Money Earned & Comments Blocked

Since relocating and rebuilding casey.com and this blog, I have been enjoying the benefits of two new features; Google Ads and MT-Blacklist.

In the six weeks since I joined Google’s Adsense program and added the Google Ads that appear in the top banner of this blog and the search block that appears on the main page, I have earned $15. It’s not exactly a start to the kid’s college fund, but it’s thirty-five cents a day. I’m the sort that will stop and pick up a lucky penny if I come across it, so seven nickels a day is not too shabby. I don’t maintain this site to generate income, but I’ll take it if it comes my way. Besides, it’s kind of fun to see what kind of ads Google matches up with my varied postings.

The other big improvement was installing Jay Allen’s Movable Type Plug-in module for blocking comment and trackback spam, MT-Blacklist. Since re-launching this blog, MT-Blacklist has blocked 1,042 comment spams and removed numerous unwelcome trackback pings from appearing here. To all of the online low-lifes who wish to muddy my blog with their unwelcome pitches, I’m glad to say ‘piss off’. The only ads here will be the ones I invite.

So tonight I took the $15 that I have earned from Google, and donated it to Jay Allen. It’s not enough, but it’s something. Thank you Jay, your work is much appreciated.