Monthly Archives: November 2007

Happy Black Friday! Roll on Cyber Monday

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Kieron

Yes folks today is Black Friday! Now most of you here in the UK probably don’t know what Black Friday is, so I’ll elaborate. Black Friday is the name given to the first Friday after Thanksgiving (yesterday) in the USA and marks the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season. So to celebrate many stores open extra early (typically 5am) and have 1-day only special offers and mega sales. Its called black Friday as it signifies the start of the … Continue reading →

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Reveal all discounts and visit site – ethical?

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Kieron

Much has been said about discount voucher code site myvouchercodes.co.uk. Look here and here to see what I mean. Anyway I won’t go into all of that stuff right now, I want to see if things improve first. However I do want to ask a question about ethics… On the above mentioned site they list a whole load of online retailers, and each has their own page within the site. After a brief description of the site you get this … Continue reading →

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HungryHouse.co.uk get £100k investment from Dragon’s Den

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Kieron

HungryHouse.co.uk secured an investment of £100,000 for their website on the BBC reality TV show Dragon’s Den this week. Hungry House is basically a site whereby you can go to order your takeaway online. Much the same as you can with Dominos Pizza and Papa Johns (btw Papa Johns� make the best pizzas in the world), but the difference is you can choose from a selection of takeaways in your area. Well that’s the theory anyway, in reality there are … Continue reading →

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Seasonal changes at here.org.uk

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Kieron

As the eagle-eyed amongst you have noticed my blog has a new header today. In the run up to Christmas I thought it would be fun to spread some seasonal spirit � Once again many thanks to Nate and his team at Unique Blog Designs for their fantastic design services! What I’m listening to right now: Usher Feat Ludacris – “That Girl Right There”

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Toys R Us affiliate program now sucks even more

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Kieron

I didn’t think it could get any worse, but the Toys R Us affiliate program has as of today. Not only do they have� ridiculous “we haven’t got a clue”� ppc rules but they also only offer 3% commission on sales. Most other toy retailers offer between 5% and 10%. So…if those 2 reasons weren’t enough for you not to promote Toys R Us then� how about this announcement today? Update to the Toys R Us Affiliate programme It is … Continue reading →

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