Flattr invitations available

alejo — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:38:24 +0000

We already talked about Flattr a couple of weeks ago and I finally got some invitations. So if anyone wants to join, just drop me a line on the comments.
As you’ll realise, this is mainly focused on bloggers and website owners, but also for visitor who would like to show some appreciation for good content.

By the way, there is no way I’m getting any percentage or tax by inviting people.

No related posts.

Flattr activated

alejo — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:08:18 +0000

As you can see by the bottom of this post, a new button has been inserted. It’s the flattr button, and you’re going to start finding it all over the internet within the next few weeks/months… Flattr was already mentioned on my post about monetizing blog sites, as well as Scratchback – another irritatingly unsuccessful system on my blog which consisted on giving tips in exchange for links.

What is Flattr all about? You’d better watch this video.

Unfortunately, it’s still a closed beta, so you’ll have to apply for an invitation and it’ll be granted when the your time has arrived. It’s been a few weeks since I signed up, but I’ve heard they’ve sending lots of invitations lately, so it may not take that long for you.

No related posts.

Monetizing go sites

alejo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:44:14 +0000

It’s been a couple of years since I first started looking for ways to monetizing this blog. The main ad system on the internet, as you may already have noticed, is Google Adsense. Unfortunately, Google doesn’t realise what this site is about, so you may find strange ads: a post about sacrificing stones happened to bring up ads related with psychology and mental health.

Private banners from Go business either pay too low or just don’t want to be announced around here. In fact, a couple of bloggers have already asked me about this issue, the lack of support from Go business is somewhat surprising compared with other games/sports.

Selling links is somewhat controversial, though the benefits are by far the highest, it is against the Google crawling system, so your site may be punished for doing so. How? The list of results in Google’s search engine is based on the relevance of your site, which they call PageRank. When you sell links by this method, you’re actually selling the influence of your PageRank. If Google finds your selling links, your Pagerank will be decreased and, therefore, the amount of visits from their search engine will decrease.

Recently a new age for blogs has started: social monetizing. Well, there are already a couple of sites running these sort of systems.

Flattr: users registered in this system donate a monthly fee which they distribute among voted sites. For example, if I made a post you enjoyed and you clicked the “flattr” button, I would receive a small portion of your donation. Unfortunately, this system is still in beta testing and requires invitations.
Scratchback: there is no need to be registered in this site in order to use it, only web developers and bloggers. Users can donate a small amount of money as a tip to the author of the site and, as a result, they are given the chance to place a text link on the site. The rules of the text link may vary: limited to 7-30 days, roll-on, minimum limits… and everything is processed through paypal.
Though there are certain similarities among this system and the traditional “sellink links” procedure, I must warn you there are not exactly the same and it’s not penalised by Google. This is due to the fact that the links are placed within a “no-follow” rule, so bots won’t be following the link and PageRank won’t be traded.

This last technology, Scratchback, is the one I’m using at the upper right side of my blog. So, if you want to place a text link there, the minimum tip is 2$ and the text link will be held there for 30 days. There is no need for registration as long as you have a paypal account.

Most important go sites

Alejo's Tenuki » flattr

Flattr invitations available

Flattr activated

Monetizing go sites