The new face of Jamaican Media?

I received an email asking if I was one of these 60,000 Jamaicans. I was curious to find out if I was, so I visited jamlink.com, the website responsible for sending me the email.

I was not surprise when I found out that I wasn't one of the 60,000 Jamaicans. Nevertheless, I signed up to be a Jamlinker. I wanted to discover if there were any benefits to being a member of the Jamlink.com network.

Ironically, jamlink.com is not bad. It's different from all the other Jamaican dancehall and blog-type media sites I see popping all over the Internet.

According to the website, Jamlink ultimately seeks to promote unity throughout the Jamaican Diaspora by creating a cohesive network of organizations and individuals linked by a common interest in Jamaica.

The website also talks about monetizing the Jamaican online experience through its referral programs. I like making money, so I signed on to one of its programs with Ringyard, using the 4758 code, it gave me.

Ringyard was an easy one for me because; it's a phone service that lets you call Jamaica cheaply. I call Jamaica all the time, so I figure if I can make money calling Jamaica, then its no-brainer.

Once you sign-up with Ringyard using the code, Ringyard gives you your own code – which you can give to other people. When they sign-up using your code, you make a commission.

I tried it out with my brother, who also calls Jamaica a lot. True enough, I made 50 cents.
It turns out that you make 50 cents every time one of your referrals buys service from Ringyard.

Jamlink.com seems to be still in development though, but if turns out that they can give us a little more that the other Jamaican media sites, then I am all for them.

Enough of this dancehall and blogging nonsense, that will not get us anywhere. What we need is online media that shows the best of us. Ways to make money… and sharing the wealth.

If Jamlink.com can do that, then I say Big Up! to them.

- Jamaican Jack
Submitted to BigCulture