You probably don't know this but Amazon is having a big month for people like me. They're giving us a much higher percentage than usual this month on every sale that comes through ads like the ones below. So I should really be running these ads on every post.
But the ads don't play nice with TypePad's software. The way it all works out, I can't display the ads in a way that doesn't violate my "don't annoy the visitors" rule, and I can't customize them, which I would much prefer to do. Mind you, Amazon does make these options available, but the needed code doesn't work with TypePad's template. At least as I utilize it here.
So I'm a bit stuck in what I can do. Sigh, sigh, double-sigh and oh well.
Just for your information, anything you choose and buy at an affiliate's site once you get there is credited to TOP. So, hoping you don't mind, I'm going to run the ads I can run just once a week, at the end of every week, for this month of April. Just keepin' the lights on.
Do as you like and as you will!
Mike
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Brian: Thanks for giving us the background info on this. They keep showing me the same three items that I will never buy (two tote bags and a set of very cheap camera filters). I'll keep in mind that I can click on those links, get what really I want, and you still get a bit extra."
I'd rather see the adds on every post (adds which don't really annoy me) than jeopardize the financial support for one of my favorite sites on the net. In fact, I just checked my add block software to make sure that it is deactivated for TOP.
Posted by: Andrew Kelley | Saturday, 08 April 2017 at 11:19 AM
A text link at the end of each post to a page of ads would be very unobtrusive, perhaps with an explanatory sentence. It would be like flipping to the back of the magazine where all the ads are.
I don't know if the scheme is compatible with curation, but if that page were a TOP-curated list of loot, it would be of interest to many readers. If you wanted to put in the work, a short blurb explaining why certain items are interesting would add value (and or a link to posts discussing the item or topic).
Just a thought.
Posted by: robert e | Saturday, 08 April 2017 at 11:31 AM
24 K-Cups of Marley Coffee's "One Love" and a kitten phone charger later, I'm a happy camper and you get a little boost!
Thanks for this wonderful blog, Mike. Long live the TOP!
Posted by: Maggie Osterberg | Saturday, 08 April 2017 at 02:28 PM