There are many forum posts and affiliate bloggers who are quick to point out when a merchant, network or agency are doing something wrong or not playing by the rules. I wanted to try and readdress the balance a little and share with you what I think affiliates are doing wrong and how I think they could help themselves.
Be a bit more open.
That’s it really, not a revolutionary concept by any means but something I feel affiliates need to understand and embrace. An agency or network is here to help …

I recently posted a link to an article written by R.O.EYE’s own James Skelland talking about taking the plunge into the eBay API. If that wasn’t enough the Bon Jovi loving geek has gone one step further and  is offering his advice via the EPN blog on optimising the eBay API.
Well worth a read and if you have any questions or problems regarding the technical side of the eBay affiliate programme then get in touch with James here.

In China they all drive, well fly, around in flying cars while watching TV on a screen implanted on their eyelids, all the time having robots carry out their everyday menial tasks. OK maybe that is a slight exaggeration but they are most certainly ahead of us in technology, internet speed and the way they consume and use the internet and digital media. Below is a video from Google CEO Eric Shcmidt explain where he expects the web and digital media to be in five years time. If this was anyone else …

Spotify has reduced its premium six-month subscription rate for UK users from £9.99 a month to £6.49.
The special deal, which is the result of sponsorship from online car insurance company Swiftcover, runs until Monday 2 November.
Spotify subscribers can listen to songs on their mobiles and free of adverts.
The offer was made available to Spotify users who opted in to receive news of special promotions when they signed up to the service.
Customers can cancel at any time within the six months to return to the ad-funded option.
Spotify has denied that the …

As a retailer when is the best time to issues a voucher code? Friday so you see an uplift in sales over the weekend, well that is one theory. However those nice chaps over at Vouchercodes.com have been kind enough to carry out research into shoppers patterns online and have concluded that Monday is the day of the week when people are most interacting with the internet and are most likely to buy. On top of that they have even pinpointed 9:16pm as the best time. According to the research VoucherCodes.com can experience an …