Posts Tagged ‘Spear’

Keir McConomy of Spear.co.uk – 33 today – I taught him everything he knows

Happy Birthday Keir mate – 33 today.

Keir is the founder of Spear, which is an affiliate company which did over £75 million in affiliate sales last year.


Incase you did not know Keir was my web designer and then I showed him the light about SEO and PPC and off he went to setup Spear. We actually had a company together, but if any of you know the both of us, then you will realise it was a disaster waiting to happen.

I have no interest in the detail and do very very high level plans, which generally consist of some doodles on a piece of old paper. I then give these ideas to other people and trust them to work out the detail, I hardly interfere and let people find their own way. Then do some more doodles and change my mind as to what I want:)

Keir is anal about detail and likes to plan everything and be in control of the complete process. It works for him and Spear, but not with me around. So we parted ways business wise, but socially I see him all the time and love him popping in for a coffee, we live about 3 miles apart. Hence merchants and affiliate companies can do 2 birds in one bird cage:)

On a serious note, yes I introduced him to this online world, but he took the concepts and ran with them and I have utmost respect for what he has done. He has taken Spear within 3 years from being unheard of too being a major force in the online space in the UK. Well done you thoroughly deserve it.

Doug

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Affiliate company Spear runs on £750 per week

Wow I didn’t believe it when I read it but one of the largest affiliates in the country Keir McConomy:

of Spear – is seemingly running their ppc campaigns on a limited cash budget of £750 per week. Now considering the turnover they have I find that astonishing and my hat goes off to the those guys.

Knowing the guys down there I reckon they will soon be changing their company motto from “Targetted Results” to this.

Well done once more

Wow and Keir does interviews

Doug astonished

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Blackberry’s are for morons

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How annoying are they? You go to the pub with someone and in the middle of the punchline of my great joke, they get a little buzz and they just have to have a look. Strange all the blokes always put them in their front pockets……..It’s an email asking them if they want more viagra but they just have to look.

The guys at Freeads are really bad aren’t you Dunc:) Remember before the Blackberry what you did.

Keir from Spear can be seen using his in a funny video over at his over at his new office.

Now some our staff have got them, means I can send them stupid jokes any time of the day or night and they and they have no reason not to laugh at their partners face.

Remember recycle old mobiles before you get that stupid Blackberry

Doug playing……

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