Monthly Archives: January 2008

Wall Street Journal and Forbes legitimise bloggers

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Kieron

After the recent bad behaviour of super bloggers� Gizmodo at CES, there has been a bit of a debate as to whether bloggers should be classed as members of the press and be allowed into certain� trade shows/events using press credentials. Some traditional journalists are of the opinion that anyone can blog and that doesn’t necessarily mean they can be a journalist so why give them press credentials saying as much? I’m glad to say that among other the Wall … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | 7 Comments

Pepperjam launch the Pepperjam Affiliate Network

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Kieron

My fellow panelist at the Meet the Super Affiliates seminar last year at the A4U Expo, Kris Jones� has just launched a new affiliate network, Pepperjam Network. It’s fair to say that the network is geared towards the USA at the moment but I’m sure there will be some international opportunities coming up soon. Kris, all the best with your new endeavour, I’m sure it will be a huge success. Official press release below: Pepperjam Announces Launch of Next Generation … Continue reading →

Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Networks | 3 Comments

Beginners guide: How to build an Affiliate website from scratch using WordPress

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Kieron

I get quite a lot of emails from people looking to build their first affiliate site and asking just how they go about doing it. So I thought I’d write a quick and easy practical guide for beginners to point them to. First of all, let me explain why I always recommend WordPress and not Blogger. Its easy really, WordPress is much easier to customise and has much, much more support and plugins available, all for free. Although I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Making Money | 27 Comments

Discount codes and special offers wanted

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Kieron

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about how UKOffer was doing well, was gradually climbing the search engine results for discount code search terms and was also mentioned in The Telegraph. Well, traffic and sales are continuing to grow so I just wanted to ask if any merchants/agencies/networks had any merchants that have discount codes or special offers then please get in touch and I’ll feature them on the site. If you have discount codes then they don’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Affiliate Marketing | 8 Comments

Request For Proposal – SecretSales.com PPC campaign

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Kieron

As part of the management of the SecretSales.com affiliate programme we have decided to invite� one affiliate to brand bid on the “Secret Sales” brand and associated terms. The affiliate will also be given permission to use the www.secretsales.com display URL with their affiliate link. Any affiliate wishing to be considered for this role needs to meet the following criteria: 1. Do you have the resource to respond during working hours promptly to a client’s needs? SecretSales.com operate sales that … Continue reading →

Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Programs, PPC | 1 Comment