I recently had a visitor to my office who has a very exciting product to launch. I asked him what his URI was, he said the address, it ended with com as in telecom, so I typed it in with one M, as you might.  Ah , horror of horrors it was not his, the URI he had registered and was using, ended with two Ms. Needless to say, before our meeting was over we checked all variants of his domain and spent money with the registrar accordingly.

My advice only, you don’t have to take it.

We have just added Eukanuba to Wabbit, Free puppy food, in exchange for information about your dog and all your personal details including your date of birth.

Simply knowing there is a puppy at your home address has a good value, added facts like your age, the dogs age , breed and so on must be worth much more than a sample pack of dog food, one per household. Someone will have a monetry value to each piece of personal information freely given, there is that word free again.

We sometimes send out free chocolates, as a thank you to customers who have bought chocolates from us and had them sent to someone else, usually as a present. So what do we get back? We get a very happy customer, who not only has chosen our products to give away but has now been able to sample the same products given in the present. What value does a doubly happy customer have?

Therefore, I consider the local pub was the general networking club of the past.  There have been specialised trade networking clubs for centuries and they will probably prosper well into the future, probably because they are not primarily businesses for profit.

So what happened?  Probably the cost of running a local pub has outstripped the gain, or what we know as ROI, return on investment, a local pub is a business the same as any other business and a profit is desirable whether it be trading profit or realised upon disposal of the asset.

The networking club of today does have a different structure to the local pub although many simalies can be made.

The pub landlord, would not charge for entry to the pub, but a per item charge would be made on all products consumed, except maybe a few stale salted peanuts left on the bar to encourage further consumption of liquids. Fair enough, the whole profitability of a pub relies on over the counter sales. A landlord would not structure a meeting or conversation except on recognised quiet periods when Darts, Dominos, pool competitions and the like might be staged.

A local pub does still have a place and purpose to fulfill but like most traditional businesses a landlord will probably find it harder to make a profit under todays trading climate.

The networking club however often combines all the benefits of bringing together like minded people, providing a comfortable venue, structuring meetings on various subjects and where refreshments are provided, they will be of good quality, usually taking into account varying lifestyle diets, liquid refreshments will be vaied and of good quality.

The fee structure of todays networking club generally provides the bulk of its income, the members will want to feel they have value for money, however they perceve value.

What, may we ask, is the future of networking? Well I think I’ve seen it. I was recently invited to the launch of a Womens Business Club, yes I’m a man, (a major shareholder in our company is female) my gender was not held against me, I was made most welcome and fully included.

How good was my experience, well it was the best networking session ever, organisation, setting, seminars, refreshments and entertainment, all second to none. Even a film crew to record the event. No, it’s not my networking club, I’m not related and I’m not being paid for this blog.

Not only a physical entity, this club has an online presence which is promising to be an excellent resource center.

Principle, Jacqui Sesstien, has a plethora of experience and with the team she has assembled, I’m sure this network club is one to consider as the future of networking.

There is an ADD a SITE link on every page of Wabbit.

Yes, will will thoroughly check and periodically recheck every entry, we will contact publishers to ask for minor tweeks to sites in special circumstances.

We do provide banners, buttons and searchboxes if publishers would like to give Wabbit a place in their site and join the growing band of Wabbits friends.

So, what are you waiting for? go ADD a SITE and tell us about websites you think are ideal for inclusion, remember, if it’s suitable for your mum or your nine year old kid then it is probably suitable for Wabbit.

For Trampolines, Playcentres, Snooker, Pool, Air Hockey Tables, Above Ground Swimming Pools,

Go Karts, and loads more fun things, sign up with MadFun and reap the benefits, oh if only there were

a second tier on his commission rates, we can’t have everything perfect.

Also they supply, meat and Poultry, fish, dairy, chilled foods, bakery, drinks and even the kitchen cupboard, what more can you ask for?

Not everywhere is covered by their delivery service, just leave them youe email address and they will let you know when delivery to your area will commence.

The website works well, it is easy to navigate and their prices are reasonable too.

A excellent range of recipies are listed, ther are six recipies for Artichokes! and each page is easily printed, give it a try.

Don’t forget the Affiliate Window link for access to Able & Cole affiliates program on Affiliate Window

don’t forget the Affiliate

Well, not always true. This afternoon was partly spent adding sites to Wabbit, somthing we do on a regular basis.

One such site Bean Bag Bazaar I had just come across on Paid On Results a network I have not used a great deal, they will get more attention in future, here’s why. Within literally minuits we had a £91 sale, thank you annonymouse purchaser.

What I have always liked about POR is they support second tier affiliates, which encourages me to entice you to JOIN POR , so there we go, blatant marketing in search of that fi

Affiliate with us—We have teamed up with Paid on Results to provide our affiliates with trusted third party tracking and realtime reporting.

Fathers Day Update, Chocolate Flowerpot now available.

Our new site is Send Chocs .com and we are justifiably proud of it. Handmade English Chocolates, Wine, Champagne and lots of other goodies are there. You can send them to yourself or anyone in the UK via our secure shop.

Cooks of Swanton (now owned by Nick and Lynne Ratcliffe) are our suppliers and we hope to assist them with a steady growth of their business.

We are going to promote Send Chocs as a brand, so domains that will be utilised include sendchocs.com, sendchocs.co.uk, send-chocs.com and send-chocs.co.uk– our domain Chocolates Direct is currently a standalone site featuring amongst others Leonidas Belgian Chocolate, Chocolate Trading Co, Cadbury Gifts Direct and Thorntons; all these have affiliate programs. oh, we also have www.handmadeenglishchocolates.co.uk

We all have our own reasons for going to class, not many go for a pure social event and most of us have been referred in one way or another. Although her website is in its early days, I have suggested Kate have links to her favourite Pilates Music,  Excercise Videos and Books plus all the Equipment you could ever want. These last three links are not endorsed by Kate but are examples of how Affiliate Marketing can be intergrated into almost any website. I agree that Affiliations is not be a get rich quick scheme, the few percent earned from each completed sale may eventually allow the installation of a sparkly ceiling , yes, another affilation link. So, let’s not miss out on silent sales.