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andrew wee · 02-17-2008, 11:26 PM

If you're headed to ASW, here're a few tips:

1) Vegas Throat: on account of being in the desert, the air is really dry and most coming from out-of-state might lose their voice after a day or so, especially if you're shouting at each other to be heard in the clubs.

Lozenges are great for this, and drink lots of water.

2) Sneakers or sports shoes are great, cos you'll be walking around the hall a lot, epecially if you're not going for many of the seminar sessions.

3) take the bus shuttle outside the terminal, i think it's $7 per trip and goes to all the hotels, compared to about $20 for a taxi ride for a tour of the city.

4) there's a coupon book you can buy online which gives you meal discounts, show discounts if you like. google for it online, although a number of people have bought it, i haven't myself...

5) i think it'll be still chilly next week, so you might like to bring a light jacket, especially if you're walking around at night.

6) there's a new shopping mall, old town square shopping mall which opened in december, so if you'd like to do some shopping (especially for those travelling in from outside the US, you can get some retail therapy there).

Else, you could go order your overstock, amazon, buy.com, bizrate stuff and just send it all to the hotel (dropping them a friendly email saying you've got a couple of containers of stuff coming in....)

7) go for an afternoon snooze, especially if you might be staying up till 4am for the parties...

8) make sure you've got enough space to carry all your schwag back. an extra foldable bag might be useful. I usually don't carry all the t-shirts myself (unless there's a WF one out - assuming it's not coming out on christmas) and just take the electronic toys, flash drives and cool stuff instead.

9) if it helps, you can sleep 10-12 hours on fri/sat, and not sleep at all the entire time you're in vegas, or maybe 2-3 hours a day while you're there...

10) even if you have merchants and networks bringing you out to dinner and afterhours entertainment, you might want to bring an extra couple hundred bucks more than what you intended....vegas has a tendency to swallow up all your spare change...

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i think that about covers it...

andrew wee · 02-17-2008, 11:27 PM

11) swap cell numbers with people you want to meet ahead of time...

there're guys i spoke to for 1-2 mins in the tradeshow hall and i didnt see them at all again over the next 3 days... with 2500 people this time, it's gonna be much busier...

jelf · 02-18-2008, 12:35 AM

dont give out your business cards to just anyone of any booth...

DruSam · 02-18-2008, 12:49 AM

don't hang out with anyone named chris lingle.

andrew wee · 02-18-2008, 01:12 AM

....unless they're giving out $500 coupon codes for adwords, in which case, go around other booths collecting cards and trading them for the adwords codes...

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Jackass(TM) business card switch-and-bait: collect cards from people who are annoying.

When asked for a card, give that card to someone equally or more annoying.

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Originally Posted by jelf

dont give out your business cards to just anyone of any booth...

andrew wee · 02-18-2008, 01:13 AM

also...if you're hot, female and asian, keep your panties on around a black kid answering to "DruSam"...........

Quote:

Originally Posted by DruSam

don't hang out with anyone named chris lingle.

nickycakes · 02-18-2008, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew wee

also...if you're hot, female and asian, keep your panties on around a black kid answering to "DruSam"...........

and do the opposite around nickycakes, thanks

Leprekon · 02-18-2008, 11:37 AM

i wish i could make it.

waxingpoetic75 · 02-18-2008, 12:52 PM

Here's all the cheap eats around:

Las Vegas Dining Deals | VEGAS.com

I personally recommend the T-Bone at the Gold Coast which is right next door.

Additional tips from a resident:

- Definitely the shuttle bus.

- Also, if you see a What's On magazine, grab it. It has loads of good info in the back regarding shopping, dining, and FREE things to do. You should see a magazine display somewhere around the Rio for these....they're FREE.

- Join the slot club. It's FREE and the card and lanyard make a great souvenir. You also get free swag sometimes with these...t-shirts, playing cards, dice, etc. In addition, you sometimes get meal discounts etc. It's a must if you plan to gamble at all.

- Off-strip is better.

- You can get same night 1/2 price show tickets from Tix4Tonight.
Las Vegas shows half price tickets at Tix4Tonight 877-TIX-4TNT

- If you are looking for Las Vegas souvenirs, don't buy them at the Casino. You can get the same, exact cheap shit at a Walgreens or Wal-fucking-Mart for that matter.

Have a great time everyone!!!

Someone · 02-18-2008, 09:39 PM

- Put January's affiliate commission on black

turbolapp · 02-18-2008, 09:51 PM

Great tips for us first-timers, epecially the shuttle bus, didn't know about that one!

jbizzle · 02-19-2008, 12:31 AM

Quote:

1) Vegas Throat: on account of being in the desert, the air is really dry and most coming from out-of-state might lose their voice after a day or so, especially if you're shouting at each other to be heard in the clubs.

Lozenges are great for this, and drink lots of water.

3) take the bus shuttle outside the terminal, i think it's $7 per trip and goes to all the hotels, compared to about $20 for a taxi ride for a tour of the city.

1) I have been to vegas many times and this great advice!
3) Take a taxi or limo if you don't want to spend a lot of time on the bus. The $13 extra is worth it.

CorrectAD · 02-27-2008, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waxingpoetic75

Here's all the cheap eats around:

I personally recommend the T-Bone at the Gold Coast which is right next door.

Additional tips from a resident:

- Definitely the shuttle bus.

Have a great time everyone!!!

YOU ARE A GODDAMN IDIOT.

I took the shuttle and it was 2.5 hours to get to the fucking Rio you stupid motherfucker.

The Gold Coast T-Bone? You recommend it? really? hahaha WHAT ARE YOU 90? Gold Coast is more like Old Coast and the $10.95 T-Bone is served in a Luby's cafeteria.

One last thing before I go: Fuck You!

Laura · 02-27-2008, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CorrectAD

YOU ARE A GODDAMN IDIOT.

One last thing before I go: Fuck You!

Tsk, tsk. That's not very nice!

geekcognito · 02-27-2008, 11:28 PM

Daaaaaaaaaamn! CorrectAD be schoolin' fools!

CorrectAD · 02-28-2008, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekcognito

Daaaaaaaaaamn! CorrectAD be schoolin' fools!

the shuttle ride was as long as the flight from dallas to vegas, and I took it specifically because I read this idiot's post.

then, again, when me and some other people were looking for a place to grab a good lunch, i somehow remembered his gold coast rec... which was an EPIC FAIL.

So, this guy is one of those dumb internet shitheads that needs to quit giving advice ASAP.

02-17-2008, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
andrew wee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: singapore Posts: 811	affiliate summit west survival tips If you're headed to ASW, here're a few tips: 1) Vegas Throat: on account of being in the desert, the air is really dry and most coming from out-of-state might lose their voice after a day or so, especially if you're shouting at each other to be heard in the clubs. Lozenges are great for this, and drink lots of water. 2) Sneakers or sports shoes are great, cos you'll be walking around the hall a lot, epecially if you're not going for many of the seminar sessions. 3) take the bus shuttle outside the terminal, i think it's $7 per trip and goes to all the hotels, compared to about $20 for a taxi ride for a tour of the city. 4) there's a coupon book you can buy online which gives you meal discounts, show discounts if you like. google for it online, although a number of people have bought it, i haven't myself... 5) i think it'll be still chilly next week, so you might like to bring a light jacket, especially if you're walking around at night. 6) there's a new shopping mall, old town square shopping mall which opened in december, so if you'd like to do some shopping (especially for those travelling in from outside the US, you can get some retail therapy there). Else, you could go order your overstock, amazon, buy.com, bizrate stuff and just send it all to the hotel (dropping them a friendly email saying you've got a couple of containers of stuff coming in....) 7) go for an afternoon snooze, especially if you might be staying up till 4am for the parties... 8) make sure you've got enough space to carry all your schwag back. an extra foldable bag might be useful. I usually don't carry all the t-shirts myself (unless there's a WF one out - assuming it's not coming out on christmas) and just take the electronic toys, flash drives and cool stuff instead. 9) if it helps, you can sleep 10-12 hours on fri/sat, and not sleep at all the entire time you're in vegas, or maybe 2-3 hours a day while you're there... 10) even if you have merchants and networks bringing you out to dinner and afterhours entertainment, you might want to bring an extra couple hundred bucks more than what you intended....vegas has a tendency to swallow up all your spare change... - i think that about covers it... __________________ Make Money with Facebook Apps Andrew Wee Blogging \| Affiliate Marketing \| Social Traffic Generation

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waxingpoetic75 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 33	Here's all the cheap eats around: Las Vegas Dining Deals \| VEGAS.com I personally recommend the T-Bone at the Gold Coast which is right next door. Additional tips from a resident: - Definitely the shuttle bus. - Also, if you see a What's On magazine, grab it. It has loads of good info in the back regarding shopping, dining, and FREE things to do. You should see a magazine display somewhere around the Rio for these....they're FREE. - Join the slot club. It's FREE and the card and lanyard make a great souvenir. You also get free swag sometimes with these...t-shirts, playing cards, dice, etc. In addition, you sometimes get meal discounts etc. It's a must if you plan to gamble at all. - Off-strip is better. - You can get same night 1/2 price show tickets from Tix4Tonight. Las Vegas shows half price tickets at Tix4Tonight 877-TIX-4TNT - If you are looking for Las Vegas souvenirs, don't buy them at the Casino. You can get the same, exact cheap shit at a Walgreens or Wal-fucking-Mart for that matter. Have a great time everyone!!! __________________ MY BLOG\|MY OTHER BLOG\|Pm me for details about my hosting.

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