There’s been a number of complaints recently over at the normally peaceful a4uforums from merchants and networks about Affiliates being abusive towards them. I have a strange feeling that these instances may all be connected, and there may only be 1 abusive affiliate out there giving everyone... 

There are changes afoot at Yahoo Search Marketing, with a whole new platform, and ranking method based on bid price and CTR (sound familiar?) coming soon. I’m still waiting for my go-live date for my upgrade to the new platform, though that’s probably more to do with the fact I put very... 

Clarke Duncan did a great post yesterday, offering an objective viewpoint of the current landscape of the networks in the UK, with a positive comment and some constructive criticism for each network. But why write a hundred words when three will suffice? So therefore, here is my review of most of the... 

the waterboy talladega nights Knocked another two titles off my Lovefilm wishlist on Saturday night with a couple of comedies – One a bit of an “oldie” (I know 1998 isn’t that old, but Adam Sandler looks so young in it!), and one more recent. Neither of them are particular... 

Due to unforeseen circumstances (what do you mean well planned circumstances?), “the wives” are no longer able to attend the A4u Summer networking event at Bristol on 20th July. As a result, I’ve got two spare affiliate tickets. I’ve spoken to Matt, and he’s happy for me... 

For as long as I’ve been in Affiliate Marketing, there’s been conspiracy theories about untracked or missing sales: The merchant “loses” tracking for a couple of hours a week The merchant deletes 1 in 10/1 in 3/every bloomin sale/lead Tracking genuinely goes down every... 

Just a quick reminder for everyone looking to go to a4uexpo on October 25th and 26th this year, that the initial “earlybird” discount (saving you £100 per ticket) ends on 31st July. If like me, you’d been thinking for ages that 31st July is ages away, and you’ll do it nearer... 

I’ve been well and truly underwhelmed with the response to my Send me Free Stuff call posted last week.. Until today that is, when postie hammered on the door in the pouring rain with large box in his hand. Like a kid at Christmas, I couldn’t wait to find out the contents, and ripped furiously... 

IBG 12 month chart It came to my attention that the price of Internet Business Group plc’s (IBG.L, parent company of Affiliate Future and proud owners of my old site Net Free Stuff) shares took a bit of a tumble recently due to a profit warning. Personally, I don’t currently hold any... 

As the owner of an online bingo site, it’s important that I stay on top of the upcoming changes in gambling legislation, due to come into force in the UK on 1st September 2007. Now, you’d think that with the whole industry in this country about to undergo major changes in just over 2 months,... 

How am I supposed to get any work done when Facebook is there to tempt me all day, every day. There’s always something, whether it’s looking at friends pics of their weekend, finding people you went to school with, or just joining meaningless groups like “If 100,000 people join this... 

I’m hoping to blog regularly about films I’ve watched as a result of my Lovefilm subscription, as the films I see will be completely random (i.e as they’re sent to me), and I currently have around 65-70 films in my watchlist, with a nice combination of old classics and brand-new blockbusters. First... 

It crossed my mind recently, reading all about Frostie’s nice Haul of free goodies from merchants that it’s been a while since I received any freebies from merchants (It probably would have been Christmas!) Kieron even gets his personalised! So, in true Janner tradition, I sit here with... 

I’ve just finished watching the first episode of Tycoon, ITV1′s new apprentice rip-off business reality show, “starring” Peter Jones (The one with the floppy hair from Dragon’s Den who comes across all mentor-ish and friendly unless you’re not wearing a decent suit!)... 

Remember the good old days, when all you had to do to earn money in Affiliate Marketing was get the sales? Make a sale in January, the money goes into your bank in March. Not an ideal turnaround timescale for cashflow, but at least you knew where you stood and could spend your time actually making those...