3 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I was thinking maybe you had an affiliate partnership with the hospital so that each surgery for eagles players generates revenue for the EMB.

lol I'm actually thinking about applying for one with Fan Duel, if anyone here bets. 

2 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

lol I'm actually thinking about applying for one with Fan Duel, if anyone here bets. 

I hardly do anymore. I was much more in to it when fanduel and draftkings just came out with their sportsbooks. But that might be a good source.

Im not sure on here how many use fanduel. Draftkings may be more popular. Do they have one as well?

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

I hardly do anymore. I was much more in to it when fanduel and draftkings just came out with their sportsbooks. But that might be a good source.

Im not sure on here how many use fanduel. Draftkings may be more popular. Do they have one as well?

I'll look into it. I just thought about it last night after a Fandual commercial on TV. 

Just ordered a new treadmill through our Amazon link. You are all very welcome. 

We got a new bonus offer from Amazon:

 

So if we hit those 'Shipped' numbers, we'll get the flat fee commission as a bonus.

9 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

We got a new bonus offer from Amazon:

 

So if we hit those 'Shipped' numbers, we'll get the flat fee commission as a bonus.

It says April to June. So looks like if we have an amazon order that can wait, we should wait till 4/1 to do it.

Any update on how we are doing with this?

Hopefully everything is well @VaBeach_Eagle

Hey everyone, I'm going to retire the GoFundMe account, it served us well for the years that we needed it but going forward, I'll cover any annual shortfall that the Amazon link doesn't cover.

I've also reduced the amount of ads that guests see, so the site for guests will be a bit more ad free friendly, almost. Some ads, but fewer.

16 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Hey everyone, I'm going to retire the GoFundMe account, it served us well for the years that we needed it but going forward, I'll cover any annual shortfall that the Amazon link doesn't cover.

I've also reduced the amount of ads that guests see, so the site for guests will be a bit more ad free friendly, almost. Some ads, but fewer.

Great to hear from you va we were worried about you! Hopefully the amazon link is doing well

8 hours ago, Cheesteakitis said:

Great to hear from you va we were worried about you! Hopefully the amazon link is doing well

For 2025:

For this year, through Feb 6, we're at $48

Just paid the bills for the upcoming year, so we're all set. I'll contact Mark soon for the new upgrade.

22 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Just paid the bills for the upcoming year, so we're all set. I'll contact Mark soon for the new upgrade.

New upgrade or fixing the current one?

Also welcome back

I don't know if it was intentional because I remember @VaBeach_Eagle saying only guests get ads but this reminder was nice

I especially like the wording

1 hour ago, Mike030270 said:

I don't know if it was intentional because I remember @VaBeach_Eagle saying only guests get ads but this reminder was nice

I especially like the wording

That actually just popped in my mind as I was thinking about making a better banner than the one that Amazon provides, which is orange and just felt more intrusive on the board experience.

Just now, VaBeach_Eagle said:

I don't know if it was intentional because I remember @VaBeach_Eagle saying only guests get ads but this reminder was nice

Oh, and I disabled Google Ads entirely so Amazon is the only outside support the board will get. So Guests get a similar banner at the top of the board, members get this one at the bottom. I posted about it in the blog. It's more of a test right now, if everyone hates it, too bad.... err... I mean, I can remove it.

Just placed an order thru link. I’ve donated thru gofundme before ? Is this still an available way to donate to board ? If so could you share link. I buy with fanatics, Amazon, homage, and nfl.com. Do you also get cash from any of these ?

1 hour ago, Talkingbirds said:

Just placed an order thru link. I’ve donated thru gofundme before ? Is this still an available way to donate to board ? If so could you share link. I buy with fanatics, Amazon, homage, and nfl.com. Do you also get cash from any of these ?

I actually disabled GoFundMe either yesterday or the day before. Donations were the early lifeblood of the board, but I'm in a position now that I can shoulder any expenses that the Amazon affiliation doesn't cover. Donations were key and really required, but always something that I wanted to move away from, only because I don't want anyone having to go 'out of pocket' if at all possible.

If a good number of people use the Amazon link regularly, that's more than enough. That alone could generate enough to fully fund the board.

52 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

I actually disabled GoFundMe either yesterday or the day before. Donations were the early lifeblood of the board, but I'm in a position now that I can shoulder any expenses that the Amazon affiliation doesn't cover. Donations were key and really required, but always something that I wanted to move away from, only because I don't want anyone having to go 'out of pocket' if at all possible.

If a good number of people use the Amazon link regularly, that's more than enough. That alone could generate enough to fully fund the board.

Have to admit I’ve used Amazon but not gone thru board link. Is there a way to set up my Amazon purchases to automatically go thru the board ?

Just now, Talkingbirds said:

Have to admit I’ve used Amazon but not gone thru board link. Is there a way to set up my Amazon purchases to automatically go thru the board ?

No, I looked into it earlier. The only way is to click our link. That starts a 24 hour session and as long as you don't later click on someone else's link, any Amazon purchases with those 24 hours, can earn us a commission. I say 'can' because not every purchase will earn a commission. Most do, but not all.

10 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

No, I looked into it earlier. The only way is to click our link. That starts a 24 hour session and as long as you don't later click on someone else's link, any Amazon purchases with those 24 hours, can earn us a commission. I say 'can' because not every purchase will earn a commission. Most do, but not all.

Thanks I’ll try to be more consistent in my purchases.

Just now, Talkingbirds said:

Thanks I’ll try to be more consistent in my purchases.

Thanks, it'll help but if you forget, that's ok.

If you think to, just click the banner at the bottom of the board once a day, let Amazon open, then go on with whatever you were doing. Then later, if you buy something on Amazon, the EMB is already set.

57 minutes ago, Talkingbirds said:

Have to admit I’ve used Amazon but not gone thru board link. Is there a way to set up my Amazon purchases to automatically go thru the board ?

Only if you're a non-profit or school, there's an approval process

1 hour ago, Talkingbirds said:

Thanks I’ll try to be more consistent in my purchases.

A good habit that I formed is to just click the link every day whether I'm buying something or not. Great idea would be for members to send the links to their wives