I’ve taken a couple of weeks off of the blogging effort and now it’s time to get back in the saddle again and do all I can to make Christian affiliates and merchants more effective in their combined efforts.

Here are some of the exciting things that are going to happen here in 2008:

• Affiliate Summit Gospel Brunch - a major announcement is coming on this - most likely today or tomorrow. It’s going to be awesome.
• Video blogging - I love to write, but I think that in some cases, it can be more powerful to speak the words on camera. The new year is going to bring the increased use of video on this site for daily thoughts, affiliate program reviews, Ask Wade responses andresponses to the latest trends in affiliate an online marketing from a Christian perspective.
• More voices- there are a ton of dedicated and talented Christian folks out there doing affiliate marketing on both sides of the coin. I want you to meet them and learn from them. I think we’ll probably start with Shawn Collins and Joel Comm. If you are interested in appearing on the site in an Interview or Video segment, please get in touch.
• Program directory - I am interested in developing a directory of Christian affiliate opportunities, so affiliates can come here and find the programs that they need. These programs will be reviewed to make sure they really bring some conviction to the table in how they do business.
• More “Christian” programs exposed. Know of an affiliate or CPA offer that is targeting Christians with predatory and abusive offers? Or sites that are “wolves in sheep’s clothing?” Let’s shine some light on them.
• More action from the Christian Affiliate Marketing Association (CAMA) I’m the president of the group and my partners and I have decided to really step it up in 2008. We’ve got big plans that we’ll be speaking of between now and the Gospel Brunch at Affiliate Summit West that we think will add a TON of value for both merchants and affiliates.

Well, that’s all for now. I’m hoping to be on later today with my first video post (come on with that Flip Cam DHL)

God Bless,

Wade Tonkin