Christian Affiliate News

I just received a release from the folks at PepperJam Network (www.pepperjamnetwork.com) announcing the launch of ChristianCafe’s offer on their network.

ChristianCafe now sports a CJ program, SAS program and an internal affiliate program as well as the occassional lead based program on the CPA Networks.

The ChristianCafe program on PJN is paying a 40% commission on the initial sign up as well as any future rebills and leads with a 10 day free trial offer.

The PepperJam Network was launched a bit before Affiliate Summit West and claims enhanced affiliate transparency and improved affiliate communications including live chat.

ChristianCafe is one of the “good guys” in Christian dating as they are actually Christian owned and operated.   If you are looking for an alternative to your current affiliate network and would like to work with a legit Christian dating site, this is one to check out.

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Wade

I just spoke with my friend Rob Gettemy and he let me know that he has launched the new website for his 1M4JC apparel line.

Short for 1 Million For Jesus Christ, 1M4JC is kicking off with a line of serial numbered shirts (number is on the right shoulder) that number up to 1 million. I am a proud owner of a 1M4JC shirt myself (#0002283) and I impressed with both the quality of the shirt itself and the cool design that is great for Christian folks of any age who want to share their faith on their chest.

In addition to offering cool shirts, and a growing social network, 1M4JC is also tithing 10% of it’s proceeds to Christian charities.

The affiliate program is self hosted and well integrated into the shopping cart and there will be more links coming soon.

The standard affiliate offer is a 10% commission on sales, but 1M4JC has a particularly cool offer for churches and other Christian non profits, offering an additional 10% commission for a total payout of 20% of sales

If you’d like more info on the 1M4JC Affiliate Program, please visit http://www.1m4jc.com/Affiliate.aspx

I’m proud to announce the launch of the SinglesofFaith.com affiliate program in Shareasale with an offer of 45% of revenue generated over the initial year of membership.

SinglesofFaith is a Christian-owned and operated “dating site” with a twist that makes it really interesting to me as a Christian. There are a ton of “Christian niche” dating sites out there, some legitimate and many of them not. What interested me in working with SinglesofFaith in the first place was the approach that they take to Christian dating, and what they do with the money that the dating site generates.

I spoke about this a bit with Mike McCartney, the founder of SinglesofFaith.

What we hear from our members is that our ministry is qualitatively different than any other “dating site” (if that’s the category you want to put us in.)

1. We are clearly not in this to transfer money from member bank accounts into our accounts (as illustrated by our dramatically lower fees). We sense this is HIS capital, and the way HE’D use it is by reinvesting it in Kingdom expansion and growth. We will have to answer to Him for that. So we must do the same.

2. Every ounce of our site makes it clear that we are for emotionally healthy, relationship-ready single Christians. We do not just throw “christian-ese” around secular programming, nor do we carry the “singles-ey” look and feel. With decades of ministry experience (married, then single adult ministry) under our belts prior moving to the Internet, we are thinking Kingdom priorities first, relationship priorities second.

What really makes SinglesofFaith (SOF) unique is this: They put their members’ money to work for the Kingdom by using it to fund Work Parties around the country. At these events, SOF members from the local area are invited to serve others as Christ did and:

• Feed the hungry
• Distribute clothing to the homeless
• Visit hospitals, rest homes and shut-ins
• Tutor children and the illiterate
• Serve the elderly and disabled with home-based services

And to provide other services to communities and people in need.

I don’t know of any other “Christian Dating” sites out there that put the rubber to the road like this and look not just to make connections of “equally yoked” singles, but to help them grow in Christ through service, and to do it by serving others as Christ did.

I asked Mike to sum up what makes SinglesofFaith unique and he reflected.

I sense that, as God ponders the 105,000,000 single adults in the U.S. (now MORE than the 104,000,000 married adults in the U.S.,) He sees BEYOND the dating and relationship potential and sees a twofold (or more) Kingdom potential:

(1) the potential to bring abundant life to us millions, plus

(2) the potential to bring Kingdom (abundant) life to the millions MORE who can be served BY us single millions. I genuinely believe a tremendous potential exists for His glory if He can ignite our heartstrings such that we follow Him to our knees in servanthood exactly like He did when He visited this planet. Millions and millions of lives can be impacted for Him.

As God unveiled that perpective in the earliest launch phases of SinglesOfFaith.Com, I began to realize that we are not “merely” in a relationship ministry, but in a KINGDOM ministry. And that touches me deeply and excites me daily. How many of us, honestly, get to serve Him full time for the next fifty years?

I’m really excited to help Mike achieve his goal of growing the SinglesofFaith member base from 80,000 users to 1,000,000 + in 2008 and I think that affiliate marketing can be instrumental in this. If you are interested in helping out in this effort, we’d love to have you!

Join us in Shareasale today!

The fine folks at AMWSO have launched another quality affiliate program that we recommend you check out.  BooksforChristians.com, a division of eCampus, has launched an affiliate program at Shareasale that should be a good bet.

Program Details:

Merchant: BooksforChristians.com
Network: Shareasale
Commission: 5.5-6.5% (tiered with performance)
Cookie Length: 30 days
Category: Books
Payout Frequency: Monthly
Coupons: Yes
Datafeed: Yes
Two-Tier Commissions: No
Manager: Matt Taylor

Program Info Page: http://www.booksforchristians.com/affiliateprogram.asp

Do you have Christian focused traffic?

Join Books for Christians’ Affiliate Program and turn your site traffic into revenue!

BooksforChristians.com carries the Christian-focused merchandise in the following categories:

• Bible Accessories
• Bible Reference Books
• Bibles
• Catholicism
• Children’s Books
• Church History
• Devotionals, Evangelism
• Inspirational Prayerbooks
• Theology
• Youth Ministry
• Christian Music CD’s and Sheet Music
• Homeschool curriculum and supplies

Sign Up Now

For more info, contact Matt Taylor at affiliates@BooksForChristians.com

Merchant: VisionVideo.com
Offer: 8% of sales
Cookie Length: 30
Average Order: $56
Conversion Rate: ~5%
Network: United Sharing Network
Creative Available: Banners, Text Links & Product Datafeed coming soon
Target Audience: Female, Christian, Age 35-55
Managed by: USN

If your site, blog or email newsletter appeals to a Christian family audience or to churches and ministries, the Vision Video program is perfect for you.

About Vision Video:
Vision Video is celebrating their fourth decade of bringing you a wide range of Christian and family videos and DVDs. Today they offer more than 3000 titles with abundant selections for all age groups. Selections include drama, documentary, live events, curriculum, and rare historical footage among many other genres.

Their calling is to provide video resources that will allow families and churches to have a historic awareness of how God has worked among his people over the centuries. The programs offered at VisionVideo.com have won close to 400 film festival awards!

Strengths:
The Vision Video website is well organized, with easy shopping and effective merchandising. Their pricing is very aggressive with frequent sales and promotions on site, which are featured prominently in their creatives.
They’ve been online for 11 years and continue to work aggressively to improve conversions and sales.

Getting Started:
If you are a member of the United Sharing Network, just pick up a banner or text link from the Vision Video campaign. If you are not a member of the United Sharing Network, click here to join now.

Merchant: Mobile Verses
Offer Type: CPA
Offer: $4.00 CPA (per completed registration)
Cookie Length: 30 days
Network: United Sharing Network

Creative Available: Banners, Text Links
Target Audience:  Christian, Catholic and Evangelical  cell phone users age 18+  

Help spread the Word of God and encourage daily scriptural inspiration by promoting Mobile Verses.

Mobile Verses gives you the chance to earn a $4 CPA on a confirmed subscription to their Verse of the Day text message service (No PIN is required and the subscription is confirmed via text message from the subscriber’s handset.)

Mobile Verses landing page is excellent , targeted to converting this offer with no distractions.   They offer two of the most popular Protestant translations, the King James Version (KJV)and the New International Version (NIV), as well as the New American Standard Bible (NASB) for the Catholic audience.

Most, if not all of the major cellular carriers are supported including Alltel, AT&T, Boost Mobile, Cellular One, Midwest Wireless, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Virgin Mobile.

If you are a member of the United Sharing Network, just pick up a banner or text link from the Mobile Verses campaign.  If you are not a member of the United Sharing Network, click here to join now.

Happy selling and God Bless!

Wade Tonkin

ARC would like to announce the launch of the latest program at Wearyourfaith.com!

Wearyourfaith.com offers consumers various t-shirt designs and accessories that are powerful messages about Jesus Christ and the Word of God. There are literally hundreds of religious t-shirt designs out there, but Wearyourfaith.com designs t-shirts that do the greatest job of proclaiming God’s Word and encouraging other believers. This has been their mission and many have been touched by their products.

Wearyourfaith.com offers over 200 products and accessories that we know will add value to your site and offer a nice return on your time. This product is especially complementary for affiliates on the IBSDirect.com affiliate program and offers a nice addition to site visitors.  

Program Benefits

• $40.00 Average Order
• In house ShareASale Program
• 10% Commissions on all SALES!
• TM Bidding Allowed
• 60 Day Cookies
• Parasite FREE
• Custom Links and Banners created for your site traffic
• Additional Bonus Incentives
• $5.00 CAB’s (Cash Activation Bonuses)

Creatives 
The team at ARC has set up various targeted keyword rich text links on the SAS back end ready for your PPC efforts and direct link building. Custom banners and links available upon request.

Keywords / PPC: 
A full keyword list available upon request. Check out the categories, and targeted landing pages within the website.

If you have Christian traffic on your site, or know where to find it, you should check out  Wearyourfaith.com today!

If you have any questions, please contact Emilio Yepez at ARC at emilio@andyrodriguez.com

God Bless,

Wade Tonkin

United Sharing Network- the Christian affiliate marketing connection, and Simply Youth Ministry- the online place for youth workers to call home, invite you to maximize your affiliate earnings during SYM’s Back to School busy season!

Take advantage of our newly launched offering and increase your commissions this fall:

• Commissions starting at 11% on an average order of $80
• Live and updated product datafeed
• Red Hot August Promotion: $5 flat rate shipping until August 31, 2007!
• Pick 6 – Pick 6 SYM downloadable items for a discounted price
• New promotion – 10% off all orders from Simply Youth Ministry!
• Top Back to School Product Links!

We’re excited to be working with Simply Youth Ministry – and we’re looking for more quality affiliates to join us. If you are already a USN affiliate, just sign in and select the Simply Youth Ministry campaign for access to all the creative you need.

I have been working in youth ministry for the past four years and Doug Fields and his team at Simply Youth know their stuff and put our great curriculum and resources. I wholeheartedly recommend them.

If you have any questions or need help getting started promoting Simply Youth Ministry, please email me at wtonkin@unitedsharingnetwork.com

God Bless,

Wade Tonkin