I am subscribed to the blog written by Chris Garrett called Chris Garrett on New Media. His posts are intelligent and well written. Mostly, they just make a lot of sense. Today, I received in email his post called Where do you stand on the paid links issue? If you are placing paid links into your blog posts, this is an excellent article to read. While you're there, you can vote in his poll and further express your own opinion about this practice.
By now, you already know where I stand since I do have some posts with paid links in them. This is a way to help boost my income and make things within reach that I would otherwise have to pass over. For instance, later today, I'll be going to Office Depot to buy a new desk chair. The one I have is just worn out and I feel like I'm sitting on a board, the padding is so thin and collapsed. It hurts my back and I need a new chair to be more comfortable in while I'm on my computer.
Without paid links, I would not be able to afford one and would be relegated to buying from a second hand store or yard sale, which probably wouldn't get me the chair I need. I also wouldn't be able to afford a lot of other things, such as the doctor's visit this afternoon or my prescriptions. I've put my own health on hold in the past due to having to make a choice between paying a bill or seeing the doctor.
