Re: “Then you had some 3rd tier service providers who were selling solutions geared at the guys doing $100K+ a month in sales/traffic”

Sounds like an oxymoron.
Wonder how many will be repeat exhibitors.

I think the issue with the age is that a lot of the people who have come into the business have done so late and it’s not an older persons game.

I on the other hand have been around a bit and know the game, have crushed the odd vertical from time to time (payday, ringtones to name a few).

I do have to say though that coders are the current stars of the show, and for that reason age is clearly not a good thing to have on your side.

Still, sitting in Cyprus is taking years off me, I am sure I’ll be in my twenties by the time ASE comes around.

Looking forward to catching up and doing some drinks.

I did catch Peter’s keynote, the last one I attended actually. He’s a VERY good speaker. I would have loved it if they allowed more time for questions at the end however.

If you broadcast the event in LA for free on webmasterradio.fm, don’t plan on a lot of folks attending. I feel really ripped off that I spent money on something I could have gotten for free via your site.

I’m giving you the honest review as I see it.

RE: greyhairs, take it with a grain of salt. My wife informs me I have a few popping up on my own head at my ripe old age of 29. Point being you just don’t see a lot of big affiliates outside the 16-36 age range, that’s all.

If you’d like to add me to AIM, I’d be happy to chat with you about things I would have done the same or different. nickmatternTMG

Thank you so much for attending the FIRST of our series of Affiliate Conventions. I would like to note that this was the first large scale conference WebmasterRadio.FM has ever organized. As conference chair, I was very pleased by the outcomes of the event.

We screwed up in a couple areas, most notably around the dates. This was an amateurish mistake and will not happen again. Our other major screw up was my own, scheduling certain speakers in rooms that were too small for their audience. Next time, Tim Ash gets the biggest room I can find for him!

Given our lack of experience, I am glad you found the event well organized. I am very proud of our team and very proud of the Convention as a whole. I deeply value your critiques and will use them to plan a better second show scheduled for the first week of December in Los Angeles.

One last point… I am one of those guys with “white/bald/grey heads”, though I am only 40. While I appreciate your pity for our age, I would like to assure you that all the stuff you hear about life beginning at 40 is true. I am having more fun (and making more money) this year than ever and I have a career in tech that goes back over 15years.

Thanks for attending Affiliate Convention. We very much want to hear what attendees thought so we can build a better schedule for next time.

best,
jim hedger

Evan – not sure you were at the same keynote as me – I thought Mr. Jones was amazing – he and that moderator covered a ton of topics and Jones was very outspoken about what is going on in the affiliate space and on how some of us can take advantage of the good and bad. BTW – I think I know who you are – you lurch on boards like ABW and DP and critize – from what I see about you you don’t offer solutions; instead you critize – I wouldn’t hire you if you were the last affiliate manager in the business, because you are just so negative every time you post anywhere….unless you are pumping your OPM business…there are many other OPM businesses that are much better than yours – what do you have – three employees?

Nick – thanks for the post….very thoughtful. Sorry I had to bitch slap Evan, but the guy is just so negative – how can anyone work with him…..the sky is falling.