Fewer Ads at IMAO
PJM is shutting down its ads sponsorship to focus just on its portal and on PJTV. Now, I make more money through Google Ads (and merchandising!) than my PJM ads, so it’s not that big a blow for me, but there are a number of bloggers like Hot Air and Ace who went with the exclusive contract and will have to find new revenue streams.
I always thought the best way for a blogger to make money would be to hock merchandise for an online retailer and get a percentage of the take. You can already do that with Amazon.com, but the percentage there is pretty small. I also thought it would be neat if one day some rich guy just said, “Wow! This is a funny site!” and wrote me a huge check. Rich people are always stupid and writing big checks with little thought.
(23 votes, average: 4.57 out of 5)
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February 2nd, 2009 at 9:45 am
All blogs that are not IMAO must be annihilated.
Although I don’t wear my “Fun Facts about Fred Thompson” T-Shirt anymore. You saw me coming!
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:49 am
Wow. This is a funny site.
Now to go play the lottery…
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:21 am
Nuke the bastards.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:35 am
How ’bout ads for guns and ammo, Frank? And powerless hand tools, vegetable seeds, wood stoves, solar panels and do-it-yourself 12V home electrical kits and 12V appliances? People are gonna need that stuff soon. I’m rigging my house with 12V wiring, car cigarette lighter jacks and LED lights. Yeah, I sure am. I’m gearing up for the new Obama ‘dark’ age of blackness. Oh, and burning coal really stinks - but its W A R M - and black, which is good. And the nice carbon rocks go clink when you drop ‘em, too. Instead of green, I’m really into black these days. Black is good.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:37 am
For what it’s worth, the header should read fewer ads at IMAO. Just saying.
[Grammar is stupid and you're stupid! -Ed.]
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
Only the ones in Congress.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:08 am
Thanks for fixing that.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 am
I like your idea of rewiring the house for 12V, Jimmy. But I’m thinking of moving into my car, which is already specially wired for 12V. The hard part is going to be the plumbing.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Footballfanatics.com has a great affiliate program.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:35 am
good, I was sick of that dumb “Super Obama” advertisement.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
“I make more money through Google Ads (and merchandising!) than my PJM ads, so it’s not that big a blow for me”
We could just smoke that one over the left field wall…but shall defer for now!
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Well, whatever you do, Bar Crates, make sure the plumbing is black. Black PVC pipe works well for that. Also, Red Green had some tips on plumbing your car some years ago.
You know, I was thinking of buying an old coal mine somewhere and staying warm by just setting it on fire. I figure the heat will help the winter vegetables on top of the mine grow a little better. Plus, I won’t have to shower as coal dust is antiseptic. This will help me blend-in when ACORN administrators come calling.
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I’m gonna to invent a small nuclear reactor about the aize of a Honda 10KW generator. It will be small & compact, though it will weigh about 43,000 lbs. I am working on developing a supply chain with one of those I-countries (Rak, Ran) to import consumer friendly fission-grade uranium. When your uranium is fully depleted, it will be small enough in mass to just flush it down the toilet. Or you can just throw it out in the woods when you are hiking. (This scenario will also take care of the ongoing threat of killer squirrels, who will eat the stuff, poop out bright colored pellets, and then mutate.)
I’ll advertise on this site, so Frank can get his cut on the proceeds.
It will be a must for all stalwart, self-reliant types. You’ll be able to power anything you want in your house, and all of your friends and neighbors, as well as providing co-generated excess power back to the utility for an additional 56,400 homes.
I think this is a good idea. I’m a gonna get to work on it now. Stay tuned.
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I think mutant killer squirrels would be considered an unintended consequence of your disposal process (especially if Tim the Enchanter is not around to forewarn hikers of the danger. “Look at the bones!”).
Perhaps you should reconsider, and just load the depleted uranium into your supply of Hydra-Shok hollow points.
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Eh, #8, who needs plumbing? A bottle of hand sanitizer and this oughta cover it.
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:15 pm
IMAO has ads? I never noticed that.
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
You can actually get a take of things sold at other sites with many more sites than amazon.com and stuff. Affiliate marketing. However, it’s hard to find a good program. I’m sure you can find some good ones.
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Not the really successful rich people. They make their money work for them, hence the reason they’re rich. Just the ones who are ashamed and uncomfortable being rich. They’re the ones who have to apologize for being rich by writing checks to whatever moron hits them up ( no offense meant Frank).
You know the Paris Hilton rich types, the ones that have to pretend they’re real people, because they left real a long time ago. It’s all relative.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 pm
“Wow! This IS a funny site!”.
Unfortunately, Frank, my checks are only 2 3/4″ x 6 ” ,
as the huge ones wont fit in my checkbook.
You could mount a ‘fairness doctrine’ type suit and demand to be the program director at MSNBC , since you have the internet covered.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 pm
If I were rich, I would totally write IMAO a huge check for being so funny.
And I’m not even stupid. Maybe that’s why I’m not rich.
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:34 am
Well hope you don’t too much revenue. This has become my default since Kim DuToit stopped blogging. Although you may want to inform whoever dos the ads that the pro Obama ads may not well.
February 5th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Fewer abs at IMAO? Does that mean we will no longer make sport of Obama’s vacation photos?
February 5th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Stupid rich people wrote plenty of big checks to OBAMA. Thats how we got stuck with the big eared IDIOT