He is (with my limited football insight and plenty of reading over the last few weeks) the best man for the job at this present momment in time, he also wants to be the football manager, there is a lot to be said about someone wanting to do a job, especially someone with his experience/background. Especially when he could leave and will be paid in full the entire duration of his contract and even possibly more (upto 10 million). Therefore, atleast in the short term, he would be better off for being removed as England manager.

Not sure why I’m writing about Football, just feel strong he is the right man for the job and he shouldn’t be blamed for the poor performance of the British players. Think thats about it.. fools who want him to resign, I think making a mistake.

It has been estimated that the Central Office of Information (COI) provided over two fifths, (£40 million) of I-Level’s revenue until earlier this year. Despite their best efforts, teaming up with top media agency, Starcom, the COI awarded the renewed, premium contract to WPP’s GroupM.

Andrew Walmsley, co-founder of I-Level, and group chief executive, Stephen Rust, have called in the help of Zolfo Cooper as administrator following a severe cash flow crisis as a result of losing out on the government contract.

Zolfo Cooper’s, spokesman Alastair Beveridge, released a statement saying that, ‘the joint administrators will be assessing the business, before gauging and evaluating the interest in the company, with their main priority being with the companies’ creditors.’

Created in the late 1990s by Charlie Dobres and Andrew Walmsley, the founders have expanded the marketing agency by taking on a further 120 employees. Furthermore, in early 2008, the firm sold a 60 per cent stake to private equity group, ECI, in a £45 million deal.

I-Level have won numerous awards and have an impressive roster of clients including: Sky, Procter & Gamble, The Sun, Macmillan, Samsung and Renault. Their marketing activities include: social media and mobile marketing, display ads and search marketing.

As of this date onwards, affiliates are not allowed to acquire links for the brands bingo site terms from any third part sites for the purpose of deep linking to their own affiliate website.  According to the two networks, any affiliates found to be breaching these new rules will have their affiliate commissions withheld.

The reasons for the rule changes, according to the networks, are so that the brand owner can have greater control over the quality of the reader experience when a user searches for their branded terms in the search portals.

The decision is understandable in terms of the brands wanting to control the user experience, but they don’t control the search engines that use their own algorithms to decide how to rank sites and the reader experience.  Perhaps a better solution for the bingo site owners is to improve their own SEO strategy for the brand, instead of trying to artificially control the SERPS.

The question on everybody’s lips now is how are the merchants going to monitor the acquisition of third party links? And does acquiring mean getting a free link because someone has read your site and genuinely links back to you? Whats stopping the affiliates brand link building and then advertising a competitor?

When developing Windows 7, Microsoft analysed data from hundreds of millions of computing sessions to find out exactly what people do with their computers and then removed or adjusted the OS to make Windows 7, faster and smoother than previous OS.

Windows 7 has a smaller foot print than Vista which means you need less space to install the new operating system. It works using few resources which means that it loads up and shuts down quicker than any other Windows OS  – no more waiting around whilst your computer loads up!

In terms of the user interface Windows 7 has a few noticeable changes. The Vista sidebar has been removed and replaced by a new task bar which allows you to pin applications alongside running applications which speeds up navigation and multi-tasking.  If you want an interface which makes navigation easy and efficient then buy Windows 7.

Windows 7 also boasts a whole array of new functions compared to the Vista OS which is made to improve user experience. Overall, I would recommend buying Windows 7 – it is smoother and easier to use than Vista and so far has proved to be a lot less buggy.

Test Multiple Design Formats –

If the merchant offers a variety of different banner designs then test each one to find out whether they make a different in terms of click-through rates (CTR). Research has shown that complex banners generally get the highest CTR.

Animated banners also outperform static as internet surfers are more likely to notice banners that are bright and flashing.

Positioning –

The saying   ‘location, location, location’ is none the truer than with online affiliate banners and Adsence.  Test different positions to figure out which area of your site gives you the best CTR.

Size of Banners –

Size does matter! Research has shown that banners of larger size are more likely to create click throughs’ than smaller pixel banners. When selecting a size, consider loading times and overall page design.

Banner Loading Time –

Only use fast loading banners. If you use slow loading banners, you will not only miss out on clicks but also page visitors as it will slow down how long your entire site takes to load.

Windows 7 is designed to work and run on a range of machines, from low spec laptops to high-powered desktops. This makes upgrading a breeze and is defiantly worth considering for those of you stuck on XP.

The two main features at the heart of the Windows 7 operating system is  ‘Homegroup’ and a new way of viewing information. The ‘Homegroup’ function simplifies networking across a range of different technologies such as mp3 players and other computers allowing you to share movies, music and files instantly.

The operating system has been developed to support touch screens, it has also been built to accommodate forth coming applications based around combining television and the internet – ensuring Windows 7 withstands the test of time.

Windows 7 is a breath of fresh air for Windows users who have struggled with previous operating systems. Windows 7 feels slick and well-designed both front and back-end. New features such as ‘Homegroups’ and advanced personalisation streamlines the process of sharing content between networks and machines.

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Anthony

Brand Name

Choose a reputable dating site to promote. People are less likely to part with their cash if they don’t trust the site. Select dating sites that are well known in the public domain such as Dating Direct, Match or eHarmony.

Payouts

Simple advice, but select an affiliate-dating program that has the biggest payouts. Consider how much traffic you expect to get on your site. Some affiliate dating programmes will pay out more when you get over a certain number of sign ups a month whereas others will have a set rate no matter how many new members you send.

Some will also pay for registrations (such as Dating Direct & eHarmony do) whilst others like Match.com will only pay for sales, but usually at a better percentage.

Cookies

Consider the affiliate programmes cookie period. Not everyone signs up to a dating site the first time they visit. The longer the cookie lasts the better the chances of you getting paid. For example, a 30 day cookie means you will get paid so long as the person signs up to the dating site within 30 days of first clicking your link or banner.

Conversion rates

The majority of affiliate networks provide conversion data. This allows you to see which dating sites are great at converting visitors into fully paying members. You can also measure conversion rates yourself by testing each dating site until you find one which works best with your website.

Its important to remember that the content of your website is going to attract a certain type of visitor and that visitor is likely to convert into a sale better on a certain type of dating / relationship website so test test and test some more!

Why do I think these could be beneficial? My research is based entirely on observations of successfully ranked sites in competitive areas. Feel free to submit others and I will add them in and link back to you.

Meta Description

The meta description tag should contain one or more sentences describing the page. Search Engines will display this under the Page Title, therefore it’s extremely important make it interesting to encourage potential visitors to click through.

Example:

<meta name=”description” content=”A description of your page goes in here.”>

Meta Keywords

Meta Keywords are also used by some Search Engines although they have been written of by most people,  it is still a worthwhile cause as it could count towards an overall page Quality Score in Google and older Search Engines still use them.

Example:

<meta name=”keywords” content=”Your phrase here, another phrase here” />

Meta Robots

This tells the Search Engines what it can and cannot do on a particular page.

This can be a very good one if used correctly even if others don’t say so. Its used throughout a few of my websites to ensure the Content gets indexed. This and the use of nofollows prevents Link Juice being passed to Tag Listings etc.  So on each “Post” every internal linked is nofollowed and on each Tag listing I use the Meta Robots tag like this:

<meta name=”robots” content=”noindex,follow,noodp,noydir,noarchive” />

Meta Robots full list of Attributes:

• Index – Index this page please Googlebot (or other search engine).
• NoIndex – Don’t index this page Googlebot
• Follow – Follow all the links on this page
• NoFollow – Don’t follow anything on this page
• Noopd – Don’t use the description from the Open Directory Project (DMOZ)
• Noydir – Don’t use the description from the Yahoo Directory
• Noarchive – Don’t show a cache of this page please

Meta Distribution

This tells Google who your target audience is and would usually be set to Global.

Meta Distribution Attributes:

• Global is intended for all users.
• Local – for local IP block of your website
• IU – Internal Use Only not for public distribution

Example:

<meta name=”distribution” content=”Global” />

Meta Author

This should contain the owner/author of the page being displayed. It is an optional tag which you may or may not want to use. I will add that most SEO people seem to have it in their header, if they do it can’t be bad right?

Example:

<META NAME=”Author” CONTENT=”Anthony Shapley”>

Meta Generator

This is used to show what Content Management System is being used to Generate your website and is used by the software distributors to track the reach of their product. Whilst this is fine, I do highly encourage everyone to remove Version Numbers because if an exploit is found, it’s easy to work out if it applies to your website.

It makes no difference to your Search Results, you may or may not want to use it. Personally I would just remove it.

Example:

<meta name=”generator” content=”WordPress 2.6.2” />

1. Lose weight, or at least not put anymore on. I suspect this will be a popular choice for many. I’ve lost about 14 pounds over the course of the year. Not amazing but going in the right direction.
2. Make several important transitions over January/February efficiently and cost effectively as possible. I successfully changed jobs at the start of February and relocated to North Yorkshire from Devon.
3. Continue to make a profit and therefore save money towards my house. I reckon I’m about halve way to a deposit! Purchased the house I wanted in November and continue to make a profit, albeit smaller than before (the recession has hit some of my clients).
4. Stop drinking so much beer by switching to Wines and Spirits (not that I drink a lot). I barely touch beer and did in the early part of 2009 drink a lot of wine. I now drink virtually nothing most of the time.
5. Increase my Carbon Footprint. Haha. My new car did that one.

For 2010 my resolutions are:

1. Continue loosing weight towards my goal of 12 stone (presently 13.5 on last check).
   - No more Biscuits in Work!
2. Join a gym and start to exercise regularly
3. Grow my affiliate earnings further in the Dating Sector, giving me more financial independence.
4. Build on my Relationship with Jo (Girlfriend) & Oliver (her son) (Photo taken by Exesight), move them in.
5. To blog on here at least every other week.
6. Decorate the upstairs of my house (2 x bedrooms & bathrooom)
7. Become a better SEO for my clients & myself.

Anyway  I hope Everyone is having a great holiday like us