In my previous post, I mentioned that I went to a live seminar with the intention of meeting two Super Affiliates. I’m betting you’re wondering if I had any success. So I thought I’d write again to let you know that I DID meet Anik and Rosalind, and it really wasn’t that hard at all.

Meeting Anik was the easiest. I had been a member of the Affiliate Classroom for some time so I was getting mailings from the classroom, and would also always read the blog posts.

Anik made a blog post saying that he was going to be at the seminar, and students could meet him there if they were going to the event. So before I left I made sure to email him and let him know that I was going to be there and that I wanted to meet him in person. That way we were both aware of each other, and it was pretty easy to “run into” each other at the seminar.

So I tracked him down on the last day and we had a nice chat. I even got a great tip on something that I could use in my marketing efforts.

Rosalind was a little harder to meet – mostly because I’m sometimes “afraid” of approaching successful people. But I was also on her mailing list so I knew that she was going to be speaking at the seminar.

I made sure I attended her speech, made careful notes, and then wrote down a few questions I had about her marketing efforts. Later when I saw her in a more relaxed setting talking to a group of people, I joined the circle and the chat. A few of the people were asking questions, so I felt that this was the time to ask my questions also. I introduced myself to her and asked her the main question on my list. She answered it fully, and I was soooo glad I asked! I learned a LOT more than just what was in her speech and it was just what I needed to keep me on the right track.

Later that day I ran across her again and ask if I could take a picture with her (I guess I was kind of star-struck!) We chatted a little more and then went our separate ways.

And that’s how we met for the first time. Nothing major. I didn’t attack her like a person needing a new best friend, but the next time I saw her I was a more familiar face and now we chat like old friends when we end up at the same places.

I guess the moral of my story is: Don’t be afraid to meet people. Everyone at live events is there to meet people and network. It shouldn’t be hard or scary, it should be a FUN learning experience.

As an affiliate marketer – it’s very important to go to live events if you want to meet the people that have knowledge to share. And, be SURE to subscribe to the mailing lists of the people you want to meet. It’s always helpful to know where they are going to be if you REALLY want to meet them.

I never used to be able to attend live affiliate marketing events. For one thing because I had a full time job, but secondly because I’m a little shy around other people and networking has never been my real strong point.

But after I quit my job to do affiliate marketing full-time, I decided to attend an event while I still had some spending money left; hoping to gain enough inside information to give me a quick start.

I think I paid about $1,500 for the seminar, and another $1,000 for airfare, hotel and food. I had no idea what I was going to do when I got to the event. I just knew that I would learn a lot and hopefully be able to meet some interesting people. Maybe even a super affiliate or two.

In fact, I made up my mind to meet Anik Singal – because I was a new member of the Affiliate Classroom at that time, and also Rosalind Gardner – because I wanted to meet a very successful female affiliate marketer.

So, I made up my mind that in order to meet as many people as possible, as easily as possible, I would sit in one spot in the morning, and then after lunch each day and/or whenever possible I would move to another seat. I figured that this strategy would (by default) allow me to meet at least four new people a day (the one sitting to the left of me, and one to the right each time).

To make a long story short, I was BLOWN AWAY on the first day of the conference! Most of the information that I learned was NEW, and simple enough that I could put it into action the minute I got home. Some of it I even did at night in my hotel room. I just couldn’t believe that I hadn’t thought of some of the things that others were doing to increase their sales.

This first event was a huge success for me! By strategically changing my seating arrangements, I had new people to talk to, made a lot of interesting acquaintances, and learned what tools other affiliate marketers were using to stay successful.

It’s just amazing how much you can learn by chatting with people during breaks, or by striking up conversations with people you notice at the event – and just asking them what they think, or what they’re learning.

Everyone does things differently. I not only learned new techniques from the speakers at the event, but also through the networking with other attendees.

Now I make it a point to go to at least one event a year, even if I make that event my only vacation. It’s the one sure way to have fun while getting to meet people that are succeeding in the business you love doing.

It’s also a great way to get tons of FREE information from everyone!