This is kind of taboo for me… I never really discussed it with anyone before, aside joking around with Madame Suze about starting a GoFundMe fund, a while ago.
Talking about mixing blogging and money makes me uneasy. Very uneasy.
If I was working for someone who was willing to pay me for writing, I’d be more than thrilled to take the money and run away with it! If I was offered to blog for a company, I’d take the paycheck without the slightest afterthought. I’d sure wouldn’t mind getting my share of book sellings… But for that, I’d need to have a book out there, selling.
I have seen some bloggers using Patreon, and I have checked it out… To be entirely honest, I did subscribe and I have a fantom profile waiting to be made public. Which might, or might not happen… I am still very confused about how I feel about it.
For one thing, I don’t see why strangers would give me money to do what I’ve been doing for the past two years, for free. If anything, I’d be less surprised if some people decided to pay me to slow down, or stop blogging altogether! Mouahahahaha
I know people who have Etsy stores, to sell their pictures, or their art pieces… But I don’t have anything to sell. I can’t even offer wisdom of any kind. Being paid for this would be a fraud!
But… It doesn’t cost a dime to leave a link there, at the bottom of the page. And if people want to leave money, if they find anything valuable in my ramblings about life and my pictures, I’d be a fool to refuse their contribution.
But I am not ready yet. Not ready, not meaning not curious…
And I found Ko-fi.
Ko-fi is the website behind the “Buy Me a Coffee” buttons you can see on some bloggers’ pages. With Ko-fi, readers can easily transfer little contributions to said blogger. I think the idea is cute, and though I don’t expect anything from it I thought “Yeah, I could try that!”.
I think what intrigues me the most about the concept, is not to see how it would feel to see money coming from people. I wonder what it feels like to think “hey, someone thinks my ramblings are worth stopping by to offer me a coffee!”
Anyway… The button is now available in my widget side-bar, and I just want to repeat that I am not asking for people to use it!
I just wanted to explain the sudden arrival of the new widget…
Do you use either Patreon and or Ko-fi yourself? How does it work out for you? If not… What keeps you from trying it? I’d like to read your thoughts about it in the comments below!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I seem to remember having rather a large rant about people going on about monetising their blog.
And I seem to remember your thoughts on this subject.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Oh? remind me of the title please… It is possible. As I wrote, my mind is not set yet on what I really think about all this.
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It was this one http://scottishlegendwordpress.com/2017/06/08/monetising-your-blog-and-bragging-about-it-rant/
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forget it, I found the post, and I think exactly the same… People will not pay to read me… but I am offering the option, to people who have loose virtual change to spare, to spare it on me, if they wish so…
Which they will not π And that is fine with me π
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As long as you don’t make detailed posts saying how much you get from where and how often etc. They it’s all good
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LOL Not going to happen!
For two equally good reasons:
1) I don’t talk about money.
2) Even if I did, I couldn’t talk about money I don’t have…. LOL
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That’s good then the unfollow button shall remain untouched.
I agree I don’t talk about money except to bitch about not having any
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Then I shall see you again in The Cove
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Not getting rid of me. π
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I sure hope not! π
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Well what would you do without me?
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Mouahahahaha well now I know I’d look for an at-home-dad with a terrible toddler…. Babies seem to make people available at all times π Mouahahahahahah
Just kidding, you know you’d be missed!
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My little monster isn’t terrible
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I know, I was just pulling your leg… The Little One is adorable π She just insists on spending all of her awake time in good company π
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That she does
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I think you should publish a book or two. The two stories you have posted are good. You need to think about that seriously, imho. Loveya!
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M is actually completed (well… the French version) I am slowly getting the English translation done. It is a lot of work but comments like yours really make me want to try to finish it and try to send it out to see if editors could be interested π Time will tell.
Thanks again for your kind words π xx
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Both versions, send both
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hehehehe btw, next part of M is… hmmm… crunchy. Wich is probably why I shied out a bit π
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Crunchy??like the csptain? : ))
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Mouahahaha… oh, I wouldn’t serve it to children π
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Aha, sounds interesting
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I sure hope so π
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I have confidence in you!ππ»π€βΊοΈ
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Crunchy??like the Captain? : ))
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Read Simple Dimple goodnight giggles number 3 ; )
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Wise advice π Very true…. I’ll keep that in mind!
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Thanks for explaining cause I thought that there are more and more coffee freaks here on WordPress. What an error indeed! Sounds a little bit like crowd-funding, and spending someone a coffee is nothing unusual or a crime. In general money and blogging should not be mixed, so blogs with real commercial advertisement are disliked by me.
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I totally understand the confusion… At first, I too wondered why more and more people seemed to be asking for a cup of coffee online π
After checking out Ko-fi’s website, I thought the idea was cute, and figured that offering the option to encourage me with a little contribution wouldn’t hurt, especially if I didn’t regularly post a message asking people to click on the button….
It felt necessary to “introduce” the new widget, but from now on, I won’t refer to it again. What ever will be, just will be. I have no expectation π
I don’t judge people who work hard to monetize their blog, but I don’t feel worthy of doing so.
Thanks for your comment π
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Cyr? I thought you liked tea..can’t you put a tea cup there instead of a coffee cup? Then people can send coin for something that we Americans started a war over….see now it becomes something special instead of monetary! lol
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Mouahahahaha I wanted to, but I can’t use the custom version of the button. I am guessing they knew I would put something weird π Mouahahahahahaha
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I will say it is an interesting idea.
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Thank you π We’ll see what comes out of it… But not having expectations, I’m sure not to get disappointed π
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How to add the button?
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Visit http://www.ko-fi.com π You’ll be able to create an account, and copy the link of your Ko-Fi profile in your blog’s widget… let me know if you need anymore details π
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Some conversations are best done over a cup of coffee: https://columntribe.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/a-break-from-everyday/
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I totally agree π
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This is interesting… How’s it gone with this so far?
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A delicious failure… No coffee so far. Then again, not really a failure! I wasn’t expecting anything out of it π Maybe someday….
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I hope you do – it seems bloggers make a big thing out of the money making thing and it shouldn’t be like that it is everyone’s dream.
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I agree… I hesitated before putting the ko-fi link, because I didn’t want to look like I expected people to “pay” me to entertain… I blog because I love it!
But it is every writer’s dream to pay the bills doing what they love. I know it won’t happen to me… And I thought I’d just leave the opportunity to eventual readers who really enjoyed their time reading, to encourage me, even in the most modest way π
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I might help more to aim for a target or to offer something. But you do what you do, you’re great βΊοΈ
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Awww thank you, Simon π You’re always so kind! xx
Good ideas… I might just do that, if I decide to seriously consider monetizing, but I highly doubt it…
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