The Merchant X Files - Part 1 August 31st, 2005 11:38 pm Leave a comment

Merchant X Files is a once in a while series looking at weird things in affiliate marketing that just cannot be explained! Mysterious issues that involve a merchant, who we will call Merchant X, that can’t be fathomed - not even by Mulder and Scully. The truth may be out there!
Merchant X is on three …. Continue Reading

Websites for the Workshy August 25th, 2005 9:50 am Leave a comment

Loquax got a brief mention in The Independent yesterday. Apparently we were listed as one of three sites as “Websites for the Workshy” - which is great for us, but no doubt many employers will now consider blocking Loquax so their employees are not wasting hours entering competitions and trying to win cool prizes (and …. Continue Reading

Stunned!!! August 22nd, 2005 10:34 pm 1 comment

Apparently DGM employed “an expert in information architecture” to develop their improved system for affiliates. I don’t know who this expert was, but judging from the resultant system that is DGMPro I’d guess that this expert has never ran a website or wanted to get a link 5 minutes prior to a newsletter mailout or …. Continue Reading

Well Knock Me Down…. August 19th, 2005 1:44 pm Leave a comment

Last year we discovered a website that was an exact clone of Loquax. The siteowner had not only downloaded the entire site but also had the audacity to adapt his logo to look like Loquax and include the Loquax duck. After a few emails to the ISP hosting the site the index was removed. However, …. Continue Reading

101 Ways to Avoid Doing Affiliate Work - No.3 August 16th, 2005 5:49 pm Leave a comment

3. Get a Text Link From DGMPro
As yet I’ve have not been told otherwise that this is not the right way to get a simple text link from the new “increased functionality & reporting” DGMPro system which “has been totally redesigned to allow greater usability”!
1. Login to DGMPro
2. Go to ‘Manage Creative’
3. Select ‘Browse Creative’
4. …. Continue Reading