In the near future, Funny about Money will transform into a monetized site. The doughty Mrs. Micah, who has started a blog consulting service, is helping to make the changeover.
This is a scary adventure for moi, because I’m really not very techie. But you turn into a pillar of salt if you don’t keep trying to learn new things. 🙂
The design will be slightly different. We have found a three-column template that’s very similar to the present White as Milk theme, so I hope the change won’t be too jarring.
Funny’s traffic has been steadily increasing ever since it moved to WordPress.com. It’s now averaging nine or ten thousand discrete hits a month, which I think may be enough to generate a small income from advertising.
The site doesn’t have to make much to be very helpful. Until I’m 66, I’m not allowed to earn more than $14,000 without having Social Security docked. What that means is that every $2,400 Funny earns between January and August is a freshman comp course I won’t have to teach in the fall. If we get this project up and running now, we should know by layoff day, December 30, how much Funny will earn.
LOL! Any day I’d rather blog than actually work.
As another bag-lady-in-waiting, I really enjoy your blog. (I lost my job last year, and just got my last severance check last month.)
Good luck with you’re monetization (if that’s a word).
Good luck with that — keep us posted on all that you learn…
Mmmm, best of luck with that, after tons of great articles, I wish you much success with it. Your students will probably miss you though if you are dropping the courses!
Mrs. Micah is great! Can’t wait to see your new look!