Website Budget Review

I realized recently that it’ll be time to renew my website in a few months, and that got me thinking about financing for it. When I started this site, I considered adding Google ads, but the whole idea of insta-ads appalls me…I can’t stand them on sites I visit and can’t stand the thought of them on my sites.

After a lot of exploring, I’ve decided to do two things.

1) I’m adding Amazon links when it fits with the discussion (and I’ll explore their list of widgets, not sure if I’ll use any or not).

2) I’m adding links to Dreamhost. If you decide to use them for a provider, I’ll get a bonus for referring you which will go towards my annual subscription fee (if you use the link above, you don’t need to add a promo code or referrer for me to get the credit). For the next month, if you use the promo code SUCom1, you’ll get an extra free domain registration (giving you 2 free domain name registrations when you sign up with them). There is also an option to support the blog and donate towards my blog without creating an account if you prefer.

I switched to Dreamhost from GoDaddy after having problems with GoDaddy’s phone support. When I switched, I was concerned about the fact that Dreamhost doesn’t offer phone support, but it didn’t take long to realize that Dh’s e-mail support is better and even faster than GoDaddy phone support. I’ve even had less downtime with Dreamhost.