We are happy to announce our newest MeetUp202 group Down Under in Sydney Australia. The new Sydney Meetup202 Group is managed by Boris Leshinsky. I spoke with Boris and asked him to write an intro to you about his thoughts about his Meetup202 group, it's is reprinted below:

To date there has been a disappointing lack of a real Affiliate Marketing community anywhere in Australia, especially in the CPA space. As in any other business networking with others in your industry can make a huge difference to your growth and progress. Its time to take the chatter off the forums and meet some other affiliates face to face.

We'll be meeting regularly to exchange ideas, discuss whats going on the industry and shoot the [breeze] over a coffee or beer. We'll try to find decent venues with wi-fi too. Both newbies and experienced affiliates are welcome, but keep in mind that only a limited time will be spent on discussing the basics. We'll be meeting for events like Adtech and Affili@Syd and hopefully will have some interesting speakers on occasion too, presenting on various aspects of the biz, the tools, the strategies and whatever else may be of interest to our members - suggestions welcome!

The main focus will be on the CPA side of Affiliate Marketing, but if the interest is there we can expand into other areas. Hopefully we can have people from the PPC side share ideas with the SEOs, email marketers learn a few things about PPV and facebook marketers branch out into some media buying. Just don't come along thinking you'll sell your ebook, get people to sign up to your network or have someone spoon feed you the bread and butter methods of their livelihood. Advertisers and networks are welcome as long as you keep that in mind. Do come along if you want to find someone to share knowledge and experience with on a project, help as well as learn and have some fun in the process.

Our first meetup will be at Adtech:Sydney on March 17th. We will meet at the Watershed Hotel at 5:30pm Please RSVP online at the following link: http://www.meetup.com/Meetup202-Sydney/calendar/12786067/

Boris Leshinsky
Organizer: Meetup202 Sydney

About MeetUp202

MeetUp202 is a place for affiliate marketers to meet with other like-minded marketers locally. Get together with super affiliates in your area, grow your personal network of contacts and share tips and tricks with fellow marketers. Each MeetUp202 event is different, headed by different organizers, they are generally causal networking events at placing that sell food and provide WiFi access.

You can see the full list of our meetups at Meetup202.com

If you're interested in organizing a Meetup202 in your local area and wish to help us spread the 202 name while networking and meeting with other affiliates, contact nana@tracking202.com for more details on how to start your own Meetup202 locally.

Hey everyone, we are merging the Revolution202 Partner Network with Blooads. If you are an active affiliate on Revolution202 your affiliate manager will work with you to migrate everything over. The signup for Revolution202 now forwards to Blooads. Blooads is the new official Tracking202 Partner Network. We have over 10 dedicated affiliate managers to help you in every aspect of your business. If you have not done so already you can signup for the Blooads network by going here: http://blooads.com/

You can check out the new Orange County Meetup202 by going this url: http://www.meetup.com/MeetUp202-Orange-County/. This event is hosted by the originalTracking202 team. If you are in the So. Cal area join us!

About MeetUp202

MeetUp202 is a place for affiliate marketers to meet with other like-minded marketers locally. Get together with super affiliates in your area, grow your personal network of contacts and share tips and tricks with fellow marketers. Each MeetUp202 event is different, headed by different organizers, they are generally causal networking events at placing that sell food and provide WiFi access.

You can see the full list of our meetups at meetup202.com

If you are interested in starting a meetup, please contact us.

If you're interested in organizing a MeetUp202 in your local area and wish to help us spread the 202 name while networking and meeting with other affiliates, contact nana@tracking202.com for more details on how to start your own MeetUp202 locally.

Hey everyone, we hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and that 2010 will be a prosperous year for you all.

Affiliate Summit is just around the corner, and we're going to have our usual big Meetup202 event in Las Vegas. Wes, the founder of Tracking202, will be talking about the Bloosky and Tracking202 deal, the exciting new future of Tracking202, and how you as affiliates will benefit from the new improvements. You will enjoy a raffle, great food, an open bar and excellent networking opportunities with other affiliates.

To attend, simply RSVP to reserve your spot today. It'll be on Monday January 18th, at the Palms Casino on the 2nd floor of the Fantasy Tower at 6pm.

We hope to see you all there!

Bloosky and Tracking202 are now hiring for technical support positions. If you are familiar with our products we'd love to talk to you. We've posted information about the new available position below. If you are interested please contact Jessica at jessica@bloosky.com.

Position: Technical Support – Customer Management

Bloosky Interactive, an industry leader in Direct Marketing, is a full circle online and direct marketing, list management and telesales firm. Through its integrated proprietary platform and distribution channel, Bloosky consistently generates high-volume, high-quality customers to its diversified and branded client base.

Bloosky Interactive is headquartered in Irvine, California, and services domestic and international online advertising initiatives.

Job Description:

A Technical Support representative works closely with affiliates and provides resolution to various technical and software related issues. This role serves the technical needs of affiliates by troubleshooting product and server issues. Technical Support requires adequate working knowledge of PHP and HTML. Additionally, representatives must be able to configure and maintain web server software, including MySQL database and software installation. Other aspects of the position include strong communication and customer services skills, adaptiveness to individual users’ websites and the ability to effectively handle numerous tasks at one time.

High level overview:

• Operational installation, configuration and troubleshooting of MySQL
• Customer relations management and continuous technical support
• Strong knowledge and experience with PHP and HTML
• Develop in-depth understanding of our platform, product and software suite
• Client interaction via phone, email, website and online support tickets
• Identifying flaws in script and website coding
• Update website support forum to provide solutions to frequently asked questions
• Assertive stance with prioritizing and addressing issues

Join the highly successful and rapidly growing team at Bloosky and we will give you hands-on experience including comprehensive industry education and training.

Why you want to join our team:

• Annual salary starting between $35K and $40K depending on background
• Team oriented environment with recognition of individual strengths and skills
• Direct exposure to the most talented and experienced professionals in the industry
• Casual work atmosphere (jeans and t-shirts are fine with us!)
• Exceptional benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k (company matching), paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Upbeat working environment in a brand new modern office featuring a break room with ping-pong, darts, flat screen TVs throughout, Nintendo Wii and more, along with an on-site gym and personal trainer access

We are currently interviewing. If you are able to start “yesterday”, please submit your resume and cover letter for immediate consideration.