Posted by Valentin on August 29th, 2007 | Comments

Hello and welcome to my tuesday blog-show.

Please be awared that, as soon you`ll see a dot (mean “.”) at the end of this phraze, nothing intersting won’t be after, therefore you can click on top-right “x”, unplug your “puter”, take your dog and go out for a walk.

So, you noticed the “.” but you’re still here .. then read on !

Before anything else, there’s something you, people you know me more or less, must know : the followings are not spot lights on one’s way to do things on blog. I heavyly plead for freedom of speech, so I want only to show my point of view.

Is a habit for me to visit other blogs and sites. To read there where’s something to read. To comment when I think my words would value about 2 cents.
But I do not read nor enjoy to see people publishing finnancial results of them work, specially when is about a blog, forum or any other “tool” based on social interactivity.

Hattrick is an online football (soccer) management game, have about ONE MILLION active users. I’m “playing” there since 2004 yet never seen there finnancial results published.

Why do I think is not allright to make income figures public ?

1- Useless. If one or more like what I put inside a blog or a forum, they’ll keep enjoying my “work”. Results of that “work” can`t be measured in dollars. Big or small, my presumptive income generated by MY READERS published to be read by MY READERS is useless.

2- Insulting. Why would I want to insult people enjoying to return to my “work”, telling them my finnancial income is xyz. They come to (this) my “place” to see me (respective to read my shi .. aaa .. “work”) for the sake of content or what they eventual feel for me. If one or another feel to “push” some bucks to my wallet, thanks. This is not a reason to say it loud, making others to feel uncomfortable they don’t ..

3- Is beg / self-praise. Both are hurting pride. Mine or yours.

4- Annoying. Each now and then, instad to publish some (lame ) content, I’ll publish finnancial results. Jeeez ! So, ones returning here to read some rants or jokes or whatever else I may type-and-publish, they’ll see figures about how good / bad I “do”. I do ? No, they do, coz money comes from READERS.

5- Dangerous (1). For both my safety and / or future develop of this “feature”. What future development ? Well, sooner or later, this “thing” – publishing my finnancial income from blogging – would require a new level, which would be publishing WHO actually gave me HOW MUCH cash. I have allready noticed this “trend” in certain places : “This guy, (name), paid me (sum of money) and he allready sayd to me he got (number) of subscriptions from here. blabla” ..

6- Dangerous (2). Publishing certain amounts, wouldn’t I self-jeopardizing my personal real life safety ? There are so many freaks outthere whom’s envy I could weak it up by publishing big figures. On the other hand, there are also freaks ready to disconsider and to try to humiliate me if I’ll come with some low numbers …

7- Privacy. I do not feel I want to be in spot lights because of my money. Money can buy anything – fridges, tv sets, clothes, houses, even one-night-love. Yet can not buy EDUCATION AND WISDOM. No matter how rich one is, then to be able to effort best teachers in the world, is a matter of brain-and-experience to be wise, not a matter of money. Yet, having good teachers again is not something I’ll want to be printed in newspapper. Income is a private problem, to be debated in family or closed small circle of friends / partners, not in public.

At a deeper think, I would be able to find even more reasons why I do not belive I’ll ever want to publish income results.

But I’ll stop to seven. Because I writed the title of this post before I start writing the article.

ps : Again, all above are what I think. I do not push anybody to follow it. But, as you – yes, you, the one who read now this – as you are my friend, if you’ll find this article a good reason to review your style, then I’m happy.

No matter if, after review, you’ll be sure you must continue to publish your results or you’ll become close-mouthed.
I’ll still love you as you are.

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