The internet has brought many new developments to our world. Some good, some not so good. For amateur writers like me, it provides the means to self publish and promote work to an audience I have built up over time. Where it perhaps doesn’t quite succeed so well, is in turning that opportunity into some kind of financial return.
My reviews are free and always will be but the costs of running a website, not to mention acquiring whiskies to write about does mount up after a while. I knew what I was getting into of course and I explored several other ways of monetising my site, including the use of adverts but all they seem to do is clutter up the page for an extremely limited return (seriously, after 5 years, you’re lucky if I clear £5 a month).
So as of now I will be running a voluntary subscription service where people can opt in to paying a small monthly fee of £1 to help with the running costs. Those that do, will be rewarded with additional content, and entered into occasional prize draws.
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You can subscribe or donate below. The option will also appear atop each of my reviews from now on.
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Slàinte mhath.
Neill Murphy.
