tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21766944.post17658155778209873..comments2011-04-27T14:35:23.307-05:00Comments on Brian's Backpacking Blog: The Sky's the Limit!Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09628095804170935682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21766944.post-11731378692899247222011-04-27T14:35:23.308-05:002011-04-27T14:35:23.308-05:00Robin, you're right about it being hard to mak...Robin, you're right about it being hard to make money. My little blog has a good size following but I don't expect to really "make money" off of it, pennies at best. Still it pays for a few things and keeps my hiking habit going.<br><br>My reasoning behind the Opensky store/partnership is to offer the exact products that I like and use rather than automated suggestions of gear by my affiliates. Although I only have three products selected, I have submitted requests for over 40 very specific items. We'll see how it goes - doesn't hurt to try and I hope that if it does work it will offer value to my readers.<br><br>Thanks for the feedback!Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09628095804170935682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21766944.post-42792274352680915542010-03-09T04:12:58.729-05:002010-03-09T04:12:58.729-05:00Interested in seeing how this works for you. It wo...Interested in seeing how this works for you. It would be nice to earn a few cents in order to at least pay for the bus/ train trips =)Hendrik Mhttp://www.hikinginfinland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21766944.post-72250652875219431782010-03-05T12:07:32.518-05:002010-03-05T12:07:32.518-05:00Robin, you're right about it being hard to mak...Robin, you're right about it being hard to make money. My little blog has a good size following but I don't expect to really "make money" off of it, pennies at best. Still it pays for a few things and keeps my hiking habit going.<br /><br />My reasoning behind the Opensky store/partnership is to offer the exact products that I like and use rather than automated suggestions of gear by my affiliates. Although I only have three products selected, I have submitted requests for over 40 very specific items. We'll see how it goes - doesn't hurt to try and I hope that if it does work it will offer value to my readers.<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback!Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09628095804170935682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21766944.post-15749075550843873052010-03-05T11:56:33.372-05:002010-03-05T11:56:33.372-05:00Brian,
Good luck with OpenSky store. I know it is...Brian,<br />Good luck with OpenSky store. I know it is tough to make any real money off the affiliate links on your blog. Maybe this will work for you, I'd be curious to know what kind of results you get!<br />Robin<br /><a href="http://backpackbasecamp.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">BackpackBaseCamp Blog</a>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495441507908789479noreply@blogger.com