Monthly Archives: July 2008

A message from our sponsors…

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Kieron

Big thanks to Jackpotjoy and Webgains who joined my blog as sponsors this month: Webgains In the last two years, Webgains has become the fastest-growing affiliate network in Europe, opening offices in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Benelux, Denmark and Sweden. Webgains has an impressive client list across the UK and Europe, including Yves Rocher, Viking Direct, Tesco Mobiles, Sainsbury’s, Powerplay Direct, and Cadbury. This year Webgains were nominated in 4 categories at the a4uawards – Best Network Innovation, Best … Continue reading →

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Send Me Free Stuff And I’ll Blog About You – The Retail Factory

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Kieron

A big thanks to Phil at The Retail Factory for sending me the following goodies through the post the other week: Packet of highlighters Pack of post-it notes Recycled notebook and pen (I go through loads of notebooks as always have one on my desk for “to do” lists Bar of chocolate – not in the photo as I eat it first Mug – very high quality, better than the usual tat that passes for branded mugs these days About … Continue reading →

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Carphone Warehouse do it again – 50% lower commission on the 3G iPhone, but only if you don’t promote it!

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Kieron

Last year when the original Apple iPhone launched Carphone Warehouse thought they would fleece affiliates by reducing their commission by more than 50%. A classic example of a merchant treating affiliates with disrespect. I did a straw poll at the time to ask affiliates which merchant they would use to promote the iPhone. And out of 86 votes, 78 voted for O2, 5 votes for the Apple Store and only 3 for the Carphone Warehouse (and they were probably staff). … Continue reading →

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UBD Block Ad Plugin for WordPress

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Kieron

125 x 125 ads are becoming pretty commonplace on blogs these days and thanks to the new� Unique Blog Designs Block Ad Plugin, it’s as easy as a very easy thing to display them on your blog too. As well as sites like Techcrunch using the 125×125 block ads, my new blog all about white cars will be using the plugin too. As you can see from the screenshot below (URL blurred out for now as not quite finished) the … Continue reading →

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Business Angel Blog

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Kieron

A good friend of mine, Permjot Valia has recently launched a Business Angel Blog. It’s� a really� good read� so I thought I would mention it here as it’s relevant to any small business looking for investment etc. Who is Permjot? Here’s a bit from his bio: “By accident, I ended up investing in many of the companies I was helping and I have now invested in 16 companies ranging from mobile phone contract lead generation LeadzOnline to interior design … Continue reading →

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