Comments on: Another reason for blogging under your own domain http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mbhunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-9668 mbhunter Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:59:18 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/#comment-9668 Thanks both for your comments! Didn't know about the Adbrite ads, Frugal Duchess. I think you're right. Single Ma, thank you for your thoughts. I agree that the blogging idea was suggested at my own peril. I'm sure you're not the only one who saw that and thought "Yeah right, whatever!" But if blogging isn't part of the answer of making up the difference, what should be? Thanks both for your comments!

Didn’t know about the Adbrite ads, Frugal Duchess. I think you’re right.

Single Ma, thank you for your thoughts. I agree that the blogging idea was suggested at my own peril. I’m sure you’re not the only one who saw that and thought “Yeah right, whatever!”

But if blogging isn’t part of the answer of making up the difference, what should be?

]]> By: Frugal Duchess http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-9664 Frugal Duchess Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:36:41 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/#comment-9664 You may have been hit by an adbrite ad. It's a full screen ad that bloggers get paid for (sort of) You may have been hit by an adbrite ad. It’s a full screen ad that bloggers get paid for (sort of)

]]> By: Single Ma http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-9663 Single Ma Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:35:41 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/10/another-reason-for-blogging-under-your-own-domain/#comment-9663 Hi mbhunter, I've been blogging on blogspot.com for 10 months and have never experienced what you described in this post. I can change the html in my template to display whatever I want it to display. There are no hidden or obtrusive advertising that I didn't authorize. Everything that's on my blog, I put there myself. I write what I want and blogspot does not control how my content is delivered. Trust me because I've written some controversial (and sometimes vulgar) things. LOL The only problems I've had with blogspot are the occassional outages (same thing can happen with your own hosting service), and every now and then, it's a pain uploading pictures, but that's it. If I were truly in a financial bind, spending money for my own hosting site would be the last thing on my mind. If I were married and my husband suggested it, I'd look at him like he had 4 heads. The time spent writing useful material to drive enough traffic to your blog resulting in earnings of $100+ per month, then paying for a hosting service is a unrealistic solution for someone who is "truly in need." Think: can barely pay my rent. Start a blog! Think: no food to eat. Pay for a hosting service! I don't think so. Hi mbhunter,

I’ve been blogging on blogspot.com for 10 months and have never experienced what you described in this post. I can change the html in my template to display whatever I want it to display. There are no hidden or obtrusive advertising that I didn’t authorize. Everything that’s on my blog, I put there myself. I write what I want and blogspot does not control how my content is delivered. Trust me because I’ve written some controversial (and sometimes vulgar) things. LOL The only problems I’ve had with blogspot are the occassional outages (same thing can happen with your own hosting service), and every now and then, it’s a pain uploading pictures, but that’s it.

If I were truly in a financial bind, spending money for my own hosting site would be the last thing on my mind. If I were married and my husband suggested it, I’d look at him like he had 4 heads. The time spent writing useful material to drive enough traffic to your blog resulting in earnings of $100+ per month, then paying for a hosting service is a unrealistic solution for someone who is “truly in need.”

Think: can barely pay my rent. Start a blog!
Think: no food to eat. Pay for a hosting service!

I don’t think so.

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