Jamie Carruthers

Topman Discount Code

Jamie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:07:58 +0000

Whilst purchasing some plain white tees online from Topman, I thought I would see if I could find any discount codes to save me some money.

I found a few old ones that didn’t work but I eventually found a code for free delivery which worked and saved me £4!

Here t’is: STYLEMAIL

How competitive is the gift sector?

Jamie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:18:51 +0000

Well, I’m about to find out. I’ve just launched a new site, Unusual Gifts - a blog with various unusual gift ideas for everyone.

I know this is a competitive sector, and I intend to update daily (easier said than done!). I will post an update with how I’m getting on soon.

James Bond Watches: a new site is born

Jamie — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:21:10 +0000

I’ve been working on a new site recently, James Bond Watch. It is a brief history of the watches worn by James Bond 007 throughout the series of films, from his original Rolex to the James Bond Omega Seamaster he has been wearing for over a decade.

Who searches ‘Pages from the UK’?

Jamie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:21:24 +0000

Google.co.uk users get an option Google.com users don’t when searching. That is to restrict their search query to ‘Pages from the UK’.

I never use it myself, but I came across a Hitwise article that mentions that 14% of UK Google searches have the option selected. So, if you operate in the UK and your site doesn’t appear under a ‘Pages from the UK’ query, you could be missing out.

A new domain to play with

Jamie — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:20:48 +0000

I just bought the domain Undelete Files to play with the Google exact match domain bonus and see if a lite site can outrank some heavy weight competition for the target keywords with just a few links.

I will post updates here soon.

Dabbling with the Ebay Affiliate program

Jamie — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:58:41 +0000

I wanted to register a domain, set up hosting, install wordpress and create content in a couple of hours and hopefully make some cash from it so I decided to dabble with the Ebay affiliate program.

An hour after registering the domain, the site is now live. Hubcaps Finder grabs feeds from Ebay, inserts my aff code and displays the results. The plan is to build a few backlinks, and hopefully people searching for vw hubcaps or ford hub caps will find the site and purchase.

Let’s see how it goes…

Free Ruby on Rails book

Jamie — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:29:32 +0000

Sitepoint is giving away their latest Ruby on Rails book as a free download. Get it here.

Proving Advocacy Drives Growth

Jamie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:27:56 +0000

A paper by the London School of Economics proves the economics of buzz. Brand advocacy really does drive growth.

Moo.com: Re-inventing a 500 Year Old Business

Jamie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:39:46 +0000

Printing is a 500 year old business, but Moo have managed to make their products “seem like more than just ink and paper”. Business Week recently wrote about how Moo have carved themselves a niche in this competitive arena.

An interview with Richard Moross and Stefan Magdalinski is over at Vitamin.

The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell

Jamie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:54:43 +0000

Gladwell identifies a three-point formula for creating a word of mouth epidemic: ‘The Law of the Few’, ‘the Stickiness Factor’ and ‘the Power of Context’.

‘The Law of the Few’ introduces us to the concept that the opinions of 10% of any target market will drive the buying behaviour of the other 90%.

A great primer has been written by Paul Marsden: The Two Minute Tipping Point