7th March 2007
Auction Ads launched yesterday. I got my notice in the Link Building Blog RSS feed (what was life like before RSS!) and of course I immediately went over and created an account, generated link code and uploaded it. Sweet! It took literally longer to read their blog post then to implement the system.
Of course there were a few weaknesses in the reporting system — the site is brand new. But I would say the launch went off without a major hitch for me. Things I’d recommend setting up include:
- dynamic keyword results
- channels (how can you track individual site and/or page placement results with out it)
- an Auction Ads affiliate link
I’ll take a little more time to delve into the details once I’ve played around with it some. Given the backing of ShoeMoney and Media Whiz (Text Link Ad’s parent company), I have no doubt this will be a viable business. Of course, time will tell if the payouts rival or surpass other advertising alternatives.
6th March 2007
I have not typically linked to Amazon in blog posts before, but had occasion to do so this morning in my SEO ranting blog. So, after a quick search for WordPress Amazon Plugin, a quick download, unzip, upload, activation, and option modification — I was in business. Really, after the search, the remaining steps took less than 5 minutes.
The WP-Amazon plug-in is very slick. Click an icon on the manage post page, enter a search term, select a result, drag it on to your post editor. Less than a minute from icon click to post.
Count me in as a quick adopter of this plug-in. I’m not the most familiar with all of the tricks and tools of WordPress, but I have found that the quality of the plug-ins is what makes me like it so much.
1st February 2007
The Lactivist, a small website dedicated to being a positive activist promoting breastfeeding, has been issued a cease and desist order by the National Pork Board. The spat is basically over The Lactivist’s “the other white milk” t-shirt. While I can see only the slightest of justifications for their feeling this slogan hurts their other white meat slogan, their approach is typical of an organization with deep pocket. Threaten! Threaten! Threaten!
The real problem in my mind is their obvious ignorance, displayed prominently in their approach with The Lactivist. In the following quote, it is obvious that they did not take the time to even visit The Lactivist. From the C&D:
“In addition, your use of this slogan also tarnishes the good reputation of the National Pork Board’s mark in light of your apparent attempt to promote the use of breastmilk beyond merely for infant consumption, such as with the following slogans on your website in close proximity to the slogan “The Other White Milk.” “Dairy Diva,” “Nursing, Nature’s Own Breast Enhancement,” “Eat at Mom’s, fast-fresh-from the breast,” and “My Milk is the Breast.”
It’s pretty obvious that they think the lacivist is some kind of fetish promoting site.
Idiots.
