TypePad has a new feature which will allow me to defray my TypePad subscription fees against revenue generated from text-based advertising on my blog.
I guess I'm not ruling this out in principle. It would be nice if this blog could at least break even, so that it's no longer a monthly drain on my finances. That said, I'm not going to be an early adopter with this. I want more information about how intrusive and annoying (or interesting and clever) the ads will be, what sort of products will be advertised and what sort of click through rates (and hence revenue) I could expect. For me, allowing ads is a significant sacrifice, and so I wouldn't allow this unless it really paid off. It's a no brainer that I would much prefer to pay for 100% of my blog charges and remain ad free than pay for 80% and have ads. But if I knew that half or more of my expenses could be recovered, who knows ...
I'm currently looking for a different place to live right now. I've had some very interesting dealings with real estate agents in Sydney during the past week. With the housing search, and then the packing, moving and unpacking, it's quite possible that I'll be in for a prolonged light blogging stretch. Then again, sometimes I've blogged more in these busy periods, such as in January 2004, just before I left the US. It must be when the blogger and the procrastinator inside me decide to become friends and help each other out.