The Evening Standard reported on Saturday that a number of online publishers (and I use the term lightly) are attempting to cash in on the Madeleine McCann Search by registering a range of different domain names similar to the Missing Madeleine site. These sites then make money by providing links for people who have stumbled […]
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180 Solutions have lost the plot by suing PC Tools
It’s been reported that Zango (formally known as 180 solutions) have filled a lawsuit against Spyware Doctor owners PC Tools. Apparently they are a little frustrated that the Spyware removal program, shipped free with Google Pack, is removing their application without first warning the user and are claiming millions in damages for it […]
If you don’t have Web Analytics installed you really are crazy
It really does surprise me that so many companies still have no form of web analytics installed on their sites and moreover the amount of companies that have it installed but do not spent time analysing the data made available to them.
In the past I’ve worked for large organisations turning over millions and they […]
A Practical Example of Affiliate Marketing with Widgets
If you’re reading this blog then the chances are you know what widgets are and you may well have heard it suggested that 2007 would be the “Year of the Widget”. We’re a big fan of them here at eyefall but it’s often been suggested that they are just “nice to haves” and […]
Download Wordpress with themes and plugins preinstalled
As the resident geek and wordpress expert I have often screamed in frustration at how themes and plugins take so long to select, download and install so decided to do something about it.
I have put together a wordpress installation with around 40 themes and 30 plugins based on the lists from Hongkiat and Staska.
Download the […]
I want to try Second life but it won’t let me in
I’ve been meaning to give Second Life a try now for a few months but as I use Linux at home I’ve never had the chance to give it a go (though apparently I can get it to work in Ubuntu).
For work reasons (honestly) I needed to get it up and running here at eyefall […]
Hitwise, Kate Moss and unhappy customers
Hitwise, the competitor intelligence company recently purchased by Experian, released some data recently suggesting that the Kate Moss clothing range at Topshop helped the site reach its highest UK visits over the past year – the range sold out within 12 hours and was a resounding success. Or was it?
Whilst the range may well have […]
Grubbygate might be in the past but ASOS still get it wrong
A number of weeks ago there was an article in NMA where Nick Robertson (the CEO of Fashion retailer ASOS) labelled affiliates as “grubby little people in grubby studios growing income at our expense”. The statement and subsequent interest were covered extensively on a number of affiliate blogs and even on a youtube video. […]
When does an Affiliate program become an Affiliate program? Ask Yell.com
It was in the news this week that Yell.com has introduced what they call an “Affiliate” scheme for webmasters.
According to their press release? it is “designed to provide participating sites with access to its database of more than two million UK businesses”.
Now for the downside - the affiliate scheme doesn’t actually offer any money […]
Best Practice guide to setting up an affiliate program Part 2
Welcome to the second chapter of our two part guide on some of the best practices in setting up an affiliate program. In the first chapter we wrote about how to best select your affiliate network, selecting a commission rate and stopping phone leakage.
Creating Banner ads
It’s fair to say that text links will make […]
