Peter William Anderson

For the last few months i have been working on a new, non affiliate website. DizzyFrinks.com. The idea for the site came from my love of soft drinks, and from trying various colas from around the world. When i wanted to find out more information about said drinks, unless they were a big brand, there wasnt much written about them on the web. So i decided to create Dizzy Frinks.

The site is based on WordPress and uses BuddyPress to allow the community element to the site. People are able to submit drinks, review, rate, add photos, add videos and tell people where they can source the drinks online. The site was designed by a friend and i used Elance.com to get the programming implemented. The name comes from a play on Fizzy Drinks, as i didnt want to pay the £5000 asking price for FizzyDrinks.com.

Normally when i start an affiliate site, i have a clear aim in mind in terms of traffic and earnings, but with Dizzy Frinks it is all a bit of guess work. Over the next few weeks i am planning to fill the site up with all the drinks i have sampled from around the world, and hopefully start attracting users to the site.

2 years ago today i decided to take the Google Adwords exam. At the time there was only one exam to pass, and the general consensus was that for people who use Adwords on a day to day basis, it was a bit of a doddle. Well now Google has retired the Google Advertising Professionals program and replaced it with a new AdWords certification program.

What’s new?

The major change is that you now need to pass 2 exams to get your qualification. The Google Advertising Fundamentals Exam and then one of either; Search Advertising Advanced Exam, Display Advertising Advanced Exam or Reporting & Analysis Advanced Exam. As i was given a coupon to take 2 exams for free, and my current qualification was due to expire (after 2 years) i thought i would give the new system a go.

Revision

First off, the revision material provided is of a much higher standard than last time around. The chapters are layed out in a clearer manner, there are interactive quizes and tasks to complete and useful videos scattered around. During my couple of hours of revision i actually learnt some minor but really helpful changes that i wouldnt have spotted on my own.

Taking the exams

Another change with the new system is that you now need 85% or higher to pass, and there are 120 questions in each exam. (with 2 hours to complete). When you take the exam it now goes full screen, so no looking up the answers unless you have a second PC handy. The fundamentals exam is still fairly straight forward, but the Search Advertising Exam has definately stepped up a level. I am pleased to say that i managed to pass both first time and you can see much qualification here.

AdWords Individual Qualification Achieved