tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post2250018349904282724..comments2023-05-08T04:10:22.394-06:00Comments on goin' RV Boondocking: A Bit of Mercenary Hopefully Enlightened Self-Interest Cogitating...Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04393694530214889235noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-60944400690621062552012-12-05T13:19:48.626-07:002012-12-05T13:19:48.626-07:00Enjoy your blog. In timeframe you mention, ad auc...Enjoy your blog. In timeframe you mention, ad auction companies have heavily tracked and valuated the viewer's ad clicking. Leading advertisors to pay more or less on the auction as it now incorporates not only site info but readers potential buying.<br /><br />Even though I visit your blog several times a week, I doubt anyone would pay much for my advertising clicks (mostly mistakes).<br /><br />Maybe a blog for shiny new RV gadgets. :'( JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-36311929098428881122012-12-04T08:44:06.029-07:002012-12-04T08:44:06.029-07:00PleinGuy; I do have the blogs set up for the "...PleinGuy; I do have the blogs set up for the "Mobile" version. But that in itself seems maybe part of the problem. Any ads are pretty much pushed up where their covered most of the time. and then, the advertisers haven't yet decided if "Mobile ads" do the job so they pay significantly less for 'em. What you said about the computer/laptop access is in there too. Been so long since I had a landline access I don't know what they're payin' any more! ;) I do know the "ads" that.<br /><br />Thanks for the words about my photography... I do keep eyeing that, wondering if there's a way to put them to work beyond their first purpose of being an "Attractive" part of the outfit! ;)<br /><br />Bottom line is, like always, I just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other till the music stops! :)<br /><br />Steven; Haven't heard from you in quite a while! :) I've thought of that too... Somehow, after all my railing on the "Deadbeats" standing with their hands out, a "Donation/subscription" button comes too close to being a "Gimme" button for my sensitive ego. :)<br /><br />I understand the argument that I provide information/entertainment and so it's not a something for nothing proposition... I'm just not comfortable with that.<br /><br />Probably, the best work for me to invest my energy in, besides simply trying to keep the blogs/websites growing and relevant is my BOOKS! Long term, having a deeper list of good yarns is likely my best bet. ;)<br /><br />It's nice to have options though. I wish good fortune to all the other "Bloggers/writers" out there... and Hope for a Rising Sea... <br /><br />Hey! Maybe Global Warming ain't so bad after all!! ;)<br /><br />Bama Girl; There's no plan or fear on the horizon just yet that I might suddenly get "tongue tied" ;) and there's lots of folks still using their brains. You don't hear about 'em a lot 'cause they're too busy trying to make a living! Instead of running around squawkin' like the headless chickens that run this show! :)<br /><br />Many Thanks to ALL my loyal readers. a <i>VERY MANY THANKS</i>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-89768901926689292112012-12-03T21:16:55.205-07:002012-12-03T21:16:55.205-07:00Common sense????? Talk about an extinct dinosaur....Common sense????? Talk about an extinct dinosaur. lol Love ur posts and hope they continue. It's good to know there are still some folks out there who actually use their brain.BamaGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249698591826909665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-52345190313903853262012-12-03T20:05:20.713-07:002012-12-03T20:05:20.713-07:00Well, sir - not so sure that's the whole pictu...Well, sir - not so sure that's the whole picture. Let me suggest two additional factors.<br />- Having subscribed, I now get "pushed" the posts and they show up in my In Box in the RSS folder. So, now I mostly read your posts as an email piece rather than opening up the "real" page in my browser. Note I said "mostly" as I will still go to the well for the water - maybe once a week. Not hitting the home page, I am not presented with "click through" opportunities.<br /><br />- When I do go to the well, as I did after reading this post, I find that the ads presented this visit have zero interest for me, not even the opportunity to get a smokin' deal on a foreclosed (shouldn't that be repossessed?) RV.<br /><br />So, let me ask you this about that - how's about putting up a straight-forward "Support the page" or Contribute button? I started to say "subscribe" but I already to that, for no cash out of pocket, as it is. <br /><br />I'm sure that suggestion rankles you a bit - cowboy up, tote your own ruck, and all that. Still and all, I would gladly make a voluntary (And goodness knows, MODEST!) ante now and then to be a "supporter" or "sustainer" or "subscriber" or what other name might be more palatable and less likely to stick in your craw.<br /><br />I've been reading you for more years than I can figure out without doing more mental gymnastics than interests me; I place a value on what I've learned from here, I enjoy most of the posts, and ogle the photos. Shucks! I even copied your idea for making better use of the space under the bed and also put Allure flooring in my rig a couple of years ago. Why? Because I learned of it here.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Steven from MonumentFuture Troutbumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881692829415773603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-51327725089602059742012-12-03T19:18:42.321-07:002012-12-03T19:18:42.321-07:00Blogger has a feature that can automatically creat...Blogger has a feature that can automatically create an alternate mobile size version of your blog; but you have to select that option.<br /><br />Even desktop and laptop users are paying for data, so I doubt there is a great difference in the type of device to access the internet. I think you're correct that the ad model for mobile is more problematic.<br /><br />I tend to think the general downturn in the economy is mostly to blame for lack of click through.<br /><br />I think getting more books out there will benefit you in the long run. And, your photography is pretty good, so you might be able to make something from that somehow.<br /><br />Keep at it Brian, and you'll figure out the right combo.<br />Pleinguyhttp://www.pleinairjourney.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-89460291098408304492012-12-03T15:46:43.925-07:002012-12-03T15:46:43.925-07:00Bill; I hope it isn't. I keep hoping that comm...Bill; I hope it isn't. I keep hoping that common sense will prevail...<br /><br />...but when it's been chosen to hide reality behind propagandized and politicized numbers... it's difficult to see the truth some times... especially if your only "knowledge" comes from some media "Journalist"... and I use THAT term loosely. <br /><br />People have to stop reading "Google" and go out and look at the world with their own eyes. <br /><br />The "Numbers" you speak of don't include the ones whose "unemployment" checks have run out, or the emotionally exhausted who have quit looking... and a few other "Exclusions"... <br /><br />I guess the abscence of a job to find means you actually aren't un-employed. Kinda gives true meaning to the old saying; "Figures don't lie but liars sure figure" don't it?<br /><br />I'm hoping to keep my "self-employment" feeding me. But what's happening to the good people of this land has a direct and heavy impact on those such as me. <br /><br />A rising sea may lift all boats... but just as surely; a sinking sea also GROUNDS all boats. :(Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-89033362217993441892012-12-03T15:12:06.002-07:002012-12-03T15:12:06.002-07:00Don't know where they get there numbers from b...Don't know where they get there numbers from but all i have seen across the country is really high unemployment! I think most have felt the bite by now...is this our new norm? Boondocking still beats that. BiLLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com