19 February 2005 - 1:15pm
A note about the ads [updated]
As you may have noticed, there are now a couple of ad spaces in the right-hand column. No, I've not sold out. I haven't even made a sale yet. (Ha!)
No, really I'm just trying to find a way to help make this site pay for itself. I'm not looking to become a "professional blogger" (as if!) or make this community into one big billboard of ads. But to date this thing has been totally self-financed, and while the expense is not horrific by any stretch of the imagination, I'm not exactly in Teresa Heinz Kerry's tax bracket, either. I've left the beggar's hat tip jar up; so far it's gone empty, but even so, the thought of asking for charity makes me a bit uncomfortable. And being of the entrepreneurial mindset and all, I find it more palatable to at least offer some sort of exchange for any sponsorship or support given. Thus, the ads.
Anyway, I know a lot of people put ads on their sites. I looked around at the options, and found Blogads to have a pretty good deal. (And their use by DailyKos, MyDD and other sites I admire and respect gave me at least a small indication that it's probably a trustworthy operation.)
So there they are. If you got something to sell, there's space available here.
Update 26 October 2005: Since this post seems to draw some continuous traffic, I thought I'd add this caveat and disclosure: While I reserve the right to reject any ad displayed here in the Blogads block in the right sidebar, appearance of such ads here should not be construed as an endorsement by me or mediagirl.org of the advertiser in anyway. The ads are booked and paid through Blogads, who take a commission from the sales.
I may post more on this in the future. Further elaboration will be linked below for future reference.
-mg
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If it helps, I've never paid a single cent to blog. I use Blogger's server for my blog, Buzznet for my pictures, and Haloscan for my comments. All it costs me is my time, which I'd otherwise be spending kibbitzing on message boards anyway. :)
After giving it a shot for a few months, I ended up getting very frustrated with the sluggish centralized server. I've also come to be a big believer in owning one's own blog. The Google guys say "Do no evil" but I'm a bit skeptical given various events of late (which I don't need to go into now). Besides, I like getting under the hood and tinkering a bit.
And I really like the community aspect of Drupal. Thus here I am.
Understood. But there you are - either blog for free and have a little patience with the server's occasional hiccups, or go over to the dark side of the force and become commercialized. :)
The sales department has no input on content. (It might work the other way around, too.)