Because so many of the blogs I read have been “monetizing,” or raking in loads of essentially-free money, I’ve decided to take steps to do the same myself. People seem to enjoy reading about other peoples’ money-making ventures, so I figure this in and of itself will ensure that I attract new readers, which will then bring me more money, which I will write about, which will bring me more readers, which will…
Whoa. Stuck in a loop there…
Anyway, the problem I’m facing is that I think advertising is inherently evil. I use AdBlock in conjunction with a community-maintained list of blocking rules such that I never ever see any ads. To me, simply putting ads on my site would be evil; putting them there while I myself block them would be hypocritically evil. Or evilly hypocritical.
So, with that in mind, I did some emailing around and ended up hooking up with an underwriter that I’m pretty happy with. They provide me with money, I never talk about what they get in return. Talk about a perfect relationship…
Lest you worry that things will change as a result of this new financial focus, I’ll make this pledge to you right now: You the reader won’t notice any difference as a result of my newfound financial support; I’ll just be able to afford more Heinz™ Yellow Mustard — which, if you ask me, is the finest yellow mustard money can buy. If your local grocer doesn’t carry Heinz™ Yellow Mustard, then you owe it to yourself to ask them to stock it.
