We need to clean out the credit check system

In December my bank asked me if it would be okay if they closed a joint account I had open that had been an account my father and I had shared. I agreed, since I had kept it open after he passed away simply because my parents had had that account for over 20 years [...]

How much is your time worth?

I was looking for more work online and realized that Alaska’s $7.75 per hour minimum wage is by no means a low hourly wage. Anyone that thinks it is, just needs to try to earn some money as a writer.

Or as anything relating to writing and online researching. I was looking at a request [...]

Must Freelance mean Free? – Pt 5: Ethics of Advertising on Blogs

In 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began to look more closely at the guidelines that governed advertising, in particular as it applied to blogging and social media.

On October 5, 2009 the FTC released a press release on the publication of their final guidelines governing endorsements and testimonials, it was this guideline that would [...]

Must Freelance mean Free? – Part 4

In this post I will be addressing In Content advertising. My site is one that employs some kinds of in-content advertising. If you look through the site you will notice that there are some posts that seem…. out of place or a bit off topic for the site. Those are advertising. Sometimes it is easy [...]

Must Freelance mean Free? – part 3

In this post: I will be sharing what I can find about what the average site visitor seems to think of each type of revenue generation and which ones I find more or less obnoxious when I visit websites and blogs.

 

In 2008, Burst Media did some research into The Perils of Ad Clutter and [...]