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Alexa Clickstream ( Keith's Affilate Marketing Blog)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:09:03 +0100

For a long time now it has been wise to treat any stats provided by Alexa with a pinch of salt therefore I don’t visit very often however I was there the other day and noticed for the first time the Clickstream tab and was mildly surprised and intrigued by what it revealed:

Upstream Sites

Percent of total visits to keithbond.co.uk preceded by a visit to the upstream site.

Downstream Sites

Percent of total visits to keithbond.co.uk followed by a visit to the downstream site.

Interesting that 24% of my traffic (according to Alexa) comes via Easy Content Units, obviously due to the two wordpress plugins I developed which can be used with them, more suprising is that 10% of traffic comes from Twitter.

Not quite sure how the downstream is calculated but I suspect it is a combination of both click throughs and browser bookmarks, the bottom stat caught my eye

2.75% webaffiliate.co.uk

as 2.78% of the Webaffiliate upstream comes from this site (cheers Chris for the mutual support).

The accuracy of these statistics is open to question but it did give me a geeky half hour while I played with them.

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Longer online videos pave the way for increased ad dollars (E-consultancy - Internet Marketing News and Blogs)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:56:18 +0100

pstrongimg alt="" height="180" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/81766440_ee1bf84b5e.jpg?v=0" style="float: right;" width="250" /Online video began as a short form medium, but as creators and audiences become more comfortable with longer videos online, advertising dollars will surely follow suit./strong/p pSites like Hulu and YouTube have been focused on branding partnerships for professional video content online. And consumers are proving that they have the attention span for longer content. /ppProduction companies are now creating longer and longer videos for the online space and viewers are sticking around to watch. According to a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/business/media/06video.html?src=twtamp;twt=nytimesbusiness"The New York Times/a:/p p style="padding-left: 30px;""Video creators, by and large, thought their audiences were impatient. A three-minute-long comedy skit? Shrink it to 90 seconds. Slow Internet connections made for tedious viewing, and there were few ads to cover high delivery costs. And so it became the first commandment of online video: Keep it short./ppNew Web habits, aided by the screen-filling video that faster Internet access allows, are now debunking the rule. As the Internet becomes a jukebox for every imaginable type of video — from baby videos to “Masterpiece Theater” — producers and advertisers are discovering that users will watch for more than two minutes at a time."/p pLonger formats provide more room for advertisers and if audiences dedicated to specific videos migrate online, that opens up huge possibilities for growing revenue. /p pCurrently, 99% of all video viewing is still happening in front of television sets. And while online video advertising is still just a drop in the bucket of the $70 billion video ad market, it can't be expected to perform much better when only 1% of viewers are watching their video online. /p pOnline video is expected to become a $1 billion business by 2011, and a href="http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2009/04/how-big-is-the-online-video-advertising-market-all-depends-on-who-you-ask.html"$2-7 billion by 2012/a. But the entire video ad market is around $70 billion. /p pSites like a href="http://blip.tv/"blip.tv/a are trying to entice viewers online. The Times points out that video viewing lengths on blip have greatly expanded in the past year. The most popular videos on the site a year ago were under five minutes long, while the average video length on the site is now 14 minutes. /p pOf course, the increase in video length is mostly due to television networks streaming their content on the web. But if longer user generated videos start drawing audiences, ad dollars will follow./p pThe key is changing video viewing habits. Larger bandwidths and more reliable video capabilities have been instrumental in getting people to watch online. /p pAccording to Dina Kaplan, co-founder of blip.tv: “People are getting more comfortable, for better or for worse, bringing a computer to bed with them."/p pPhoto: stronga href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbot45/" rel="dc:creator cc:attributionURL" title="Link to *USB*'s photostream"strong*USB*/strong/a/strong/p

Thoughts from OMS 2009 (Affiliate Window Blog)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:53:46 +0100

Last week Affiliate Window took part in the Online Marketing Show 2009, part of Marketing Week Live. Not only did we exhibit at the event but also hosted two lunchtime workshops in the Online Advertising Arena. It was great for us to see a few old faces, as well as meeting a number of fresh ones across the two-day event.

Our giant ‘face’ definitely caused a few attendees to stop and take a second look and the AW branded pens and data keys certainly went down well. On Tuesday I ran through ‘Optimising Your Affiliate Activity’ in the open-air theatre, however, without a doubt, it was the interactive affiliate panel which took place on the Wednesday that generated the most feedback.

The hour-long debate, hosted by Ant Clements, AWin’s Client Services Director, tackled questions such as “Are tiered commission structures are an effective way to incentives affiliates?”, “Does incentivised traffic add any value to an affiliate programme?” and “Should merchants be embracing social media as a way of communicating with affiliates?”.

The panel was made up of five representatives from across the different affiliate disciplines;
Ed Hall, Director of ClickAngel, developers of VoucherSeeker.
Joe Stepniewski, Commercial Director and Co-Founder of Skimlinks.com.
Geoff Hughes, Managing Director of Fund It Frog.
Michelle Crofts, an independent affiliate who uses a combination of site design, SEO and PPC to generate sales.
Matt Wood, Managing Director of Existem who operate the a4u.

Plus Kevin Edwards, AW’s Strategy Director, joined the board to add his perspective and he gave me his thoughts from the event:

“It’s a sign of the increasing focus on performance based marketing that both affiliate sessions were so well attended. The panel gave us the opportunity to explore a wide range of issues affecting affiliate marketing today with expert input from a variety of affiliates operating in a variety of areas. Topics covered included the value offered by cashback and voucher code affiliates as well as how to regulate and monitor their activity and how a affiliates can support a merchant’s paid search campaign”.

Many thanks to all of the affiliate panellists who took part, we hope you got as much out of the day as our audience appeared to.

If you attended the exhibition this year we’d love to hear your thoughts; simply add your comments to this post or e-mail me directly.

Samantha Leigh
Head of Communications

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Europas Shortlist Announced (Skimblog - by Skimlinks)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:44:47 +0100

Skimlinks won’t be up for any awards at the first Europas - the TechCrunch Europe Awards, but we’d like to congratulate all those who did make the final shortlist; we’ll all be there to celebrate with you on the night!

In our category; Best Enterprise/B2B Startup; BlueKiwi, FreeAgent Central, Huddle, VideoPlaza and Zendesk are up for the award, and while Alicia won’t get the chance to compete in the Best Startup Founder, the guys from Huddle.net, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amiando, Last.FM and Moo will fight it out for the trophy.

We are very pleased to mention Robin Klein has made the shortlist for the Best Investor Personality, and as we are sponsoring a category; Best Entertainment Application or Service, we’d like to wish the very best of luck to the nominees - eRepublik, Moshi Monsters, Playfish, SoundCloud and WeeWorld.

We’ll see you all on Thursday!

Summer Big Prize Giveaway with Quicksilvergames.com (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:38:45 +0100

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The Europas Shortlist: Our nominees for the best in Europe (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:19:13 +0100

The Europas, the TechCrunch Europe Awards 2009 for European and EMEA tech companies, will be held on July 9 in London. Over 400 entrants were voted on by the industry and these results merged with those from 19 expert advisors.

Here are the shortlisted nominees in each category:

The Europas Shortlist: Best Web Application Or Service (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Design

The Europas Shortlist: Best Bootstrapped Startup (less than 3 years old)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Social Innovation (which benefits society, EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Enterprise / B2B Startup (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Cleantech / Environmental Startup (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best European / Real World Gadget (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Entertainment Application or Service (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Mobile Startup (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Mobile Application (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Startup Founder(s)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Investor (VC or Angel fund, EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best Investor Personality (EMEA)

The Europas Shortlist: Best New Startup, Summer 2008-2009

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The Europas Shortlist: Best New Startup, Summer 2008-2009 (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:11:07 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

SoundCloud
Spotify
Stupeflix
TweetDeck
Tweetmeme

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Investor Personality (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:09:58 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Fred Destin, Atlas Venture
Morten Lund
Robin Klein, TAG
Saul Klein, Seedcamp/Index Ventures
Yossi Vardi, Angel
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The Europas Shortlist: Best Investor (VC or Angel fund, EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:08:08 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Atlas Venture
Eden Ventures
European Founders Fund
Index Ventures
TAG - The Accelerator Group

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Startup Founder(s) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:06:33 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Alastair Mitchell, Andy McLoughlin, jointly, Huddle.net
Alexander Ljung, Eric Wahlforss, jointly, Soundcloud
Daniel Ek, Martin Lorentzon, Spotify
Felix Haas, Armin Bauer, Markus Eichinger, Dennis von Ferenczy, Sebastian Baerhold, Marc Bernegger, for Amiando
Richard Jones, Felix Miller, Martin Stiksel, for Last.FM
Richard Moross, Moo

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Mobile Application (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:03:22 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

eBuddy
Fring
MobyPicture
Shozu
Spinvox
Tweetdeck Mobile

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Mobile Startup (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:01:47 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Aka-aki
Bambuser
Goojet
Nimbuzz
GetJar
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The Europas Shortlist: Best Entertainment Application or Service (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:58:23 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

eRepublik
Moshi Monsters
Playfish
SoundCloud
WeeWorld

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The Europas Shortlist: Best European / Real World Gadget (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:57:34 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Fon
INQ Mobile
Modu
My Name Is E
Poken

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Cleantech / Environmental Startup (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:56:45 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Alertme
Amee
Dopplr
RouteRank
SpeedSell

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Skimbit hosts The Sway in July with help from CJ! (Skimblog - by Skimlinks)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:55:51 +0100

Our little event that could; The Sway is on again in July, after its debut in May.

This time round, The Sway will feature some more great names in the industry who will present their ideas, opinions and experiences; including Mr Alfie Dennen, of moblog.net fame, Sian Meades, the founder of fledgling site Domestic Sluttery, and Gemma Cartwright of TheNod.com, the brand spanking celebrity focussed site based in London.

The evening will include presentations from a couple of our speakers, and then we’ll get our teeth into the ‘Sway Debates’ the section that allows everybody in the house to have their say.

This month, The Sway is made possible by the brilliant folks at Commission Junction, who are our exclusive sponsors.

Commission Junction is a leading UK affiliate marketing network working with hundreds of advertisers.

In addition to their UK advertisers they also have many thousands of international merchants from their offices across the globe including Dell and Expedia.

Since its inception in 1999 Commission Junction has been focussed on building sustainable relationships based on performance. They work closely with the affiliate industry to support innovation and share these developments with merchants and agencies to generate profits.

Part of the ValueClick group, Commission Junction uses its learnings from across each of the ValueClick businesses to better understand the overall online marketing landscape. This enables Commission Junction staff to understand their clients’ unique requirements which, in turn, facilitates long-term partnerships based on honesty, trust and performance.

They’re a great bunch to work with, and we’re thrilled to have them partner with us for The Sway.

If you’d like to join us at The Sway, visit our site.

The Europas Shortlist: Best Enterprise / B2B Startup (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:55:46 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

BlueKiwi
FreeAgent Central
Huddle
VideoPlaza
Zendesk

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Social Innovation (which benefits society, EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:54:27 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Aleveo
Amazee
Decisions For Heroes
Mendeley
School of Everything

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Bootstrapped Startup (less than 3 years old) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:53:20 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

BookingBug
Doodle
Mixcloud
Soup.io
Struq

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Design (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:52:33 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Babbel
IRL Connect
Songkick
Spotify
Wonga

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The Europas Shortlist: Best Web Application Or Service (EMEA) (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:51:36 +0100

Here are the shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

Amiando
Babbel
Dopplr
Jimdo
Spotify

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Twitter DM autoresponders: 15 tips and 40+ examples (E-consultancy - Internet Marketing News and Blogs)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:49:00 +0100

pstrongimg alt="Twitter DM autoresponders: 15 tips and 40+ examples" height="240" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3441244946_5d2b9cdb62_m.jpg" style="float: left;" width="169" /Twitter autoresponders are used to automatically send a direct message to new followers. All too often they are lame, and perceived as spammy. /strong/p pAuto messages are problematic, not least because even when they include elements of the ‘personal’ (“how can I help you today?” / “tell me more about yourself”) they’re clearly robotic. And people don’t respond to robots, they respond to people. This is 'social' media after all./p pI don’t use them, nor have we configured our Econsultancy Twitter account to send automated messages, but we’ve been wondering whether they can be used in a positive way. As such I have been doing a little research in this area. And I'd love to hear your feedback.../ppstrongWe /strongstrongmeasure the effectiveness of Twitter on our business/strong, as we do for other channels. Good conversation and the tens of thousands of visitors that a highly retweeted article can generate are great, and that's a big reason for using Twitter, though for us we really want to increase a href="http://econsultancy.com/why-join"registrations/a (we put out some useful stuff, and lots of FREE), and hopefully a href="http://econsultancy.com/membership"subscriptions/a (a href="http://econsultancy.com/testimonials"internet pros love our paid-for reports and guides/a, once they dig into our 750+ report archive). Simply put, the more new people that come along and sign up, either in a paid or free capacity, the better it is for us./p pWe know that strongTwitter drives new Econsultancy members (free registration) and subscribers/strong, and will soon start testing an autoresponder to try to further increase activity on our own website, beyond the realm of Twitter itself. Yet it’s a pretty grey area. There is stronga clear trade-off /strongbetween communicating the value of Econsultancy to new followers, and annoying the hell out of them. Frankly if we start annoying people then it’s game over, and our autoresponder will have to quickly jump into the deadpool./p pemSo what is the best practice in this area? Is there a way for autoresponders to be viewed as anything other than lame? What is and isn't tolerated?/em/p pI’ve created a list of strong15 recommendations /strongat the foot of this page, and if you have others then please leave a comment below./p pBut to find out about best practice we first need to take a close look at worst practice. So, for your considerable viewing pleasure, I have aggregated bunch of autoresponders where my gut reaction was either ‘SPAM!’ or 'interesting', or somewhere inbetween. Links and names have been removed (replaced with ‘XYZ’) to respect privacy, since these are DMs, after all. I’ve also categorised them, loosely. I’d go into more detail but I think they speak for themselves. Now brace yourself... /p pstrongDIE SPAM, DIE /strong/p ul liProven results! Sell your product! Increase your traffic! All by optimizing your twitter account /li liThanks for follow! What r u in to? Check This Out - $500K first year!/li lihey check out awesome and new free business./li liI'm building a recession proof online business. 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Here is my new free ebook XYZ... If you want to network call me/li liThanks for the follow if you market online you should check this out send 3000 e-mails every 3 days!/li liWant To Learn How Twitter Pays My Bills Every Month? Look…/li liVisit XYZ... for the best birthday gift ideas and geta FREE pdf of the Twitter Secrets10/li liPlease join me. I'd like to recruit you as a spymaster to my spy ring XYZ/li /ul pstrongTIP OF THE DAY/strong/p ul liThank you for the follow. Focusing soley on sales is dangerous. Sales may or may not result in cash flow. Turn your focus to Gross Margins!/li liThx, Let's enjoy life amp; share success the Healthy, Wealthy amp; Wise Way./li /ul pstrongTHE SOCIABLE/strong/p ul liNice to Tweet you, I'm looking forward to hearing what's going on in your world. ;) How about hooking up on Facebook? /li liThank you for Following me here, I hope this is a beginning of a lasting friendship. feel free to contact me any time./li /ul pstrongTHE PLEASANT/strong/p ul liHi there. Thanks for the follow. Look forward to your tweets./li liThis is a bot, but I am not, so say hey!/li liHi! Thanks for being there. And thanks for supporting XYZ - weekdays from 6am on HallamFM. How are you then? I like your top, is it new?/li /ul pstrongLIFE AFFIRMING/strong/p ul liThanks for adding me, You are the best./li /ul pstrongTHE PASTOR/strong/p ul liThank you for following me! I look forward to getting to know you. Have a blessed day./li liThanks for your passion about religion and the world therein! Looking forward to a good discussion with you./li /ul pstrongUNUSUAL/strong/p ul liWell you must have likd something...cuz you followed me...i will let the voices know...they will be very happy/li liThanks for following! Shall we engage in a different type of conversation to become aware of the lenses we use to see the world?/li liThank you for following me. I hope you enjoy chocolate, because that's what I'm all about!/li liLook at out YouTube Swiss Trains VIDEO at XYZ/li liI’m so blessed that we get the chance to know each other. I truly look forward to getting to know you amp; learn about you amp; from you6/li /ul pstrongSEXPEST/strong/p ul liHi I am sweet and hot Kylie just for you.I wanna rock your world...In my room you can see a hot show I can make your dreams come true.Where are you I am waiting come and view my Bio Page now with my lasted pics /li /ul pstrongGRACIOUS, MEET GENEROUS/strong/p ul liThanks for following us, as a "thank you" we prepared a free ereport on niche marketing for you at XYZ/li /ul pstrongIMPERSONAL/strong/p ul liHi! We'd love to hear from you sometime! View our site at XYZ/li /ul pstrongBALANCED?/strong/p ul liThank You for the follow! Please check my website at XYZ and sign up for my email list if you want. Do you have a website? Send it to me and I will take a look. Thanks again!/li liThank you for following me on Twitter. I explain more about myself and how I use Twitter at XYZ. /li /ul pstrongASKING THE QUESTION/strong/p ul liThanks for following me! I'm curious -- what is it about my tweets that interests you, and how can I make them better?/li liHi, I would like to get to know you better. Tell me a little bit about what you're working on now. Is there perhaps something I can assist you with?/li /ul p----------/p pstrong15 best practice recommendations for Twitter autoresponders/strong/p ol listrongProvide value. /strongThis is the killer. What’s the point of sending a message unless you’re really saying something meaningful, and giving something of real – or at least perceived – value to the recipient?/li listrongDon’t max out the character limit. /strongTry to be short and sweet, rather than talking a mile a minute about how and why you rock and how it is imperative that the recipient visits your site immediately. /li listrongIf you make it personal, be prepared to respond. /strongBy asking a question you need to ensure that you listen and react to the answers you’ll receive, and in a timely fashion too please./li listrongAvoid typos./strong If you’re prepared to automatically send every new follower a typo-strewn and wholly impersonal direct message then you have remarkable ‘don’t give a shit’ qualities. /li listrongAvoid textspeak. /strongAnybody who writes ‘4’ instead of ‘for’ should be lined up against a wall, especially if there are characters leftover. /li listrongSay thank you, and then some. /strongSo look, if you’re just going to direct message somebody to say ‘thanks!’ then it’s pointless. If you want to do that, then why not do it in public? It might get tiring pretty quickly, that’s why, and it won’t look good in your own feed. Maybe a batch thank you tweet in public is the way to go, if you’re that up on manners. Go beyond a simple ‘thank you’ for your autoresponders… have a point./li listrongMake sure you follow back. /strongThink about it… if you don’t follow somebody back AND you send them a direct message then how on earth are they going to be able to respond to you? /li listrongKeep an eye on your unfollow rate./strong Before you do this take some time to benchmark the average amount of new Twitter followers per day. If that tails off, then it could well be related to your autoresponders (some people immediately unfollow if they receive an automated DM)./li listrongTo link or not to link?/strong The vast majority of these DMs contain a link. Considering that there are links in your Twitter profile you run the risk of duplication, and nobody likes being told the same thing twice (hey: they followed you, so you might surmise that they have already checked you out). Say something new, if you use a link. Avoid repetition (e.g. the homepage) at all costs. /li listrongMake a Twitter-specific landing page./strong It’s one thing pointing your new follower at your homepage (again), but wouldn’t it be better to create a specific page to explain more? You can tailor to people who visit after following you on Twitter, to help ease them into your non-Twitter world. Alternatively, you could create a ‘welcome’ video. The keyword here is ‘engage’, rather than ‘pitch’./li listrongT/strongstrongrack links. /strongUse Bit.ly or similar to create a unique, measurable link, which you can add to your DM, if you link out. That way you can actively track autoresponder referrals (useful in our case, as we can measure new members, subscribers, etc)./li listrongBeware email notifications./strong Every autoresponder will create a new email notification to recipients (who have Twitter email alerts switched on). If your autoresponder sucks then congratulations: you have spammed them twice!/li listrongTreat dollar / pound signs like swine flu./strong Give these symbols a wide berth, especially if they are accompanied by a six figure number and the promise of making that amount in three months with zero financial outlay required!/li listrongBe ever so slightly persuasive. /strongGood copywriters will tell you that it’s not so much what you say, as what you don’t say… encourage the click by teasing the recipient into action, rather than making demands on them. And start the journey before you start the selling. /li listrongGently does it. /strongAgain, the way you write your tweet and the message it contains is key. Anything overly aggressive will immediately send out the wrong signal. /li /ol pAnd finally, if it all goes belly up and you receive lots of unfollows / complaints then strongprepare to pull the plug on it/strong. Remember to test and monitor closely. These tips are suggestions as to what I think will work, as opposed to what I know works. I'll follow up in due course after we've given this a whirl in the real world, when I'll know more.../p pIn the meantime, strongwhat do you hate about autoresponders, and which tolerable / good / useful ones have you seen?/strong/p

Beanbag Bazaar Voucher Code Extension (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:37:53 +0100

Beanbag Bazaar would like to announce that our voucher code has now been extended to run until 31st December 2009.

Code - BZ3
Promotion - 3% Off
Expires - 31st December 2009

BeanBag Bazaar Affiliate Programme Details

Commission:-
Sales per month:-
1-10 Commission 7%
11-20 Commission 8%
21-30 Commission 9%
30+ Commission 10%
Cookie:-
365 days
PPC Policy:-
No Brand Bidding Or Variations
Details:-
This programme has:-
Product Feed Through Affiliate Window , Paid On Results
Voucher Codes Here
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Hannah Swift
hannah@existem-am.com
0870 8031368

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New on Haysom Lighting - Bulbs (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:35:52 +0100

Haysom Lighting are delighted to bring you their latest addition - Lightbulbs.

Contents

Lightbulbs
New Voucher Code

Lightbulbs
Not only are these essential to go with the purchase of any light that doesn’t come ready supplied with bulbs, but also as a replacement for any that may fail over time, or quite simply to replace existing lighting in your home or office with something more energy efficient. Likewise, as old style bulbs become harder to find, we also have stocks of your old favourites in all types of wattage and fitting.

If you are buying a light from Haysom then you will see the bulbs you need on the same page, so you can add them to your order which makes buying your total home lighting solution from us that little bit easier.

To celebrate the arrival of our new product range we have a voucher code (below) that will entitle you to 2 related bulbs (energy saving where possible) with any order over £100 - which will be included with your delivery.

Please see below the range of lightbulbs we have in stock by category -

Halogen
GLS
Candle
Golf Ball
Reflector
Pygmy
PAR38
Metal Halide
Energy Saving
LED
Appliance
Extraordinary

New Voucher Code
Code - HLFREEBULBS
Promotion - 2 purchase related lightbulbs included free with any order over £100.00
Expires - 31st August 2009

Haysom Lighting Affiliate Programme Details

Commission:-
1 to 20 sales 6%
21 to 40 sales 7%
41+ sales 8%
Cookie:-
60 days
PPC Policy:-
Our PPC policy will be restricted on brand terms - namely Haysom Lighting / Haysomlighting and variations and misspellings. Affiliates will be able to link directly to the site on any activity that is not specifically prohibited as described above.
Details:-
This programme has:-
Product Feed Through Affiliate Window
Voucher Codes Here
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Bruce Clayton
bruce@existem-am.com
0870 8031367

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Kiddies Kingdom Playtime Toys and More (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:25:38 +0100

Kiddies Kingdom have some fantastic products for every part of babies life, from play time to travelling they really do have something for every baby. Here are the best products we found for all occassions;

Contents:-
Playtime Toys
Bathtime Toys
Travel Products
Top Offers

Playtime Toys

Chicco Dancing Animal Toy

The Chicco Dancing Animals Stroller Toy is an activity centre for the stroller: the child can activate fun melodies and entertaining sound effects by pressing the nose of the elephant. The woolen ball of the kitten unwinds and makes a fun noise; the tummy of the mouse contains colourful pieces of cheese that move when the roller is turned.
Our Price £9.95

Chicco Ducati 999 Radio Controlled Bike

Ducati 999 Race Bike with rider featuring real Ducati sounds and handlebar control unit.
Our Price £24.94

Bathtime Toys

Tomy Bathtime Whirly Washer

Load the washing into the Bathtime Whirly Washer drum, close the door, create bubbles with the simple press of a button. Press the “on” switch and watch the drum spinning like a real washing machine!

Realistic “click” sound indicates that the wash cycle has finished and the clothes are ready to be hung out to dry on the drying rack.
Our Price £14.99

Summer Infant Bathtime Bubble Maker

The Summer Baby’s 1st Bubble Maker makes bath time a fun and interactive experience for both baby and parent.
Our Price £8.95

Travel Products

Chicco Spring Travel Cot-Light Blue

The new Spring Travel Bed is practical, light and safe. The Spring Travel Bed features a simple, easy to use opening and closing system. It also has a double action safety lock that prevents accidental closing. This spacious cot comes supplied with a removable padded mattress and fine mesh panels guarantee good ventilation and visibility, allowing parents to keep an eye on baby. The two long sides can be opened for easier access or to allow you to prepare the cot more easily. Compact when folded, it can be transported in the storage bag (included). The Spring Travel Bed comes complete with a fun matching pyjama case that clips to the end of the travel bed or can be used as a backpack by the child.
Our Price £64.98

Graco Elite Rucksack/Baby Bag-Urban Cool

The perfect rucksack for mums on the move!
Our Price £12.97

Top Offers

Graco Mosaic One Travel System-Blackjack 2008

Dressed corn-husk basket co-ordinates with the Rosebud bedding range.
Our Price £149.94

Lollipop Lane Lakeside Cot Bed-Cream With Oak Panel

Contemporary design features, combined with creamy, painted finish and carved, solid oak detailing make Lakeside Furniture Collection a modern choice for the nursery. A distinctive, contemporary cot bed combining a cream, painted finish with carved solid oak top rail.
Our Price £229.99

Phil And Teds SP/E3 Cocoon-Black/Charcoal

Soft, lightweight carrycot which attaches to the SP allowing you to move a sleeping baby from the pushchair without disturbing them.

The Phil and Teds E3 Cocoon is the perfect accessory for the SP Buggy. It allows you to lift a sleeping newborn baby from the buggy without disturbance whilst providing a safe and comfortable environment.
Our Price £29.99

Tippitoes High chair-White/Pink

Lightweight, comfortable, suitable from 6 months to 3 years, the design folds away for easy storage. Features a soft easy to clean padded PVC laminated seat, safety harness and removable inner tray. Meets all European standards.
Our Price £31.95

Kiddies Kingdom Affiliate Programme Details

Commission:-
£1+ sales per month - 4.5% of order value
£1500+ sales per month - 5% of order value
£6000+ sales per month - 5.5% of order value
£24000+ sales per month - 6% of order value
£50000+ sales per month - 6.5% of order value
£100000+ sales per month - 7.5% of order value
Cookie:-
60 days
PPC Policy:-
No Brand Bidding or variations
Details:-
This programme has:-
Product Feed Through Paid On Results , Affiliate Window
Voucher Codes Here
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Regular News on the Kiddies Kingdom Affiliate Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Hannah Swift
hannah@existem-am.com
0870 8031368

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June Tips of the Week (Commission Junction)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:18:15 +0100

Was it ever sunny? As London resorts to its customary gloom I hope to lighted the mood with June’s tips of the week!

“If you are building a website for which you wish to receive traffic from natural search, drill down to a niche or even specific product. It is highly unlikely you will rank well in the SERPs for “uk online bookshop” but you could do for “patricia cornwell books”. Register a domain name with the target keywords in it, such as patriciacornwellbooks.com, carry out extensive onpage and offpage SEO, and hey presto you could be ranked on page one in Google for the term!

Google’s famed Keyword Tool will help you find search terms to target.

Jason Baker

Head of Agency Account Management and Publisher Development

“When you register or renew a domain name, do it for as many years as possible. Whereas .uks are restricted to two years by the registry Nominet, .coms and other TLDs can be registered for ten years.

Aside from not having to renew the domain name on a regular basis, a longer registration period has other advantages. Search engines like Google and ISPs like Hotmail are or will start looking at how long a domain name has been registered for and factor it into determining if the owner is more likely to be dubious or not.

Spammers often only acquire a domain name for a year or two and then move onto using other domains, while ethical website owners are more likely to register a domain name for a longer period of time.”

Katie Harrod

Account Director

“Just because you are working in digital does not mean you should not utilise offline marketing techniques to drive visitors to your website. Use any and every means possible to spread the word. This includes prominent references to your URL and what you have to offer on stationary, leaflets, mousemats, mugs, bags, clothing, etc.

Attending a conference? Wear shirts or t-shirts with your domain name emblazoned on them and make sure the back of your business cards inform people about your services.”

Linda O’Connell

Head of Client Services

“Twitter is the talk of the town at the moment and there are tremendous opportunities to utilise the social networking site to earn commissions. The landscape is similar to how things were when search engine PPC advertising came into being several years back.

You can post links to CJ advertisers in relevant discussions either manually or using various tools out there - please don’t spam! You can also buy low cost CPC advertising through Twitter ad networks. The profits can be handsome: I’ve seen publishers buy ads for 4-6p a click and make 30-40p off the back of them.”

Ross Carder

Account Executive

“I’m always surprised at how few website owners study their site’s bounce rate. This is the percentage of people who return to a referring site, such as a search engine, from the home page. Obviously the lower you can make this, the better.

Solutions such as those from Valueclick’s Mediaplex and Google Analytics allow you to analyse this vital metric. You should carry out multivariate testing and A/B split testing to see which version of your home page works best, and not only has the lowest proportion of people leaving your site, but leads to the highest conversions.

Here are a useful list of split testing tools and services.
”

Tom Leadbetter

Key Account Manager

Stress No More Top Sellers (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:04:02 +0100

Here are the current top sellers from Stress No More, including everything you need to maintain a happy lifestyle that is incontinence free, stress freeand stretch mark free!

Contents:-
Top Sellers

Top Sellers

Bio-Fem Active Gel

Bio-Fem Instant Active Gel has been developed with GPs and Gynaecologists. The highly effective formula prevents and treats Bacterial Vaginosis, vaginal discomforts such as itching, pain during/ after intercourse, redness, burning sensation, excessive discharge, dryness, irritations, odour and also prevents thrush.
Our Price £7.99

Pelvic Toner

Guaranteed to improve your muscle tone using progressive resistance. As featured on This Morning and in The Times Body & Soul the Pelvic Toner is a great way to restore pelvic health and combat bladder weakness, especially after childbirth.
Our Price £29.99

Vaginal Barbell

Designed in the US the Pelvicisor or vaginal barbell is guaranteed to give any women the tightest PC muscles in the world. Made with hygienic Stainless Steel (so it can be sterilized, boiled and it won’t rust or harbour germs and bacteria) the added attraction is its weight.
Our Price £59.99

KE Exercise Gel

A simple, natural lubricant to help you use your pelvic exerciser effectively so you get the very best results. KE Gel is a water based formula that supplements your body’s natural moisture. It feels silky smooth and is odourless, colourless and non staining.
Our Price £5.99

Hitachi Magic Wand

The Hitachi Magic Wand body massager is a classic body massager with a body friendly silicone soft head about the size of a tennis ball, and is great for deep muscle massage, for both men and women. The Hitachi Magic Wand is ideal for reaching difficult stress zones such as the back and shoulders, and offers the deepest, most powerful full body massage ever.
Our Price £41.00

AquaFlex Exercise Cones

Improve your pelvic tone by 60% as shown in C4’s Embarassing Bodies programme - TOP RATED PELVIC EXERCISER! Kegel exercising made easy, simply pop in a cone and by natural reflex action your muscles will automatically close around it, keep it in place and you’ll be exercising without even knowing it.
Our Price £22.99

Kegel8 Tight & Tone - Plus Version

Kegel8 Tight & Tone Plus Pelvic Exerciser is the fast and accurate way to restore pelvic health, strengthen and tighten the muscle and keep all women tight for life!
Our Price £109.99

Kegel8 Exercise Cones

Kegel8 Exercise Cones have been clinically proven to strengthen pelvic floor muscles. Specifically designed for you if you need, or want a more effective method of strengthening your PC muscles quickly and easily.
Our Price £24.99

Athena Trainer

The Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer is a simple, elegant and effective way to restore pelvic health, regain bladder control and increase intimate sexual feelings and response.
Our Price £217.00

KegelMaster

The KEGELMASTER is a progressive resistance vaginal exerciser designed to make your pelvic floor exercises easy yet incredibly effective. Progressive resistance is a strength training method to tighten the pelvic floor or kegel muscles. With the KegelMaster it means the stronger the setting the more the muscle works, and as your muscle strengthens you can alter the tension on the KegelMaster for better results.
Our Price £59.99

Stress No More Affiliate Programme Details

Commission:-
17%
£5,000 - £10,000 19%
£10,000+ 22%
Cookie:-
30 Days
PPC Policy:-
No brand bidding or variations. Please do not use the display URL in your PPC campaigns.
Details:-
This programme has:-
Product Feed Through Affiliate Window
Vocher Codes Here
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Hannah Swift
hannah@existem-am.com
0870 8031368

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Passion8 Top Sellers (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:04:00 +0100

Spice up your love life with some of these brilliant products from Passion8. From supplements to sexy undies to full on bondage gear, Passion8 are sure to have something to increase bedroom activity!

Contents:-
Top Sellers

Top Sellers

Tech Rabbit Vibrator

Award Winning Vibrator* and Voted the Best All Rounder by Good Housekeeping, March 2006 - the Ultra Tech Rabbit vibrator is awesome. Quite simply we think it is better than Ann Summers’ Rampant Rabbit because it is quieter and has a much more intense deep vibrational system.
Our Price £39.99

Oyster Remote Control Vibrator

The latest version Oyster Remote Control Vibrator gives remote control fun and fabulous clitoral stimulation at the touch of a button… Award Winning and Recommended by C4’s Sex Tips for Girls, Erotic Toy winner with FHM, COSMO and Erotica the Oyster Vibrator has an operating distance of up to 50 feet - imagine the possibilities!
Our Price £39.99

Largo Cream For Men

Largo Cream for Men contains a fast-acting formula for effective erection capacity Largo Cream for Men is easily absorbed into the penis ensuring maximum results. It also works to encourage tissue expansion and growth improving the quality of erections and increasing flaccid size. Largo is produced under laboratory conditions for safety and efficacy.
Our Price £17.00

G Seek - Wild Swan

The G Seek is literally Sat Nav for the G Spot! Fumble no more because the G Seek is neat and flexible and its sole aim is to find and stimulate the G spot perfectly. Many women report G Spot orgasms to be amazingly intense, and with this beauty there is clitoral stimulation too! Soft jelly feel, ultra quiet - this is a must-have sex toy!
Our Price £16.99

V-RX V (4 capsules)

V-RX V - the only herbal V on the market that can compete with the chemical competition. Would you like an erection to be proud of? After taking a capsule 45 minutes before sex?
Our Price £20.00

Zestra Feminine Oil

Zestra is a patented blend of two botanical oils and two botanical extracts specifically designed to increase your sexual sensation, arousal, pleasure, and satisfaction. The all-natural ingredients stimulate the body’s own sensory nerve conduction, heightening sexual pleasure. In a published clinical study (Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 2003;29 Supplement 1:33-44)
Our Price £16.99

Kegel8 Tight & Tone

Take the guesswork out of pelvic muscle toning with the Kegel8. It’s simple, instead of doing your manual exercises - you know, the squeeze and release exercises we all know about but never do because they are so boring……simply pop in the probe and get the ultimate gym work-out for your pelvic floor.
Our Price £99.99

Blue Wonder Pill

New Double Strength Blue Wonder Pill - 10 double action tablets for men and women. Sometimes we all need a boost in the “bedroom department” and the new double action blue wonder pill is a fast and effective solution to improved libido - in one thumping 200mg blue pill!
Our Price £19.99

Liquid Gold

Liquid Gold Room Aroma - the new style formula for 2008. The formulation of our new Liquid Gold complies with new UK regulations. Liquid Gold Room Aroma causes muscles around blood vessels to relax making the heart speed up to pump more blood.
Our Price £4.99

Aneros - MGX

Aneros is a “male G-spot stimulator” that works by massaging the prostate, perineum and anal sphincter… simultaneously! The intended result is a “dream orgasm” and it really has spectacular results! The Aneros Male G-Spot Massager is a patented anal sphincter-driven, prostate-perineum massager.
Our Price £26.99

Passion8 Affiliate Programme Details

Commission:-
15%
£5,000 - £10,000 17%
£10,000+ 20%
Cookie:-
30 Days
PPC Policy:-
No brand bidding or variations. Please do not use the display URL in your PPC campaigns.
Details:-
This programme has:-
Product Feed Through Affiliate Window
Voucher Codes Here
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Hannah Swift
hannah@existem-am.com
0870 8031368

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Intela to Exhibit at a4uexpo London (a4uexpo - Affiliate Marketing Conference)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:51:56 +0100

We are pleased to announce Intela are the latest company to exhibit at a4uexpo London.

Intela are based in the UK and USA and have one of the largest email marketing databases in the market place.

For more information and to learn more about Intela see the exhibitor list

Boohoo Newsletter - Latest News and Offers! (Affiliate Program Advice)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:43:42 +0100

Don’t forget about the up to 50% off sale!

An amazing Up to 50% Off Sale! Make sure you grab your bargains before stock runs out!

New Look Book Launched!

Boohoo has launched a fantastic new look - Cheryl Cole Style Steal, want to look like Cheryl Cole? Now is your chance with Boohoo’s new look book! Check out Felisa Tailored Jacket for only £20! Or how about Heidi Plaitted Ring Clutch Bag that’s only £12!

Boohoo.com - Top 10!

These Top 10 Fashion buys are fantastic and really worth promoting! - They literally fly out of the door!

Tina Long sleeve Cardigan - this has been a consistent best seller and it’s not hard to see why! Available in lots of great colours and a real bargain at just £15!

Tabitha Flower Print Maxi Dress - pretty flower print maxi dress,for only £20!

Rosana floral lampshade skirt - fantastic floral print lamshade skirt, just £15

Emmy tiered Colour Block Dress - stunning tiered colour block dress, just £20!

Olive puff net Dress - pretty cotton puff net skirt detailed dress just £20!

Heidi border print Dress - border print derss with 3/4 sleeves only £15!

Clarissa Hawaiian Print Jersey Dress - Hawaiian floral print jersey dress for only £15!

Nelly denim legging - long length denim look leggings only £10!

Scarlett Bandeau Dress - pretty button front dress for only £10!

Heather Bow Front Tulip Skirt with Belt - Bow Front cotton skirt, just £18

What’s New

Don’t forget to check out our range in the What’s New section, everything you need to look great this summer! So check out our great What’s New section for all the latest looks!

Please don’t forget if there’s anything that we can do to help, or if you need any new banners, content, just drop an email to: Catherine@AffiliateProgramAdvice.com

David Nakeeran
Affiliate Manager
On behalf of Boohoo and in association with
AffiliateProgramAdvice.com

i-to-i.com July Special Offers - TEFL (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:40:51 +0100

TEFL courses are a great way of expanding your mind with practical and useful knowledge for your working career, whether you want to live, travel or work abroad these qualifications are a must! i-to-i.com have a great range of courses and even better, some brilliant promotions in July;

Contents:-
UK/AUS Promotions
Rest Of World Promotions

UK - AU
6-11th July - 40 hour TEFL worth £145 FREE with the 80 hour course!
At i-to-i we believe in mixing it up, so this month when you book a place on our 80-hour online course we’ll upgrade you to the 120-hour course for free, saving you £145! Combining weekend and online courses will give you a huge array of expertise and training for all for only £495 £350! What’s more we’ve got training centres in the UK, USA, Ireland and Australia, so wherever you are we can find the weekend course for you!

Rest Of World Promotions
US / CA
1-31st July 20% Off OLT100 & WKT 120
Promo Code JUL09
IE
1 - 20th July Save €150 on WKT120, plus book before 20th get free lesson plans
Promo Code JUL09
NZ
1 - 31st July 20% Off OLT Courses
Promo Code JUL09
ROW
1 - 31st July 20% Off OLT40 & OLT100 - 30% Off OLT60
Promo Code JUL09

i-to-i.com Affiliate Programme

Commission:-
TEFL
15%
£0.20 GBP on TEFL Brochure Request
£0.40 GBP on TEFL Call Me Back Request
VENTURE
£0.20 General Request - (brochures and newsletters)
£1.00 high quality request - (booking request and call me back)
Cookie:-
45 days
30 days on TEFL Brochure Request
30 days on TEFL Call Me Back Request
30 days on VENTURES
PPC Policy
Due to misuse of the i-to-i brand name in the past, we are unable to allow any partners or other websites to use the term ‘i-to-i‘ or show online tefl, weekendtefl.co.uk or weekendtefl.ie as a url on any pay per click campaigns.
Details:-
Product Feed Through Affiliate Future (TEFL), Affiliate Future (VENTURES), Commission Junction.
Voucher Codes Here.
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Hannah Swift
hannah@existem-am.com
0870 8031368

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Planet Gizmo Limited Edition Headphones (Existem Affiliate Program Managment)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:22:41 +0100

Everyone likes a limited edition product and everyone likes listening to music, so why not combine the two with these limited edition headphones, in stock at Planet Gizmo. Available in a range of colours you are sure to find the right ones for you!

Contents:-
AKG K 518 DJ Headphones
Voucher Codes

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones

Great sound for small venues. The K 518 DJ is the K 181 DJ’s little brother is playing it big at small clubs and private parties. Obviously, informal parties deserve the same kind of professional sound quality as large-scale events do. Semi professional DJs too need dependable equipment. The K 518 DJ fit the bill perfectly.

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones Ltd Edition Blue

Our Price £34.99

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones Ltd Edition Green

Our Price £34.99

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones Ltd Edition Orange

Our Price £34.99

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones Ltd Edition Purple

Our Price £34.99

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones Ltd Edition White

Our Price £34.99

AKG K 518 DJ Headphones Ltd Edition Yellow

Our Price £34.99

Voucher Code

Code - FATREDUCTION
Promotion - £80 Off the Fatman iTube Valve Dock
Expires - While Stocks Last

Code - rothdockoffer
Promotion - £30 off The Roth Audio RothDock - iPhone/iPod - Wireless Dock/Receiver (making it only £69.99!)
Expires - 31st July 2009

Planet Gizmo Affiliate Programme Details

Commission:-
0-8 Sales 3.00%
8-20 Sales 3.50%
20+ Sales 5.00%
Cookie:-
30 Days
PPC Policy:-
No bidding on brand name, misspellings or variations
Details:-
This programme has:-
Product Feed Through Webgains, Affiliate Future
Voucher Codes Here
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog
Existem Affiliate Management Contact:-
Hannah Swift
Hannah@existem-am.com
0870 8031368

Join Planet Gizmo Affiliate Programme With Webgains
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James Tipple takes over as senior marketing director for Yahoo Europe (TechCrunch Europe)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:16:18 +0100

Following the recent reshuffling of Yahoo's global marketing executive team with the appointment of Elisa Steele as CMO, the hiring of Penny Baldwin as SVP of global integrated marketing and brand management and most recently the promotion of Kristof Fahy as international marketing VP, it was apparently time for Yahoo Europe to get a new marketing chief as well. We've learned former consumer marketing director at Yahoo James Tipple (pictured in the middle) will take over the role of European senior marketing director, effectively replacing Fahy.

AW Darwin is it this? (Clarke Duncan - Affiliate Marketing Blog)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:50:00 +0100

Affiliate Window has got a bit of a buzz going around about its new Darwin project, posting at the a4uforum, dedicated landing page and Twitter account all setup to keep us in the dark. Now when it came up it got me thinking, I am sure some Agency was doing something with Darwin, but I couldn’t [...]

Pattern Recognition with Google Analytics (E-consultancy - Internet Marketing News and Blogs)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:26:00 +0100

pstrongThese are some of the techniques I use for Advanced Segmentation in Google Analytics to spot weaknesses and opportunities to get better results from sites I analyse. Which techniques do you use? /strong/ppPattern Recognition by William Gibson is one of my favourite book titles of recent years is (it's not a bad read either if you like the Sci Fi genre). I like the title since it seems to encapsulate a lot of the analysis we do in online marketing and especially through web analytics./ppAnalytics is on my mind at the moment since this Thursday I'm presenting an a href="http://econsultancy.com/events/getting-the-most-out-of-google-analytics"Econsultancy Breakfast Briefing on Getting the Most from Google Analytics/a./p pstrongConfiguring Google Analytics/strong/p pIn the briefing, we'll start by taking a brief look at configuring Google Analytics correctly. 70% of businesses say that they have Google Analytics configured correctly according to the recent Econsultancy Online Measurement and Strategy survey report. But I'm not so sure this is the case since there are many, many options for a href="http://www.davechaffey.com/blog/web-analytics/configuring-google-analytics-guide/"Google Analytics setup/a to answer the questions marketers ask like "how do I track visits from social networks". /ppBut back to pattern recognition. I believe that the most important patterns to recognise are the relative differences in performance of whatever you're measuring - it's all relative as they say, whether it's relative differences in bounce or conversion rates from different traffic sources or for landing pages for example./p pstrongAdvanced Segmentation Patterns/strong/p pOne the great tools for looking at relative differences in performances is the Advanced Segmentation in Google Analytics, so as a preview of part of the briefing I thought it would be useful to look at some of the most best ways to use Advanced Segmentation in Google Analytics./ppI'm always interested to learn alternative approaches from readers of my blog posts, or tweets, so please add your recommendations on which standard or custom Google Analytics Advanced Segmentation in the comments or via a Retweet./p pstrongAdvanced Segmentation options in Google Analytics/strong/p pIf you're thinking of the best way to use Advanced segmentation to get better results from your site, I'd recommend reviewing these 7 options. My examples use a combination of standard and custom segments. For example, here is a custom advanced segment to isolate social network referrers.../p pimg alt="Social network segmentation" height="509" src="http://www.davechaffey.com/static/social-network-seg.png" width="666" //p pstrong1. /strongstrongSegmentation by Referrer / Traffic sourcebr //strongbr /I use the default segments paid versus non-paid traffic a lot to understand how well different keywords are performing. I also often setup a branded vs non-branded keyword segment, perhaps using a registered expression to capture different variants of the brand name./p pCustom segments isolating a particular partner / referring site such as Twitter or social networks can also be helpful. It is generally best to isolate social network as a filter as this a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3761-2-easy-ways-to-track-social-networks-in-google-analytics"excellent post shows/a./p pCampaign tracked segments can also be useful. For example, Econsultancy have configured Google Analytics with campaign tracking so that the relative popularity of e-newsletter content can be seen./p pBy looking at the relative % of the e-newsletter segment you can see that the newsletter has been relatively successful in driving visits to the third report./p pimg alt="Email example segments" height="478" src="http://www.davechaffey.com/static/Email-seg.png" width="485" //p pOK, you may be able to see that through your email package, but you can't see the click streams or relative differences so well./p pstrong2. Segmentation by Visitor Typebr //strongbr /This is a straightforward one - segment by returning visitors to see which content is popular with returning visitors against first time visitors./ppOr a bit more sophisticated, use Page depth to isolate engaged customers - Avinash Kaushik has suggested using Page Depth gt; 3. Then you can ask questions like where do my more engaged customer refer from, where do they enter, are they more likely to convert. More sophisticated still you can create custom segments, for example one I used recently on an analytics project was Paid, First time visitors with Goal Completion gt; 0./ppstrong3. Segmentation by Content Viewed br //strongbr /People who see one sort of content versus another can be used for ad-hoc analysis to see which content influenced conversion, although there are other ways to do this like $Index if you have goal conversion setup./ppstrong4. Segmentation by Landing Page Typebr //strongbr /Since segments are applied on previously collected data, they are useful to isolate the impact of landing pages although Navigation Analysis reports such as Navigation Summary and "How visitors found your content will show this. /ppstrong5. Segmentation by eventbr //strongbr /This is by Sales (Visits with Transactions) or Conversion Goals (Visits with Conversion Events)/ppYou can also segment by customers who have bought or visited several times to see how your returning visitors use the site, where do they enter for example./ppstrong6. Segmentation by Platformbr //strongbr /You can segment by different browser and screen types to understand preferences for different types of users. /p pAn interesting at the moment is the new standard segment for iPhone. Econsultancy can use this to see the type of content accessed - the content drilldown report is the best Google Analytics report to apply this to since it aggregates all content./ppFor example, this is the content preferred by Econsultancy iPhone users./p pimg alt="iPhone segmentation in GA" height="399" src="http://www.davechaffey.com/static/iphone-seg.png" width="485" //p pstrong7. Segmentation by Locationbr //strongbr /I had an interesting discussion with a retail marketer recently when she described how she used their analytics tool to look at how visitors from different countries browsed the site differently - visitors from different country tended to use different options on the main nav which could help inform how to setup country microsites or email content./p pstrongFootnote/strong/p pstrong /strongThanks to Avinash Kaushik for inspiration in using Advanced Segments. Avinash has done a great job in promoting and giving examples of the a href="http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2008/10/google-analytics-releases-advanced-segmentation.html"benefits of Advanced Segmentation/a when it was launched nearly 2 years ago./p pstrongAttend the event/strong/p pYou can register to attend the a href="http://econsultancy.com/events/getting-the-most-out-of-google-analytics"Econsultancy Breakfast Briefing on Getting the Most from Google Analytics/a./p

google webmasters guidelines don’t apply to google itself (UK Online Marketing - Blog)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:19:10 +0100

“Your site’s reputation can be affected by who you link to”

If you are an SEO you know exactly where the above quote comes from, for those of you not familiar with it, that is a quote from Google Webmasters Guidelines, basically is saying that if link to bad neighbourhood sites, you could be penalised.

But apparently that doesn’t seem to apply to Google itself, a few months ago search experts noticed that Google was displaying fake ads for US Government Grants; it took a while but they removed it from their sponsored links section.

Now another type of fraudulent advertisement is polluting the SERPs, the “Get Paid by Google” ads from sites like Kevinlifeblog.com, Scottsmoneyblog.com, Maryslifeblog.com and Googlemoneytree.com are being visited by millions of people each day, all offering a guide of how to make thousands with Google in the comfort of your own home.

Anyone with basic education could see that as a scam, but in times like this where unemployment is sky high and collapsing industries many people are falling for those kind of ads, but the million dollar questions is: Why don’t Google Ban those Site or even allow them to create an account with Adwords?

The answer is very simple, because Google makes lots of money with those sites, first they have to pay Google for the advertisement via their Adwords accounts and second these fraudulent ads increase the bid price of certain keywords making legitimate marketers pay more for their keywords.

What is more revolting is that for us SEOs and legitimate marketers, Google is always trying to make things harder, at least that is how I see things as an SEO, why don’t Google and its spam fighting team focus more on those “Scammers” and let us legitimate professionals carry on with our work.

Let’s face it, we are doing a service for our clients and the search engine as we make it quite clear what a site has to offer to the humans and the search engines, so they can accurately index each page accordingly.

What do you have to say about all this? Could scam ads lead web users to lose faith in online marketing and advertising? Share your thoughts in our comments section below.

SEOmoz Pro Seminar – London, October 19th 20th (BlogStorm)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:41:42 +0100

This October I will be speaking alongside some of the industries biggest names at the first UK edition of the SEOmoz Pro Seminar series.

The focus this year is on “instantly actionable Tips, Tricks, and Tactics. Two days jam-packed with priceless hints and secrets to give you the edge over your competitors” – personally I think it’s going to be a great event and well worth the entry fee.

Speaking at the event will be the following experts:

Richard Baxter
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Tom Critchlow, Distilled
Will Critchlow, Distilled
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz
Ben Jesson, Conversion Rate Experts
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Duncan Morris, Distilled
Dave Naylor, Bronco
Rob Ousbey, Distilled

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Add Edit this node/block link to Drupal View (Be Fused - web design, development & affiliate blog)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:31:45 +0100

pIt is often useful to add a "edit this node" or "edit this block" if a site editor is viewing content on a page that is not the node page itself. This includings viewing content from a "view" page where the normal edit tabs are not present for nodes or blocks. /p pAdd the snippet to the template page for the content type. ie node-TYPE.tpl.php/p pReplace:br / TYPE with the machine readable name of the content type.br / TODO: ADD RELEVANT CONTENT TYPE with machine readable name of the content type./pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/befused/~4/xlg_Ohiwc8s" height="1" width="1"/

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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:27:51 +0100

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Skimlinks unleashed: Punting in Cambridge (Skimblog - by Skimlinks)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:07:01 +0100

The Skimlinks team took the day off on Friday, even thought we all hate to get out of the office.

Alicia whisked us all away to Cambridge on Friday and proceeded to send us down the river.

With the team split into two punting boats, we headed out onto the water (in the rain) with ex-punting chauffeur Mark showing the rest of us how it was done. He also provided intermittent and somewhat unreliable commentary on the passing landmarks.

Upon arriving at our destination; a lovely little Italian restaurant on the shore, we moored the Skimpunts, and then unmoored them to complete a dicey rescue manoeuvre to save a maverick boat that was heading downstream without a captain.

After more wine and a whole lotta linguine, we kicked off a race back to base, that involved a little un-fairplay.

We won’t name any names, but I can confirm that boat-ramming and splashing was involved.

The team trudged back to the station, with the majority of members dozing off on the train like children at the end of the school trip. Awesome.