Category Archives: Tech Stuff

Natural Search Results Have Taken a Hammering

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Greetings All,

I’m fairly pissed off today.

We’ve always done very well in natural search on google (well, at least since a couple of weeks after launch).
Today however, we’ve noticed that natural traffic has slowed to a crawl. I had a quick look around & although we do very well for some terms (command strips, mpro 110 for example) some of the terms we used to rank very highly for seem to have taken a beating. We used to fluctuate between 1st, 2nd & third for 3m, now we’re on page 2. We used to be around 7th or 8th for computer accessories, now we’re nowhere to be seen.

I dug into webmaster tools to see if I could see what was happening & Continue reading →

    Spotify Registration is Now Open

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    Greetings All,

    Upscaling Servers Makes Sense Doesn’t it !

    I’ve just spotted that Spotify registration is now open (if you’re in the UK).
    Previously you had to be invited.

    N.B. – Sorry Guys, I have no more invites available – please stop asking.

    If you like Spotify, then you’ll love Share My Playlists.

    I’d recommend this to anyone, it’s like having the biggest itunes library in the world, without any of the cost.
    All the music is streamed live over the web – really really quickly.

    Check it out !!

    TTFN

    BFG

      The Problem with cookie free tracking

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      Greetings all,

      I had an issue the other day with sales appearing in the network account that I knew shouldn’t have been tracked.
      The majority of these sales were staff members & a few were trade (account) orders that the telesales staff had keyed manually onto the site.

      I investigated this further & discovered that the network was using the IP Address to track the sale.

      With my affiliate hat on, this is all well & good, as it’s likely to minimise leakage, however once I delve a little deeper, it’s just plain wrong. Continue reading →

        ARRSE Codes – A discount code site for ARRSE, Rum Ration & Rear Party.

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        I’ve been working hard here in BFG Towers to create a Discount code site especially for ARRSE, Rum Ration & Rear Party.

        It goes by the name of ARRSE Codes at the moment, but may well undergo a name change so we don’t upset Rum Ration & Rear Party. We may also be giving it a brand new shiny colour scheme.

        Also – one third of all profits* will be going to charitable causes.

        Anyway – without further ado, I present you with :-

        ARRSE Codes – Discount Codes & Voucher Codes.

        * The site will make money by earning commission from the retailers.