Filed under: General | Tags: Blogging, Monetizing, Money, PayPerPost, PayU2Blog, Smorty, Wordpress
Recently, I, who thought she was pretty smart about all things WordPress by now, became confused about what was allowed here at WordPress.com.
No, really. I was.
I was in the help forums (I love that place and the people who volunteer to help there) and had come across a post about Google Adsense… which led to a post about PayPerPost… wherein a reply from someone led to all this fraccy confusion.
One simple line did it.
“There’s a lot of folks here doing payperpost though”
And the word payperpost was linked to the tag page for it. Visiting that page, I found many other WordPress bloggers indeed, writing posts for PayPerPost and not only that, but signed up at places like Smorty.
I was both surprised, astounded and stupefied. The stupefied refers to myself. I thought, “How have I been so stupid all this time, not trying to earn a few bucks from fracas if it’s allowed here?”
And then I remembered something.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
I decided instead of rushing off to register myself at such places, to do what every WordPress blogger should do when they’re in doubt about something… send in a support email and ask first.
Which I did.
Which was answered. By Mark.
And so the result, (paraphrased by fracas) is this.
WordPress.com bloggers cannot use any of these types of services to monetize their blogs. Period. You people with posts on that tag page have a choice to make.
And because I know that if I (a blogger with nearly a half a million hits who has been on WordPress.com for a wee bit more than a year) was confused even momentarily, there are people out there who visit this tag page and are also momentarily confused. I know that some of them will, in their excitement, rush out and sign up for one of those services, thus perpetuating the confusion for others. It is for this reason, that I have tagged this post to appear on that page and in that category.
If you’re a WordPress.com blogger who has been participating in paid posting, please do choose from options #2 and #3 above. I really would hate to see things go the way of #1 for you, but I honestly want you to stop perpetuating confusion for the many new (and older) WordPress.com bloggers out there.
Oh.. and for those forum volunteers. It seems like a broken record with every third post being someone who wants to run Adsense and doesn’t bother to search for their answer before posting a new post about it. And yet, those volunteers repeatedly reply with the same answer… politely, and helpfully, despite at times, people practicing that “shoot the messenger” thing.
So to Mark, for taking the time to email me when he has a bajillion other support problems to handle… thanks. And to the volunteers… many thanks. You don’t get paid for what you do and that makes you #1 in my book!
[Image Source: This image was found at the New Mars forum, and attempts to trace it back provided this link to BBSpot. If there is yet another party to credit, I will gladly do so.]
Filed under: Fraccing | Tags: Beards, Celebrities, David Letterman, Entertainment, Fun, Humor, Media, Television, Viewer mail
I’ll let you in on a fraccy secret.
I’ve always wanted to send in one of those silly letters to the Letterman show’s “Viewer Mail” segment. I don’t know why I’ve never gone and done it, but now that the show is back on the air with new shows, I’m going to have to just do it.
I’m one of those people who has watched him since the eighties. I’ve giggled as he tossed items to the pavement, played Will It Float, or taunted Paul Shafer. I’ve wondered why anyone would agree to do a cooking segment on his show… and especially if the dish includes any type of alcohol as one of the ingredients necessary in the cooking process. You knew he’d swill from the bottle and then toss something aside. But honestly, each time they read the Viewer Mail segment, I would knock myself one for not having thought of something witty enough to send in.
He’s back… in new form.
“A bearded David Letterman walked out onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theatre, surrounded by a bevy of tuxedo-clad dancing girls holding picket signs reading “Writers Guild Of America On Strike.” He then proceeded to whip through several jokes about his appearance, comparing himself to a cattle-drive cook, and claiming that he had become introspective over his two-month hiatus. “This is what I learned about myself. Show, or no show…I really enjoy drinking in the morning. Read the rest of the review here…”
A fraccy letter will simply have to go in. I’ll keep you posted.
For now… I really wanted to post his beard and ask fraccers… Is it a yeah or a nay?
[Image source: All Your TV]
