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I'm surprised Amazon hasn't done something about this already. The more amazon sellers that complain, then no doubt things will start to change

Saw this on Google+ and couldn't resist sharing it here.

This photo came from a dress rehearsal for the film 1968 film "2001 A Space Odyssey" and depicts a space stewardess using a portable videophone.

Image credit courtesy of the University of the Arts, London.

Now look at the mobile phone you have in your pocket and what it can do  

Makes you wonder where technology will be in another 30 or 40 years! (Mind you we still won't have any passenger space ships flying to the moon

Interesting piece on the Beeb today about how the big 5 price comparison sites actually hide any deals that don't earn them any referral fees or commission if you select that you want to switch energy providers today.

The issue was flagged by a competitor not in the big 5 (naturally).

The argument is that consumers aren't necessarily seeing the best deals, but rather the best deals on offer by a particular price comparison site.

image courtesy of wikipedia

Thinking about it, I blow a bit hot and cold. All the companies are private companies, so in theory it's up to them how they display results and what business model they use. Any consumer is more than welcome to shoparound and few of us would take the word of a single price comparison site.

So sounds like a good opening for a site that is happy to show all deals, or maybe we should move this to great marketing and PR coups

So what do you think?

Care to elaborate Terry? Assuming then you use infographics?

If so do you keep them clear and concise, or do you fall into the complexity trap so people struggle to read them?

Do you have any idea of how popular your graphics are, do you track open rates etc.

Well after much speculation (and frustration) Googles much anticipated link spam algorithm went live on Friday night according to Search Engine Land.

The Penguin algorithm was designed to analyse a websites linking profile, as links being Googles original currency of trust. The theory was the more sites that linked to you, the more popular you were, so Google gave you better rankings in the search results, meaning more traffic, leads, sales etc.

So it's not surprising links have been a key battle ground for more unscrupulous website owners and people peddling SEO services, forcing Google to react quite aggressively.

But as with all wars, there is collateral damage, and many web masters have been impacted by the now notorious Penguin as Google rules change, and what was ok yesterday is now liable to get you punished.

But unfortunately after a series of Penguin updates, Google has been very slow to roll out another one since the last update back in October 2013, and the last major release was back in May 2013: Penguin 2 - son of Penguin

So has anyone seen or spotted any positive or negative impact from this change? 

I've heard of DS Domination, mainly from the warrior forum, but have no personal experience of them.

But my own opinion is that it's yet another MLM scheme which targets a specific demographic. These schemes generate revenue (big revenue) for their owners by selling the dreams of instant riches by using the latest fool proof system.

In reality (or my understanding) the techniques they use are breaking Amazons and eBays TOS, so this is something that has a limited shelf life, or things could change very quickly. No doubt quite a few people are doing well out of it, but these normally bounce from scheme to scheme as the rules change or tighten up.

Overnight drop shipping and affiliate retailers are rife, although with recent Google changes, we are long past the peak in the curve. The most lucrative way to make easy money for the last few years is to tell other people how to make easy money 

For every claim of "I made $10,000 dollars last month" I'd imagine there will be multitudes of disgruntled folk who have parted with cash and made nothing. The normal response from the owners of these schemes is you haven't worked hard enough or not taken it seriously.

There are plenty of good affiliate schemes out there, and there is nothing wrong with drop shipping. But you need to add value and market yourself, treating it as a proper business. Some of the Amazon sellers do spectacularly well, but it's all about finding the right niche, products and marketing.

Schemes that rely on cheap tricks and deception normally only line the pockets of the founders imho. Now send me $10 and I'll tell you how you can get rich...

Big fan of mobile fitting services, I've used a couple, was really impressed with Event Tyres and can't rem the name of the other company, but also very good 

Interesting chatting to you the other day and you mentioned alloy wheel corrosion, was a real eye opener!

Apparently Jan was talking to a wheel specialist who claims one of the biggest problems with alloy wheel corrosion is the chemicals used by some hand car washing outfits. The chemicals can be pretty harsh, and if you have any stone chips, it can get between the alloy and the protective layer, lifting it and exposing it to road salt etc.

Would certainly explain why my 4 year old RR alloys are starting to corrode  Although the fix is to be less lazy and wash it myself 

Originally Posted by ColonWhisperer25

“I  sense there's a poet screaming to be let out of you…great alliteration! I like the turn of phrase ”

You've obviously already forgotten my recent efforts for national poetry day 

Hi Paul

It's an uphill battle but we are getting there  As a thank you for your contributions to date, I've upgraded you to a full listing with us, which also means your web link shows now in your forum signature.

I'll start offering the same to other regular contributors as an incentive, but this will also revert back to a free listing if contributions prove to be short lived  

Hi Billy, I moved you to the marketing forum as you were in the introductions and it seems to be a marketing query.

It's interesting as you are calling yourself a lead specialist? If you't main avenue has been word of mouth, how did you manage that?

Was it networking on/offline? Or more a case of going via friends, family, colleagues etc?

What type of business are you looking to promote and do you have realistic expectations and budget?

If no budget, then your choices are reduced, and you are probably looking at more of a social media approach.

There's no magic bullet and single solution, so a lot depends on business type, market and budget.