$70 Check from Date.com
As I was going through the mail yesterday I ran across a check from Date.com. I was confused as to why they would be sending me a check but then I remembered I had started building, AlaskaLove.com, a website promoting their affiliate program a few years ago. Since I never finished the website, and hadn’t promoted it, I figured it would be for around $10. Imagine my surprise when I discovered it was for $70.
I logged into the report manager to see how I made the $70 and discovered I had two signups at $35 a piece. With 166 clicks to the Date.com website since the 1st of the year, 23 people created profiles, and 2 people actually paid to join the site. This is in addition to the $34.20 from Google Adsense. That is a total of $104.20 this year from a website that I never even tried to finish, pretty good if you ask me.
Looks like I should go back and work on the Alaska Love site…
Gmail - Arrgggghhhh
In getting ready for my extended period of time away from home I pointed my main email address to a gmail account. I love the fact that gmail allows a massive amount of storage and has a good spam system, but… GIVE US A DELETE BUTTON!
When does $59 equal free?
I’m in the process of looking into software programs that manage internet cafes. Its kind of interesting because of the huge variety of features, I ran across one that blew my mind away - just not in a good way! Here is the text that I couldn’t believe:
Free Cyber Cafe Software : Cafezee Cyber Cafe Software is priced at US $59.00, closest to being free.
It’s free but its not? What’s that all about? When I ran across that line I decided this program wasn’t for me, I didn’t even look at the features even though its free, well “closest to being free.”
AP going to make the same mistake as AFP?
I often wonder if I could have worked on my writing style and made it in Journalism. It’s still a passion of mine but I just don’t have the skills, although I am working on a project that may bring me back in touch with this hobby.
Anyway, I have been watching the whole Google News vs. Agence France-Press (AFP) “fight,” basically AFP sued Google for linking to sites that carried their articles. It pissed off all of the customers of AFP because Google News is a good way to be visible. Now the Associated Press has taken notice that Google hid like a scared puppy, and suggested that Google News buys a license for AP content. If Google does end up buying the license they should just send anyone interested in an AP story to their own news page with ads and such. They have the demand, they would have the license, they might as well have the profits. That should really piss off AP’s other customers.