Doug’s Mouthpiece – Droug.co.uk

Bruce Grobelar – did he take a bung?

Fun written by Doug Scott

Bruce Grobelar the bookies favourite to win Hells Kitchen surprising quit last night. Does anyone think he took a bung?

Doug

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Gocompare and link bait

SEO written by Doug Scott

I been thinking about this and do not believe GoCompare have been banned but the following happened:

Gocompare change their site and fail to add in page titles etc. There are stories about this being link bait, but there is no way the board of a large corporate would sanction something so risky. Especially when there existing linkiing strategy is not that bad in comparison to their competitors.

So my money is that some techie let ts go live by accident.

Doug

www.ecompare.co.uk

(our version)

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Gocompare not doing much comparing of insurance

SEO written by Doug Scott

www.gocompare.com the insurance comparator seem to have upset the mighty Google and so not doing much comparing today.

But when everyone else around you is buying links to rank what do you do?

Doug

We are dabbling in insurance policies especially related to car hire insurance, not car insurance cover, lets see how we go. I know its not very serious in comparison to many but its a little mess around.

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Joke of the day

Fun written by Doug Scott

I hate all this terrorist business.

I used to love the days when you could look at an unattended bag on the tube and think,

‘I’ll have that!’

Doug

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Are networks operating illegally?

Affiliate Money Grabbers written by Doug Scott

Ok I am about to duck…but here goes….

Assumption
Networks are there to help a merchant create extra business and are legally obliged to do so
Networks are more informed as to how the affiliate business works than a merchant
Merchants pay networks and assume that networks work in a merchants interest

If the above is so then why does the following happen in Europe:
Networks allow affiliate to operate rate catchers (pop ups that sit on desktop and appear saying click here to save 5% off this site – used by discount sites and cashback sites)
Networks work with people who cookie stuff
Networks work with people with toolbars that drop cookies
Networks work with scumware

I assume as most networks do not allow this to happen in the UK they deem it unethical/illegal.

Does that mean we have board members/directors of Public quoted companies knowing that their company is operating in an unethical/illegal manner in Europe. If so then is that criminal offence?

Directors are obliged to operate legally and ethically in the the interest of their shareholders.

Doug ducking

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Speedsell or Speedcell – good idea?

other written by Doug Scott

Was looking at some stuff and found these guys:

http://www.speedsell.com/

Who can recycle all those electronice games. Nice idea think we may have to do something with them on www.recycle.co.uk

Doug can now sell all that stuff.

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Go and enjoy some reading

SEO written by Doug Scott

A mate who does way too much analysis for his own sanity, but if you have days to waste readingt he intricacies of google then enjoy

A man with too much time is HERE

Cheers mate

Doug

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Pirate Bay Guys found Guilty

other written by Doug Scott

When will an industry realise that they should embrace the future. What is the point of trying to close down free sharing of music etc etc etc They have been trying it for 10 years and still can’t do it.

One day people without brains will evolve…..probably into monkeys.

Here I sit playing spotify and looking at a product that will revolutionise an industry.

Doug
Full story

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Affmeter awesome tool

Uncategorized written by Doug Scott

If you want to track all your affiliate sales via one simple tool this is brill and I sadly sit there each day looking at our affmeter tool:) It allows you to track clicks, sales in one tool on the desktop. It covers the following companies:

Advaliant
Affili.net
Affiliate Future
Affiliate Window
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
AvantLink
Buy.at
CPA Empire
Canadian Sponsors
Clickbank
Clixgalore
Commission Junction
Copeac
DGM-UK Affiliates
DGM-AU Affiliates
Forex Affiliate
GlobalDirectMedia
Google Adsense
Google Adwords
Hydra
Kolimbo
LinkConnector
LinkMo
Linkshare
Linktrust
Market Health
Market Leverage
Offerforge
OnenetworkDirect
OMG
Paid on Results
PepperJam Network
Performics
Reporting.net
Share Results
Silvertap
Tradedoubler
Trienta
Webgains
Zanox
Zzounds

Click here if you want to know more :)

I sit watching it all day:)

Doug

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Spotify Tool

Fun written by Doug Scott

Want to see what other people are listening too then have a look at this:

Spotify Playlists

There is a competition running over at Share My Playlists to win a Sony PS3. All you have to do is put together a well thought-out Spotify playlist and then submit it to the site. Full details here:

The competition closes midnight May 2nd so plenty of time.

Doug loves Spotify and is jealous of Johny

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