David Fiske A subtle blend of affiliate marketing and web development

April 2008 Archives

29/04/08 - How To Make An Affiliate Site Look Nothing Like An Affiliate Site!

You've brainstormed an idea for a website (perhaps not one of those listed by Kieron) and you're moving on to the build.

Most people would put a navigation bar to the top or to the side, add some content and some banners.

Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across Urbane Blinds, an affiliate site that breaks the mould. More

17/04/08 - Cashback Google Results

I'm sure not so long ago the term 'cashback' produced results such as Quidco in Google. Well it seems that since Cashback The Movie came on the scenes, most cashback sites have been relegated to page 2 and beyond.

Incase you're interested, here's the trailer for Cashback The Movie.

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17/04/08 - New Amazon Warehouse and BBC News Videos

Firstly. yesterday saw the official opening of Amazon's new warehouse in Swansea. This is Amazon's fourth UK warehouse in addition to the ones in Marston Gate (Milton Keynes), Glenrothes (Fife) and Gourock (Inverclyde).


(Image care of BBC News)

This made the local news but didn't seem to appear on the national news. However, it does appear on the BBC News website, along with a new feature of the Beeb. More

16/04/08 - Camcorder Price Comparison

Since I switched the back-end of Compare Sat Nav to an automatic price comparison (freeing up an incredibly large amount of time) I've wanted to launch something similar. Enter Compare Camcorder Deals!

It uses the same sort of front-end and the same back-end as CSN, just a different data file. It's taken a couple of days to swap the front end to read 'camcorders' instead of 'sat nav' and it's taken (and still is taking) a long time to compile the initial data file. More

16/04/08 - The Taxman Wants A Share

It's that time again when the tax return has to be submitted. I was expecting a paper form but this year I received a one page letter encouraging me to submit my return online.

I did this last year and it was a breeze compared to the paper form. I've tapped in my rough figures and it's done all my calculations for me instantly. that's when I discovered the tax man wants a fairly large chunk of my earnings! More

04/04/08 - The Summer Slowdown

In creating my portfolio, I have inadvertently created a highly seasonal group of sites. September to March is usually the peak, with the summer being not a great time for the group.

This cropped up last year and I introduced my (not really that successful) Hotel Room UK site and Lingerie Helper, which needs a radical makeover.

I suppose this is the point where it's important to keep complacency at bay. More

04/04/08 - Proud Owner of a HV20!

In the wedding budget, April was the time to order the camcorder. Deciding which camcorder was the result of 2 days worth of research plus 2 days hunting down prices. Some would say that's not very productive and... well, I'd agree!

For all those interested, here's what I found on my journey for a camcorder. More