Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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You may remember I introduced a system called Viglink a while ago, which takes any existing links on the site and tracks the activity from them, and pays CS either per click or on the basis of sales made from that link.
I'm pleased to say it's been very successful and has strongly mitigated the down-turn in Prem numbers, which has improved our financial position.
There is a competitor company who do similar work named Skimlinks, who I'm also trialling. I plan to run the two alongside each other. Pages will be divided equally between these two companies so I can see how each performs and I'll go with the better one in a month or so.
I know it's not without problems - sometimes external links are broken or you can't copy and paste links. I do report this each time it's reported to me and I'll continue to do that and I also don't feel that is enough of a worry to change the way this currently works. It's a very easy, hassle free way to keep the site healthy without impinging on the members to supply money directly. It's something I'm going to explore further as per that other Ebay-related thread but at all times I'll try to keep it sensible.
As always I'm going to open up moves like this for public scrutiny and I welcome feedback on it.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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Is this why in Dazzi-gsi's thread his profile and when he typed astra gsi came up as a link to amazon to buy car mats?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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That was a quick trial - I've disabled Skimlinks.
I didn't want the words being changed if they weren't already links.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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I had no idea this existed and can't remember clicking any links?
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Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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We've had Viglink for a few months now but I wanted to try the other one.
Did tell them I just wanted the links converting, not the rest of the bloody content 
Disabled until I've spoken to them about it being less intrusive.
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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I've noticed that I have a link from a post of mine earlier tonight. I put about "selling cars" and it links to webuyanycar.com
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Yeah it's only been there 10 minutes, just found the option to disable that so I might put it back on tonight.
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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And now it's gone again. However, it didn't change the wording in my post.
[Edited on 21-11-2011 by Pop]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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I'm not having anything where it changes things that weren't there in the first place. If it's a link fair enough we'll track that but I'm not changing the posts.
Disabled now although they say it'll take a while for the changes to take effect so I've left it out of the footer for the mo.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Fair bit of work and Im not sure how much you can make, but if you can get enough views, youtube can make money too.
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Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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Yeah we have loads of outgoing Youtube links but Viglink never pays for it.
Not sure how Skim compares.
Enabled again now with the embed thing turned off.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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I mean as in CS/WR uploading videos.
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Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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What like me taking things apart
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tom_simes
Show Staff
Organiser: South Wales
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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The video of removing a V6 from a Vectra using the picker should get you started
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Mike
Organiser: North West and North Wales
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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Video of how to cram a scrap fridge into a scrap shell using only a telehandler 
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Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Funny you should say that I've more fridges and more shells, could make part 2 
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Is this why I get something added to the start of autotrader links I click on the site? Have to delete them before it will take me to the page. Noticed it a while ago but thought it was the work comp. On way there now will have a play about when I get in.
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Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
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Might be but it doesn't do it on your home computer then something is also different in work.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Ill check them both out today and let you know tonight 
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