This is exactly why I wanted to start this section, to celebrate people like James and let people know how vital someone like he is in the success of an affiliate programme. James will not win any awards at A4U, nor does he sit on the forum all day, but he should be celebrated for his contribution to affiliate marketing. His ideas and knowledge of, not just affiliate programmes, but technology and online as a whole, is second to none. He is always on hand to help affiliates with the more …

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.

Not new news I know but Skimlink’s the extremely popular affiliate tool has scooped yet another top award. Now I have never been to Skimlinks HQ but I am betting there isn’t much room left on the old mantle piece.
A few of  Skimlinks awards:
New Media Age – Best new Business – Winner
New Media Age – Technical Innovator – Winner
Best New Entrant – A4U Awards – Winner
Best Use Of Technology In Affiliate Marketing – A4U Awards – Winner
Innovative Affiliate Of The Year – A4U Awards – Winner
Best new Publisher – Linkshare Golden Links Award – Runner …

Now I must admit I consider myself a pretty technical guy and the more technical knowledge I learn the more it helps me with my job. I am all for technology and technical know how, however there are people in this world who I consider to be geniuses when it comes to technical know-how. One of those people is a Mr James Skelland who is R.O.EYE’s very own Technical Solution Manager and has just starting blogging.  His first post is a link to an article he wrote for the eBay …

How do I get my site on the first page of Google? Good content? Lots or relevant backlinks? Good site structure? The answer is yes to all of them but truth be told no one really knows how much of each you need to apply to you site. There once a time when webmasters would simply tell you that all you need is a few relevant keywords in your meta tags and you are away. Not so it seems.
Google’s own head of webspam Matt Cutts has confirmed that Google completely …