http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:23:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My friend Reino has recently launched an e-commerce store for his infamous jewellery brand, The Great Frog. Launched in 1972 by his Dad, Patterson, TGF is credited with creating the original skull ring and has supplied jewellery to the likes of Metallica and Iron Maiden. Take a look around the site! http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/the-great-frog-is-live/ 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: ... http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/topman-discount-code/ 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 ... http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/how-competitive-is-the-gift-sector/ 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. http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/james-bond-watches-a-new-site-is-born/ 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 ... http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/who-searches-pages-from-the-uk/ 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. http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/a-new-domain-to-play-with/ 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 ... http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/dabbling-with-the-ebay-affiliate-program/ Sitepoint is giving away their latest Ruby on Rails book as a free download.  Get it here. http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/free-ruby-on-rails-book/ A paper by the London School of Economics proves the economics of buzz.  Brand advocacy really does drive growth. http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/proving-advocacy-drives-growth/ 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 ... http://www.jamiecarruthers.co.uk/re-inventing-a-500-year-old-business/