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Existem AM Summer BBQ
Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Clarke.
This blog is slowly turning into “thanks for the jolly good time at yet another affiliate event” blog But before I return to posting some actual content that doesn’t involve drinks I simply couldn’t allow one of the best networking and down right fun events this year to pass without getting the mention it deserved. This [...]
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Manchester & Edinburgh Roadshows
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by Clarke.
Having finally recovered from last weeks a4u Roadshows in Manchester and Edinburgh I felt it was only right to give a quick thanks to those involved before we move on to the Existem AM Summer BBQ later in the week. a4u Roadshow in Manchester If you have not been to Manchester I will sum it [...]
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Slap The Backing Abuse
Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by Clarke.
Some times in Affiliate Marketing some things just stand out like a sore thumb, it was only 2 weeks ago we had a forum member spam pages and pages of the blog section and today we have Affiliate Window rig what post should be at the top of the “Hot Members Blogs” section at the [...]
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a4u Bristol Roadshow
Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Clarke.
Got back yesterday from the a4u Roadshow in Bristol. Great event that had a reasonable turnout, but not as many as last time, however funnily enough the events that are not so crowded actually turn out to be the better ones. A good mix of Affiliates, Merchants, Agencies and Networks attended and special guest Brodie who [...]
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Follow Friday on Twitter
Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by Clarke.
Every Friday you normally see a bunch of names get recommended by different people as to folk they think you should follow if you like following them, you might just like what these people have to say. Normally the Twitter message will have #followfriday or #FF in the message. Now the problem is you have [...]
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AW Darwin is it this?
Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Clarke.
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 [...]
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Can Business Trust Twitter? Suspended Accounts Error!
Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Clarke.
Last night I was working away, decided I would send a twitter message out and noticed I had the screen of Twitter Death (suspended twitter account message) on my account! I was like, ah ok I have to been hacked unless it’s breaking Twitter rules to talk to your friends or do business like arrange [...]
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Thinking Outside the Box of Wine
Posted on 04. Jul, 2009 by Clarke.
This week I was the lucky recipient of a “Boozeness Card” from Fraser (affiliateblog.co.uk), a handy wine carrier was delivered to my office with a printed out letter to tell me about Fraser’s two latest sites RedWine.co.uk and WhiteWine.co.uk. Each bottle a Merlot and a Sauvignon Blanc had its own label promoting the site, so [...]
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Twitter Affiliate Marketing in the UK
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Clarke.
Twitters to Follow in UK Affiliate Land This post is aimed at affiliate marketing people in the UK who are new to Twitter, when I 1st joined Twitter many moons ago I have to be honest I didn’t see the point but then very few people I knew used it at that time, fast forward [...]
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Affiliate Marketing Blog by Clarke Duncan
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by Clarke.
I have just re-launched my Affiliate Marketing Blog today, while I have been posting topics from time to time I have not really kept a constant flow of articles mostly because it takes a good bit of time and I never really seen any direct financial reward for my efforts (never having adverts could be [...]
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If Merchants done a Disney
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Clarke.
From time to time I come across amazing errors by top Internet sites, I am sure many of you have also, but that got me thinking these sites generally speaking don’t actually want to hear from customers, they want you to buy something and go, but what if you can’t and the retailer has no [...]
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Sales Lost to Great Design
Posted on 14. May, 2009 by Clarke.
What if you just spent thousands on a shinny new website and you noticed sales have dropped but not just by 1% or 2%, what if sales dropped by a whopping 15% and you don’t know why, what would you check first? Well oddly this happened; however not as dramatic to a merchant I work [...]
