YEAR-round GIFTS

 

Romans 1:16

King James Version

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: 

for it is the power of God unto salvation 

to every one that believeth; 

to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

We first started "Marketers Unite" blog on 26 March 2018, more than a year before GOD made me born again.

The objective of this blog is to help other marketers, in whatever way we can.

We share stories about their life, or challenges.

We also share what other marketers offer.

It is our belief we all co-exist together.

To think of others; not just ourselves.

As I was sharing my new article today, I came upon a co-marketer with a website called, "Not Ashamed Apparel".

So I looked at their stuff.

And found wonderful Christian gifts you may want to give others.

And perhaps, even keep a thing, or two for yourself.

We found hoodies, shirts, long-sleeved tees, mugs, a hat, and a sticker.

Perfect gifts to give those who love GOD's WORD.

It is what feeds our soul.

Consider their stuff, year-round.

Not just for CHRISTmas, or New Year.

But perfect for birthdays, graduations, any event works!

There's always time to get gifts that warm other people's hearts, minds, bodies, and spirits.

All the while reminding us of Scripture.

Go have a look here!

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The GENEROUS Kolijn Brothers

 

2 Corinthians 9:7

King James Version

7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, 

so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: 

for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Blessed are we when we have sites to promote in.

Blessed are we when its owners and admins are kind.

Blessed are we when its owners and admins are generous.

Such has been my experience since I first got into online marketing in 2015.

I've encountered many affiliate programs, mail and surf sites, and lived to tell the tale.

Mostly, I've encountered wonderful owners and admins.

I thank GOD for that.

Two such owners and admins are the hardworking brothers, Kenny and Sammy Kolijn.

They're easy to approach, and reply promptly.

One, or two times, I needed help, they responded right away, through the "help" desk.

And fixed whatever "glitch" I encountered.

Surely, it was from my own error, not their sites' error.

That's why I highly recommend their sites.

All of which I'm a member of.

The mail sites:

List Impact

List Unlocked

Listmailer Plus

List Avail

List Compass

Fast List Mailer

Instant Ad Power

The banner site:

Banner Ads That Pay

I'm also a member of "Easy Traffic Boost", but I can't seem to log in.

Again, it's probably from my own error.

So, I'll wait till I get that fixed.

These generous brothers will reward you, UPON sign up.

You don't have to beg, holler, or cry for them to give you lots of mailer, banner, and text ad credits.

They're so eager to get your marketing going, they'll give you a sign-up bonus right away.

Not to mention the periodic PROMO codes they give us.

Which they do, like today*, wherein it's their birthday.

And at other times, where they help other marketers promote their sites.

You will especially love the fact you can monitor the "clicks", "opens", and "CTR" (click thru ratio) of your mail promotions.

They're that precise, and detailed, about their nine sites.

These Belgian brothers help us members, any way they can.

Is it any wonder they've been around for the long haul?

We're just glad we created this blog, to tell you about such site owners.

As we have been doing, since 2018.

*Their birthday's on the 26th, but I'm on Philippine time, so it registers as the 27th, when I wrote this blog post today.

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Top image: 

I hope the Kolijn twins don't mind so much that I borrowed the image above from one of their splash pages.

I so very wanted you to see their young faces, as I have done so with other site owners in the past.

Cake image: Clipart Library

GOD-centered MARKETING

 

Leviticus 25:14

King James Version

14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, 

or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, 

ye shall not oppress one another:

Do you have faith in your product?

Do you have faith in your service?

Surely, you do.

Otherwise, you won't be selling it.

Marketers are salesmen.

We all come up with ways to make our products, and services, attractive.

Thus, the plan, the presentation, the strategies.

Everything in this world are measured in numbers.

Thus, science, mathematics, statistics, demographics, surveys.

But, as we go deeper into the digital world, the farther we go away from what GOD would have us do.

We get caught up in the ways of the world.

We are only as good as our last successful project, or performance.

And we wonder why, one day, we've been unseated, transferred, demoted, marginalized, or even fired.

We wonder why our products and services once worked, and now, don't.

It's definitely a rat race, with the FAT cats ruling the world.

No wonder, everyone gets eaten up.

It's a rare business that does things from heart alone.

It's always about profit, prestige, and power.

Once you declare your company public, you start having board of directors, stockholder meetings, and such.

You begin answering to so many people.

Such is the death knell for most entrepreneurs.

Remember the saying, "Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the food"?

Liken it to that.

Now, what if there was only ONE ruler?

Just, ONE "cook".

Wouldn't that simplify things?

Yeah, but that's tyranny, you'd say.

GOD, a tyrant?

No such thing.

GOD is TRUTH.

John 17:17

King James Version

17 Sanctify them through thy truth: 

thy word is truth.

Let GOD rule our lives.

From choice of work, product, service, to marketing.

To every aspect of conducting our business.

We will not be inclined to cheat, steal, or lie.

We would want an honest day's labor.

Surely, you'd know there'd be a marked difference if GOD were to rule.

And surely, you know the world's pretty vain, greedy, and selfish.

That it plays favorites.

GOD doesn't play favorites.

If GOD was in charge of our marketing, we'd create what people really need.

We'd be super creative, efficient, and effective.

We won't think people are robots, to be programmed.

We won't try to replace humans.

We'd keep creating things that honor the SPIRIT of GOD in each person.

We won't think of people as numbers.

We'd think of them as children of GOD.

That we're all in this together.

That it doesn't feel right to fool others.

And how false weights are an abomination to GOD!

Proverbs 11:1

King James Version

11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: 

but a just weight is his delight.

Yeah, but I'm not born again, you'd say.

Maybe it's time you're one.

I do know what I speak of.

For it changed my life completely.

Making me do a 180-degree turn.

Now, all I care is to please the LORD.

That I live by His law.

That I am guided by SPIRIT each moment.

I can't bear to be wrong now.

Whether it's marketing, or living my life.

My life is committed to tell you of GOD's laws.

And it's all backed by Scripture.

Commit your life to the LORD.

His SPIRIT will open your eyes, to what you need to know.

He will provide, for all that you need.

It takes faith to believe in that.

You will marvel at His teachings.

And you will be glad He saved you.

On time.

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Garry Tatnell of AD EXCHANGE TEAM

 

It's been quite a while since I wrote something on this marketing blog of mine.

Just that today, I received a mail from Garry Tatnell, of Ad Exchange Team.

As owner, and admin, he does that pretty regularly for all members.

He gave us another promo code for CHRISTmas.

Expect many such promo codes, once you're a member.

There is nothing stingy about Mr. Tatnell, that's for sure.

As active member, I was pleasantly surprised when, in a random "drawing", I was awarded 25,000 credits about a month ago.

And all I did was send a solo ad, clicked some mails, banners, viewed some sites on that particular day.

It's but good manners to do so.

Doesn't feel right to use a site, without checking other people's promotions, too.

Or thanking the owner, or admin, for a job well done.

Consider this post such a gesture.

Sign up is FREE.

Ad Exchange Team is a very active site, where your advertising  gets noticed.

And you get sterling attention from one such admin.

Do join here for your 5 solo ads -- FREE.

A BLESSED CHRIST-filled CHRISTmas to all!

The MOST Important INGREDIENT in Marketing

 

What do you think is the MOST important ingredient* in marketing?

Decades ago, before I became born again, I had no idea.

I sort of created my own "brand" of marketing.

After GOD made me born again (16 months ago), finally I knew what really mattered.

It's JESUS we need.

BEFORE I became born again, I only had faith.

Faith in self.

In my own thinking.

In my own creativity.

In my product or service.

And in loyal customers.

My marketing was simple and straightforward.

The product or service had to stand on its own merits.

I didn't feel comfortable manipulating anything.

The product or service had to be true to form.

Nothing slick, modified, or misleading.

If it wasn't good, why should I be selling it?

I only sold what I wanted to sell.

I sold what I believe in.

I sold what people wanted.

I didn't want people to get addicted.

Neither would I over-price anything.

I wasn't interested in market share.

Mercifully, people liked whatever I sold.

If you're in marketing, you're a salesman.

There's honor in it, if you don't fool people.

It's really time to put values in our marketing, and live by sound principles.

The world is drowning in stuff people don't need, or want, just so we'd make a buck ourselves.

Can we live without that old way of thinking?

AFTER I became born again, CHRIST became the leader I followed -- in EVERYTHING.

Everything had to be "judged" according to His will.

I started veering away, more and more, from the ways of the world.

For I knew, these things were of the prince of the world, who is definitely NOT Jesus.

Now that I'm CHRIST's own, I sound the warnings against doing the old kind of marketing, for it doesn't do well for the soul.

Mark 8:36 

King James Version

36 For what shall it profit a man, 

if he shall gain the whole world, 

and lose his own soul?

For 16 months now, I've stepped up that warning, for the times  are of great urgency.

We may not have the luxury of time.

I wrote about that here.

You've got today, this moment, to search your heart, to be GOD's own.

Take that 180-degree. 

Pray to JESUS, for clarity.

Let the LORD tell you what to do.

He knows every bit of your heart.

And watch what happens.

Your life -- and marketing -- will shift.

Radically.

Automatically.

Are you ready for such a change?

With CHRIST, you will be where you need to be, doing what you need to do, and not causing others harm.

It's the best way to start each day.

*NOTE: At first, I was hesitant to use the word "ingredient" for JESUS, but then I realized, the LORD is the "Living Water and the Bread of Life". So, I left the title as is.

Updated 19 June 2022

A Day in the LIFE of an Internet Marketer

My work day usually begins at 9 AM.

So, I take that essential cup of coffee.

And if it's brunch, perhaps I'll grab a slice of pizza.

Then, I check the results of my daily efforts.

Hopefully, there'd be BIG gains.

I hope my dreams would amount to something, you know, like have bonuses, even as earning can sometimes be a mystery.

What you thought would earn, doesn't.

What you didn't pay attention to, did.

Weird.

I'm always looking for something easy, and effective -- method, and program-wise.

Anyway, you just follow that rainbow, hoping there'd be a pot of gold at the end of it.

Some days, you feel like calling the infantry. 

But you also realize, you've got to do things real time, you know, because things are happening now.

Good thing I have Linda, Fritz, Miss S., and Edwin -- my elite team.

Fortunately, I love solo ads, and I keep mailing, to get hits.

A class act.

But some days, I need to hit the water, or bask in the rays of the sun, because I'm no robot.

I need to evolve each day.

Then, I realize I still have to mail that list, so I do it instantly! 

Some days, I've got so much energy, I'm like a stock car.

I take thoughts and ideas for a spin.

Other days, I take calculated risks. 

But the day comes to an end, too.

I give one last look at commissions I may have made.

And I think to myself, I really ought to have a better system.

Some days, the work keeps going, and I burn the midnight oil.

But I know it will all be worth it.

There's always a gem somewhere in there.

All those efforts will bear fruit.

Because I have JESUS in my heart.

Welcome to my traffic planet! 

What's your story?

The Superb Torie Keys

You will be bowled over.

That's my experience with Torie Keys of Commission Note today.

"Marketers Unite" blog was created purposely for marketers to help each other.

It started when one admin needed help for a family matter, and that made me create this blog back in 2018.

It also exposed me to many wonderful admins who gave help, and they've all been featured on this blog -- for being so kind, and for having wonderful sites, as well.

Well, today, I needed help for an ad deletion, of which I had been in error.

I immediately wrote several admins, asking that ad to be deleted. This was actually the first time I had to pull out an ad, in the three years I had been reviewing sites.

But hey, there's got to be a first time -- to my great horror, of course.

The first to respond, and very quickly, too, was Torie Keys of Commission Note.

I've known Ms. Keys from having joined Iconic Mailer before. She even mentioned about working on a new site.

I had no idea it would eventually be Commission Note -- the cool site where you earn from clicking mails, banners, text links, and offered generous compensation for your efforts.

In conversation today, the amazing lady volunteered this info, regarding her purpose for creating the sites she's worked on lately:

"My purpose is to help as many people as I can 
to drive traffic to their site or affiliate link."

In reply to my request about deleting my cash ad, she did just that, but also added ANOTHER Cash Solo Ad, to "replace that one".

Wow!

She didn't have to, as I was in error, but she did, from the kindness of her heart.

So, I invite you to be part of her site, for you can be sure your marketing needs are of concern to her.

Your ads will get the attention it needs.

Sign up for FREE and receive the following, apart from an EXTRA promo code waiting for you when you log in:
-- 1 cash solo ad
-- 1 long banner
-- 1 square banner
-- 1 PTC ad

Please click this link to sign up now, and ENJOY your exciting FREE advertising!

And thanks very much for all your help, Ms. Keys!

You saved the day!

P.S. When Commission Note first came on the scene, without an admin, I really waited for someone to come on board, for I found it a very cool site, with great potential. I was also intrigued about the name, so researched it, and found "commission note" was a 19th century term which meant "a written promise to pay commission to an agent". Aha, learned something new! (Source: Lexico)