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Site News: Monetizing / Advertising

Site News & Guidelines

So what's up with the advertising on this site?

Most of the money necessary to keep this site running comes from donations and we're very fortunate to have a community willing to contribute towards this upkeep.  This site is truly a labour of love and is never-ever-ever going to be a money maker, our goal is to cover costs.

As costs have risen, I've been looking at other ways to make ends meet, Monetization / Advertising being one of the more obvious.  I thought it might be beneficial for everyone to know how the different advertising works.

Fitbit Affiliate:

Fitbit is honestly one of my favourite things so I happy to promote it as an affiliate. LHVW receives 12% of any sales made after following a Fitbit link.

Amazon Affiliate:

LHVW receives a small percentage (starting at 4% on a sliding scale) of any sale made from the American site  Amazon com or the Canadian site Amazon ca after following one of our links.  An interesting point; your purchase does not have to be related to the link you followed.  If you plan to do any shopping on Amazon going through one of our is a painless way to contribute to this site.

Google Adsense:

Google Adsense pays out in two main ways:

Views

LHVW receives revenue for Advertisements that are displayed on the site.  Right now this amounts to an average of about USD$0.02 a day.  One of the reasons this is so low is that I just can't bring myself to display Ads in prime spots (like a banner at the very top of the page).  I'd really rather highlight our own content.  I have, however, increased the number of Adsense Ads throughout the site so we'll see how it goes.

Clicks

LHVW receives revenue for Advertisements that are followed (clicked).  Google is really fussy about this (so fussy that I've always been scared to even talk about it) and they have algorithms to determine if the clicks generated from a site are valid.  If you are genuinely interested in an Adsense Ad, clicking on it will contribute revenue to this site.

Questions?  Comments?  Concerns? Other ideas for Advertising Revenue? 

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 14 Nov 2016 08:05:38AM

The Romanov jewels: 3 sets of earrings

Apparel

They are very beautiful, Zed.  Who wouldn't want Romanov jewellery!  Thanks for sharing them with us.

What are you Reading? v2

Book Lovers

Glad you found your way here, Zed!

The Plantagenets sound like an excellent read.  Thanks for the recommendation; I'll have to check it out.

I agree with your assessment of The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End.  TPOTE was by far my favourite as well.  Loved learning about the architecture of the cathedrals, the mathematics behind it and the use of symmetry which not only was beautiful but was a cost saving measure.

Skyrim Special Edition Arrives Tomorrow (Oct 28)

Gaming

There is!  I spend most of my time wandering around gathering herbs and then making potions.  That is when I'm not building another house.  I think I'm only about 50% through the main quest so here's another opportunity to get some more done.

[update] Rockstar just updated their social media avatars, possibly hinting to a new Red Dead Game!

Gaming

Moving this to the brand-new Gaming category

QH Becoming a Merchant: Setting up Vendors

QH Resources & Guides

The QH Co-op Market now accepts goods sold in Coins & L$ from all merchants. 

I've modified Setting Up Vendors with the Coins & L$ information.

Site News: 2017 Fundraiser

Site News & Guidelines

Merci beaucoup:

Candace Ducatillon
Jane Ixtar

What are you Reading? v2

Book Lovers

Massie's book about Catherine the Great is one of my favourites as well, @leopoldina.  Perhaps it's because I find her so fascinating. 

Peter, though interesting, was just so ruthless.  Perhaps he had to be so to survive & thrive in his environment?  I always wonder the same about Henry VIII.  Would kinder men have made it as far as they did?

Both The Romanov's - The Final Chapter and Nicholas and Alexandra are good reads though knowing how the story ends makes me dread finishing the books.  I'm always trying to find a way for them to escape their fates.

BTW: I've searched JR and I don't think you can post images straight from the web.  They have to be local to your machine first.  I'm guessing that this is mainly a security feature.

What are you Reading? v2

Book Lovers

I just finished Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Knowing it was a script I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it but after seeing it at the top of the Bestseller Lists for a bit I decided to give it a whirl.

I found it kind of "meh".  I can see how it works better as a play than a novel since you would get to revisit the whole HP experience on stage.  I found Albus a tad annoying as he tends to be a bit of a whiner.  On the bright side, it did have some interesting twists and it was nice to see what various "old friends" had done with their lives.  Somehow I guess I just expected more

Have you read it?  What did you think?

What are you Reading? v2

Book Lovers

I'm always looking for reading suggestions so I thought it would be fun to make a list of books currently being read.

What are you reading now?

Please note that this is a continuation of the original  What are you Reading?