Showing posts with label Affiliate Marketing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Affiliate Marketing. Show all posts

Monday, September 30, 2024

Autumn Talks 2024

     Guuzaka                                                                                                          2024-09-30

Affiliate Links Disclosure

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพThis blog post may contain affiliate links. When you click and purchase something from within these links, I may earn a small percentage of that sale. ๐Ÿ’ฒ This is done at no extra expense to you. Guuzaka is not an official salesmen of these vendors. Therefore, any potential product problems and other technicalities must be dealt with through official staff of the online shop. 



Last Day Of The Month

At least 1 blog post per month, right? ๐Ÿ˜ Well, I certainly have not done a good job with that thus far in Year 2024. To date, I have only done 4 blog posts: April, May, July, and now this one. ๐Ÿ˜ณ I will need to do my best to try and make sure something is done not just for the remaining months of the year, but going forward in general. In my April blog post this year, I went into good detail about the importance of not having your identity and livelihood tied to 1 platform. In summary, if that platform just deletes your account, you are screwed. ๐Ÿ’€

So yes, Autumn has come upon us 8 days ago in the northern hemisphere. ๐Ÿ‚ If you know me already, you will damn well know that I do not look forward to cooler weather, but alas! I live in Canada where 4 distinct seasons exist, although some parts of the country are technically only winter and cold spring weather-wise. ๐Ÿฅถ Northern Nunavut, particularly Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord come to mind. ๐Ÿฅถ

Yes, I realise that today also happens to be National Day For Truth And Reconciliation. Not going to lie; I forgot what the main theme of that day is supposed to be about. ๐Ÿ˜ณ I know that it has to do with some sort of Indigenous recognition, but upon refreshing my memory with a Google Search I learned that the day honours the children who died and Survivors of residential schools. ๐Ÿฅ€ Heartbreaking indeed. ๐Ÿ’” And you know, or actually perhaps it is better not to even mention what I just saw first thing on Reddit a little earlier, but here we go: a deranged racist farmer mowed a little black 6-year-old boy down in front of his mother whilst she screamed in horror. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ I thought he died when I first read the headline, but I did not look to closely at what was said. That article turned me off so bad, that I just left the website shortly. But, upon talking about dead or abused children in residential schools, this topic reminded of that poor little boy. ๐Ÿ˜”

"Gosh darn it, Guuzaka! Why the hell did you have to mention that?! That is so revolting!" I know, I know. That is just plain awful! Why people continue to abuse children, or even people in general is beyond me. ๐Ÿฅ€ Orange shirts are cool, but everyday is important for keeping the general peace and not abusing people, especially vulnerable people like children. ๐Ÿ˜

My Latest Videos

10 days ago, I finally uploaded the latest batch of videos to my channel. Felt like forever, but at least I finally finished that batch. You may be wondering why all 18 of those videos are Beyblade Xtreme content, as opposed to February 2022's batch? ๐Ÿคจ You see, I intended for those videos to come out a bit sooner, but due to a myriad of things I talked about in past entries, I was not able to edit and upload as fast as I would like to. ๐ŸŒ Beyblade Xtreme is the latest, hottest thing in the Battle Top world right now. ๐Ÿ”ฅ I have certainly noticed how quickly it has been growing other channels. I have even noticed how my views, visitors, and subscribers have steadily gone up. Nothing record-breaking by any means, but growth is growth. ๐ŸŒฑ This is why I did not want to leave that batch of videos till when I get around to uploading 2024 videos. 

Now, does this mean that I am going to forsake all my others videos and allocate all my resources and time to Beyblade Xtreme? ๐Ÿค” Certainly not! In fact, now that I have completed this batch of Beyblade videos that I have codenamed Beyblade Xtreme December 2023 To June 2024, I would like to begin editing the February 2022 batch realistically towards the end of next week. 

Year 2024 End Targets

500 or more subscribers on YouTube before Year 2024 ends?  As tempted as I am to say 1000, I am not too sure if that is too realistic. Possible? Yes. Likely? Not too likely. 100 or more views per Blogger upload? ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Not impossible, but perhaps not too likely? ๐Ÿคจ I made the mistake last time of not posting some of previous entries to Instagram, and my other social networks, which could very well explain why they could not even get past 20 views at the time of this very writing. ๐Ÿ’€ Even for a Nano-sized brand like mine, we can all agree that not even getting at least 50 is pretty damn bad. ๐Ÿ˜ณ But you know? I am also very careful that when talking about views to remind viewers that big views overnight is not what I am aiming for. An audience that actually engages with the content is far more important to my brand's growth and stability. ๐Ÿ‘€

I may be able to upload 2 batches, but could I do 3 batches of videos before year end? ๐Ÿค” Considering that the February 2022 batch alone has 20 videos, getting even 2 might be a stretch. So, 99% certainly not 3. Do I have any particular goals for Instagram? Not really, to be super honest. Maybe spend just slightly more time on it, as so to not make my presence there seem too irrelevant. Oh yes, Patreon and Ko-fi! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค— I am surprised I have not mentioned either of those 2 in my entries this year. Or did? I cannot recall doing so, so I will talk about them a little now. If you do love my content, and want to show continual support, and are excited about what may become of Guuzaka Atazaka, consider becoming a patron on my Patreon. Not into subscriptions? That is totally understandable, hence where my Ko-fi comes into play. There, you can send one-time payments instead.

Overall, using the analogy of meat and potatoes, YouTube would be the meat, and Blogger the potatoes in terms of my focus and growth at this time. ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅ”

Infinity Nado

"Seriously, Guuzaka what are you onto?" Or "What is that?" you must have said in your mind or perhaps even out loud. Chances are, if you have been on the channel, looked around, and bonus points, even checked out the playlists, you see that things that spin like Beyblades, Infinity Nado, and fidget spinners have their own playlist. So naturally, Infinity Nado has been on my mind, but yet you still do not see them on my channel just yet. Why I so randomly mention them, is because I had intended to start filming at least 1 video with them per month in 2024. The result? I only did 2 videos all the way back in February. ๐ŸŒ And on top of it, I do not recall being too personally proud of those videos. ๐Ÿ˜ณ 

If I were to ever get my hands on Infinity Nado 6, that would be sweet! ๐Ÿคฉ Too bad they still have not released locally: online nor brick-and-mortar. And by online, I am talking like Amazon Canada or Walmart Canada. You can buy them straight from Alpha Group on AliExpress, however. I was under the impression that when Beyblade Xtreme launched last year, that they would have tried to rival them by shortly launching to North American stores, but nope! ๐Ÿ˜ Looks like Alpha Group really does not want to bother with that for this generation. Who knows. They might just surprise us and launch locally in Year 2025. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Autumn Marketing

This particular section is solely for me to do some shameless affiliate marketing about some on-going eBay sale events for my viewers in Canada, United States Of America, and Australia. Do not worry, I am not going to talk about things I have absolutely no interest in just for the sake of getting clicks and affiliate commissions upon your qualified purchases. ๐Ÿ˜Œ Fellow Canadians, there is unfortunately not a whole lot going on, but Lenovo is offering eBay-certified refurbished products. I personally own a pair of Lenovo wireless mice in red and blue. ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ”ต

Could care less about Lenovo? You might be more excited about Jordans. ๐Ÿ€ I have yet to personally unbox Jordans, but I have done other shoe brands before.

Americans, there is TONS I could talk about, but I will stick with 3 things for you Eagles: cell phones under $250, eBay refurbished Apple computers, and fine jewelry. ๐Ÿ’Ž Admittedly, I selected fine jewelry just for fun and giggles, but who knows: maybe you were about to conveniently buy some! ๐Ÿ˜

G'day, my Oceanian mates! ๐Ÿฆ˜ eBay is oddly having more sales events for you Australians than Canadians. Kind of odd given that eBay is North American company, but perhaps they get more revenue from you? ๐Ÿคจ I personally do not know. Save up to $400* on a great Dyson range, Up to 45% off phones, and Fashion Aussie brands you love, will be what I will share with you this entry.

September Close-off

Nothing more I particularly have that I want to discuss further. I shall now tidy this entry, have it posted, then shared to my social media accounts. ๐Ÿ‚ Did any Indigenous people by any chance stumble across this post? ๐Ÿคจ If you did, let me know, and tell me which tribe you are from if you do not mind. ๐Ÿ˜„

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Warning! Do Not Join Sovrn Commerce, Formerly VigLink!

Guuzaka                                                                                                          2019-12-11

Warning! Do Not Join Sovrn Commerce, Formerly VigLink!

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพThis blog post may contain affiliate links. When you click and purchase something from within these links, I may earn a small percentage of that sale. ๐Ÿ’ฒ This is done at no extra expense to you. Guuzaka is not an official salesmen of these vendors. Therefore, any potential product problems and other technicalities must be dealt with through official staff of the online shop. 

I, hereby certify that this entry does not contain any false, modified, or dubious information, excepting the removal of confidential information such as my e-mail address. Everything being posted here is 100% true and transparent.

With that out of the way, watch the video in case you have not seen it yet, or simply want a refresher. Finished watching? Time for the screenshots as proof that I am not making things up.



I have no idea how legible this will appear on your device, but you get the idea. What I want to emphasize for this entry is the last part. This did not appear in the video because by the time the response came, I already finished creating the warning.

"We cannot disclose specifics as to why as it is part of our policy to keep certain information private to prevent further suspicious activity from occurring."

If for some reason the video itself did not convince you to avoid them, this line certainly will. The fact that they only release payments every 90-120 days probably turned some off before even hearing about this. Shocked? Disgusted? Appalled? Surprised? Not surprised? Jaws dropped on the floor? I understand your emotions, as that response is truly 100% bull dung. Was I asking for the keys to their headquarters? No. Was I asking them for the system administration password? No. Was I asking them for the CEO's bank account details? No. I could go on with questions that would have been truly inappropriate to ask for, but you get my point. All I had asked for is a proper, transparent reason why my account was disabled, and why I could not even get the slightest bit of a chance to fix it.

If Sovrn Commerce cannot trust its creators enough to give them specifics, and a second chance without resorting to permanent bans, you should not trust this autocratic company either. Can you imagine what life would be like if this were the way things operated? Let us take a look at three short scenarios.

The Grocery Store

Narrator: People are shopping like usual at Alexander's grocery store. The next day, 20 minutes before opening, officers show up.

Officer: Sir, I am afraid this grocery store is going to have to be permanently shut down.

Alexander: What? Why?!

Officer: Too many shady people congregate around here.

Alexander: This would be the first time I am being notified of this! Please allow me and my team to improve security.

Officer- No, your store is closed and the decision is final.

The Musician & The Instructor

Narrator: Ava has spent a week working on a musical piece. The piece is now complete, and she is ready to show it to her Instructor.

Ava: The piece is finally complete! Let me know what you think of it! [Gives him the papers]

Instructor: Thank you, I will go over it, and tell you if it makes it or not.

Ava: Great!

Narrator: The next day.

Instructor: [Gives the papers back to Ava]

Ava: Huh?

Instructor: Your compositional style is not suitable for our performers. As such, you will not be allowed to write for us anymore.

Ava: What?! You haven't even told me what's wrong with it!

Instructor: It is no good. [Walks away]

The YouTuber

Narrator: Gideon has been working hard on a video discussing a variety of issues in today's society. Today is the day, where he is finally ready to post it!

Gideon: Boy oh boy! I wonder how this will be received! [Uploads video]

Narrator: 4 hours later. After doing other errands, Gideon decides to take a look at the stats of his video.

Gideon: Dang! 4 hours and 14,000 views?! This is craaaaaaaaazy! 

Narrator: The next day. Gideon's video is demonetized. When he sees that his video is demonetized, he reports it as being wrongly demonetized.

YouTube: Certain subject matters are unsuitable for advertisers, especially when it involves, tragedy, sickness, guns, and so forth.

Gideon: What?! I never showcased graphics images of any of that! My video was done entirely from an educational standpoint! [Sends another response]

Narrator: YouTube does not respond, and leaves the video permanently demonetized.


What You Probably Think At This Point
  • "Wow, sorry you have been through all of this!" ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ
  • "Yikes! I am definitely going to stay 10,000 kilometres away from this network!" ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
  • "Thank you for publishing this. This has been very insightful" ๐Ÿค“
  • "I get what you are saying, but think this is overkill" ๐Ÿ˜
  • "Seriously man? Man up!" ๐Ÿ˜‘
  • "Oh my gosh! Get over it!" ๐Ÿ™„
  • "Damn son, you salty!" ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
  • "Must you be so over the top all the time?" ๐Ÿฅฑ
To those of you that appreciate this, thank you. To those of you on the negative side, let me make this clear: this post is not a "salty whine and moan" rant. It is very serious. I intended to have the screenshots in the video, but did not get around to that. With this blog post, not only do you get to see the screenshots as proof, but the additional response, plus further, deeper explanations, life examples, and more. Warning, exposure videos, blog posts, Tweets and what not, are absolutely nothing new. 

The problem is that there are too many people that do exposed social media posts for the sake of views, and focus more on the sensational aspect of it, rather than accuracy and transparency. Those of you that are not new to my channel, or if you have at least seen the trailer, you will know that clickbaiting and lies are not part of my image. If you took the time to read all of this, thank you.