Newsletter issue #77 - 2nd August 2010
This issue
Welcome to the August 2010 edition of the Webcredible newsletter!
In this issue:
- Feature article: Partnership - the magic ingredient for affiliate marketing
- Blog highlights in July
- New articles in July
- Useful program: Opera Mobile emulator
- Top link: 2010 Flights Online: Ensuring Your Site Takes Off
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Feature article: Partnership - the magic ingredient for affiliate marketing
Our feature article this month takes a look at why relationship building should be the cornerstone of your affiliate program. The UK affiliate market is still growing - it was worth £4bn in 2009, up from £3.8bn in 2008, with over £240m being paid in affiliate commissions. With such high stakes it's an unsurprisingly competitive market where mindshare matters.
Blog highlights in July
Our most popular blog posts last month included:
The new console battleground
The dust has settled after another year's E3. All the big games companies were there, announcing/confirming all manner of shiny projects. As a result it's clear where the new battleground in the console war is going to take place...
Guest blog - Speech recognition: things you might not know
You can use Speech Recognition Software with almost any application. If you have difficulty manipulating a mouse because of a physical disability, you might find browsing the Internet difficult. Dragon labels each of the hyperlinks with...
New report: Council websites are getting slightly worse
Using websites is now second nature to over 80% of the UK population, with web users going online to browse, shop, book tickets etc. So why is it in our latest annual council usability report, looking at the top 20 council websites...
Our other blog posts were:
New articles in July
Working your tone of voice online
The tone of voice that you use online is incredibly important to your brand and message. Find out how to apply a distinctive and consistent tone of voice to all of your online communications.
Top 10 CSS3 commands
CSS3 is here and gives more power to web developers than ever before. Read through our top 10 CSS3 commands and unleash its power!
Useful program: Opera Mobile emulator
We don't all have the luxury of owning a multitude of different devices to effectively test our sites and applications for cross-device compatibility. The Opera Mobile emulator makes available a range of tools to make this testing easier from the desktop.
Top link: 2010 Flights Online: Ensuring Your Site Takes Off
Our annual 'Online Travel Sector Usability' report evaluates 20 of the top UK travel agent and airline carrier websites against 20 best practice usability guidelines.
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