Who are BareFruit?
Basically they work with tiscali in the UK to manage display of information if your are using a dead link / mistyped link
So what happens if I type in an incorrect domain?
Typically you get a page like the following: (Click to see full image)
BUT the big issue comes in when you make a near miss on the domain for a big company (as pointed out by Keith Budden here).
Using the example of CURRYS.co.uk. If you were to mistype the domain syntax ie www.currys.co.u.k, you will be redirected to currys.co.uk. Which seems OK, until you realise that it redirects through an Affiliate Window affiliate link.
Now affiliates have been prohibited from using domains that use the word currys or contain mispellings of their brands, the following is copied and pasted from Awins T&C
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So does www.currys.co.u.k (and hundreds of other vairiations) breach Awins t&cs? Yes it does. This leads us to one of two scenarios, Barefruit is breaking these T&C and should be picked up by affiliate window OR there is a ‘brand bidding’ style agreement between awin/currys/barefruit. Which is worse?
The scariest thing is that if you were to type in a subdomain that is not being used by currys followed by the .currys.co.uk you will see that the redirect happens through barefruit. If you type in wwww. or ww. you get a redirect through guess whos affiliate link.
Affiliate window are looking into the matter and I hope to get comment from them soon.
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April 30th, 2008
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Just to let everyone know there is a free google adwords trial voucher available at the moment.
I have a link to the voucher and the form is live. I am unsure of the expiry of the voucher so I hope that you can make use of this while the voucher is live.
The free credit can only be used in AdWords accounts that are less than 14 days old. Only one credit per person. The code cannot be used more than once. Your email address will not be shared with anyone else.
I have posted the link here
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April 25th, 2008
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Is affiliate marketing truly the only no bar to entry online business model?
I believe it is.
To start out in affiliate marketing all you really need is enthusiasm, time, £20 an a little know how. If you don’t have the know how it is easy enough to pick up on the key points following tutorials and advice on forums.
£20 = a years webhosting from many companies. This may not be the best or most scale able BUT it is a very good starting point.
So if you have an idea or passion, preferably that you know others will share and has a good product base behind it it takes just 30 minutes to setup and configure a wordpress install from a server that has fantastico built in - maybe an hour first time to do this without.
That’s it, add content - making it relevant and link to relevant products using your favourite merchants.
Ok. there is a lot of jiggery pokery that you can do with seo, link building and social networking, I am not covering that here. But the basics are as stated above. Passion / website / content. If the content is good and you start plugging to your friends, submitting to directories etc you will start to get sales. Then it is just a case of reinvesting the profits and repeating with another topic. Once you have a few sites under your belt it is time to start getting bolder with your ideas.
This is a slow grow process. But a lot can be achieved from that initial £20 and time.
I cannot see any other business on the internet that can start so small and potentially build so big.
I have seen a lot of people making the mistake of starting an online shop (using oscommerce or similar) putting in their £20 and either dropshipping or spending a fortune on stock then hot having the budget to promote the site.
Yes you can go for the slow grow approach as in the affiliate marketing example above, but you still need to source those products and allow for depreciation if you are holding stock, even with dropshipping you may be required to make a minimum sales a month or pay a fee to access the products.
People have tried for subscription sites and forums. These don’t work without some fantastic content, which could cost the earth to licence, produce, or buy in. The internet is awash with free content. Magazine sites online are supported by advertising rather than subscribers or donations.
What else is there?
Ebay trading, probably, people do make money buying and selling online. You still need stock, but this could be your own belongings that you no longer require.
Domain name trading, not for a newbie. Well unless they are extremely fortunate, or have insider knowledge.
I suppose that the second question is, is affiliate marketing still no bars to entry? Some big voucher site startups had the initial push of a press campaign, which may be very cost effective would still require a good few hundred pounds to get started. Cashback sites, though extremely lucrative need investment is software and staff (customer service on these types of sites can be very time consuming).
My two open questions then:
- Is there another online business that could be founded with just £20 and time?
- Is entry to affiliate marketing still just time and a few quid for a domain / simple web hosting?
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April 15th, 2008
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So it is not Christmas, Valentines day is a distant memory, Mother’s day has passed and all the Easter chocolate has been digested.
But there is a huge all year round demand for gift items.
- Birthdays
- Christenings
- New Baby
- Weddings
- Anniversaries
These are 5 of the most common celebrations this time of year.
So who provides gifts that cover this niche, have an affiliate network and have some amazingly orignal ideas?
The Bespoke Gift Company on Affiliate Window
 Example Gifts From A Huge Selection
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Personalised Anniversary Commemorative Book featuring The Daily Mirror newspapers
£64.95
Bespoke Flower Message Magnetic Memo Board
£84.95
Emailed Personalised Poem
£27.95
Pink Child’s Charm Bracelet
£17.95
Silver Plated Chiming Heart Necklace
£14.95
Personalised Warholesque Pop Art Canvas Print
£84.95
Canvas Montage with Personalised Poem
£99.95
Boy’s Character Alphabet Art Clock
£24.95
Hen Night Canvas Photo Montage
£89.95
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April 9th, 2008
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