Just trying to catch up…

I have had a hetic past week and a half. I think this is the last time I go on ‘Holiday’.

Came to Devon for a weeks holiday on the 19th - we are still here!!!

My lovely wife was 35 weeks pregnant and we thought that this would be the last oppertunity we would have for a family holiday as we were. Well last Monday - just over 1 week ago, the wife felt a bit ‘funny’ so we pootled over to the hospital being expected to be told to go home early, well they did some tests, then some scans, more tests and more scans and in the end (early Tuesday morning) they came to the conclusion that it would be best to deliver the baby by ceasarian that day!

Well as you can imagine - an early baby, delivered in this manner, was a bit of a shock for the poor chap and he was put on the intensive care ward. He got worse and had to be transferred to the R D and E in Exeter.

So I have moved in with my wife’s grandad - with our two other kids and am now working in his back room.

Good news is that everything is looking better and we expect the little lad to be making the 250 ish mile journey to our local hospital and things should get back to as normal as currently possible.

I am also working on the launch of a fantastic new affiliate program on affiliatewindow and also hope to be announcing another couple of exciting projects in the next week or two.

I think I have been responding to each enquiry as soon as possible, if you have sent me an email / text or voice message I will be getting back to you as soon as possible.

May 29th, 2007 Posted by admin | Uncategorized | one comment

Affiliate Networks - Like Mogwai in the Rain

Yes they are springing up everywhere this year, will 2007 be remembered as the year of the start up affiliate network. Putting google’s CPA network (ohh they hate it being called that) to one side (the best place for it?) there are a number of networks already arrived - and a bunch more to come. Also would love to hear from other upcoming networks. I will hopefully get a full review of each new network once I have a fuller list.


In no particular order new and upcoming networks:

Microsoft Affiliates

Are the words Band, Wagon and Jumping springing to your mind after the google announcement?

Profitistic

Prides itself on having no setup fees, no ongoing fees and just 30% override

Cleverat

Currently just one, well performing, program. full launch is expected soon with their shiny new website

Holidayaffiliates

Came across this one by accident, I know very little about this.

Epurplemedia

Super cheep affiliate network, no fees and just 15% override. Have they sold themselves too cheeply?

Z-mirage

Could possibly become a supprise hit this year.

Tradeindustries

Again I came across this one by accident, will be nice to see what they have to offer

May 18th, 2007 Posted by admin | Uncategorized | no comments

Affiliate Boot Camp UK

Affiliate Boot Camp is the first weekend Affiliate Marketing Conference to be held in the UK.

The Affiliate Boot Camp is being held at the luxurious Ettington Chase Conference Centre, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire from Friday July 13th until Sunday July 15th 2007.
Conference registration fees include all education seminars, accommodation, meals and evening entertainment.
Delegates will also have full access to the leisure facilities at Ettington Chase, which include a spa, jacuzzi, steam room, gym, tennis courts, golf facilities, archery and clay pigeon shooting.

The packed seminar programme includes sessions on the following topics:

Understanding Affiliates and the Affiliate Marketing Space
Managing Affiliates and Pay Per Click
Optimising Affiliate Commissions and Incentivising Your Affiliates
The Agency Perspective
New Technologies
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Managing an Affiliate Programme
Working with Incentive Sites

There will also be case studies from established merchants in the retail, travel and finance sectors.

The event is being supported by all of the top UK affilate networks including Buy.at, Affiliate Window, Deal Group Media, Online Media Group, Commission Junction, Tradedoubler and Affili.net.
Online marketing agency R.O.EYE and reward site rpoints are also playing a key part in the weekend proceedings.

There will be an opportunity to ‘Ask the Experts’ with a panel that reads like a who’s who of UK Affiliate Marketing, featuring well known affiliate marketing personalities including Keith Budden, Nicky Iapino, Rovin Dawson, Matt Reid, Matt Bailey, Kevin Edwards, Zak Edwards, Pete Norwood and Richard Yendall.

The conference is also about fun - there will be a gala dinner on the Saturday evening with a guest speaker famous for his appearances in the hit BBC TV series ‘Allo Allo’.
After dinner on the Saturday there will be a table football competition, a snooker competition and a giant Jenga competition, with prizes for the champions.

Booking is open now and there is an early bird discount of £70 per person until 31st May 2007.

Full details can be found at http://www.affiliatemarketingseminars.co.uk

May 16th, 2007 Posted by admin | Uncategorized | no comments

A4uforum transforms into Affiliates4u

The UKs best loved affiliate marketing forum has undergone change. More than just a reskinning of the forum but a complete entry into the world of web2.0

Yes the forum is still there and all the posts from the old forum have been moved but additional sections have been added.

News and Articles - Top Affiliates and professionals posting their top tips and news.

Feeds - A bumpzee style blog feed / news story rating system.

Events - A calendar promoting internet marketing related events

Providers - a B2B directory

Communities - Another tool in which merchants / networks and affiliate managers can communicate with its affiliates.

There were a few teething problems yesterday, these seem to have been resolved now. I found the new interface a bit scare as it was new - bit a little time and it will all be second nature. 

May 15th, 2007 Posted by admin | Uncategorized | no comments

The Central Dogma of Affiliate Marketing

You may have noticed that I have had a redesign of blog - and now this blog goes under the name ‘Affiliate Dogma’

Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek δόγμα, plural δόγματα) is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. 

(Quote from wikipedia) 

Why ‘Affiliate Dogma’? Well this harks back to my days at university reading (of all things) Molecular Biology and Genetics. Key to molecular biology was the ‘Central Dogma Of Molecular Biology’ being that:

DNA makes RNA makes Protein.

That the template for life DNA produces RNA  which goes on to make Protein from the DNA code, which is the building block of all organisms.

With this in mind I propose that the Affiliate Dogma should read

Affiliates make Sales makes Profit

Again vastly over simplified - but the princeple is sound.

Hence the name of the new blog - www.affiliatedogma.co.uk! I hope you enjoy the new look.

May 14th, 2007 Posted by admin | Uncategorized | no comments