Convert2Media has and will continue to go thru updates in April. If you dont already know, we have moved tracking platforms so please contact your affiliate manager if you do not have your login details. The old system is done except for tracking residuals. When this is finished, you will no longer have access to the old system so please switch everything over as soon as possible.

Website Redesign - We are in the process of a new website redesign. I think once you see it, you will be very surprised as to the looks of it. We took in account over 50 networks and their layouts and decided we wanted to do something completely out of the ordinary. You’ll probably either love it, or hate it. With that said, you may start seeing parts of the site, blog and/or forum start to change.

Forum - I will be doing away with the forum. With so much focus going into the coaching programs, their will be special forums provided for both parts of the programs. One generic forum as we have now is pretty lame. We would like to get a much more personal approach going with publishers and with the new forums rolling out, I think you will REALLY understand what I mean when you see them.

IRC Chatroom - I have a couple of trusted publishers in mind and will probably offer them an opportunity to lend a hand in operating the IRC room. Sometimes it gets pretty hectic in there and with all the updates that have been going on, we would like to have some more support in there. If you see them in there, dont bust their kahunas too much.

Coaching - Both programs have been delayed with traveling that I have been doing. We will be attending Ad Tech San Francisco this month and then I think we are done traveling until this summer. You will be receiving information related to the coaching programs this week. I would like to clear up a few misconceptions at this point regarding the coaching program.

• Acceptance - There IS an acceptance process. I have had the opportunity to moderate about a half a dozen money making communities online and even have my own. Unfortunately, 90+% of the people you will try to help will end up wasting your time. Harsh, but true. Knowing this, I’ve setup a few guidelines to ensure that we dont waste your time, and you dont waste ours. We will get more in detail over the week.
• Cost Involved - We are not hear to charge money. We are hear to teach you how to publish with Convert2Media. We hold up our end of the bargain and you hold up yours, then we progress and scale.
• No Networks - I apologize for at least the 20th time here. I am not, cannot and will not allow any other employee, manager, partner or someone who works with another network to be involved. Sneak by and you will be embarrassed. Final Answer. As for publishers coming for the “fruit cocktail” (being the information and training) and then using it with another network, I have that figured out as well.

Sounds selfish right? It is.

I wont and will not allow our team to waste our time helping publishers only to have them go run with someone else. I wont have our content showing up in another network’s email newsletter, forum, blog or webinar either. That crap has already pissed me off enough. It’s lame.

Tracking - Since moving over to the new system, we have decided to publish some general overview and how to use the new system tutorials. These are being worked on currently and should be live in the interface this week sometime.

That’s about it for now. We’ll keep you posted as we progress.