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December 9, 2007
You Honor Me. Seriously.
I've gotten stage fright of late.
A few links from popular sites have each given me about ten-days-worth of traffic in a few hours. And I am thrilled that so many people liked what I wrote a few days ago.
But I am no Fleshbot, no Erosblog, no YouPorn, no Bondage Blog, or no Spanking Blog. Those sites drive traffic, but with the exception of the last two sites, the people clicking through to me are mostly looking for pictures or videos. And those are just not my mediums. The majority of visitors click in, see no hard-core porn (and I dare call this a sex blog!), and click back out. One in ten will click another link. One in fifty or one per hundred will click more than one of my archive pages. Click the SiteMeter link graphic in the right column and see for yourself.
This web site is just my way of adding my voice to the chorus or of shouting into the wind. I write what I feel compelled to write. While I now have an agenda, I never started this site with an eye to make money or to sell products. There is not now nor was there ever a business plan. With regard to this site and this pen name, I doubt seriously there ever will be.
I have tried affiliate links with Amazon for several years because I have given them plenty of my own money. To date, I have not reached any threshold that would pay. The amount I would need to reach before they will send a check is $10. My gross earnings to date are $0. So I've given up on that. No other business or site I have linked is an affiliate link. I just thought the site was cool. If they do not wish for me to continue linking, I would remove any reference without question or hesitation. Occasionally I see people click from their tracking pages wondering "Black As My What? Who?"
With that said, I wouldn't even know where to begin to charge for a link or an ad. I don't even know if it is something that the terms of service for my ISP would allow. Further, I haven't registered for a business license or Tax ID number. I'm just not ready to take that step.
It just doesn't feel right.
I'm not trying to be wrong-headed or disrespectful, or stupid. Believe me, I have agonized over how to handle this.
This site is personal and a labor of love. No more, no less.
With gratitude, I must respectfully decline requests for ads, links or other placement.
[+] Posted by Sinner, who was transgressing at the time (December 9, 2007 8:42 PM) by speaking evil. [+]
2 Comments
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Good for you. Not everything in this world is about money...or even sex, as terrific as it is.
happy new year, long time no see :)
interesting to stumble on your post about site stats; i just a few minutes ago checked ours to see if there has been any difference since i started posting again last week. my last post was on the 4th and for some reason on the 9th my hits like tripled. couldn't find anything telling in the referrer logs tho...
weird. anyway i agree with all that you said here and it's been my experience too.
take care :)
love,
emmie