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All I Want For Christmas Is…
Well I’ve made a Christmas wishlist to help my family who have no idea what on earth I want or need this year. Goes without saying boxers and socks are always welcome, along with a few specifics such as:
- Lowepro Fastpack 250
- Photoplus Subscription
- Nude Photography
- Nintendo Wii Charger
- Landmark Trust Book
However this year, I’ve asked friends & family to send me Kiva vouchers if they’re stuck for ideas. I know some people aren’t happy receiving charity Christmas presents, but right at this very moment, there isn’t a great deal I need. Rather than see friends and family wasting money as they have to buy me a gift, I’d much prefer to give it someone who could use it to make a change in their life for the better.
Since first mentioning Kiva in June 2009, we affiliates have donated over $3,000 and invested in over 100 different projects all over the world ranging from a Barber Shop in Tanzania (no use to me) to a Pub in Uganda (what a surprise for affiliates!).
So who’s in our Kiva group and who can join? Anyone can join, and the more the merrier… To name a few, we’ve got;
I hope in the run up to Christmas, we’ll see more affiliates, merchants and networks join our Kiva group and donate $25, or £15, helping make someone elses life a little more comfortable. It’s only the equivalent to 2 bottles of wine, 3 packs of cigs or 4 beers!
Read MoreTwitter – Followers vs Following
Recently much has been made about the numbers of followers people have in Twitter, when in reality, the opposite should be more important. I’m not a preacher and therefore if I have 10, 50 or 1,000 people following me, it doesn’t really make a difference. What is important to me, is what other people are saying, recommending or talking about as it may help me in the future.
Twitter, to me, is a business (and occasionally social) networking tool, more akin to LinkedIn than Facebook. My Twitter account is locked, meaning I prefer to see who wants to follow me, and check that either I know them or I share some interests. It’s far too easy to open access up to everyone and have 100’s of spam bots or Russian escorts who promise to show you a good time for £1.
How do you find relevant people or companies to follow?
Well TweetPromote is relatively new to the scene, and is by far the fastest, easiest and most powerful way of finding targeted people worth following on Twitter. You can find people based on your interests and keywords, and also drill down to friends of friends!
In the example to the right, I follow Fraser and both of us have tagged “Affiliate” and “Marketing” as being an interest of ours. I can now take this one step further and explore Fraser’s contacts to see any that he follows, which I don’t, that also have similar interests.
As a result I find Fraser is following someone called Jim Banks. Jim is old school SEO but also happens to run Global Media Network which is an affiliate network I haven’t heard of before and has UK merchants!
So TweetPromote has helped me locate Jim who maybe worth following and reading what he has to say in the future, and also has opened up the possibility of working with a new network.
TweetPromote is about helping you find people to follow and learn from NOT about getting gazillions of automated followers! There’s no automation, no robots, no spam, just quick and simple exploration of the Twitter users that match your interests.
Read MoreDo I Really Sound That Scouse?
Yesterday I took part in a podcast that has just been released on Fraser Edwards Affiliate Blog. The discussion was about Discount Codes and the number of questions, complaints and issues that have been raised over the past couple of months. Some of these concerns have been raised by owners of discount code websites and some issues by none discount code website owners.
Four Discount Code website owners were due to take place, however Ray Theakston was unable to make it in the end so Joe Connor, Keith Bond and myself ended up being interview by Fraser. Quite a few areas were discussed including Tracking, Offline Promotion, Unique/Exclusive Codes etc.
By the way, the slamming of doors and occasion person shouting/moaning in the background was my fault… apologies… but worry not, they won’t do it again in the future 
Pop over and have a listen for yourself.
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