Sister Diane posted every month during 2011 about supporting free (here is her wrap up of the year). I think sometimes we take it for granted that people are at home sharing so much knowledge with us through their websites and their stores. There are ways you can make money online of course, selling ads, getting sponsors, participating in affiliate sales are a few ways, but it can be difficult to do so. It takes a long time to create content – to write patterns or instructions, take pictures, edit pictures, etc. The idea of having a way to pay people back for their shared knowledge is a great one and I look forward to joining in on this for the year.
My plan is to pay attention to my favorite bloggers and figure out how I can support them. Do they have a tip jar or a shop I can purchase from? I know that the money spent doing this does not have to be a lot so that isn’t a concern of mine, but if it is a concern of yours just focus on reaching out to one person.
Today is Friday the 13th. Break the curse of bad and do something good for someone you know! I’ll check back at the end of the month to update how I did.
Tsoniki! You have just made my entire month with this post sharing your intention to actively support bloggers providing free content.
Once I set foot on this path, the only problem I encountered along the way was staying within my budget! The intention to support bloggers soon becomes a pleasurable passion!
You are so awesome, Tsoniki! Thank you so much for joining in on this effort. I hope you find as much enjoyment in it as I have. And thank you for being an active supporter of your online community!
Just reading “It takes a long time to create content” made me relax for the first time in 2 months lol… I always feel guilty for not getting stuff online fast enough, for some reason “posting” sounds like it should be quick and easy. “Creating content” is a much better word 🙂 Suddenly I remember all the time I’m investing in creating new recipes, taking pictures, making crafts, taking pictures, editing pictures, uploading pictures, writing, finding relevant links, linking, taking more pictures… wow.. no wonder it is taking so long! Thank you 😀 Glad to have found your blog! (Thanks Sister Diane!)