Yearly Archives: 2006

5 things you didn’t know about me – blog tagged

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Kieron

Blog Tagging seems to be spreading round like wildfire in the “blogosphere” (don’t you just hate that word) at the moment. Blog Tagging is where somebody tags you in their blog and you have to say 5 things that people don’t know about you in your blog. You then tag another 5 people who must do the same. Thanks to Paul for tagging me. So here we go… 5 things you didn’t know about me: 1. Before I did Affiliate … Continue reading →

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Morgan Stanley – how to ruin an affiliate program

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Kieron

Here is how not to run an affiliate program, courtesy of Morgan Stanley. I received this email on the 12th December. Dear Kieron First and foremost we would like to thank you for being a part of the Morgan Stanley affiliate program and for all the support and commitment you have provided. In preparation for 2007, Morgan Stanley has recently completed their end of year review of the program. The outcome has identified the need for several important strategic changes. … Continue reading →

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Eggnog!

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Kieron

For some reason you just can’t buy Eggnog in this country. Don’t ask me why as its very popular festive drink in the USA and Canada as well as other parts of Europe. However….I’d like to thank LetsEatDirect.com for coming through with some for me this year. Not only did I get some Eggnog but I also ordered some genuine US root beer. Think coke and TCP mixed if you haven’t tried it, sounds awful but its gorgeous. What I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Affiliate Marketing | 23 Comments

My discussions with Google re: Brand Name Bidding and Affiliate Landing Pages

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Kieron

Other the last few weeks I’ve had various conferene calls with senior people at Google AdWords in Ireland as well as in the USA. It all started when Google brought in a Quality Score algorithm that effects Landing Pages. Here are some links detailing the history: December 2005: A new addition to the Quality ScoreJuly 2006: Landing page quality updateNovember 2006: Landing page quality update 2November 2006: Answering your landing page quality questions part 1November 2006: Answering your landing page … Continue reading →

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Google Policies

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Kieron

Taken from Google AdWords Content Policy: Advertising is not permitted for online casinos, sports books, bingo, and affiliates with the primary purpose of driving traffic to online gambling sites. And taken from Google AdWords Editorial Guidelines: Your Display URL must accurately reflect the URL of your website. If your actual Destination URL link is too long for your ad, use a shortened version (such as your homepage) that meets the character limit for this field. Fair enough. So why is … Continue reading →

Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Google AdWords | 9 Comments