I'm flattered that Gareth & the team believe I can knowledgeably blog about the affiliate scene. With the ongoing success of the affiliates4u community, a4uexpo London and now our first-ever pan-european event a4uexpo Europe, I certainly feel as though I'm in the thick of most of the happenings in the channel.

But as much as I'm asked to commentate on the latest developments and even preside over deciding who's the best in the business with the annual a4uAwards, I'm also, more importantly, a humble affiliate myself and therefore faced with the same situations, most probably share the same views as many and will rant like a good 'un when needs must!

I would assume that's what Gareth saw in me and over the coming months I hope to do the channel justice, covering what I see as important developments, interesting manoeuvres and maybe a hint of gossip too. If you've seen anything or heard anything you think is worth a mention, do let me know too. I might have just missed that one as I left the bar for the last train!