I'm back from ASW11... and finally caught up enough that I have time to do a recap post.
There are a TON of other recap posts you can check out about ASW11.
Day 1: Sunday
- I flew in from San Fran on Sunday morning.
- Spoke at: "Dominating Your Niche With Blogger Outreach" with some awesome dudes! Chris Brogan, Eric S, John Chow, and Greg R. Good times!
- Shortly after that, I went to the meet market until Jacob flew in later that day.
- Went to lunch with Eric, Jacob, Greg, and a few other people.
- Later that night, we went and hung out with Kevin and crew from XY7. It was nice to also be able to hang out with some cool people (like Morgan Thomas and Ben AKA Phoenix) in a nice chill environment. I had a great time having a place to relax and chat without having loud music, annoying entertainment, etc. Phoenix and Morgan kept the conversation very interesting - really enjoyed chatting with them!
- After that, I went to DK's Poker Tourney at the Mirage. Although I SUCKED this year... I had a really great time and will continue going as long as DK has his poker tourneys!
- After getting completely owned, I got owned some more and played a bit of (cheap) blackjack with Cooper from Wolfstormmedia - I really enjoyed hanging with him! Cool dude.
Day 1 Photos:
THIS is the way to fly... Plane was really empty
Cool dudes!
Cool Ice sculpture
Hanging with Morgan at the XY7 Party
One of my good friends and partner, Randall
Day 2: Monday
- Slept in. Hehe
- Had lunch around 1 at the Wynn Buffet. Mmmmm... I always over eat there.
- Went to the Expo Hall to walk around for a bit and meet people, chat, etc. Chatted with Chris and Logan for a bit. Then went booth to booth hanging with people - Rich Gorman from Healthconverter, Adoori, etc.
- Realized it was 4PM by the time we got out of the expo hall and decided to stop by the PPV Playbook meetup. It was crowded so we decided to go take a break instead.
- After a much needed coffee break, I went to the Shoemoney LinkControl launch. Epic... Met Rob Hustle (loved his outfit), got announced as being on the Board of Advisers, and overall was really impressed with the product. What made it even more awesome was sitting next to Adhustler the whole time. Dude is so freakin funny.
- After the Shoemoney launch, Adhustler, John, Jacob and I were chatting about Pawn Stars. I love that show and have always wanted to go to their shop... so Adhustler was like... "Wanna go?" and that was that. Big thanks to Adhustler for giving us all a ride!
- At the Pawn stars shop, I was kinda disappointed. None of the main guys were there and the salesmen were a bit rude. I ended up buying a signed $2 bill. We know it cost them $2 so I was hoping to negotiate but I guess they don't negotiate on those type of items. Ah well... I bought it anyways for my wife. Heh.
- After all the fun times at pawn stars, the four of us went to have dinner at a pizza place and got the smallest ceasar salad in the world with an over-sized pizza.
- Following dinner, Jacob and I ended up chilling with some clickbooth people like Thao. Thanks Clickbooth for an awesome night!
- More sleep...
Day 2 Pics
List of networks that love link control
Aww yea! (Adhustler was not mentioned on this slide but is on as well)
Day 3: Tuesday
- Slept in more... One day in Vegas feels like 2-3 days... so it was nice to just sleep.
- Starbucks. Mmm.
- Walked the Expo hall and met with Ryan (Super Affiliate Twin) and the C2M guys to chat about their Millionaire Mentors program.
- Watched DK win $1k from a business card drawing.
- Hung out more with Logan, Joe, and Jason at the Shareasale booth.
- Caught up on work in the hotel room.
- Had dinner with Brian Evans, John (from SqueezeTheme), Jacob and Brian's friend (sorry I forgot to write it down). Soooo good! Thanks John!
- Took a limo back to the Wynn (thanks Brian!) and met up with Adhustler, DK, Phoenix, Ian Fernando, and a bunch of other people! This was one of my favorite times. We all sat around and chatted about the industry for hours.
- SLEEP.
Day 3 Pics:
BONUS PIC:
This is the real Ian Fernando. The one you see on the blog is a paid actor... EXPOSED! 
Wednesday:
- Basically... just relaxed and went on some Stratosphere rides with Jacob. Freakin' scary rides.
- Flew home!
(lol wow)
Summary:
All in all... I had a REALLY great time.
People always ask me if they think going to the Summit it worth the cost, time, effort, etc. Every time I go, I realize just how beneficial it is. Seriously, if you don't go and want to be a full time affiliate, it's hurting your business.
The face to face meetings are invaluable (unless you're a dbag - then you should stay at home) and have always helped to build better, more trusting relationships.
Overall, I walked away from affiliate summit with huge things on the horizon. The $xxxx investment it cost me to get there, get the room, etc was well worth it. It's probably one of the best ROI's I am going to get all year. 
I won't be going to ASE11... but I'll be at ASW12... and Adtech SF 11. Hope to see you all there!
A huge THANKS to Shawn Collins and Missy Ward for putting on a great event and for allowing me to speak!
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