Give me Money!!!
Just to let you all know, I am not asking for donations. I have however come across more than a handful of blogs out there that have had buttons on their sidebar asking for donations. While I understand that many bloggers are asking you to support a worthy cause or charity (and I support that), there are others out there asking for you to support them in their blogging endeavors.
Blogging comes with a price, I know that. It takes time to set everything up and get the look you want. It takes time to come up with something to write about and then to actually get it written. This is time that could have been spent otherwise… cleaning, being with the family, shopping, crafting etc. I get that time has its price… I understand that, but you also get recognition for the effort you put in (in most cases at least). As a hobby blogger, do you really need to get paid by your readers?
There are the decisions we make regarding our blogs. I hate to say it, but if you as a blogger decide to purchase your own domain name and have a professional design, why are you asking me to help you pay for it? If the roles were reversed (and I am considering my own domain and getting away from the .blogspot.com thing) I wouldn’t ask you to help me pay for it, because it’s my decision to go that route. I also understand wanting to have a unique background, but there are other ways to get that too… sign up for giveaways – designers are constantly giving away blog makeovers because it gives them exposure… ask someone who’s background you like if they can help you, they just might (I know I have – I like helping others)… learn how to make it yourself… or (big revelation here) save up for it and buy it!! There are ways that you can make money online to help pay for those kinds of things… answering surveys for example, I do it and have made almost $50 in a few months. Sure you won’t get rich, but it will help pay for any blogging changes you may want to make.
I’ve been thinking about this and asking myself why it irritates me so much to see the “Please give your money to me” buttons. I mean hey, if someone wants to give that person money then it was great that they had the button there in the first place. I guess it bothers me though, because I get the feeling it just adds to the “Why should I have to pay for it – let someone else do it” attitude. It bothers me for the same reason I was bothered when I heard that a single mother who already had six children, and no job, give birth to 8 more… and then had the nerve to ask for donations on her blog (don’t even get me started on the whole reality TV thing – that’s one show I will be boycotting). If she doesn’t have enough money to help raise the first 6, why on earth would she go and decide to have that many more!?! Oh wait – the publicity… that’s right.
I have gotten off topic and ranted enough… What do you think? How do you feel about bloggers asking you to give them money so that they can fund their blogging? Maybe I’m the only one who’s bothered by it… maybe not…
I have to agree..I don’t like the idea of bloggers asking for me to fund them. I blog because I want to. Plus..its free..unless I purchase a domain. But still..seriously!
I say if you have a blog then you should take care of it and pay for it. Not ask others for the money. If is to donate towards a great cause then go ahead. But do not make people feel bad if they can’t do it. Great post by the way. Have a wonderful night. Thanks for stopping by.
There’s plenty of ways to make money other than asking for donations.
But don’t even get me STARTED on the octo-mom. What a disgusting excuse for a human being! The worst part is that people can’t help but want to watch a stupid show, read a dumb book, etc. about her. It’s ridiculous! Come on people!
Twitter: NutHouseShannon
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I don’t have objections to someone having ads on their blogs… and getting money that way.
But to blatantly have a button for your own PayPal account… that’s just not cool.
You know, I’ve been noticing that lately too. I mean, charities and fundraisers are great. But I’ve seen the ones where they simply want money for you reading their blog. So weird!!!!
Twitter: vickielini
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Exactly!! That is just plain rude. I just won’t read ya, if I need to pay. pft.
I blog because I like it. Most of the time it is free. Of course it is nice, when you got a bud who helps ya with some codes;)
Twitter: vickielini
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Question for ya. What is Mom Fuse all about?
I’m sorry so many people object to bloggers asking for donations. I not only ask for donations – I do upon occasion make them. I offer blog article, free graphics, tutorials, brushes, etc. and soon I will be offering free blog templates as well. It takes many hours of work to create these things. Some people are happy to have the chance to help support efforts such as these. I am unemplolyed and disabled – I don’t beg for money, but I do not feel that bloggers are wrong to ask for donations. Its always up to the reader to decide.
i agree with you. i haven’t noticed that but how tacky! i have seen people raising money for different causes, like infertility, and I think it is someone’s choice to donate and don’t have a problem with that. but just to blatently ask for money? i mean, it is our decision to blog. no one is making you do it!
Serious!? Okay, you’ve inspired me…I’m going to write a blogging etiquette book and that is the first chapter…ahaha!!! SO funny!
I think people who are offering things to us for free, like free blog background, blinkies, tutorials but ask that if we would like to please make a donation, that’s fine. I think it allows them to keep doing what they love to do, and offer a lot of things for free.
But if it’s just a person’s day to day blog that they have their own domain and want you to help fund it…well that’s just lame.
I guess I need to clarify… I was referring to bloggers just asking for donations on their day to day blogs, not those who are offering services.
I completely understand having a donation button on the page if you are offering your services in the form of layouts, buttons, etc… Those bloggers are giving away something for free that many others are charging for, so why not ask for “tips” so to say. This post wasn’t meant to criticize them for putting something like that in the sidebar.
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