Addiply – really is rather good – www.addiply.com

Guess I would say that, I’m working with them – looking to get some traction for a very small business that, oddly in this day and age of freeconomics, social media (social my ****, more of that later), and knitting muesli actually, yes hold on, generates an income!!

Realise that the elephant in the room no-one wants to talk about is how any of the myriad of new start ups, ideas, collective hugging sites out there actually fund themselves, and even support those willing to invest their time in trying to run a business.

Of course, Not-for-profit is one thing (still don’t get how they are funded? Or do I pay for this stuff via my taxes…?) And anyone willing to give new stuff a go gets my whole hearted support, what ever the cause, reason, or idea – and yes I’m a tad cynical about a lot of new stuff out there, and yes it is frustrating to see X get a ton of money, when Y doesn’t – and of course it is all down to honest personal opinion, and all that, but…

…when you come across a business that allows publishers, for free, to set up an account to take community based advertising, when that business allows the publisher to set their own revenue model, and when it allows the publisher to keep 90% of gross takings from any revenue generated, I think you have to take notice.

Yes Addiply is simple txt based advertising right now, and yes its very much aimed at the very local website community and yes it ‘only’ earns a couple of hundred quid a month for some – but imagine sites that have a community base of some 10,000 plus? Backed by some ‘sales’ knowledge and imagine that the system can feed rich media, and that can allow customisation for the publisher/advertiser, and that can feed banners, CPU’s, and tower ad space – then we start to see a whole new ball game.

And it still provides transparency, easy user interface, and someone at the end of a phone – for free.

Take a look – www.addiply.com

My Blog now becomes a TO-DO list…

Finding time for these things is always a hassle – its not for lack of ideas, or things I think are interesting, its taking that idea, putting it down, cleaning it up and then deciding its right to publish.

I’ve always believed in the ethos of “Publish and be dammed” – but that’s not always the smart move.

But…

There is stuff that’s in my head, I feel the need to get down, here, and that way non of it gets lost in the fog, and hopefully prompts me to do get my arse in gear and do more on here!

In no particular order – blogs to come will cover some or all of the following…

www.addiply.com – a new venture I’m working with, exciting stuff, actually makes money, just needs a final push…

Why “Social Media” needs a name change – its not always that social, really, and one of my new years resolutions was to tell it the way it is sometimes – time for some of that honesty me thinks

When people let you down – tied to the Social Media thing I guess – I have some ideas.

Raising capital.

Raising children.

Raising the spirit.