1.5k 17 Comments March 23, 2016 How to handle affiliate post disclaimers… when EVERY post is an affiliate post thanks to Skimlinks I love Offbeat Bride and have for ages, and one of the reasons why I've always respected this site and the Empire overall is due to good business ethics and practices. Which is why I got super sad when I didn't see an affiliate disclosure on this post. I'm curious if it was just an oversight or if it's a change in the way the site is approaching affiliate-based content. -Christen Christen, this is an awesome question, and I'm so glad you brought it up. I love having readers that watch out for this stuff. Let's talk about it… Read More 1.7k 64 Comments September 9, 2013 You asked for it: 5 ways Offbeat Empire power-readers can support the sites (3 of them FREE) A reader asks, "Until a recent post, I thought that our comments were merely for us; I didn't realize they help advertisers see your traffic. Obviously we can purchase stuff through your advertisers. What else can we do to help the sites? " Read More 10 Comments December 4, 2012 From Blog to Empire: An Interview with Ariel Meadow Stallings Over on the Skimlinks blog, they just published an interview with me about growing your blog, monetization, coworking, and the future of the Empire. Read More September 25, 2012 What should I click? We've been talking a lot about advertising lately, and this question came in from Jackie: "I hope you guys can find an advertising solution that works for you, since I want you to stay supported and paid for making such an awesome space! Maybe you could make a post explaining how the ads work to benefit you, like the actual mechanics? I've found the behind-the-scenes posts pretty interesting, and I'm sure you have some readers out there (like me) who want to help you out. I'm just not sure what helps the most (page views? actual clicks? buying something?)." I've got answers for ya, Jackie… Read More 10k 13 Comments February 6, 2012 Skimlinks: what it is, and how it makes us money I've mentioned before that the Empire uses a service called Skimlinks is performing on the Empire. Skimlinks is one of those little monetization strategies that isn't going to keep a business (or even a hobby) afloat, but that definitely adds up after a while. First, some background: Skimlinks is a service that turns any product link in a blog post, comment, or forum post into an affiliate link. If a reader clicks through and buys something, both Skimlinks and the Empire get a cut of the sale. When we do straight-up shopping posts, we use our own affiliate links (no need to give Skimlinks a cut: it's easy for us to do product links in posts like my shoe posts). But Skimlinks provides a great way to monetize links posted by commenters or forum members, and it's also a nice way to make sure no product link goes un-cashed-in-upon. Here's how it's performing, ranked by site: Read More 12 Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.7k 64 Comments September 9, 2013 You asked for it: 5 ways Offbeat Empire power-readers can support the sites (3 of them FREE) A reader asks, "Until a recent post, I thought that our comments were merely for us; I didn't realize they help advertisers see your traffic. Obviously we can purchase stuff through your advertisers. What else can we do to help the sites? " Read More 10 Comments December 4, 2012 From Blog to Empire: An Interview with Ariel Meadow Stallings Over on the Skimlinks blog, they just published an interview with me about growing your blog, monetization, coworking, and the future of the Empire. Read More September 25, 2012 What should I click? We've been talking a lot about advertising lately, and this question came in from Jackie: "I hope you guys can find an advertising solution that works for you, since I want you to stay supported and paid for making such an awesome space! Maybe you could make a post explaining how the ads work to benefit you, like the actual mechanics? I've found the behind-the-scenes posts pretty interesting, and I'm sure you have some readers out there (like me) who want to help you out. I'm just not sure what helps the most (page views? actual clicks? buying something?)." I've got answers for ya, Jackie… Read More 10k 13 Comments February 6, 2012 Skimlinks: what it is, and how it makes us money I've mentioned before that the Empire uses a service called Skimlinks is performing on the Empire. Skimlinks is one of those little monetization strategies that isn't going to keep a business (or even a hobby) afloat, but that definitely adds up after a while. First, some background: Skimlinks is a service that turns any product link in a blog post, comment, or forum post into an affiliate link. If a reader clicks through and buys something, both Skimlinks and the Empire get a cut of the sale. When we do straight-up shopping posts, we use our own affiliate links (no need to give Skimlinks a cut: it's easy for us to do product links in posts like my shoe posts). But Skimlinks provides a great way to monetize links posted by commenters or forum members, and it's also a nice way to make sure no product link goes un-cashed-in-upon. Here's how it's performing, ranked by site: Read More 12 Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
10 Comments December 4, 2012 From Blog to Empire: An Interview with Ariel Meadow Stallings Over on the Skimlinks blog, they just published an interview with me about growing your blog, monetization, coworking, and the future of the Empire. Read More September 25, 2012 What should I click? We've been talking a lot about advertising lately, and this question came in from Jackie: "I hope you guys can find an advertising solution that works for you, since I want you to stay supported and paid for making such an awesome space! Maybe you could make a post explaining how the ads work to benefit you, like the actual mechanics? I've found the behind-the-scenes posts pretty interesting, and I'm sure you have some readers out there (like me) who want to help you out. I'm just not sure what helps the most (page views? actual clicks? buying something?)." I've got answers for ya, Jackie… Read More 10k 13 Comments February 6, 2012 Skimlinks: what it is, and how it makes us money I've mentioned before that the Empire uses a service called Skimlinks is performing on the Empire. Skimlinks is one of those little monetization strategies that isn't going to keep a business (or even a hobby) afloat, but that definitely adds up after a while. First, some background: Skimlinks is a service that turns any product link in a blog post, comment, or forum post into an affiliate link. If a reader clicks through and buys something, both Skimlinks and the Empire get a cut of the sale. When we do straight-up shopping posts, we use our own affiliate links (no need to give Skimlinks a cut: it's easy for us to do product links in posts like my shoe posts). But Skimlinks provides a great way to monetize links posted by commenters or forum members, and it's also a nice way to make sure no product link goes un-cashed-in-upon. Here's how it's performing, ranked by site: Read More 12 Copyright © 2003 - 2018 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
September 25, 2012 What should I click? We've been talking a lot about advertising lately, and this question came in from Jackie: "I hope you guys can find an advertising solution that works for you, since I want you to stay supported and paid for making such an awesome space! Maybe you could make a post explaining how the ads work to benefit you, like the actual mechanics? I've found the behind-the-scenes posts pretty interesting, and I'm sure you have some readers out there (like me) who want to help you out. I'm just not sure what helps the most (page views? actual clicks? buying something?)." I've got answers for ya, Jackie… Read More 10k 13 Comments February 6, 2012 Skimlinks: what it is, and how it makes us money I've mentioned before that the Empire uses a service called Skimlinks is performing on the Empire. Skimlinks is one of those little monetization strategies that isn't going to keep a business (or even a hobby) afloat, but that definitely adds up after a while. First, some background: Skimlinks is a service that turns any product link in a blog post, comment, or forum post into an affiliate link. If a reader clicks through and buys something, both Skimlinks and the Empire get a cut of the sale. When we do straight-up shopping posts, we use our own affiliate links (no need to give Skimlinks a cut: it's easy for us to do product links in posts like my shoe posts). But Skimlinks provides a great way to monetize links posted by commenters or forum members, and it's also a nice way to make sure no product link goes un-cashed-in-upon. Here's how it's performing, ranked by site: Read More 12
10k 13 Comments February 6, 2012 Skimlinks: what it is, and how it makes us money I've mentioned before that the Empire uses a service called Skimlinks is performing on the Empire. Skimlinks is one of those little monetization strategies that isn't going to keep a business (or even a hobby) afloat, but that definitely adds up after a while. First, some background: Skimlinks is a service that turns any product link in a blog post, comment, or forum post into an affiliate link. If a reader clicks through and buys something, both Skimlinks and the Empire get a cut of the sale. When we do straight-up shopping posts, we use our own affiliate links (no need to give Skimlinks a cut: it's easy for us to do product links in posts like my shoe posts). But Skimlinks provides a great way to monetize links posted by commenters or forum members, and it's also a nice way to make sure no product link goes un-cashed-in-upon. Here's how it's performing, ranked by site: Read More 12