This is my presentation from Affiliate Summit East that took place on August 9-11, 2009 at the Hilton in New York City. Social Media Marketing for Affiliates Learn from some of the top Social Media Marketers, how you can use social media to build links, drive traffic, and increase your site’s visibility.

2. • With all the new
sites/mediums, make
sure you use what
works for you

3. • Experiment, test & try new
things
• But, don’t get caught up in the
hype
– If something isn’t working
for you, don’t waste all your
time there

4. • Balance
What works for you?
Examples:
• Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups
• Micro-Blogging vs. Forums
• Flickr Groups vs. Wiki’s

5. • Strategy
– Join communities and participate
– You get out what you put in
• Be active
• Be helpful
• Provide good content
• Don’t be overly self-promotional
• Be a genuine member

6. • Strategy
– Work to hit your goals for set
medium
• “Don’t use Twitter just to
tweet”

7. • Mix Twitter w/ Blogs
• YouTube channels on Facebook
• Flickr in your blog
• Promote blog posts that link to you
Mix it all up, get good engagement.

18. Niche social news sites are great
for gaining a targeted audience &
building relevant links.

19. Pick sites that match
your niche & become a
contributor.

20. Smaller communities
mean its easier to
reach homepage.

28. • Some smaller sites that may work for you

29. • Tip’d - Finance
• Feed The Bull – Investing
• Motley Fool Caps –Small Cap Investing
• Value Investing News - Investing
• Pfbuzz – Personal Finance
• Real Estate Voices: Real Estate
• Sphinn – Internet Marketing
• Killer Startups – New Biz

30. • Dealspl.us - Deals
• iliketotallyloveit- Cool Products
• Dealigg -Deals
• ThisNext - Recommended Products

31. • ArmchairGM: General Sports
• BallHype – General Sports
• Yardbarker – General Sports
• AutoSpies - Auto
• N4G – Gaming News

32. • Design Float: - Design
• PhotographyVoter - Photography
• Pixel Groovy - Design Tuts
• Design Bump - Design

33. • DZone - Programing
• dotNet Kicks - .NET programming
• Tweako - Computing

34. • ShowHype - Celebrity News
• VideoSift - Unique Videos
• Linkinn – Entertaining Media
• WeHeartGossip – Celeb news
• Plime – General Entertainment

35. • Kirtsy - Women’s News
• Stylehive -Style bookmarking
• Chictini – Woman’s Style

36. • Care2 – Better world
• EcoURLS – Environment
• Mind BodyGreen – Green living

37. • Test to find what works
• Scrap what doesn’t
• Be active & helpful in communities
• Leverage different social sites
• Go niche