Hello to everyone !
This is my first post, i have been lurking for a while, and this thread caught my eye. The idea that simplicity is better is something that I subscribe to ( though i wasnt sure if i was thinking correctly)
I became a sub for partypoker through a friend of mine and things have just kind of progressed from there. I decided i was going to use my affiliate status as an excuse to learn to create webpages… I would build an affiliate page as an experiment.
I went through the gammit of WYSIWYG editors and fell back to FrontPage because it seemed to have the shortest learning curve. It really is simple to use. From having ZERO experinece in web development i have become somewhat proficient in the basics of FP. Anyway, my most recent incarnation is up at…http://www.gotbonus.com. The page just recently got a PR of 3 from google, (it was 0). I think that has something to do wiht the linking i have been working on.
ANYWAY, my idea was…Provide as much relevant information in as little space as possible, and make it appear trustworthy. I looked around at many, many sites and the one thing that i found irritating was that the sheer volume of banners and distracting links made the page less appealing. I designed mine to be different.( i hope).
Now, the next step…a co-worker is a Professioanl PHP Nuke Platinum developer and has me convinced that i need to start converting over, thats the next step, we shall see.
I am pleased to become a part of this forum, there are volumes of information that i am sure i will find useful( including critiques of my site…please).
This began as an experiment that i am beginning to see as a very luctrative business if approached correctly.