Make Money Bloggers are always searching for ways to improve the monetization of their blogs and I am no different.

I have been offering text links for sale for nearly a month now and have only sold one spot. Dismal but I make myself feel better by justifying that they are NoFollow text links. My thought is that nobody wants to buy a NoFollow maybe?  Wishful thinking?  I dunno but I do know that I want no part of the wrath of Google.

Scratch My Back

I was reading a blog tonight that offered up a monetization channel that I hadn’t considered yet and that is Scratchback.  Scratchback has been around for a while and I shunned it at first as they market it as a “tip jar” for your blog.

I despise tip jars on blogs. They remind me of the guy on the corner with the “Will Work for Beer” sign.  I hate how tip jars have sprung up at every retailer from where you get your coffee to who gives you the popcorn at the theater.  I hate em.  I really don’t want a “tip jar” on my blog.

I think I have decided to revisit my phobia after seeing it become quite prevalent on so many blogs.  I have decided to put my phobia aside for a bit and give it a shot.

One thing that I really like is that the Scratchback widget does give the “tipper” something in return.  So in my mind I am not going to call it a tip jar and I am going to make myself feel better and refer to it as a “Money Maker.”

Somehow that makes me feel better.

Buy One Now

I have offered up only 5 spots on my widget for 5 dollars each. A bargain compared to some sites I have seen.  I may expand to 10 slots depending on how popular it goes but for now feel free to give it a try.

How about you….do you use Scratchback? What are your results? Am I insane for not liking tip jars?   Let me hear it.

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