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February RefreshSD MeetUp - How to Generate Extra Revenue Using Affiliate Marketing (RSVP on Meetup)

In this informative presentation you will discover how easy it is to squeeze more revenue from an existing web site (or sites you maintain for clients) by using Affiliate Programs to your advantage. In this session we will cover the basics to get started with Affiliate Marketing but also reveal some little known tricks that the experts use.

We'll also look at specific examples of sites making BIG money while not actually selling any products of their own. If you do provide web services for clients this is something you will definitely want to add to your repertoire.

Sandy Swain is a full time Internet Marketer and Consultant with 7 years of affiliate marketing experience. As well as maintaining over 60 websites of her own, she has also taught affiliate marketing workshops both in the USA and the UK.

Having been personally trained by some of the best in the business, Sandy has been the "secret weapon" for several high profile Internet Marketers, authors, and speakers.

RSVP now. This event is free but seating is limited to 40.

Sign up if you plan on attending. You'll need name badges to get access to the event. All RSVPs must be in 24 hours in advance otherwise there's no guarantee that you will be able to get in.

AGENDA:
7:30-7:45 - Announcements, Member intros
7:45-8:30 - Topic and Discussion
8:30-9:00 - The usual networking and geek tech talk

Follow @RefreshSD on Twitter for the latest Refresh updates as well as joining our email newsletter announcements.

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January RefreshSD MeetUp - jQuery and JavaScript Library Discussion (RSVP on Meetup)

Let's go technical with January's Refresh topic. Mike Robbins and Humberto Evans will talk about some simple and not-so-simple ways that JavaScript and jQuery can be used to spice up a website. This will include:

* an overview of browser-side processing concepts
* a brief beginner-friendly jQuery tutorial (non-coders welcome!)
* several examples of how NerdKits uses these techniques on its content and e-commerce pages to improve user experience and even increase sales

Discussion to follow -- share your favorite uses, plugins, and more.

Mike and Humberto are co-founders of NerdKits, which helps tech enthusiasts learn electronics and microcontroller programming, including 20+ free video tutorials at http://www.nerdkits.com

RSVP now. This event is free but seating is limited to 40.

Sign up if you plan on attending. You'll need name badges to get access to the event. All RSVPs must be in 24 hours in advance otherwise there's no guarantee that you will be able to get in.

AGENDA:
7:30-7:45 - Announcements, Member intros
7:45-8:30 - Topic and Discussion
8:30-9:00 - The usual networking and geek tech talk

Follow @RefreshSD on Twitter for the latest Refresh updates as well as joining our email newsletter announcements.

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December RefreshSD MeetUp - Content Management Systems (RSVP on Meetup)

For this Tuesday's RefreshSD topic, we'll be revisiting Content Management Systems (CMS) and many other aspects involved with implementing a new website using a CMS. We'll take a look at Joomla, Drupal, Umbraco (Windows) and my personal favorite, WordPress.

Included in our general discussion:
- Plugins and Extensions
- CSS and Theming

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Commercial Open Source (RSVP on Meetup)

Once thought to be an oxymoron, Commercial Open Source vendors have proven that they can offer the best of both worlds; providing value to the community at no cost, while also proving themselves in the enterprise with robust commercial offerings, and, most importantly, a viable business model.

Questions Answered:

1. What are Traditional Commercial Software Business Models?
2. What is Open Source software development and licensing?

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In pursuit of failure talk by Frode Odegard (RSVP)