November 30, 2004
From the desk of Jane Galt:Shameless grifting
As you know, it's the time of year when we all like to shop. Hopefully, it's also the time of year when, moved by the holiday spirit, our readers say to themselves: "You know, Jane and Mindles sure work awfully hard on this blog that I read every day, and they deserve some financial reward for all that they've given us over the last year." Unfortunately, Mindles' job forbids him to accept compensation for his hard work, but my company's not so picky. No doubt the thought of me slaving away hour after hour, crafting my finely hewn entries as my back aches, my eyes burn and my fingers tremble from the effort of typing so much deathless prose in one sitting, moves you to tears. How can you help, you tearfully ask?
Well there are the fine sponsors of our blog ads -- how about clicking through and buying some of their products in order to encourage them to come back for more?
There's also the Amazon tip jar, down there on the toolbar. Donations are always greatly appreciated . . . my student loan officer is hungry. I'm talking MBA-level loans on a journalist's salary, my friends.
But if the grouch bag is a little too low to offer me monetary remuneration, you can still help us at absolutely no cost to yourselves. All you have to do is do your Amazon.com Christmas shopping through us. Just scroll down and look for the link on the left. There are suggested economics-types books, which I highly recommend . . . but once you've clicked through on the Amazon link, any shopping you do that session gets credited to my account, earning me a small commission at absolutely not cost to yourselves. Yes, you heard me right, just by clicking a link, you can help us get paid for something you were going to do anyway!
And if that's not enough, I'm going to be posting gift suggestions for all my favourite stuff, from digital cameras to the new meat thermometer we used at Thanksgiving, which everyone should own. As Jerry Maguire said, help me help you by working those Amazon links this holiday season!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good morning.
Posted by Jane Galt at November 30, 2004 11:17 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksThanks for the tip, Jane; you entertain me so I guess I'll throw you a bone. But unless I'm missing something, your left must be different from mine, because that amazon link is on the right side of my screen. Maybe you live inside a mirror? (Or maybe I do???)
Jane, do you know if clicking on your Amazon link, then clicking on the Amazon.co.uk link and then buying what I want still allows you to collect an affiliate payment?
If I DON'T buy those books, but buy others after first going through your link, does that count?
Indeed it does. Any shopping you do at Amazon by going through my link gets credited to me.
Jane, you're not only an attractive woman and a fine writer, but in the words of Tom Cruise, "What a Capitalist!"
Don't know about "Shameless Grifter", but I do recall seeing "High Plains Grifter"
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