Just got a nice surprise from Kit Elliott who commented that I made Michael Dunlop’s ’50 Most Influential Bloggers of 2009′ list. Cool – especially considering Arianna Huffington is also on that list. Who is Michael Dunlop? Now 20, Michael launched his first profitable website when he was 16 years old and has been blogging [...]
New FTC Guidelines for Bloggers
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued revised guidelines that advise bloggers who make money from endorsements to clearly disclose their relationships with advertisers. The main thrust of the 81-page document, “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising” occurs in a statement on page 75, which reads: When there exists a connection between [...]
Thinking about Using a PayPal “Donate” Button on Your Blog?
You’ve probably seen many sites on which webmasters try to increase their incomes by adding PayPal Donation buttons to their sidebar. This is particularly true of programmers who give their software away for free – and ask only that you donate so that they may continue to improve their programs or create new ones. There’s [...]
