Archive for March, 2008
Cash seems tough to acquire online.
Another angle i’ve been taking in my endeavor to raise some dough(you know, like a baker, har har) is by using sites like Gangster Greed. In a nutshell, you complete offers, surveys, enter email addresses, etc., and earn a certain(low) amount of money for each one. At least, in theory. I haven’t quit earned enough in order to pay out yet, on any of the sites, but I have found that the offers are vastly annoying, and quite unreliable at times. It’s a real bitch trying to get money out of these services. Still, I need the payout from at least one so I can purchase a new domain(and work towards getting a new host for this new initiative, so I can keep money acquisition and random raving out of VG Theory Productions). So hopefully this will work out eventually.
Cheerios.
I just had a couple of bowls today, for the first time in probably years. No particular reason for the chasm between bowls. I guess I just didn’t feel like having cereal for a while. So anyway, I found out that cheerios take a hell of a lot of sugar to become edible. I ended up using seven or eight sugar packets just to get the cereal beyond the ‘could be tasty’ threshold. Not very far, mind you, but far enough that it wasn’t a struggle to wash them down. Still, it’s just odd that this cold soup takes so much fuel to go anywhere. Does that even make sense?
Some stuff.
I need to do some filler posts. Nine to be exact. One of my new attempts to raise some cash is PayPerPost, which, well, pays per post. I think it’s basically an advertiser-sponsored message that I post on the blog. Here’s where I feel it is important that I clarify some things. I value my integrity. I refuse to accept money to say things that aren’t true. I’m an honest guy and I hope to stay that way. So, for the record, if you see future posts that are “Sponsored by Advertiser”, I am being paid to say something specific and I will give my honest opinions on the matter. I do not believe this will cause any tarnish. Just think of it like a banner ad, mm’kay?
I don’t want the site to become overwhelmed with ads or anything like that, mind you. I don’t like being bombarded with that shit anymore than the next guy. On the other hand, if I want to scrape together some cash, a little bit of advertising is inevitable. It just is. I hope you guys are comfortable with that and willing to endure it.
A new initiative.
Hi. My name is Ricky Coulter, and I am a Death Metal Caveman. At least, that’s what my friend, Josh Boone, calls me. I suppose that means I am an intellectual, semi-evolved cavern dweller with long hair and distinct carnivorous instinct…In any case, since the untimely demise of Video Game Theory, and the abysmal sales of Volume One, not to mention the abandonment of my peers and listeners, I’ve had lots of time to sit and think. Ponder, if you will. I’ve come to the conclusion that being broke sucks. Yeah, as if that’s some enlightened concept.
Oh, yeah, my new initiative…Well, I’m tired of being broke, quite frankly. It sucks…Oh, I said that already. So, I am taking the remnants of VG Theory Productions and I plan to start blogging, doing some search-engine optimization, some adsense placement, referrals, affiliation, etc. In other words, I wanna make some dough, some bread and butter, some toast, if you will. Or crackers. Something like that. I don’t think it’s totally unreasonable to assume I can make some money online. I mean, look at how many millions of dollars are transacted daily, hourly on the internet! There’s plenty to go around, if you know where to look…and you have the desire.
Okay, so, let’s give it a sensible, reasonable, tangible goal. Something solid and real. How about a PS3? Yeah yeah, I know, but the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle is coming in June. I’m a prostitute for Metal Gear Solid…er…that doesn’t sound so great, but suffice to say, i’m willing to buy a $500 dollar system to play one game. Sad, perhaps, but I AM a caveman…Alright, that’s my goal. I have until June to earn $500 dollars(or more) to purchase a PS3. I will build this blog and reach for the stars. And hell, some of my rantings and ravings might actually be remotely entertaining, eh?