My favourite bits of 2008

2008 seems to have just flown by, I can't believe we're at the end of the year already. To celebrate the year though I've included a list of some of my highlights below. I'll follow up in early 2009 with some guesses of what I think the new year has in store too. Affiliate marketing is bullshit Jason Calacanis gave the keynote speech at Affiliate Summit West last year. It was meant to provoke controversy, and it did. But it also showed that the public perception of Affiliate Marketing is far from what it should be. I agree with Jason's take on "thin" affiliate sites btw, unfortunately there are still tons of them around. Why I don't remove expired discount codes This post caused quite a bit of discussion. My position hasn't changed since writing it either, I don't remove old discount codes from UKOffer.com Beginners Guide: How to get traffic to a new site One of the most frequent questions I get asked is how to get traffic to a new site so I wrote this guide, hopefully its of use. Invited to take part in Channel 4 TV show "The Secret Millionaire" I respectfully declined. A4U Awards judged entries finalists and meet the judges I was honoured to be asked to be part of the judging panel in the A4U Awards. Likewise I was delighted to win "Best Affiliate Blog" for the second year in the row. 10 Affiliate sites that rock Does what it says on the tin. June 2008 - I launch ContentNow.co.uk Back in June, my business partner and myself launched ContentNow.co.uk. We saw a demand for an ethical link building service and a quality content creation service; the two most important aspects of off-page SEO. In just a short six months or so since launch we've been absolutely taken aback with the level of demand that there is for our services. We've achieved our internal targets already, when we thought we would be at least a year away. We've got a great selection of clients, ranging from 1-man affiliate operations to multi national blue chip corporations. So far the feedback from our clients has been very positive and more are referring us to other new clients, always a good thing. In 2009 we're planning to launch a couple of exciting new products, so watch this space. WhiteCarWorld.com To fuel my passion for white cars I launch WhiteCarWorld.com...and haven't really touched it since :) Coffee Revels RIP Approx. 500 people voted that they prefer coffee over the disgusting strawberry that they have replaced it with. So why don't Mars bring back coffee revels then? Well? A4U Expo 2008 The second ever A4U Expo was brilliant, how will they better it next year? I don't know but I'm sure they will though. How to sell your 2 year old blog for £8.5m Credit crunch? What credit crunch? A 2 year old finance blog in the US sells for big money. Figleaves win my "Affiliate Marketing Numpties" award for 2008. Sigh. Alexandra Burke broke my server The power of the X-Factor, and how to capitalise on it and other topical events. Well that's it for 2008. I would like to wish everyone who has taken the time out to read this blog the very best for 2009. I wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2009. Happy new year! What I'm listening to right now: Ne-Yo & Fabolous – "How We Do"