Affiliates4U, the hub of the affiliate industry in the UK has had a facelift - and quite a significant one at that! The Affiliates4U site has historically been a forum for members of the industry to meet, discuss and develop all aspects of affiliate marketing.
Affiliates4U was originally launched in 1999 by Matthew Wood, the founder of the forum's parent company Existem. With the relationships between affiliate networks and merchants key to the success of affiliate marketing, the forum was able to thrive immediately as it provided the platform necessary for these relationships to blossom. Since this time, its membership growth has continued steadily.
With its re-launch, the Affiliates4U forum now has a full social networking facility, with the addition of member generated communities, user and provider profiles, integrated blogs and an increased number of forum verticals.
Some of the major players in the UK affiliate marketing industry voice their opinions on the forum, including a few original super-affiliates. A4U has always been seen as a place of learning in the affiliate community, with a wealth of information available. In the spirit of continuing to amass such valuable information, the new site also boasts the addition of affiliate and merchant universities.
Members are able to add their thoughts to the site in true Web 2.0 style, and these are displayed in a simple thought-bubble to the rest of the community.
Expert bloggers can integrate their blogs into the site and are able to post articles. Community members can then 'back' or 'slap' the article to show their support or disdain for a particular standpoint, in a manner very similar to 'Dump or Bump' on Bumpzee.
The forum currently has just over 14,000 members and it's expected that the re-launch will see the A4U community increase significantly. Affiliates4U will continue to be seen as an unbiased source of information and an integral part of the Affiliate Marketing industry in the UK.
Existem are also responsible for the first Affiliate Marketing dedicated exhibition, the A4Uexpo, to be held later this year in London.
