Getting your company name out there.
Working in affiliate marketing you always want to figure out creative ways to get your name out there on the net. Here are some places that I found to be helpful in building the partners I am working with.
LinkedIn- great place to join various groups and have access to companies in your line of work. I found that some people I come across in my network are companies/websites that I would not have necessarily located with one of the search engines. LinkedIn is also great to get some professional advice from all the people in your network. You create a profile and the website does the work for you! Great site to get your name out there!
http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_home
Glam Interactive Group- womens on-line networking site. This site allows you to get in touch with women who are always looking for new partnerships and new ventures. You have a profile on this site and the website does the work of connecting you with other women in the industry.
http://glaminteractivenetwork.ning.com
Ecomexpo- a virtual tradeshow for the on-line marketing industry. If your company can’t necessarily get out to the tradeshows around the US, then this is a great way to network and meet new potential partners. You can have a booth set up or just be a visitor. Nice way to get a lot of new contacts in companies that you might already be working in or have wanted to work with. All the work can be done from your desk.
youtube- great place to see some off the wall videos, but I also found it to be a place that you could locate some partners. There are a lot of affiliate marketers doing videos and talking about various aspects of the industry. Maybe they are a great candidate to become a partner or they have connections to those that might be interested.
Trying to come up with unique ways to get new partners is something I feel that you have to do in order to grow your business. Using these sites has helped me to come into contact with new people that I might not have ever ran into.