February 2007 Archives

20/02/07 - DVD Rental

Apologies for no posts yesterday. I've been busy making my voice heard about St David's day and road pricing.

I spent the majority of yesterday constructing an online DVD rental website. More

15/02/07 - Dragon's Den

Everyone else is talking about it so here's my take.

The Lings Cars pitch intrigued me. The site does too.

Lings Cars

At first glance, it is the most ugliest site in the world. It is messy and disjointed. However, when you look deeper, you notice a few things we can all learn from. More

12/02/07 - The Newbie Affiliate Syndrome

I'm not new to affiliate marketing but I am new to creating a living from it. £50 a year from friends and family helps but it covers a week's shopping, and not a Christmas shop at that!

Having posted over 200 messages onto A4U Forum, I appear not to be alone in this. A lot of people find it easy to make a couple of quid but when it comes to making a consistent liveable amount, they struggle.

There are several effects of the Newbie Affiliate Syndrome (I've just created a syndrome. Yippee. I've got the same feeling I suppose scientists have when they discover a disease!). Here they are... More

09/02/07 - Getting Started As An Affiliate

Kieron Donoghue of UK Offer has posted a blog article worthy of your attention.

He explains the Do's and Don'ts of becoming an affiliate. I seem to have done the Don'ts so maybe it's time for the Do's! More

07/02/07 - Do Blog Based Affiliate Websites Make More Money?

There is an undeniable trend towards blogs. Everyone used to 'have to have a blog'. Now everyone 'must have a blog'.

So can affiliates jump on the blog bandwagon and profit from it? More

07/02/07 - Another Niche Site

In a drive to have a portfolio of niche websites, I have spent 2 hours getting Gifts of Crystal up and running.

It is crafted around Price Tapestry and Nucleus CMS.

It centres around Swarovski crystal products. More