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Originally Posted by mae I have a very hard time believing he posted this for his own benefit. | Are you serious? If he didn't post it for his own benefit, why is it laced with affiliate links? Not there's anything wrong with that. I did it myself. But this post doesn't really serve the reader.
And that's why it will piss some people off. Because it isn't written in Steve's usual voice. It reads like an infomercial. |
I disagree. Think of it like this...
Why is it good for Steve to have ads on his website? Because if Steve is able to get paid for writing articles -- articles that generally help people -- he can write more of those articles. Sure it helps Steve, but what helps Steve also helps us, and what helps us may in turn help many, many other people (directly or indirectly).
If Steve's website had no ads and he got no cash from his website, he'd have to get money some other way, and that may detract from his ability to write articles, and in turn, help people through his writing. The more money Steve can get doing something that helps people, the more he can expand his service to help people even more.
Ultimately, even if he posted that blog post solely for his benefit, we all benefit from it. You just have to look at it from a "zoomed out" perspective and consider the big picture.