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Originally Posted by Frans  I invite you to read my (updated) vision about reality here: What is the meaning of my life?
@impaul99: There are no Adsense ads on this site and you won't find any donation buttons either.
This site costs me money, but I have deliberately chosen for that, so everybody can see that I earn nothing with sharing my view.  |
You'll find adwords on my site, and a donation button, and you'll definitely find a link to my blog in my signature. This is not because I'm greedy, but because I've lost my guilt of making a living in this world a long time ago. If someone finds my blog inspirational and they want to donate, why not? If they find my site valueless for them, I haven't cost them anything.
If a mechanic provides value to me by fixing my car, I will pay him.
If a waitress gives me good service at a restaurant, I will give her a good tip.
If my lawyer offers me valuable advice, I pay him.
If my nutritionist offers me nutritional advice I will pay him.
Why should anyone running a blog on self development or anything else feel any guilt for having adwords, or a donation button? After all, out of all the other jobs people in the world have and all the ways to make money, we're one of the few that don't ask for anything until AFTER we provide value to you, and even then we don't ask for anything, it's purely your choice. In fact, except via donation, you NEVER pay anything anyways, it's the advertisers that pay, not you! I have donated to Steve's website on a few occasions but I assure you I've already made hundreds of times the amount of money from his advice.
Just my opinion though. I used to feel guilty asking for money at one point in my life, but I don't anymore. What you do with your blog is up to you but just because you haven't monatized your site doesn't mean your message is somehow "more pure". After all, I could just as easily say that you're just going after fame or that you're going to build up the traffic to a certain point and THEN throw adwords up there etc. Not that I'd say something like that but you know what I mean.