Beating the Google Adwords Slap

Just about all affiliates I would imagine, have or will eventually face the dreaded ‘google slap’ at some point and its one of the biggest headaches you will get in affiliate marketing as it can turn any of your campaigns on its head in an instant.

Free £50 Google Adwords Voucher Up For Grabs

I have been sent a £50 adwords voucher from google to giveaway.

The voucher can only be used on new accounts so unfortunately its not any good to anyone already using adwords for their ppc campaigns.

Its a great opportunity for anyone to start pay per click advertising who hasn’t tried it yet.
You can use the 50 quid to set-up your new ppc campaign/s without having any fear of losing your money.

What its worth?
That of course depends on how successfull your campaign is but you never know you may make a good few sales to keep you going and end up starting off for free.

Quick Example  : With 50 pounds of adwords credit at 5 pence per click you could have 1000 free clicks,
or 500 at 10p
A good little start ( I wish I had one when I opened my account )

If anyone is interested in receiving this free voucher please let me know and I’ll send you the details in full which includes what I get out of it as set out by google.

Thanks for reading
Mike

BTW I’m already trying to get hold of a few more

My Blog - One Month On

Its now been a whole month since I started my blog and I must say I’m suprised by how much I’m enjoying writing it.

The Keyword Experiment

I’m sorry if the following post doesn’t make much sense but I’ve got to settle my own curiosity when it comes to typos and keyword misspellings.

The Bright Side of the Credit Crunch

Many economists are now predicting the worst is over as far as the big banks are concerned, but unfortunately it still looks like the worst is still to come for the general public with the ongoing rise in oil prices which is pushing up prices for just about everything else we buy, especially fuel and food. There is still a long way to go before things start to calm down imo.

Deal or No Deal on PKR

Fans of the TV game show Deal or No Deal are in for a treat as pkr have launched their own version of the game into their ground breaking 3d software.

If You Can’t Beat Em .. Then Join Them

I must admit I was a little suprised at first to read today that ‘the Duckman’ Jason Dale has launched his own cashback website cashquack.com
I say suprised because as Jason is the first to admit in his blog, he has not always been the biggest fan of cashback websites and neither am I.

Don’t get me wrong as a consumer I love cashback sites - There is nothing better than scanning a few price comparison websites and finding the cheapest option and then banging the price down even further by discovering that I can get moneyback from that retailer on the highest paying cashback site.
Its saved me a small fortune I’d recommend it to anyone. (ahem!)

Now I always do this when I shop online and I’m sure other affiliates do the same, plus even use their own affiliate links on occassions. Its one of the purks of the job right?

The problem for me with cashback sites is they let everyone know how to do this and thats not really a good thing as far as affiliate marketing is concerned in my opinion.
I never shop online without getting some form of cashback or another ( why would I ? ) But soon everyone in the land will be shopping this way so you had better wave goodbye to your shopping portal and niche product websites because no one is going to pay you ‘their own commission’

In time the only way for affiliates to gain any decent income from retail affiliate programs will be to have a cashback site of their own which I think is why Jason has made the push to launch his new site. ( He hasn’t gone quackers after all )

Cashback sites aren’t as profitable as traditional links so affiliates are being forced to cut their margins.
There is already a large number of cashback sites and the growth of new ones emerging is going to accelerate at an amazing pace.
I’m sure it won’t be too long before families set-up their own personal cashback sites for each other to use as they hook on to the idea which will leave affiliates ‘high and dry’

This will eventually - all but kill the retail affiliate marketing industry as we know it.
Make hay while the sun shines I say because its all going to be spread a little thin for all retail affiliates pretty soon.

Thanks for reading everyone and good luck with the new venture jason
I’m off to get my own new CB site while theres still a chance of making a few quid

Mike

The Future of Online Poker

The future of online poker is as uncertain as ever a gambling laws in countries around the world are constantly under review.
I was actively playing back in 2006 when the shock news from the US came into action.
They passed law to make it a class c felony for anyone in the country to gamble online.

Growing Your Affiliate Income

Growing your affiliate Income every month is the key to success but its also the hardest thing to do

Affiliate marketing is a funny old game
Some days are great! The sales keep rolling in and the commisions just keep coming.
Other days nobody seems to want to spend their money and you don’t make a sausage.

Should I Pull The Plug On Principle?

Its been a bit of a kick in the teeth this weekend.
It all started when one of my campaigns suddenly had some tracking problems.
( No names  - but its run independently )