a4uexpo London – win a ticket, grab a discount code and why you should go

The 3rd a4uexpo will be taking place on the 13th and 14th October in London and as always it will rock. I'll be taking part in 3 sessions this year (more details below) and will be joined by an amazing lineup of speakers and panelists. So, first of all, here's what I'm taking part in: The Affiliate Doctors Live - Day 1, 12pm to 1pm Myself, Chris Garrett, Duncan Jennings and Dixon Jones will be offering frank advice on issues within affiliate marketing, start-up strategy, conversion, blogging and SEO. We’ll be splitting the session in half with questions posed by the moderator and from the audience. I'll be taking advance questions on this blog soon so please keep an eye out for that. Start-up And Launch Strategy - Day 2, 12.15pm to 1.15pm I'll be participating on this panel in my capacity as founder of ShareMyPlaylists.com along with Jonathan (Hi I'm Jonathan from Spotify) Forster who in a previous life worked at Commission Junction before launching his media career as a voice-over artist for Spotify :) Joining us will be James from Seatwave as well as James from GigLocator. I'm really looking forward to this panel as ShareMyPlaylists.com is a huge priority for me going forward and I'm excited to share some of the background and success we've had with the audience as well as learning from my fellow panelists. Meet The Super Affiliates - Day 2, 4pm to 5pm This is the 3rd year I will be participating in this popular panel, this year though I'll be taking a bit of a backseat and actually moderating the panel. The panel will consist of Phil Wilkinson, Tina Judic and Sri Sharma, all seasoned super affiliates willing to tell you their top tips and innermost secrets! As before, I'll be taking questions in this blog before the event. So, that's the 3 panels that I'll be taking part in, what else do I recommend you see? SEO Strategies To Make A Splash! - Day 1, 9.15am - 10.15am Dave Naylor is a great guy and a good speaker. He knows everything there is to know about SEO and top top it all he's a northerner. What else do you need? My 12 Biggest Affiliate Marketing Mistakes in 12 Years - Day 1, 4pm - 5pm Nadeem Azam has been involved in Affiliate Marketing since before the Internet was invented. He's actually 75 years old but only looks about 14. He'll be sharing his secrets to eternal youth as well as some amazing insights into the AM. This is a must-see session, learn from someone who has been there, seen it, done it and bought the t-shirt. Are You Getting Your Fair Share Of The Performance Marketing Action? - Day 1, 4pm - 5pm (yes it's the same time as Nadeem's talk but I have to recommend both!) This talk from Nicky Iapino is worth attending for 2 reasons. 1 because Nicky is gorgeous, yes I admit I'm a fan. 2 because Nicky is also one of the industry's seasoned veterans and knows all there is to know about Affiliate Marketing. Attend this session and soak up some of her amazing knowledge. You want to Tweet What!? - Social Media, Twitter and Affiliate Marketing - Day 1, 5.15pm - 6.15pm This will be a lively, quirky and "funtertaining" presentation from Mel Kirk, Dom Hodgson and Naomi Brown amongst others. Not sure what to expect? Check out Dom's blog and Mel's quirky Random Mel blog for a teaser of what's in store, btw this has to be one of my favourite videos from Mel. Barriers to Conversion & Discovering Untapped Opportunities With Analytics - Day 2, 11am - 12pm I persuaded Joanna to take part in this panel so you have to go and see it! Her presentation rocks and she is possibly the geekiest most analytical type person (in a good way) that I know. If you want help making your site convert well then you need to speak to her. Affiliate Apocalypse Panel - Day 2, 2.30pm - 3.30pm Any panel with "Apocalypse" in the title has to be cool doesn't it? This panel talks about how the current session can be a benefit to affiliates. A must-see in my book. Domain Names – Long Necks and Long Tails - Day 2, 5.15pm - 6.15pm Angus is someone else I recruited to speak at the Expo. He's a domain name specialist and the guy who sold Taste.co.uk to Sainsburys for over £100k a few years ago. His portfolio of domain names costs more in renewal fees a year than a doctors salary. Don't miss out on one of the hidden gems of the conference. So there you go and if that wasn't enough there are 3 nights of networking party's that will be worth the ticket price alone. I'm looking forward to this event more than any other this year, book now if you haven't done so already, use discount code SPKD10 for 10% off. Win a ticket worth £349 The a4uexpo team have generously given me 1 ticket to give away to a lucky winner. All you need to do is tell me in the comments below what session you would most like to see and why you should win the ticket. I'll give the winning ticket to the most creative and entertaining answer some time after the closing date of Monday 28th September 2009. The competition is open to affiliates only, no network or agency staff please. Good luck! What I'm listening to right now: Akon - Sexy Bitch