Newsletter: October 24th, 2008

Happy Friday from all of us here at Bone Fish!

With some 46% of men and 32% of women classified as clinically obese in the UK, without a doubt there is a huge untapped market for plump-ish people looking for love. However, the majority of BBW sites out there are adult-orientated and not romance-based, hence why there is a huge gap in the market right at this moment in time.

But not for long. This week sees the launch of a new affiliate site, BBW Partners - a premier portal that`s aimed at those looking for big beautiful women for friendship, romance and sometimes something more. Targeted at English-speaking men and women of all ages and from all around the world, this is one of the few BBW romance sites on the Bone Fish service, and one that looks set to flourish and blossom in a very short space of time.

Why not take a look for yourself and see how it`s all coming together at www.bbwpartners.net. Essentially, those behind this project see it as an ideal hub for larger ladies and fun feeders that find the real dating world a little too daunting for their size, and hope that it will thus fill a much-needed gap in the BBW sector.

We would like to wish both the site and the affiliate the very best of luck, and hope that they can both achieve their targets and goals.

Until next time....


The Bone Fish Affiliate Department



Getting us down

Admittedly it`s been a long week and unfortunately, not an easy week. As many of you will have noticed on the night of Tuesday 14th October, Bone Fish experienced some significant downtime, causing great disruption to the service and admin centre.

Due to a serious technical issue with our ISP, we lost connectivity between our database rack and data storage devices. Unfortunately, this was completely out of our control and although our network team worked tirelessly throughout the night to get the system back up-and-running, it didn`t happen quite as fast as we`d have liked.

As such, this week we`d like to apologize profusely for this downtime, and reassure you that measures are being taken - as we speak - to ensure that we have a productive and efficient solution should this ever happen again. All we ask is that you be patient with us as sometimes, matters such as these are out of our hands. Nevertheless, whether this is the case or not, you should know that Bone Fish always endeavors to resolve any issues as soon as possible. Let`s hope this doesn`t happen again - or at least, not for quite some time.



Employee Spotlight: Maxfield Pierce

Who are you and where do you come from?
My name is Maxfield J. Pierce and I was born and raised in Luxemburg.

What is it that you do at Bone Fish?
I work in the web/graphical department, creating websites to promote Bone Fish and all of its services, plus other promo material such as online marketing amongst others.

If you weren`t working in this industry what would you be doing instead?
I`m not too sure. I suppose I`ve always wanted to be a designer of some sort, and if not, some type of car sales man.

What`s the best thing about working at Bone Fish?
The people here at Bone Fish are not only extremely professional at their jobs, but they are also some of the nicest people I have ever worked with! We all work hard and always achieve our goals - but at the same time we also have a lot of fun along the way. Really, we all get a long great and so I wouldn`t change a thing!

What are boss Mike`s good and bad points?
Mike is truly a great guy and a great boss to work for - and I`m not just saying that because he`s my boss, because in the past I`ve worked with some really horrible people who were always fuelled by the power that their directorship gave them, talking down to staff and treating people like scum. But with Mike it`s not like that at all. He`s very down to earth and always helps you out if you get stuck with something. He`s very funny and always makes us laugh. He understands exactly what everyone does here at Bone Fish, and never disrespects anyone - EVER. And he`s very understanding as a person. In fact, whenever you need to talk to Mike on a personal level, he`s always there for you and is ready to listen and help.

Explain to the world why Bone Fish is the greatest white label dating provider ever!
When it comes to white label dating providers, you need to look for a service that you can trust and rely on. Bone Fish has a great team of experts working non-stop to get the "best of the best" out there to its affiliates. And here, we`re constantly working on improving what we have and getting new features added along the way.

So if you`re looking for a company that`s reliable and has a very successful commission turnover, look no further than Bone Fish!



The Bone Fish Guide to Online Marketing: YouTube Overlay Ads

Need New Ideas? Try Advertising on Videos

About a year back Google made two big video-related announcements: that they were going to begin including videos in Google News content, and more importantly, that it was finally time to roll out their overlay ads on YouTube. And it is the second of the two that we would like to draw your attention to.

Google`s overlay video ads work by displaying a semi-transparent ad on the bottom fifth of videos, 15 seconds in. The ads animate for up to 10 seconds, and when clicked, launch a video advertisement inside the player (pausing the video the user was originally watching).

With this in mind, and if you`re comfortable with managing your own ad campaigns on AdWords and AdSense, then in Bone Fish`s opinion the CPC model for YouTube`s video ads could be for you.

Granted, creating video ads is not as simple as creating text ads, but YouTube proves that 1) amateur videos can be entertaining/worthwhile forms of advertising and 2) people are more than willing to make and watch them.

Why not give it a go!

To find about more, take a look at the article and video below:

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-art-of-creating-youtube-free-website-traffic.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWFE9UDCPEE