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Like I said in my previous post, we have literally thousands of online retailers available to us and we are constantly adding good ones to our list. Then why are some of the really popular ones not already included on this site?
That’s an excellent question! Thank you for asking!
Just as we’ve chosen to not partner with many of the online retailers who’s sites we’ve reviewed, there are a lot of the big name retailers who have rejected us. I do a lot of my shopping online (even before starting this site) and I have a lot of favored retailers who have (so far) rejected my offer to include them on these ministry shopping pages. It’s a real heart-breaker to get a rejection letter from a company that I desperately want to include on this site.
The main reason for our rejection by these leading companies is that this site is new and doesn’t have much traffic on it yet. The retailers evaluate every Web site that applies for a contract with them and weed out those that don’t match their criteria. For a lot of the big name retailers, they’re looking partner with sites that get a lot of “hits” each month. So how much is “a lot?” It seems like the Magic Number for many of these guys is 1,000. They want to see a track record of 1,000 unique visitors to this site every month before they will consider doing business with us.
We’re getting there. We’re brand new, but we’re working hard to sign new Ministry Partners with members who are motivated to contribute to their ministry by shopping online. As we get more Ministry Partners signed up with us and their people start visiting this site, we’ll get closer and closer to hitting that Magic Number.
Once we hit each retailer’s Magic Number, you can expect to see the big guys here, like Walmart, Land’s End, Dell Computers, Apple, Coldwater Creek, Macy’s, Dillard’s, and on and on. So please come back often to visit this site, even if it’s not to shop. We would really like you to leave comments on our posts, recommend retailers, do product reviews, let us know of special events happening with your ministry, etc. This is more than just a fundraising page — it’s a community of believers. I’m excited about the community aspects and potential of this site, as well as it’s ability to help finance ministries through the sharing of our online sales commissions with each of them.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. — Galatians 6:10
ShopOnline2Give.com is really easy to use:
- Select the ministry that you want to help support by clicking on either the Ministry Partners button at the top of this page or the Shopping Pages listing in the left sidebar
- Shop at online stores by clicking on the ads on the ministry’s page
- Place your order directly with the online retailer
- We share half of our commission with your ministry
Remember to do all your online shopping from the ads on your ministry’s shopping page. Bookmark this page or your favorite ministry’s shopping page to make it easy for you to remember to come back to this site as a portal for all your online shopping needs. Come back often, as we are adding new online retailers on a regular basis.