To all my readers I wanted to let you know that Christian Affiliate Marketing has moved.  I originally wanted to use this domain to create a directory of Christian affiliate offers and tack a blog on a folder.

In the end, I could not find enough offers to warrant this and the domain name was too specific for the blog I wanted to create.

This blog is now going to be rebranded as The Affiliate Preacher, Encouraging Internet Entrepreneurs.

The new address for the site is http://www.affiliatepreacher.com/

You can subscribe to the feed by clicking here http://www.affiliatepreacher.com/feed/

I have some great articles in the works I know you won’t want to miss.  I have already begun a series on driving traffic.  So come on by and join in the discussion!

Carl,

The Affiliate Preacher

Barton Damer of Igniter, Echo, Collide and even Catalyst fame has a new blog of his own, Already Been Chewed.

You may not recognize the name but Barton has been on the leading edge of some of the coolest church graphic design stuff for a while now.  I sent him an email a while ago asking for a recommendation for a graphic designer and he completely ignored me.  (just putting that out there)

Barton has been featured on the web as a contributor to the popular Gomediazine.com. His tutorial on Creating Intricate Patterns in Illustrator is recognized by Smashing Magazine as one of the “Best of Illustrator Tutorials” and PSD Tuts featured his Bling Effect tutorial in a post about Great Photoshop Tutorials.

If you can get past the lime green, barely recognizable links, the blog has a bunch of good stuff on it.  My advice?

1. Use permalinks preferrably /%postname%/
2. Ditch the browns. For an incredible graphic designer, this site is hard to look at.
3. Only use one header.  You use a boring one with your logo in the top, then a changing one with logo variations just below it.  huh?

All in all I am looking forward to what he writes about and I have subscribed to his feed.  Which would give him double the size of my feed.

I have gotten emails through every contact form I have regarding the new search engine Cuil.

<a href=”http://www.cuil.com/”>new search engine</a> [url=http://www.cuil.com/]new search engine[/url] <a href=http://www.cuil.com/>new search engine</a> [url= http://www.cuil.com/ ] new search engine [/url]

Come on guys, quit spamming me.  I have no idea what you thought this was going to do but it is only annoying me.

For my ministry, I recently needed to create a photo slideshow in Sony Vegas.  I thought I was going to have to manually add image transition and spacing but I found this tutorial about creating the slide show in Vegas.

enjoy

I have a site that I want to build an Amazon page to sell some books on.  Does anyone know a decent way to do that?  I don’t want to put Amazon links in the posts or the sidebar, I just want a page that has Amazon things for sale.

Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software

I am starting a podcast soon and this is the final piece of the puzzle. I need a decent headphone microphone. Not a great one, because I can’t afford a great one, but a good one. If you can recommend one in the $40 to $50 range please do.

I also wanted it to have a USB connection.

Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB Headset

But here are the two that I am looking at. I have annoyed the folks following me on twitter too much already. So if you have any input, please chime in.

• Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software

• Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB Headset

I am going to use them in conjunction with Skype. I know some of my international readers use skype so surely you have an opinion on a good skype headset.

Don’t leave me hanging!

I hope to get a good number of posts going soon.  I have seen some things going on in the Christian Affiliate arena and I plan to post lots about them.  Stay tuned.

I have been super busy the past year or so. But it would seem that things are swinging a little more in the other direction so I plan to write a little more on this blog.

The balance of work and ministry is a tricky one. I know many believers who were a terrible witness on their jobs because of their work ethic. There is a balance.

I need to focus a little more on my money making efforts because this is what pays for my ministry.

With that in mind, it is my intention to spend a little more time in Dreamweaver and will post more on this blog as a result.

Any suggestions on a new theme?

I originally created this blog as a place to network with other believers in affiliate marketing.

I have so many other things going on that this venture seemed a little pointless. I have one thing I wanted to do with this domain and then I may never post here again. We shall see.

Join the Christian Affiliate Marketing Association for an awesome fellowship and networking event and kick off Affiliate Summit East in style on the CAMA Cruise.

The CAMA Cruise will depart at 9:00 am sharp from the dock at the World Trade Center just outside of the Seaport Hotel where we’ll board the cruise boat Lexington (pictured above) We’ll embark on a 2 hour Brunch cruise around historic Boston Harbor that will return us to the Affiliate Summit site promptly at 11:00 – so there will be plenty of time for Meet Market table set up, freshening up or last minute “strategerizing.”

Your ticket will include the cruise plus a delectable brunch buffet including:

ASSORTED PASTRIES
Sour Cream, Coffee Cake, Muffins, Bagels & Tea Breads
Accompanied by Butter, Cream Cheese and assorted jams

BELGIAN WAFFLES
Served with Whipped Cream and Seasonal Fruit

HOMEMADE QUICHE
stuffed with Spinach, Mushroom & Cheddar Cheese sliced and served with assorted condiments

served with
Fresh Fruit Salad
Bacon & Sausage
Home Fries

Fresh Juices, Coffee, Tea & Decaf

Pricing is $50 per person if purchased prior to 12:00 AM PT July 18th 2008 and $60 per person through August 8, 2008

http://camacruise.eventbrite.com/