in Vegas as James shares that tourism in Vegas, including conferences was down 25-30%. The Affiliate Summit however was up 10% from the previous year with more than 3200 participants. Then James shares the Saturday night dinner with students at an Italian Pub.

James discusses with Charles about the “meat market” where all the merchants set up tables down at Affiliate Summit for the affiliates to walk through. He shares that you don’t have time to see every table but it is an excellent opportunity to meet a new merchant and meet up with your current one. He tells listeners that the meet market was much larger than last year offering reassurance that the online industry is still growing.

James and Charles get into a detailed discussion about the seminars down at the Summit and the different presentations. James shares some things he picked up down there such as podcasting and the podcasting directories. He tells listeners that this presenter really went into directories and how to publish your podcast and get it submitted. Then they talk about an opportunity to get yourself noticed using services at HelpAReporter.com where you can register yourself as an expert on your topic, if you are one, and get listed. Visit 10GoldenRules.com for an opportunity to see an interview on Fox news using this very strategy.

Listen to this edition of the Affiliate Buzz as James and Charles talk about:

• Affiliate Summit, January 2009
• Podcasts and getting traffic
• Interesting ways to get yourself listed
• Affiliate Fraud

James talks with Charles about the different booths that were set up this year and shares some of the big changes he recognized including how every booth has really upgraded, adding a big screen t.v. with real time stats. He tells listeners that he spoke with a merchant in the travel industry and found that not only are their sales where they expected, they had actually passed the mark, another indicator that the online industry is still on the climb.

James discusses with Charles about a very interesting session he attended where Todd Crawford, Commission Junctions founder, was a moderator on a talk about affiliate fraud. He tells listeners that this type of fraud wasn’t against affiliates, rather the merchants talked about how some affiliates were actually ripping off merchants by claiming a false identity and website to steal commissions.

James and Charles wrap up this session with the amazing walk down Fremont street on the last night of the event. James says everybody hopped on the tour buss and watched American Pie on the big screen over their head. He shares the stop at the Piano Bar and describes the twins dueling on two grand pianos, a stop he encourages everyone to make.

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