Category Archives: Making Money

Sell it, give it away or keep it to yourself?

There was an interesting debate going on over at the A4U forum the other day where a user asked if people would pay “£50 to see a £50k Xmas 2007 Profit Strategy“. The post was made from a forum member called “Affi Liate” geddit? – and he seems to model himself on the Rick Jerk. For anybody who doesn’t know the Rick Jerk is an infamous “make money online” scheme from America that stands out from the crowd by being … Continue reading
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WidgetBucks launch customisable skin platform – brand your own widgets

Following on from their launch in the UK in July, WidgetBucks have just launched their own customisable skin platform for creating your very own WidgetBuck widgets. As well as being able to create your own branded widgets you can also choose from a wide range of pre-made templates that WidgetBucks have created for you. For example, Christmas is coming so you could use one like the one I’ve used below: There is a really cool interactive demo of this new … Continue reading
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The next big thing? Affiliate opportunity – Sony eBook Reader

I remember at last year’s A4U Expo when I was on the “Ask the Super Affiliates” panel, we were all asked what the “NEXT BIG THING” will be. To be honest I don’t think any of us gave the real answer as why would we? We all wanted to keep our thoughts to ourselves so we could make the most of it with little or no competition. The thing is that the “next big thing” comes along quite often, if … Continue reading
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How to get funding from the Dragons for your website (because they don’t understand the Internet – as proven by DiamondGeezer.com)

I’ve just watched Dragon’s Den, Series 6, episode 2 and my jaw dropped. Why? More on that later, but for now here is how to easily impress the Dragon’s and gain some serious funding. 1. Tell them the turnover (not profit) of the biggest website that currently occupies the same niche as yourself. Obviously the bigger the better. 2.“Impress” them with some slightly average search engine results for a couple of key search terms. Judging by this weeks’ episode, position … Continue reading
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Summer’s here – 10 tips on how to survive the quietest time of the year

The kids have broke up from school for the Summer holidays, the sun is out (mostly), the light nights are here and people are either outside enjoying themselves or going abroad on holiday. Either way, the back end of July and the whole of August are traditionally the slowest time of year for online businesses. In my experience things start to quieten down about now, August is pretty much completely dead and September will get off to a slow start, … Continue reading
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