help me make money
dear world,
i was wondering about the nooks and crannies of serious blogging (not that i'm saying this particular blog isn't serious, but it is a space for highly-personal stuff, and i am finding it weird to mix reviews and features with my ramblings or epiphanies), or my own website, for that matter. i have basic html knowledge, and i do mean basic, and a relationship with words that when tied together makes for good entertainment or even news. however, i have no idea where to start when it comes to getting an own domain (you know, without the .livejoural or .blogspot - just the ones that end with a .com), how to get ads and actually get paid for having them on the site, how to get sponsors, be paid for the number of hits, etc. i want to get started, and any suggestions or factoid you will give will be highly appreciated. ( i can't pay you of course, but i can squeeze your name in my next book, or dedicate a poem to you, or write a play about your grandmother's life, or give you a shoulder to cry on, or walk your dog.)
we all know that this is a particularly hard time to make money, and it's harder for young people like me who are still considered novices in this profession. (unlike some of my professors back in college, i'm still a long way from charging Php 25,000 for proofreading a brochure.) especially here in this country, where hardly anyone considers curling up in bed with a good book the best way to spend a rainy afternoon. if you actually come to think of it, it's much, much easier to sell your internal organs than a 120-peso pocketbook. you'd be surprised how much help you can give us young writers just by reading the words that we write.
do send me a reply, dear world.
best,
surot
p.s.
it's been a long time since we talked. how is your mother?
p.p.s.
as for your last letter: no, i am not coming out with another one soon, but i am writing one right now. you'd be glad to know that i am now starting on the second chapter. after a whole year of not writing anything for myself, i'm sure you would agree that this is a good thing. getting a publisher, however, is another matter.
p.p.p.s
again, as for your last letter: sadly, it no longer fits me.
i was wondering about the nooks and crannies of serious blogging (not that i'm saying this particular blog isn't serious, but it is a space for highly-personal stuff, and i am finding it weird to mix reviews and features with my ramblings or epiphanies), or my own website, for that matter. i have basic html knowledge, and i do mean basic, and a relationship with words that when tied together makes for good entertainment or even news. however, i have no idea where to start when it comes to getting an own domain (you know, without the .livejoural or .blogspot - just the ones that end with a .com), how to get ads and actually get paid for having them on the site, how to get sponsors, be paid for the number of hits, etc. i want to get started, and any suggestions or factoid you will give will be highly appreciated. ( i can't pay you of course, but i can squeeze your name in my next book, or dedicate a poem to you, or write a play about your grandmother's life, or give you a shoulder to cry on, or walk your dog.)
we all know that this is a particularly hard time to make money, and it's harder for young people like me who are still considered novices in this profession. (unlike some of my professors back in college, i'm still a long way from charging Php 25,000 for proofreading a brochure.) especially here in this country, where hardly anyone considers curling up in bed with a good book the best way to spend a rainy afternoon. if you actually come to think of it, it's much, much easier to sell your internal organs than a 120-peso pocketbook. you'd be surprised how much help you can give us young writers just by reading the words that we write.
do send me a reply, dear world.
best,
surot
p.s.
it's been a long time since we talked. how is your mother?
p.p.s.
as for your last letter: no, i am not coming out with another one soon, but i am writing one right now. you'd be glad to know that i am now starting on the second chapter. after a whole year of not writing anything for myself, i'm sure you would agree that this is a good thing. getting a publisher, however, is another matter.
p.p.p.s
again, as for your last letter: sadly, it no longer fits me.