Time For An FAQ

Part of blog growth is a plethora of requests, oft requiring repeating yourself over & over again in emails. I hope this helps us all save some time...

Reviews:

I won't review sex toys, products or services which are personal here at this blog; so don't ask. I may review them at other sites -- under different pen names. Should this be of interest to you, email me. (Addy is on the sidebar & in my blogger profile.)

I will may review products and services which are related to this blog. These include books, films & publications on sexual history (including objects, icons, time periods etc.), as well as sites with similar themes, software for collectors, events for collectors/historians, etc. Contact me if you think you've got something 'very Silent Porn Star.'

Link Swaps/Reciprocal Links:

If you are a corporate site, or a site selling things -- especially those I wouldn't review, and 'all you want is a link swap', please note that I have no wish to (further) clutter the sidebar. I do understand pagerank et all; I just prefer to keep my readers in mind. I cannot link to 'everyone' so I offer BlogAds as an option for you.

Anyone else, feel free to link to the blog if you A) like it, and/or B) think your readers will like it. If you want a link back, feel free to ask; but I cannot promise (like Gracie says, it's limited floor space).

Also, if your blog is less than 3-4 months old, or with very little posting activity, you may want to wait to ask until you've got a more established blog.

Ads & Affiliates:

I use a very select number of affiliates. These are selected mainly for their inventory of older &/or more rare or historical inventory, and aside from Amazon (which honestly pays me in books), they are more shown off as I think of them. (And I'll admit, I occasionally watch those stats and see what you folks are interested in -- where I can, and when I can, I am reminded to post items from that category, time period etc.)

However, I am, in fact, quite often too forgetful (lazy?) to use affiliates etc. where I could. Ads are easier and better performing for us all. (Readers know those of you advertising like Silent Porn Star, so your ad dollar is like a vote -- hopefully readers will be returning the votes with dollars of their own.)

BlogAds has an excellent reputation, in no small part to very high CTRs, and if I can answer any questions for you about that, please let me know. Or go ahead and sign up here.

(Readers, I do personally approve each ad and decline unscrupulous companies/ads -- to the best of my ability. However, I am not responsible for those companies, offers or persons.)

Overall Notes On Money & The Blog:

I don't get rich from this; nor do I expect to. But I'm human and money is useful.

Frankly, funds raised serve as a kick in the behind to keep me posting. So if you like Silent Porn Star, support the advertisers. Really.

Writing:

As the sidebar says, I will neither write nor publish paid posts. That's Payolla & I'll have no part in it.

If you'd like me to write articles/post for your site/publication, please contact me. Due to time constraints I may not be able to, especially if it's short notice. (It's not just my 'big head', but I really do write professionally and deadlines are part of my life.) Paid gigs get preference, of course; but I do love small indie outfits too. I am happy to discuss my other writings with editors/publications who will respect & guard my privacy as well as knowledge of my pen names/writing credits.