Greetings CDM Fantasy Sports Affiliate,

Once again, another year seems to have flown by. What a year it was in sports! The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years. The Chicago White Sox finally reached and won a World Series, and even though they didn’t win it, the Houston Astros made their first World Series appearance EVER. The NHL ended their year-long lockout and the NBA found a way to avoid one. In golf, Tiger Woods upped his game and ended Vijay Singh’s brief reign as the World’s #1 golfer. Interest in all segments of sports and FANTASY SPORTS is up. With that said, three major sport seasons are about to get under way here at CDM Fantasy Sports. In addition, we’re pleased to announce that coming soon will be a new fantasy game based on the World Cup Soccer event. This game is sure to have international appeal to a wide range of both new and current fantasy sports players. You don’t want to delay getting ready for the upcoming seasons and the referrals you can generate from your website! Update your banners as soon as you can!! We wish everyone a successful and prosperous 2006!!!

QUARTERLY TIP
This newsletter’s tip is relatively simple yet one that so many Affiliates forget. You must continually check and update your Affiliate ads and links. Of course this sounds so easy. Yet time and again we get asked why an Affiliate is not getting credit and when we investigate the inquiry, we find that the links being used are outdated or even from the previous season. Links and banners change and you must check these periodically to make sure you’re using the most recent versions on your website.

Make a note on your calendar to check your links once a month. Once a game’s signup period ends, remove the banner and replace it with another for an upcoming sport or game that has open signups. Remember you earn commissions from your customers who signup.  So update your banners continually!  

GAMES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE
At the bottom of this newsletter, you'll find a summary of the eight featured games that we recommend promoting now. They represent three different sports and include five fantasy baseball games, one fantasy auto racing game and two fantasy golf games.

The first fantasy baseball game is the Diamond Challenge, the granddaddy of all national Rotisserie baseball games. The second baseball offering is Fantasy Baseball 2006. This game is just right for the player who knows his stuff, but prefers a point-style game to the more challenging Rotisserie-style. For the more casual baseball fan, we offer a low-cost version of this game called Budget Baseball. It uses the same scoring style as well as the same player salaries as Fantasy Baseball 2006, but costs much less to play. Budget Baseball is a great game for first-time players or those on a limited budget. For fantasy players who prefer drafting a team and competing in a league against others, Draft and Play Fantasy Baseball is the obvious choice. This game now features three levels of play, one of which is sure to meet your customer’s requirements. For the intense fantasy baseball player, there is Internet Challenge Fantasy Baseball.  This game allows roster changes twice each week and doubles the fun!

We also are offering a High Roller Fantasy Baseball game again this year with a $1000 entry fee and a 75% prize pool payout. This is a game for the fantasy player who knows he's good and is ready to put his money where his mouth is to prove it!  If you think this game may appeal to your customer base, please feel free to promote it.

One of the fastest growing segments of the fantasy sports industry is auto racing.  Checkered Flag Challenge - Circuit 1 lets the fantasy player pick a team of drivers each week and then hold on for the ride of his life.  Accumulate more Nextel Cup points than the competition, and drive into the Winner's Circle!

For golf fans, One and Done Fantasy Golf is an intriguing and challenging game where you pick a different golfer each week of the season. It takes a real pro to predict who to select each week! Finally the Majors Challenge is a great way to follow the BIG 4 tournaments beginning with The Masters, and it costs only $10 to play!

Banners and artwork for all of these games are available now via the CDM Affiliates website.

GAMES AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE SOON
At the end of this newsletter, there is a summary of the four upcoming games that will be available shortly. Sports fans from around the world will be following the World Cup this summer, and the CDM Soccer Cup fantasy game will enhance the excitement.  This game can be promoted beginning in mid-February. The other three games (Elite 8 College Basketball, Fantasy Playoff Hockey, and the Playoff Basketball Challenge) will be available for promotion in March.

By clicking on each game’s logo in the summary table, you can easily go to its website to access the complete rules, pricing, and prizes.

As a reminder, to promote a game and receive credit for the entries you generate, you must first put the banners and artwork on your website and link them to our games with your affiliate code.  To do this, visit the CDM Affiliates website and use the Graphics and Artwork and Linking Instructions pages.  Please feel free to contact us if you are having any problems with this.

We here at CDM Fantasy Sports hope you have found this newsletter helpful.  We look forward to a long and satisfying relationship with you.  Should you have any questions or should there be any information which you would like covered in future newsletters, please contact Stephen M. Parker at sparker@cdmsports.com.