Barbados with sunshine.co.uk

[Chris Clarkson]

Barbados?
Yep, we've got 3 tickets to the Affiliate Future Barbados 2008 trip!

How Do I Win?
You could do over 100 sales between today and the 11th May and that will get you entry into a prize draw for one ticket. Since that's only really going to excite a handful of affiliates, the other two tickets are slightly more attainable!

OK... How Do I Win?
I'll be posting here and on our blog some tasks/missions/absurd questions on a daily basis. Each day you can attempt such task/mission/absurdity and a winner or winners will be added to the prize draw at the end of the incentive.

I Don't Do Travel
Prepare to be assimilated! We're going to make it very easy and painless to encourage you to take your first affiliate steps into travel. Keep thinking "Barbados...Barbados...Barbados" and you won't even notice you're becoming a travel affiliate!

Let's Get Started

1. Have a look at sunshine.co.uk
2. Pick a resort or region or country
3. Get yourself a domain name that you can use for your chosen resort or region
4. Email me the domain(s)/sites you intend to use!

If you'd like some assistance choosing an area, drop me an email or use our chat facility in our Affiliate Area

I Already Have A Travel Website
Don't worry, we'll get to you. Today is for the travel virgins!


Chris C

[Chris Clarkson]

Mission #2

Go Undercover
Details are sketchy, but it looks like we're giving away a free holiday departing next week...

Chris C

[Chris B]

Unfortunately due to a staff uniform shortage at Tripadvisor/Expedia HQ in London, we no longer have any Holiday Watchdog T-Shirts... although I might have a pre worn 'small' one in my drawer.

[Chris Clarkson]

Less than 24 hours to go, if you want to be sunning yourself on a beach by Friday afternoon, get on it...

Chris C

[Chris Clarkson]

Hi,

Mission #3 - Home

You've chosen a domain that'll be for your new travel site, and could be going on holiday on Friday for free.
Now here comes mission 3.

You have 72 hours to get a homepage up on your new domain.

That gives you enough time to get hosting and DNS sorted, and plan the design / layout of your new travel site! Isn't this exciting!

In case you haven't clicked yet, by the end of this incentive, even if you don't win the trip to Barbados you're going to have a rather useful holidays website! You really want to get involved as there's many more interesting twists and surprises to come!

To help you out, here's our list of what your new homepage should include-

• Relevant title and meta tags - related to the country/region/resort you've chosen
• Logo - a nice logo goes a long way to adding a professional feel to your site
• Menu - a prominent menu that will be used to link further into your site. If you've selected a country for example, the menu will contain resorts of that country (we'll get to those pages soon!)
• Headline Content - Make it very clear in a paragraph or two what you are offering. Don't add too much text!
• Images - throw in a couple of images, sell the dream!

If you do need any help or advice (or clarification of our over-complicated incentive) please do get in touch, we're here to help! Once you've completed mission 3, email me at chris.c [at] sunshine.co.uk - this mission will end 3pm-ish 17th April...

Chris C

[Chris Clarkson]

2 hours to go for mission #2! How hard can it be to register/dust off a domain?

Chris C

[Chris Clarkson]

I'm delighted to reveal that Steven Marwick will be undertaking Mission #2!

Steven will be heading off to Palma Nova, Majorca on Thursday morning for a week of sunshine.co.uk maintaining his cover story of being a brit on holiday.

We're looking forward to regular updates on his mission, particularly the pictures of Steven with "a man in speedos" every day!

Want To Play?
If you'd like to play catch up on the sunshine.co.uk incentive for Barbados tickets, you can -
Mission 1 - Register / dust off a domain for your new travel site
Mission 2 - Don't Worry, Steven's got this one!
Mission 3 - Get a homepage up

As usual get in touch if you have any questions.

Congratulations Steven, I'm sure you'll have a great time!

Chris C

[stevenm]

Thanks a million Chris, this is looking like an awesome trip! I'm slightly apprehensive about the guy in speedos thing but hey.

Thumbs up to the sunshine.co.uk crew for getting non travel focussed affiliates to look seriously at the travel vertical. Innovative competitions which are within the reach even of complete newbie affiliates are surely a way to encourage people, both new and more experienced.

[Chris B]

Enjoy, the trip Steve.

If you feel hunting for men in Speedo's is a bit sexist and degrading to men, we won't penalise you if it's someone of the opposite sex I am all for equal rights me...

[stevenm]

Excellent, that makes it considerably less awkward! Thanks guys!

[Chris Clarkson]

Just a reminder you have roughly 48 hours to get mission 3 sorted and catch up on our incentive.

Without giving too much away, another affiliate will be packing their bags soon...

Chris C

[Chris Clarkson]

This was supposed to be tomorrow's, but I have no patience!

Mission #4 - Blog Four It!

Chris C

[Chris Clarkson]

I'm sure you'll all be delighted to know Steven's flight to Palma Majorca departed from Edinburgh at 0815 this morning!

Chris C

[Fraser]

I wonder how quickly he'll find an internet cafe and make his first update?

[Chris Clarkson]

Hmm, he lands in around 20 minutes from now, 30 minutes to an hour to get through airport, 30 minutes to resort, another hour or so to get checked in and settled.

I'd like to think we'll be seeing pictures of speedos/thongs by late afternoon! :tup

Chris C