Affiliate Classroom to Relaunch PPC Classroom

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Affiliate Classroom, a leading publisher of educational tools for the interactive advertising industry, announced that on the heels of its successful LIVE event, it is executing a major overhaul of PPC Classroom for a re-launch planned for summer 2008.

PPC Classroom was launched in September of 2007 as an online course and forum supplemented by weekly training webinars and teleseminars. Since then, over 1500 marketers have learned how to use PPC (pay per click) search marketing to earn affiliate commissions. The company held a two-day LIVE event in December of 2007 in Las Vegas which hosted roughly 250 attendees who learned first-hand from a panel of 8 PPC and affiliate marketing professionals.

Version 2 of PPC Classroom includes a new Education Manager and a new Faculty Board comprised of PPC-focused, expert affiliates. Together they will create, train and coach current and new students on effective, profitable PPC strategies.

The company named Heather Paulson to the post of PPC Classroom Education Manager. Ms. Paulson is president and founder of Paulson Management Group, Inc., a leading full service multi channel e-marketing management and Internet consulting company. Her experience in online marketing includes in-depth practice of online brand building, search engine marketing and affiliate marketing.

Ms. Paulson will manage the company's new Faculty Board which includes these recognized affiliate and PPC marketing professionals:

-- Keith Baxter -- Mr. Baxter is best known for quickly growing the CPA network ModernClick.com by recruiting over 8000 active publishers within the first 15 months of operation. He takes an active role in Modern Click by offering training programs that are designed to help publishers succeed. Prior to launching Modern Click, Mr. Baxter actively owned and operated two software companies and a publishing company with clients from over 100 countries. He continues to give back to the community through various training and seminar appearances. His "Nothing Held Back" style makes him a much anticipated and enjoyed trainer.

-- Rosalind Gardner -- Ms. Gardner is CEO of Webvista Inc., an online publishing company that specializes in affiliate marketing sales and training. She is the author of the "Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People's Stuff Online," a McGaw-Hill publication on affiliate marketing, and is the "Affiliate's Corner" columnist for Revenue Magazine. Ms. Gardner is a recognized affiliate marketing expert and regular speaker/panelist at industry conferences. She also writes a weekly newsletter at NetProfitsToday.com. Through her publications, Rosalind teaches affiliates how to build sustainable online businesses and merchants how to structure their affiliate programs to attract and retain loyal Super Affiliates like herself.

-- Amit Mehta -- After spending several months learning about online marketing but making no money, Mr. Mehta stumbled upon Google AdWords. Four months later he was earning over $10,000 per month in profits. Now Mr. Mehta and his company, Performance Marketing Worldwide, frequently spend over $10,000 per day on PPC. His insights and experiences can be read at his popular blog, SuperAffiliateMindset.com.

-- Jeremy Palmer -- Mr. Palmer is the owner and creator of "Quit Your Day Job" and co-author of the first version of PPC Classroom in conjunction with Affiliate Classroom's CEO, Anik Singal. He is recognized as an affiliate marketing leader and advocate. He was recently named a top performer in the Commission Junction affiliate network and won their 2005 Horizon Award for Innovation. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences such as Affiliate Summit and Commission Junction University.

Affiliate Classroom has halted all sales of the PPC Classroom course until Version 2 is complete. Those interested in learning more about Version 2 and being alerted of its launch can join the company's mailing list at: www.ppcclassroom.com

About Affiliate Classroom, Inc.

Established in October of 2004 as a private company, Affiliate Classroom is a leading publisher of educational tools for interactive marketers. The growing product suite includes courses, books, live seminars, digital magazines and online forums for affiliates, merchants and advertisers participating in the affiliate marketing industry as well as materials for PPC (pay per click) search marketing. www.AffiliateClassroom.com