As a blog owner, I take a great deal of interest in monetization, especially advertising mediums such as: text ads, reviews and banners. However, I have just begun to receive a great deal of interest amongst other web property owners in advertising on my website, privately. During this time, I have paid close attention, more than usual, to the requests of these potential advertisers and always ask the question, “Why me?”

Usually, I get an educated and wonderfully worded response back to my question, these inquiries I take seriously. However, lately I have received an increasing number of fake advertisers inquiries. Now, I emphasize fake, because I don’t honestly know if these potential advertisers are pulling my leg or just magically and coincidentally disappearing from the face of the earth.

In the past week I have received three similar email messages. Each correspondence relates to my website because, each author says, “I have a great deal of interest in your website.” Well that is great, interest in my website, thanks! But why? They continue on to explain to me that they would like to pay for private text-link-ads on specific pages of website, however for this small amount of money I must agree that the links stay permanently.

Problems with this?

Why would anyone in their right freaking mind agree to permanent text-link-ads, without seeing the product, service or link prior to agreeing? Not only this, but who the hell would want a link to be permanent in the first place. Each of these individuals offered me sub $1000.00 for anywhere from 4 to 9 statements, each statement containing an average of 3 links!

I was a little in shock at first, now completely outraged because all three jumped ship when I asked to see the link statements prior to approval. Honestly, I was entertaining the idea, however, knowing I would never follow through with their agenda, not for that little of money.

Consider this post a mere vent, a disposal of my thoughts towards the topic of these so-called text-link-ads. However, I believe they’re a scam.. anyone else have any experience with them?

For some of you, especially my close friends, you know why I have been so extremely busy lately. Following the Summer Ride Share project, I decided I was going to move! That’s right, upon arriving back home at the end of July, I came to the conclusion that Tulsa, Oklahoma does not have much more it can offer to me. Kimberly and I have split ways, in terms of our relationship and our just friends. I have decided that I would be best utilized by another entity in Virginia.

Therefore, I have been packing, gathering ideas and trying to get the project wrapped up. I have not had much time to do any updating at all on my website, but I am trying to find more time. I will be making short posts over the next few weeks trying to catch everyone up. Sorry for my readers, not trying to let you down!