Shawn Collins

Hi, I'm Shawn Collins, co-founder of Affiliate Summit, the premier affiliate marketing conference.

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Shawn Collins has been an affiliate marketer since 1997 with a number of active affiliate projects, and a decade of affiliate management under his belt. He is a Co-founder of Affiliate Summit, the leading global conference and tradeshow for the affiliate marketing industry and Co-Editor-in-Chief of FeedFront Magazine. He authored the books Affiliate Manager Boot Camp: Recruiting, Educating, and Retaining Affiliates, Extra Money Answer, and Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants, and was an editor and contributor to Internet Marketing from the Real Experts. Also, he co-publishes the annual AffStat affiliate marketing benchmark reports. Shawn blogs daily on affiliate marketing at Affiliate Tip and co-hosts the weekly 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven podcast on GeekCast.fm. Additionally, Shawn has been quoted in numerous publications, including Entrepreneur Magazine, Internet Retailer, Inc. Magazine, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

Director of Affiliate Marketing at ClubMom

February 2000 - May 2004

Launched and managed the affiliate program, which I chronicled in my book, "Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants."

Marketing Manager at Internet.com

May 1999 - February 2000

Ran the affiliate program, managed the site, wrote affiliate newsletters, etc. for Refer-it.com.

Marketing Manager at Medsite

November 1997 - May 1999

Launched and managed the affiliate program, as well as other marketing projects.

Co-Publisher at FeedFront Magazine

May 2008

Publisher, editor, and writer for magazine focused on affiliate marketing.

Co-founder at Affiliate Summit

May 2003

The premier affiliate marketing conference.

Co-Founder/CEO at Affiliate Summit

May 2003

University of Maryland College Park

1988 – 1993

Bachelor of Arts

Laurel High

University of Maryland, College Park

Concentration: Communication