The Okinawa Redneck’s Blog
A Polk County boy on the loose in Japan

Changes?

I’m thinking of making some changes around here. This free WordPress is getting on my last nerve. I’ve been in some behind the scenes talk with other bloggers about aquiring my own domain. That way I could really trick this blog out. It would cost money, but not a whole lot of money. About $6 a month actually spread over 2 years. I would have more options when it came to the overall design of the site. Maybe more features and whatnot. I could probably use embedded links to Amazon and other websites so that when you as a reader clicked on them I would actually earn a couple cents.

I think also if I made the changes I would be more enthusiatic about writing too. If I have to pay for something then I will use it. So my question to you my OR’s, do you think I should make the big change or just stick with this? I’m not thinking about doing it because I could make money. With maybe 30 visitors a day I would probably end up having to pay Amazon. I’m looking at the overall creative control of the site. And if there are any type of stores that you would want me to link too, what would they be?

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4 Responses to “Changes?”

  1. Steven,
    I’m all for change, but I like free too! What is the deal with linking? Do they charge you to do that? You let me know how that works and I will tell you where I shop! I do A LOT of online shopping! I hate leaving The Island!

    LL

  2. Quick and dirty. I would have sponsers. Not annoying pop ups or anything. But a sponsers block on the side. Say I have Amazon, Dell, Apple and Wheatabix in the box. You click on the link to Amazon and buy a book. Amazon knows I refered you and kicks me back some change. I could also set it up so if in my post I use the word like jacket, jacket would be underlined and take you to say Lands End’s jacket page. That one is more of a pain in the ass though. Make sense?

  3. God I love quick and dirty! lol…. I shop at Amazon and Zappos the most!

  4. I love me some Amazon :) Bet Christel likes hearing that! I also do most of my shopping online :) I hate Wheatabix…lmao.
    I think the change would be good :) I would LOVE to see how you trick out your site…granted its not Xrated lol.


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