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Archive for February, 2008

Plant Labels

February 28, 08 by Max

A quick post about someone I know off a forum I’m on which is related to business start ups. TimberTags is a company set up by Charlie. A 15 year old entrepreneur. He creates and sells wooden Plant Labels which can be personalised. These make perfect gifts for a keen gardener, to accompany a plant as a gift to someone, as a wedding gift and more. 

The plant tags are environmentally friendly and look a lot better than plastic ones. To view the timber tags, order them and to find out more visit www.TimberTags.com today :) Charlie is an inspiration to many people who want to start a business and not necessarily online like I have but also offline.

So if your stuck for an idea for a gift for someone and want something a bit different, and also want to help a young entrepreneur who also donates part of profits to an eco charity then buy some wooden plant tags :)

It’s great to see people like this who have the ability to set it up and the idea behind it. I wish him and TimberTags the best of luck and look forward to what the future holds.

50p bet wins £1 million

February 23, 08 by Max

I rarely post about news articles, but this really grabbed my eye. I do a bit of betting myself, mainly on big premiership matches and the excitement of the win is a good buzz.

“  A punter in North Yorkshire has become the first betting shop millionaire after he placed a 50p bet on eight horses with odds of two million to one.

The man who will receive a £1m payout, placed his winning bet at William Hill bookmakers in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

The betting shop said the winner was a regular customer and had placed similar bets almost on daily basis.

The first horse that won on Friday was called Isn’t That Lucky and the last winner was A Dream Come True.

‘Staggering bet’

The punter discovered he had won at 1200 GMT on Saturday when he went into another William Hill branch in Bedale, 15 miles (24km) away from the branch were he placed his 50p bet.

Graham Sharpe from the bookmakers said: “He placed five more 50p bets for Saturday’s racing, then asked staff to check his betting slip from the day before.

“When they told him he had £1m to come but would have to collect it from the Thirsk shop, he went visibly pale before saying that he would have to go and tell his wife.”

The customer, who has not been identified but lives in the local area, landed an eight-horse accumulator, which is bookmaker William Hill’s limit on the amount of races a punter can link bets on.

Mr Sharpe added: “Even a script writer couldn’t have dreamt this one up.

“It is a staggering bet, and earns him a place in history as the world’s first betting shop millionaire.” ”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7260526.stm (remember gambling can be dangerous)

Change of Theme again

February 22, 08 by Max

Very quick post, I’ve changed theme of the blog again, as Adsense didn’t accept me and so had big gaps in my blog, also was finding the colors a bit bland. So I’ve changed it to this one. Hope you all like it :)

p.s I’ve just got my blackberry from vodafone small business comp and its brill, sat nav on it and everything :)

Quick Websites …

February 21, 08 by Max

If you’re new to affiliate marketing or just want to get some quick websites up and running below are a few quick methods for getting a nice looking site up and running very fast.

As with all they do take a bit of time to get used to and get right, but once you can get a new website up and running in 20 minutes the possibilities are endless. :)

My First Direct PPC Campaign Results !

February 11, 08 by Max

Well after about a week of a new direct to merchant PPC campaign the results are that it’s been a success.

Direct to merchant ppc, involves no site simply a PPC (pay per click) advert that’s destination url is your affiliate link and so goes straight to the merchant. (Note: Very few merchants allow this).

Anyway, They are worth a look in, I’m seeing a ROI of 40% which is ok and so will keep the campaign going and try to get the CPC down too :)

My plan for the next month or so is to try to find some more Direct to PPC merchants, and create a few more niche sites too :)

I’m a Winner again :)

February 06, 08 by Max

Well Amsterdam was brill, had a fantastic time and wish I was back there. Good news I made it back in one piece :)

I’d tell you more, but what happens in Dam stays in Dam

Anyway got an email today from Affiliate Window saying Congratulations… (maybe i’ve been accepted for a programme I think) but nope I’ve won the vodafone small business competition, which is great and means I’ve going to get my hands on the following gadget. Which beats my current phone hands down ;)

Thanks to Affiliate Window and Vodafone Small Business