C28.com Shirt of the Week – Pray for U.S.

It’s darn close to Independence Day in the here in the United States and I think that this shirt is an awesome reminder that as a nation – we exist at the will of the Almighty God. He has protected us during some hard times because we were faithful and as we face hard times again, it’s my prayer that we return to looking to God for protection and guidance and to Jesus Christ for our salvation.

This is just another awesome shirt from C28.com – please support them by ordering this shirt and wearing it proudly.

If you’d like to promote this or other C28 designs, you can find them on AvantLink or Commission Junction. They pay a 10% commission on sales and have the best selection of aggressively styled Christian clothing and accessories on the market.

C28.com offers end of month 20% off sale

If you have a blog or site that caters to a young Christian audience (14-35 or so) or that deals with Christian rock, metal or hip hop music, you really should be working with C28.com- they are the undisputed leader in “rock and roll” and urban styled Christian clothing and accessories.

They’re having a great sale right now with 20% off site wide – the catch is that it’s only running through midnight (PT)  tomorrow (6/30) a coupon code “20FORYOU”  must be used to collect the discount.

C28 operated their affiliate programs on AvantLink and Commission Junction.  They offer commissions from 10-15% depending on volume sent and they are rapidly approaching one of their traditional busy seasons – Back to School.   Now is a great time to get on board with them.

Sign up for C28 Affiliate Program on AvantLink

Sign up for C28 Affiliate Program on CJ

C28 launches Youth Group Fundraiser affiliate program

C28.com has announced the launch of a Youth Group Fundraiser program that pays a 15% commission to Youth Groups, Churches and other non-profit ministries.  The program is being facilitated through a special offer in Commission Junction and managed by GTO Management.

If you have  an eligible youth group, church or ministry that would like to participate, please visit http://www.c28.com/Fundraising for details.

NOTE: to participate – you may be required to produce proof of non-profit ministry status

If you have any questions, please contact affiliates /at/ c28.com

C28 launches affiliate program on Commission Junction!

Promote C28.com this Christmas Season!

I’m really excited to announce that C28.com has launched a new affiliate program on the Commission Junction affiliate network that will continue to run in parallel with the existing C28 program at AvantLink.

The program, managed by GTO Management – will give C28 exposure to a much larger network of potential affiliates through the relationship with CJ – home of a large percentage of the Internet Retailer Top 500 online retailers.

The C28 Affiliate Program on CJ pays a 10% commission on all sales that occur within 30 days of the referral.

Join the C28 Affiliate Program on Commission Junction

CAMBlog Podcast – Justin Palmer from C28 on Canvas project and Christmas rush

I had the chance to spend some time with Justin Palmer of C28.com today on the Podcast and he had some cool stuff to talk about.   Recently, C28 launched a project called “Canvas” that encourages Christian artists to submit their designs for inclusion in new limited edition t shirt print runs, and lets visitors vote on the designs they like most.   The 20 most popular designs in the initial round just went to print and the contest continues.

We also talked about a new special offer for non profit ministries and churches to earn higher commissions working with C28.  We’re offering a 20% commission on all sales to churches and ministries with non profit status.

Justin also spoke to the fact that fully 60% of C28’s sales occur between November 1 and December 31.

If you are a Christian affiliate looking for an awesome apparel and accessories merchant that appeals to young Christians, you should be working with C28 for sure.

The C28 Affiliate Program is hosted on the Avant Link network and offers a 15% commission on all sales.   A variety of banners and text links are provided as well as a product feed that is updated daily.

My company GTO Management provides management services for the program.

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Are C28 Applicants having trouble getting approved by AvantLink?

I launched C28.com’s affiliate program in AvantLink about a month back and we’ve announced it here and had a big email go out to a couple of hundred Christian affiliates announcing it.

Have any of you had trouble getting rejected by AvantLink?

I know that they are a bit harder on applications than many networks like CJ and Shareasale, but I want to make sure folks are getting in if they want to work with C28.

If you have had an issue with this – please email me through the Contact Us page on the site.

God Bless,

Wade

Peddling the Word of God – what’s okay?

I just had an interesting conversation with a guy who was looking to get into affiliate marketing in a financial lead generation opportunity. We were talking extensively about some of the sites in the financial lead generation space who target Christians with specially designed landing pages to appeal to and generate trust in Christians merely because of an apparent shared belief.

He indicated that he didn’t feel comfortable taking a similar approach – selling his Christianity as a reason people should consider him as a business partner. He threw some Scripture my way throwing some Paul at me from 2 Corinthians:

Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.

This created an interesting question about all “Christian” businesses and what we should be thinking about in doing our every day business. Are we profiting from “peddling the Word?”

I think the issue is intent and execution.

If our belief is hollow and we have no interest in ministering to our audience or the lost through what we do, I think we are definitely in trouble. If our focus in doing business with a Christian focus is on doing ministry, and in supporting that ministry through the commerce that we do, I think we are fine as long as we keep our focus where it belongs.

I take a look at sites like Abbey Press – where the proceeds of the sales benefit a monastery. Or to SinglesofFaith – where proceeds of a dating ministry with heavy emphasis on Faith development and service go to support inner-city outreach that members are invited to participate in. I think of C28 and JesusBranded that design clothing and accessories with Christian inspiration that put Scripture out there to inspire sharing among youth and young adults. I think of Alpha Omega and Sonlight who help Christian parents educate their kids with a focus on God’s Word.

I see no problem with these companies because I think that their heart and their execution are in the right place.

I look at companies like ChristianFaithFinancial, BigChurch and the variety of Christian BizOpp offers, etc and think that these folks have something big to worry about. The bottom line is this: As Christians, we have a tendancy to trust our own. Any jackass can throw up a site with “Christian” in the URL, and slap up a couple of crosses or an icthus and a badly chosen Bible verse on it and reel in the suckers. Trust me…it happens all the time.

As Christians in online business, we need to make sure that we live up to any claims we make and do the ministry work with all of our hearts, souls and strength.

As Christian consumers, we need to carefully analyze sites that market to us based on our “shared” Faith.

Try this sometime. If you go to a site that seems fishy in it’s faith basis – ask them what they believe, or ask them to point you at their “statement of faith” and you will know instantly what they are up to.

What do you think?

C28 Affiliate Program Launches on AvantLink

I covered this on ChristianAffiliateNews yesterday, but I wanted to make sure that the word got out.

My partners and I at GTO Management have just re-launched the affiliate program for C28.com. If you aren’t familiar, C28 is a Christian multi channel retailer with a combination of their C28.com website and physical locations that are the Christian equivalent of mall stores like Zumiez.

C28 is a really cool company that is committed to seeing the Gospel preached to the nations. They look to inspire “sharing” conversations through their bold Christian clothing and accessories including t shirts, sportswear, hoodies, jewelry, shoes, and more. They are very committed to customer service and they do some things that I love in their ecommerce process that I noticed when I placed a test order. The “thank you” page and email that I received included a picture and a personal greeting from my customer service representative – Also included on the note was a prompt to send any prayer requests.

C28 is probably the best known and most established of the Christian clothing manufacturers targeting youth and young adults and if you have this traffic on your site, you should be working with them.

We chose to launch the C28 affiliate program in the AvantLink affiliate network for a few reasons. I am really impressed with some of the linking tools these guys offer centered around the C28 product datafeed including a store builder as well as raw feeds. One of the things that really impressed me the most is their Affiliate Link Encoder (ALE) technology that is awesome for content sites, bloggers and reviewers.

As an affiliate with the ALE script in place on your site, you can write reviews or articles on C28 products and link directly to them ( no need to look up individual product links ) and your visitors will be tracked to your site. Here is an example for you:

My favorite shirt of all at C28.com is the “Made to Love God Forever” t shirt – I love the bold statement that it makes to anyone who sees me wearing it. In fact – I was walking to lunch today and have a conversation with a guy on the street who saw the shirt and asked me what I thought it meant….

If you mouse over the link.. you will see the affiliate tracking in place. That is a seriously slick tool for people who like to blog or write reviews.

It’s an awesome reason to join AvantLink as well… as this linking technology works with any direct link to any active AvantLink merchants site.

C28 is paying commissions of 15-20% depending on sales volume. We’re looking for affiliates who will work hard to help us reach the world and share in our success. Are you interested?

Join the C28 Affiliate Program Now

Note: C28 does not allow trademark bidding on “C28″ “NOTW” or any mis-spells or derivatives.

C28 is re-entering the affiliate fold

I am way stoked to announce that C28.com has just signed on with my company GTO Management to re-enter the affiliate marketing world with an affiliate program hosted at Avant Link.

C28 is I feel the top player in Christian apparel for youth and young adults. Their look is edgy and conversation inspiring and as a company they are committed to retail ministry… meaning, it’s about more than just selling clothes. It’s about helping to take the Gospel forward and see people saved and developing a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Stay tuned for more on this as we get closer to launching the affiliate program for C28.com