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I’ll start this blog post with a disclaimer, I’m a Spotify fan boy. I have been ever since I first started using it in 2008 and I’ve built a business around it. In case anyone has missed the news this week, some indie labels and distributors have decided to pull their songs from Spotify and all streaming music services because they think that the revenue earned from Spotify etc. is too low and cannibalises sales of their music from places … Continue reading →

There seems to be a lively debate centred on content for-links as a link building strategy and on the apparent loss of rankings a particular site who are alleged to be using this approach. We have been explicitly named in some posts and are therefore responding to, hopefully, help to set the record straight. We apologise in advance for the length of this post! Can we also thank the many people who have responded in a balanced way in other … Continue reading →

Following on from the “Meet the Super Affiliates” session at this year’s Expo I thought I’d follow up this post and answer some of the questions posted that we didn’t get a chance to on the day. Question from Patrick Altoft: Where do you stand on SEO and obeying Google’s guidelines when it comes to affiliate sites? People cloak links, block affiliate links using robots.txt and buy links to promote their sites. Where do you draw the line and does … Continue reading →

I love inspirational stories and hearing about people who have done well in any business, but especially online businesses. So “Click Here To Order“, the new book by Joel Comm looks like a must-read. Apparently Joel talks to over 40 Internet entrepreneurs in the book and finds out what makes them successful and what got them started. You can buy it over here from Amazon UK and you can also find our more info at the official Click Here To … Continue reading →

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 →