Simon Goes Ad Free – Well Sort Off
One of the Jobs that I have been doing over the last few weeks is analyzing this blog and trying to figure out what works and what does not. One of the key areas that I have been concerned about is the advertising. Yes, I do affiliate marketing and it kind of comes with the territory but it just [...]
Rant! Why Knock Successful People?
Its been a little while since I had a good old rant. I felt compelled to write this post after reading this blog post “MegaMac Challenge Winner” To set the scene Sponsored Tweets ran a competition to see who could generate the most number of referrals, in return the winner would win a load of Apple [...]
Quick & Easy Affiliate Sites Using Wordpress
If you are new to the Affiliate marketing business, you will probably be overwhelmed with the sheer volume of information that is available. Affiliate marketing can be a daunting business, on the one hand you have to grasp the setting up wesbites/landing pages and on the other you have to deal with all the traffic [...]
The Hidden Benefits of Sponsored Tweeting
Before I dive into the crux of this post. I wanted to be clear that I am not about to discuss the ethics of sponsored tweeting, I think enough has been written about that over the past months. I guess you either like it or you don’t, anyway back to my point.
Quick overview of sponsored [...]
Affiliates beware – Pay day loan market under scrutiny
Pay day loans are becoming a very popular facility. Some very good offers are appearing on the affiliate networks, some of which attract some very good commission rates. However a cautionary note to any affiliate marketers who are promoting Pay day loan offers in the UK. Following a large increase in consumer complaints with regards [...]
I’m an Affiliate Marketing Scumbag
No, not some mindless self confession but the outcome of a recent meet up with a couple of so called friends.
It all started out quite well, with general chit-chat and eventually the conversation moved onto the subject of my recent activities in the Affiliate marketing space, and as soon as I started to go through [...]
Last call to win a netbook with Chitika premium
Today is the last day to enter and win a netbook with Chitika. The competition closes at 2359 EST today. So sign up for a Chitika account here and if you earn at least $50 between now and the end of September you will be entered into the competition with a chance to win one [...]
Affiliate Theme Review
Anyone new to Affiliate marketing will no doubt, like I have, been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things to not only do but also learn. One of these tasks that I struggle with is setting up landing pages. I don’t have a creative bone in my body and coding has never been one of [...]
Affiliate Summit East – A first timers view
This is a somewhat belated post, as I had hoped to publish it straight after the Affiliate Summit event, however due to various circumstances I did not get around to it.
In the run up to Affiliate Summit East in NYC, John Chow ran a small competition on his site to win a free gold pass [...]
B-Line Revenue stacks of cash contest
Contests are becoming a popular tool for Affiliate networks to reward affiliates and increase membership. B-Line revenue are the latest network to run a contest, with a great range of prizes available.
Zac Johnson has written a comprehensive post on how to enter and a full list of the prizes that are available here