Help Fund Half Ashed's Hosting Costs
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:20 pm
Hey guys....
As y'all know, Craig and I have resisted the outright selling of adspace. We wanted to keep our opinions free of (real or perceived) muddling or conflicts from having advertisers who might be affected by what we say. It's very freeing to know that you can call a turd a turd (Palio ligher). That being said, the recent upgrades (and those yet to come) mean that the costs for Half Ashed have gone up exponentially. I know that this time next year I won't be in a position to shell out the cash involved to maintain what we've recently put into place, so we're looking at other options. We still want to avoid cigar manufacturer ads, and those that would have any appearance of undue influence. What I HAVE done for now is place a small Amazon banner on the blog (because it's quick, easy, and has no bearing on any cigar related opinions we might voice). If you click through this link to Amazon and purchase something, a (very) small percentage will go to us for maintaining the site. So, if you have something you need from them, I'd appreciate it if you could do that. Your price for the item is the same.....
If/when/as any of this kind of thing changes, I'll keep you all in the loop. We're pretty upfront with everything we do around here.
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As y'all know, Craig and I have resisted the outright selling of adspace. We wanted to keep our opinions free of (real or perceived) muddling or conflicts from having advertisers who might be affected by what we say. It's very freeing to know that you can call a turd a turd (Palio ligher). That being said, the recent upgrades (and those yet to come) mean that the costs for Half Ashed have gone up exponentially. I know that this time next year I won't be in a position to shell out the cash involved to maintain what we've recently put into place, so we're looking at other options. We still want to avoid cigar manufacturer ads, and those that would have any appearance of undue influence. What I HAVE done for now is place a small Amazon banner on the blog (because it's quick, easy, and has no bearing on any cigar related opinions we might voice). If you click through this link to Amazon and purchase something, a (very) small percentage will go to us for maintaining the site. So, if you have something you need from them, I'd appreciate it if you could do that. Your price for the item is the same.....
If/when/as any of this kind of thing changes, I'll keep you all in the loop. We're pretty upfront with everything we do around here.
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. In all seriousness, it is greatly appreciated.