http://www.markboyd.co.uk Affiliate Marketer & Full Time Student Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:44:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After being inspired by Dom Hodgson, who had finaggled a similar deal for TheHodge.co.uk,  I decided, it was time I got myself a free iPad. So, a couple of weeks back, I added this page to my blog. Within a very short period of time, I'd had a number of companies ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/08/thanks-to-affiliate-window-and-buy-at-for-the-ipad/ So, I go down to London 2 or 3 times a month with my work, and its up to me to find somewhere suitable to stay. I'm conscious of the fact that me staying down in the big smoke for a handful of days a month costs the company a ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/08/how-to-get-cheap-hotel-rooms-in-london/ I've decided to create a new category on my blog aptly named "Stuff I Love". Quite often I come across something I simply love and have to share with the world and generally I will post about it on Twitter or Facebook, but I've decided for the really good stuff, ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/07/knomo-leather-ipad-case/ Friday the 23rd of July saw a bunch of affiliate marketing types meetup in Edinburgh for dinner and a few drinks. Fraser Edwards was the event organiser and he did a cracking job rounding up the troops. Mainly in attendance were Scottish affiliates, however a few (Elaine, Dave and Dom) ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/07/scotland-affiliate-meetup-july-2010/ People often ask me how sustainable I believe affiliate marketing to be. I've always maintained that Google will eventually take over, and all commission will be paid to them in the long run. Whats to stop Google from making every search result a commission link (on the sly of course!)? ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/07/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-affiliate-marketing/ Now, don't get me wrong, the Google Keyword Tool is my affiliate marketing bible. I "read" it every night before bed, and I preach it to anyone who will listen. It's great for getting an idea of how popular a term is. However, it's accuracy is sometimes questionable. So, you want ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/06/affiliate-quick-tip-forget-google-keyword-tool/ This post isn't really in keeping with the general topics of this blog, but I recently received some marvellous customer service, so feel I have to tell the world! A few weeks back, I accidentally dropped my Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote Control from the side of my bed to the ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/06/logitech-harmony-one-broken-screen-excellent-customer-service/ Over the last few months, I've been experimenting a lot with Facebook, in particular finding ways to monetise Facebook Pages. However, there's no point have a monetisation plan in place if you don't have a large number of fans to connect with. So, this post will show you a simple ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/05/how-to-create-hidden-content-on-facebook-pages/ Although I've been harping on about how I've not had time for affiliate marketing over the last few months, due to university commitments, I simply couldn't help myself with this one. Recently, I found myself (as I quite often do) having an afternoon chat with experienced affiliate, Frank Paul, about our ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/05/a-sweet-deal/ It's been almost four months since my last blog post. I decided to let affiliate marketing take a back seat for a few months so that I could concentrate on the last few months on my degree. Having handed in my thesis on Friday, I now just have two exams ... http://www.markboyd.co.uk/2010/04/im-alive/