I met you a few months ago on the Academy for Popculture in the Netherlands. You’re articles are still an inspiration. Currently I’m working on getting my own site online about marketing and online promotion for bands and artist, mainly focussed on the Dutch audience. Maybe I’ll ask some questions about that later on.

So making money huh? I think you are doing it in an honest way, at least to yourself and your audience, and like any musician knows, that’s a hard thing to do. So I hope you insanely rich. ;) Oh and if you happen to name my band’s website as a great example of your vision, while you’re getting that wealth, that wouldn’t hurt.

Keep up the good work, I’ll be reading it.

Greetings,

Laurens

It’s possible you caught the worst of it as I was messing with corporate logos and affiliate programmes by way of experimentation (in the middle of the night when as few people as possible were looking), but I don’t think the ads included so far ruin the flow, look or (most importantly) the content of the website.

As it happens, income from the advertising is starting to trickle in, and it’s reaching part-time job proportions, so there’s clearly something in it as far as revenue generation from websites is concerned.

I’m curious as to which losers in particular you feel I shouldn’t be linking to, but I won’t ask, because I know you’ll tell me — and I’ve already accepted their money so the damage has been done.

But the main reason I’m doing this — apart from the motivating power of a bit of supplementary income that will focus my extra energy and attention on improving and posting on this blog more regularly — is to find ways in which people can make money in the online environment.

It sounds like you hold the key to this — an ‘easy way’ — which would be great to share on the site if you’re willing.

And assuming you were avoiding spelling ‘bollocks’ — it’s okay, you’re allowed to say that here.