It has never ceased to amaze me just how much The United States and Great Britain dominate the amount of visitors that I get on this site. Actually it covers all sites that I operate but to save boring you with mega stats I will keep it to just this site.

Why do you guys suppose that spanking is so heavily popular in these two geographic locations? If you look at the graph below (click the pic to see the data), which are the details of the last year’s worth of statistics from this very site, you will see that the United States and Great Britain account for 66% of all total visitors, even though I had visitors from 159 countries in the last year. On top of that, based on the population of the respective countries, there are actually more persons per capita that come from Great Britain.

(Here is the rankings for spots 17-38. Spot number 16 is undefined so I didn’t include it)

This is one area of our lifestyle that has always confused me because spanking isn’t restricted to only people from these countries. Pixie recently asked about whether your background played a role in developing your desire for spanking, cultural or otherwise, and there were different responses from many different countries. In my own personal experience it has not been unusual to hear tales from the Latino or African American/Caribbean communities about their growing up in strict environments that of course included spankings of varying degree. Yet I personally find both of these cultures severely underrepresented in the spanking community. Do you guys have any idea why that may be?

Of course I have some opinions about this myself, but I would rather open it up to see if anyone is interested in sharing their opinion. Just do me a favor and don’t state the obvious that there ARE people from different cultures who participate in our lifestyle, I’m quite aware of that, in fact I have played with girls from a great many different cultural backgrounds, I am talking here about the overall general lack of diversity based on percentages of population.

The Latino community is the one that perplexes me the most, I live in New York City which has a large Latino community, and yet I come across very few spankos from the Latino community. From conversations that I have heard first hand and in popular culture, spanking isn’t uncommon in the Latino community, two examples of which are very clear to me.

The first of these is the lady who lives on the top floor of the three family home that I live in. During a casual conversation one day she matter of factly told me that she spanks her daughters, even going so far as to tell me that getting spanked was part of her own growing up as well. She was very open in her feelings regarding old fashioned methods compared to current day feelings. Yeah, it was a pretty good conversation being that she had no idea who she was talking to, lol. The other instance was with a young coworker who was a Latina, who once made the comment, and I quote “I can be such a bad girl…… maybe that is why my Mum and my boyfriend still spank me” which was followed by a fit of laughter. Of course to me I actually focused on the one word, they STILL spank her, which of course meant that spankings were not an unusual event for her either.

So does anyone have their own views as to why spanking is so heavily dominated amongst American and British cultures?

So now that the Superbowl is over I am going to start typing away for a new post that will probably go up tomorrow. In the next topic I am going to talk about spanking in different countries and give you some stats which I find to be quite remarkable, the biggest one of which is that two thirds of my audience comes from either The United States or from Great Britain. More on that tomorrow though, in the meantime here are some of the latest galleries added by Punished Brats and Girl Spanks Girl. Just click each pic for the respective galleries to browse the pics and videos on each one.

Here is a classic example of how not to use a blog, lol. A long time ago I decided to create a blog devoted to panties, and while the idea was good the execution was horrible. So I have had an inactive blog pretty much for a year and I need to do something about it. Want to see a disaster of a blog? Just click this highlighted text to see how bad it is!!

Now I have retitled it Spanking Panties for now, but quite honestly I have no idea what direction I am going to take it in just yet. I may even just wipe the whole lot and use the site as a link storage area. If you have any ideas feel free to shoot them my way.

Maybe it is because the recession is finally over, or could it be the cold front that hit the USA this week? Whatever it was, it was an unusually successful week for me on the spam front, and I don’t even eat meat!!! There’s money out there for everyone, and if the Pup can help you along the way then I will be a very happy man. Now then, this weeks total earnings of $164.50 was unusually high, though the earnings are always around the $100 a week mark (That of course is based on the time and effort that I put into this). Any help that you blog owners need just shoot me an email and I will see what I can do for you. The top dog for regular sales is Hot Movies. Now it doesn’t pay as much as the CCBill sites, however, the amount of smaller sales is crazy. Last month I had 31 sales and this week alone I had 9 sales. Just look at what you can do to promote as well, in this box alone I am displaying almost the entire catalogue of Shadowlane’s movies that are available to be watched online. For the cost of $19.95 the viewer gets 200 minutes and that means they can watch 5 FULL Shadowlane movies if they wish. Though they will mostly spread those minutes around and watch parts of dozens of films.

If you are a webmaster all you need to do is click the banner below to sign up for the program and start making your own money.

CLICK THE BANNER BELOW

I have also added a couple of new sites this week to my list. The first one I only just added so I have no data to pass along as of yet, but in a couple of weeks I will let you know how it does. This is more like the traditional find the clips you like and buy them to own. Not sure how it will do but we shall see.

It was a long time in coming but I also added Real Life Spankings to me list and made a sale within a week.

Would you like some tips from me? Organize your links based on how well they do for you!! You HAVE to change the banners you use from time to time. When you change up your banners they look fresh and new and people are more likely to click on them, or even make your own if you can. Just visit Todd and Suzy for an example of excellently made banners. Remember, if it looks new people will click on it to see what it is.

And finally, just because it was an unusual sale, someone signed up to this link this week to give me $50 in one shot (Probably explains why I did so well this week). That was more than this link has given me in 3 years combined

All of my other sites have been updated this morning, which now allows me to be free to create a written post for this site. What pictures do I have for you this morning though?

Well, to start with, over on SPANKING PICS I have posted some OTK birthday spanking pics such as the one below. What a beautiful little ass eh?

On OLD SPANKING PICS I have posted some high quality 1950’s F/F pics including the one shown below. I hear that my understudy is taking a break so you will only see these pics on my site for now

Be sure to check out SPANKING GALLERIES as I am adding brand new galleries to the rotation all the time, such as this one.

Finally, please keep going to THE SPANKING UNIVERSE for the latest updates of 140 spanking blogs. The list is updated hourly.

Right, let me getting to typing my latest thoughts and ideas.

There is no denying, I LOVE to write!! My mind normally races at 100mph and it is chock full of ideas, plans and images, that I just have to get them out somehow. Over on Spankspot I saw that he currently has a poll up asking what are the gender and the spanking orientation of his readers. When I ran a similar poll last year I was pretty surprised at the results, and unless your humble narrator has configured his poll where only ‘He’ can see the real results (I,e; Bumping Pixie down from 2^nd to 3^rd in the poll for spankee of the year), then I actually think that his poll results are going to mirror mine, though the early indication is that he has even more male readers than I do.

It presents a bit of a dilemna for me because I actually prefer to write and share my own personal take on things (yes, surprisingly, a personal blog is all about sharing your own views and feelings) rather than just posting pictures. The problem is though, and this is a rather blanket statement of course, most of my readers are male and quite frankly they don’t give much of a toss what I have to say, they are here for the pictures. I try to keep a balance between written and picture posts because I obviously want to keep my audience as well, that is only natural. Now this may come as a bit of a surprise to some, but I do take quite a bit of shit when I write too much. This can either be directly, or done behind my back that I later discover, though I am pretty thick skinned so not only am I totally okay with it, but the more shit I take then the more I wish to post.

Spanking Pics

When you have a certain amount of success you have to accept the negativity as well, and I am going to be pretty egotistical when I say this, but I have had so many people approach me in person to praise the quality of the pictures that I come up with, that I can totally understand why that is threatening to some. Spanking is a passion for me, and I have been collecting spanking pics for years, not only that but I spend hours upon hours searching and scouring for websites where I can discover the most unique form of our art that I can come up with. I’m going to take an educated guess that my fellow blogger All Things Spanking spends just as much time as I do looking for those little golden nuggets because his discoveries are freaking awesome as well. You can clearly see the effort that he puts in by the quality of his work.

On the flip side of this there are of course the vultures!! Now a vulture is a shady little character that follows the lions of the spanking world. Think about it for a minute, if you are a vulture you are going to meticulously follow the leaders of the pack because you know that their pickings are going to make for a nice tasty little meal. I wonder if there is any sense of personal pride though, knowing that you are waiting to see what other people post before you post your own collection of gathered pictures culled from the work of other bloggers? One of the enjoyments that I get from the work that I put up is the effort that I put into what I do. For instance, if I was to go to All Things Spanking everyday and wait to see what he posted before I posted the very same thing, then I wouldn’t get any satisfaction from the work I was putting out. When I do find an exceptional pic that Mitch has posted, I have on occasion also shared that pic, but the first thing I do is show him the courtesy of telling people that I got the pic from his site and I link to the relevant post.

Now I know that I have been down this road before and I have had many a discussion about it through personal emails. Over time I have come to an understanding in regards to foreign blogs using material that they find on other blogs. Certainly Charlie in Hungary enlightened me a lot as to why he shares the work that he does, and indeed the effort that he puts in. There is a certain amount of flattery that comes from someone valuing your work highly enough that they want to translate the piece into their own language so that they can share their thoughts with their own readership. At first I didn’t really agree with it, but upon reflection I totally understand the concept and I think it is a pretty good idea actually.

Another thing that has been pointed out to me is that I don’t own the pictures that I post, and that is a very valid point. No, I rarely own the pictures that I post other than my own work. A large portion of the work that I post I have archived over the years and 75% of it is going to be pictures that were garnered from long out of print magazines and organizations. Though as I said above, I go out of my way to find the rare and unique pics that I don’t think have been seen anywhere before on a spanking site. In my archives I have 1000’s upon 1000’s of spanking pics, a great many of which were collected years ago and haven’t been seen in years, I’m just waiting for the right opportunity to post them. The vultures are also waiting for me to post them as well I am sure. Yeah, I guess it is kind of flattering in a way that someone wants to be just like you and looks forward to gathering up your work to share for themselves, even without acknowledgement as to who they got them from.

Pay Sites

One final thing in regards to pictures is the use of the material that is put out by the current spanking sites on the Internet. We all have to remember that these sites are in business and therefore they put watermarks on their pictures. Here is a little confession for you, as I consider myself a part of the Punished Brats family. One of the things that I do for the PB crew is that I report the use of their material to them so that they can contact the individuals responsible and have proper accreditation attributed to them, I have a personal interest in their success. I’m one of those moles that troll the illegal file sharing networks to prevent PB’s material from being illegally shared. Does that make me a bit of a douchebag? Yeah, I think it probably does, but Punished Brats is a company that I work for and will probably continue to work for. The big difference is that I admit when I am being a bit of a douchebag.

Most professional websites out there really don’t mind if their promotional material is distributed amongst blogs and groups for people to see, but they do mind if someone has taken the time to edit out their watermark. It goes back to what I was saying earlier about not being credited when someone poaches the pictures that one posts, professional websites also want their watermarks left on the pics so that viewers can visit their sites to check out THEIR work. Of course mistakes happen, and I have even made some myself on this blog, but there are hundreds of pics out there that have been altered to crop out the website address of the owners of the material. Now maybe it is because I am a total picture whore, but I can pretty much tell you which paysite each pic belongs to, whether that be from the actors involved, or even just the ambience of the surroundings. At least 99% of the time it is pretty obvious, though I will concede that mistakes will happen. As an example, if a picture is titled NSI00123 or something similar, then it belongs to Northern Spanking, whether the watermark has been cut out or not, it is an easy one to work out, as are the quality of the pics involved.

My stance has softened over time when it comes to people pulling pics that I post, I’m now more of the mind frame that the people who are doing it are actually paying you a compliment, because they want to present their work more like you do yourself. Earlier on today I likened it to a compulsive liar. A compulsive liar isn’t necessarily a bad person, the reason that they lie is because their fantasy world is a far better one than the world that they live in. Nobody knows what their real world is like, so we can’t judge that person. It is part of the reason why I enjoyed the film ‘Precious’ so much, especially during the times when bad things were happening to her. If you have not seen the film then let me just say that at times of serious trauma, her mind puts her into a wonderful place which is far different from the reality that she is currently in.

Care to disagree with me? Feel free to call me a hypocrite and let me know so, I can handle the truth.

On two occasions that I remember I made a flagrant error. One time I posted a picture from Kelly Payne that I was unaware of it belonging to her. The problem was easily solved though, Kelly wrote to me informing me that the pic belonged to her and I made sure that I clearly stated that it was hers when I revised the post. Another time the owner of Sound Punishment contacted me to tell me that I didn’t have his permission to post the pics I had posted, even with the watermarks still in place. Like I said, mistakes happen and I promptly removed the offending pics as I had clearly not asked for permission to post them (They had been sent to me by the model in the pic). Now I was told shortly after that I didn’t have to remove the pics, but if I act like a douchebag I want people to know that I am doing so deliberately, not through a mistake!!

Writing as an art.

So we now come back to how I started this post, and that would be the art form of writing a post. Many times a woman has disagreed with my opinions, though it has always been in an informed way based on what I wrote. I’m afraid the feedback from the guys, only when it is negative by the way, actually, before I carry on, let me just say that the praise that I get from guys is 20 times the amount of the negative feedback that I get.

The negative feedback can come in the form of the opinions that I have, the amount of times that I write compared to the amount of times that I post pictures, my preferences in the world of spanking, and the one that is always my favorite, the inane jealousy to the fullness of my spanking life and to my overall enjoyment of who I am!!

I get the point regarding written posts versus pictures posts, people are just airing what it is that they prefer, nothing wrong with that. Unless of course they start to speak for other people…. “WE like it when you post pictures”…………. “We come here to see M/F spanking pics because that is the only pics worthy of our visual pleasure”………… etc, etc, etc. Not everyone comes here for the same thing so nobody has a right to speak for what other people enjoy.

In regards to my spanking preferences, again, this blog is about my journey in the spanking world and how it is seen through my own eyes. The preferences that I have are perhaps more on the lighter side of spanking and are more aesthetic in nature. Not everyone enjoys that of course, though I do think that the sheer number of visitors that I get every day gives me some indication that I am doing pretty well.

Pass the Haterade.

Then we come to my favorite one, and that is the jealousy and hatred towards me that only a male could possess. Let’s separate the jealousy from the envy though, because I don’t consider it jealousy when someone asks me how come I get to spank all these hot girls and that they are jealous. That is more of a fun comment of course and I take it as such. Now I don’t want anyone to get bent out of shape there by my using the term ‘Hot girls’. They are simply stating something that is based upon their fantasy perception and it isn’t reflective upon other people, its roots are within the fantasy itself. The truth be known, I only post pictures of a small percentage of the people I play with and the term ‘Hot Girl’ is very subjective. I mean, seriously, you know what I consider a hot girl? Just to give you some idea, I thought that Adrianne, as played by Talia Shire in Rocky, was super hot, especially when she worked in the pet store. Juliette Lewis, Drew Barrymore, Cyndi Lauper, Chrissie Hynde, Marlee Matlin………. Hot is such a subjective term, it really is.

Those aren’t the people that I am talking about though, I am talking about the ones that simply cannot stand the fact that someone as low as me has such a modicum of success. It is almost like through their hatred they are able to live vicariously through me, especially when they are critical of my work. A few examples for you! If I create a video that is mild and funny in its context, I am likely to get the hatred because supposedly that is NOT how it is supposed to be. I only have to mention that the video that Audrey Knight and I made has now been watched a half a million times, and I can see the sneers appear immediately. I make videos that appeal to me because I am presenting my side of the spanking world to the audience that is watching, I can’t begin to tell you how many people have called my work lame and pattycake stuff. Now I’m not an expert in the field, but I am going to guess that people don’t like it simply because so many people DO enjoy it. There is this misconception in the spanking world that everything has to be one way, and it isn’t. So when someone explores a different aspect that is successful, it just totally grates the person whose imagination cannot be broadened.

Likewise, the same applies to my written prose, views on spanking and my approach to the scene and lifestyle overall. Let me state a fact here for you, are you aware that the people who complain the loudest that my writing and my opinions suck, are the same people who cannot formulate two paragraphs of opinion, or hold an audience captive outside of a set of pictures. The more that I write and express myself, the more these people wish they could also have the same success that I do. The sad part is though, they aren’t sure what the measuring stick is.

I can ramble on all day about that if I wanted to, the bottom line is, some people are unable to appreciate that someone has become successful based on who they are, especially when in their own eyes they see this person as someone who is beneath them. Now am I bothered by the hatred? Take my word on this because my word is important to me, I am not bothered by that in the least, and as I have held you captive this far, let me tell you why in this final chapter.

True to one’s self.

When I find that someone is unhappy with me as a person for WHATEVER reason it be, whether that is from my standing as an individual, or, if they simply don’t like me having met me in person or by what I write, I am actually comforted by that. The reason I take comfort from that is that someone dislikes me for the right reasons. I feel that I have done my own character proud if someone dislikes me because of whom I am, because I would much rather have that knowledge than knowing that someone likes me for being someone that I am not. I pride myself on my honesty and my approach to life, and if someone doesn’t like that then I am more than fine with that, at least I am being true to myself.

Actually I will finish with one final address, because it is a question that is frequently asked of me. The question is this: “How come you get to spank so many spanking models?”

As you can tell from today’s post, I am being pretty ballsy today and clearly my ego isn’t getting in the way, on occasion I have to shoot from the hip and tell it like it is.

Spanking Models

Let me tell you why ‘Spanking Models’ don’t seem to have a problem with me, it is because I am a straightforward guy and there is no mistake that what you see is what you get. I’m not going to pander to any “Spanking model”, and despite a perception that I suck up to spanking producers, I do anything but that, which I think they would concur with. Many years ago I stunned one of my closest friends with what I said to her. My friend has cerebral palsy and one day we were discussing disabilities versus able bodied persons. In my opinion she was cutting far too much slack to someone who has a disability and I found myself getting irate, to the point that I finally snapped. My words to her were the following, and if you have ever heard me raise my voice then perhaps you can picture this scene

“Listen, an asshole is an asshole. It doesn’t matter if they are a disabled asshole, or if they are an able bodied asshole, an asshole is still an asshole”

I take that approach in life, if you act like an asshole around me then don’t expect me to give you anymore than one minute of my time. I simply have no time, tolerance or desire to associate myself with people who I believe disrespect me in any form. Likewise, if someone believes that I treat them in that manner, then I would totally expect them not to associate with me either. That transcends to spanking models as well, if you treat me like a piece of shit then don’t expect anything less than the same treatment from me. I really don’t need to sing my own praises on this issue though; the proof is in the pudding. The reason that I get to play with so many people is because I have built up that respect as being an honest, genuine person. I guess for those who wonder why I get to play with so many “Spanking models”, it’s because I don’t treat them like models, I sort out the good people from the bad no matter what their standing is in the lifestyle.

Dramaazzzz.

I’ve witnessed a lot of drama in recent times and it is something that I always try to analyze, just why people act the way they do. Are there some people that are unaware that when they constantly have problems within the spanking community, that THEY might actually be the problem? I understand that there can be misunderstandings, but when there is a continuous pattern of problems then the person really needs to step back and evaluate how they are presenting themselves. You start with honesty, as I mention above, not everyone likes me, not by a longshot, but I am happy to know that the people who dislike me do so because it is based on their perception of who I really am as a person. The only character about Richard Windsor is the name, the rest of the person is VERY real. I encourage people to dislike me, I will respect them far more than someone who only pretends to like me. So seriously think about it, if problems keep cropping up you should evaluate yourself, chances are that is where the answer lies. Like the person who posted someones personal information, you can argue your point all you want, you just disrespected a long standing, well loved member of the spanking community, and in return you lost the trust of a whole community. You can only play the victim so long before you finally accept responsibility for your own actions. Trust me, I know, I’m much happier these days knowing that people consider me to be an asshole, it’s a much better place to be than someone thinking I might be an asshole, I’ll be the first person to tell them that I am one.

This sale is always a favorite of mine. Shadow Lane are holding a sale of all their videos where if you buy one you get one free. Buy 3 get 6, buy 10 get 20, I think you get the idea!! I can’t speak highly enough of the quality of Shadow Lane’s videos, at one time or another, especially with the advent of Hot Movies, I have watched more than three quarters of their catalogue. Either through watching them or through actually owning them back in the day on VHS, I think I am qualified enough to tell you how highly I value the products of Shadow Lane. Yes, I am not only telling you of their promotion, but I will also be buying from them myself. I need to get a copy of Sting Operation 2, and, as much as I want to get a video I have yet to see, I simply cannot go any longer without Boy spanks Girl Vol 1 in my collection once more. It has one of the hottest scenes captured on film featuring Tom Byron and Kristie Imboch. I want to own the film once again so that I can review it fully, being that it is one of my favorites of all time. So pardon me for being a sycophant, but sucking up to Shadow Lane is well worth it in this instance. Just click the banner below to visit this awesome sale, you will NOT regret it.

The post title will mean nothing to you unless you are a Monty Python fan!!

So in its short lifespan, blogging has taken on a whole new meaning. In some areas it has gone from a place for one to share their daily life in whatever their chosen subject is, to a full time avenue for entrepreneurs to spam their wares and make a ton of money from the practice. Now Richard Windsor is no different in that department, as a byproduct of this fabulous hobby of ours, I was able to work out that there are also opportunities to make some money while I share my thoughts and views with you all.

Splogging

As you may have seen throughout this blog, I coined a term called “Splogging”. Splogging is a combination of the two words “Spam and Blogging”, an art form where a spam blog is loosely presented as a spanking blog, but what they are in actuality is a resource for making money. There are countless examples of this and I actually suspect that many more will come along the way. Some entrepreneurs in fact have created a whole network of splogs where they can market their wares. Other people such as myself market websites in a much more passive way.

Before I go any further, let me point out that I have no problem whatsoever with splogging. I know that this post has the potential to upset some folks who make splogging an art form, but I most certainly will not be a hypocrite. My SPANKING GALLERIES blog most definitely, and to a lesser degree my SPANKING PICS AND VIDEOS, are both built around the concept of splogging. My reason for having separate outlets is done basically because I wish to keep this particular blog free of spam. THE HOUSE OF RICHARD WINDSOR was created to share my personal journey in the spanking world, and the only time that I actively promote an affiliate site on this particular blog is when I happen to be featured on PUNISHED BRATS, or, if there is something out in the spanking world that I wish to talk about that also just so happens to be something that I have an affiliate program for. One thing that I will not do on this particular site is turn it into a splog, basically because I believe that it can detract from my personal views and feelings. Just recently I had read a spanking article that included 24 links to affiliate programs within the article itself. Unfortunately my interest in the article waned because my feeling was that there was little merit to the actual article itself, other than to cram in as many spam links into one post as was humanly possible. This particular site will not go down that avenue because this blog is about my life in the spanking world, and my views and thoughts within it.

Commission

Some of you may even be clueless as to what I am talking about here, so let me fill you in a little bit. If you look to the right side of this site you will see a bunch of links to spanking paysites. Now these banners aren’t just links, they are opportunities for me to make some money LITERALLY on the side of running a spanking blog. Now I have tried my absolute hardest to minimize the amount of links on this site, and I am always trimming it down. My feeling is that too many banners make a site a very unsightly place to be, or in the least can make a site resemble a video arcade with all the flashing lights.

Because my affiliate programs have become pretty successful I am actually toying with the idea of removing all banners totally and selling ad space instead. Already a couple of sites have come forward asking me what my rates are for advertising space. There are several sites on the Internet that are dedicated to spanking who sell ad space already, and of course if I do this as well then other splogs are sure to follow along. (In fact just by merely mentioning it I know some other sites will snap the idea up immediately)

It is a tricky concept though because some of my affiliate partners sell very well indeed. My top seller is of course PUNISHED BRATS, however, I make almost as much money from CLARE FONDA’S NETWORK with just a slightly less number of actual sales. Then of course HOT MOVIES is a site that is beginning to snowball. It takes a long time for HOT MOVIES to actually get going, but once you can get the viewers in it seems to just increase the commission that one gets. So when it comes to selling ad space, I have to weigh up the fact that 3 sites in particular already provide me with a nice monthly bonus. The other sites that I promote are somewhat hit and miss really, though a lot of that has to do with the placement of where their ad is, and whether or not these sites offer promotional galleries for people like myself to use. It isn’t any reflection on the sites themselves, it is simply that other sites sell better so I put them at the top of my ad space.

How much does Windsor make?

What are the numbers that we are talking about here? Well, you have to remember that aside from this site, I have the same links up on several other sites. Even though 50% of all sales come from THE HOUSE OF RICHARD WINDSOR, I do have to consider the fact that the other 50% comes from my other sites. At this present time my series of blogs are bringing in $400 a month. Last year I averaged $310 a month ($3,760 for the year), but those numbers are a little skewed because HOT MOVIES didn’t pick up until the last 3 months of the year. Based on the last 4 months average of HOT MOVIES, the total this year is probably going to reach an annual income total of around $5,000 for the year for all affiliate links combined.

So maybe you can see my predicament there when it comes to selling ad space. If I was to remove all links and sell ad space, there is an awful lot of money that I need to make up, a number that seems to increase each year. I wouldn’t rule out the possibility, rather what I would do, would be to retain the 3 best sellers and then average out what I would need to make to make up the difference on the rest of the links that I remove. Without getting too deep into it, I then have to work out whether I would be selling for 4 sites, or would I sell per site. As you can see, I have some serious decisions to make in that regard!! There are many, many decisions that come along from running a blog, it may surprise you just how many people are trying to get a link to their sites without an affiliate program. We have to be honest here though, it doesn’t make much business sense at all for me to do that and pass up the $400 I am already making each month. There are many sites and vendors that are personal friends of mine and of course I give them link space on here free of charge, and I always will do.

Totally ironic as well being that I had this post planned, but yesterday alone I made $83 from sales. $83 bucks in one day, totally amazing!!

Who buy dat?

One thing that I have often pondered is just who are the people who purchase these sites that I earn my commission on? My educated guess is that it is not the regular readers of this site, rather it is the people who stumble across the site who are searching for spanking material. Despite it currently looking a total mess right now whereas links are concerned (See the comment regarding looking like a video arcade), I do believe that the biggest potential has to be my SPANKING PICS site. The site itself gets over a thousand visitors a day, but perhaps most importantly 25-30% of those visitors come directly from search engines, which of course are the people who are looking for spanking material. Compared to my other sites, 25-30% is a huge number when you consider that this site only gets 7% of visitors from search engines.

Tricks of the trade

Now what are some of the tricks to running a successful affiliate program list? My number one concern has always been quantity, I’m from the old school that believes that less sells more. Perhaps one reason that THE HOUSE OF RICHARD WINDSOR sells better than the other sites is that it only has one quarter of the banner ads that my other sites have. The same applies to posting pictures from paysites, if I was continuously posting pics from paysites then I think it would defeat the purpose of what I am trying to accomplish. Rather than persuade people that they may wish to buy more from a particular site, they will just sit back and wait for me to post the free stuff. Balance is a tricky concept there though, because website owners want the audience to see what they are offering. Many sites allow sploggers such as myself free access to their sites for us to pull their weekly updates and then promote them. Now while I say people such as myself I should qualify that, I only have free passwords to two sites. That is because I only promote affiliate programs on a part time basis, it is only a side piece to my blogs. Other sploggers get significantly more access, and so they should, because their entire reason for being in the first place is to promote affiliate programs on a daily basis. They certainly earn that right far more than I do.

The trade off

Now what do website owners get out of this process?

Now I have no scientific data on this, it is only the opinion of one man. The average reader probably has no idea whatsoever just how much a paid advertisement will cost on a website such as this. Based on the knowledge that I have acquired I do know what the rates for paid ads are. So when you look at the blogging spankosphere, it is a potential goldmine for website owners. It does come with a price though, that is for sure.

The commission that an affiliate partner such as myself earns is very high per sale, make no question about that. If a website owner has to pay me a commission then they are taking quite a hit initially, especially if it is combined with a free password for promotional purposes. In fact it is probably safe to say that they make very little money from the actual buyer, if that buyer came directly from me. The benefits to that though are easily measured to start with, and of course the first one being free promotion for their sites which can cost an arm and a leg elsewhere. Then of course they are only paying out for the promotion when somebody makes a purchase, whereas with a paid ad they have to pay for it regardless if someone buys it or not. The other benefit comes from whether it is an immediate sale or whether the sale is delayed. I only get commission on immediate sales, I don’t get the commission if a buyer saves the website to make a purchase at a later date. Again, I think this is a fair trade off, firstly because the commission that is paid out is substantial, so for the small percentage that purchase at a later date the website owner in essence has received free promotion, however, in the grand scheme of things, it only brings down the commission that they pay out by a fraction. The other benefit is that if someone buys a subscription for a short period, then returns at a later time when their finances are in better order, once more I would not get a commission on that.

Morally I have considered the pros and cons of the whole affiliate process many times, and at the end of the day I really believe that the process is totally worth it all around. For the website owner, not only do they get free promotion, but they have an open ended source to promote their material, something that they wouldn’t get if they paid to have an advertisement listed. In the promotion department I think that website owners make out the best in that area by far. As mentioned above though, it does come with a hefty price with what they have to pay out. But this is a commission that is based on guaranteed sales, website owners only pay out when something is sold, period. If the promotion a splogger is putting out doesn’t sell then they get nothing for it, as simple as that. So in my opinion, and my opinion alone, I think that the trade off is PERFECT for all parties involved. The free promotion is only paid upon when there is a guaranteed sale, which makes pretty good business sense if you ask me!!

Website owners of course want you to promote their material which is why they offer an affiliate program in the first place. Despite all of the faults that I may have, generosity is not one that I lack in. There are numerous blogs and bloggers that I have personally set up with the affiliate program process, in fact some of which I have spent hours on the phone with to set up their commissions, all done out of kindness, nothing more. There is a later business opportunity there for me, but I’m afraid that one I can’t share, lol, I have to keep some of my success secrets Needless to say, if I can make $5,000 a year from putting in a reasonable effort, just imagine how much money I can make if I totally apply myself to it. Creating a large network and an equal following isn’t that difficult, and once I start to make my own videos later this year, I will already have a network to promote those videos already. One day the Internet could actually be my full time job.

You want a piece of the action?

So what can you do about it if you want to start promoting websites? Well Uncle Richard is going to help you along there. My email address is listed above for any HTML questions, but if you want to make money from blogging, this is where you start. You have to sign up, plain and simple, and you have to provide your social security number. Yep, everything you earn will be taxed at the end of the year. However, there is money to be made out there. The most important thing that you must do when you sign up is remember the password that you signed up under, and of course your username. This information you are also going to need to manage future sign ups and your access to CCBill. After your initial sign up, all you need to do on subsequent ones is to enter your primary affiliate code, your username, and your password. Once you do that then they sign up sheet is automatically filled in and you only have to hit accept. One question that is asked is also vital on the subsequent sign up page, and that question is “Merge under account (your primary affiliate number)”, always say yes to this because it will be the difference between getting one check a week and several. Most importantly though, you want to manage your account under one sign in, because when you go to CCBill you can manage everything under your primary account number.

There was no time in my life did I ever expect that I would be receiving a weekly check in my mailbox from my commissions that were sold. My early projections for the year are $5,000, but to be really honest with you, if I don’t make double that this year then I will be disappointed with the effort that I clearly would not have put in. A lot of this none of you will even notice because these promotions won’t be featured on this site, there will only be links, but my immediate goal is to network all of the sploggers into one place, kind of like the Universe. There is an immediate problem with that though, and that is the placement of the link. While I would anticipate making sure everyone has a fair turn at the top of the page, my fear would be that the reciprocal link is buried so far down the page that you would need a bungee rope to try and find it.

That is a work in progress and quite honestly I’m not sure how it would work, especially being that every splogger is in it to make money, so sharing links with other people who splog to make money, it somehow just doesn’t seem that people would be willing to share in such a manner. When I originally set up the Universe, not a SINGLE splogger wrote back to me when I pushed for link exchanges. That is no word of a lie, not a single splog responded to my inquiry!! Now other splogs did immediately contact me looking to get their blog listed as they wanted to be linked everywhere anyway, but I have to admit to being really surprised that not a single splog that I contacted cared to respond at all. So you can understand my apprehension in setting up a network similar to the Universe, I just don’t know if splogs are ready and willing to share their links to other sploggers.

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Amazing what you can do on the Internet, isn’t it

While I am in the process of typing a new long post today, and of course watching football (soccer) and Ice Hockey and maybe taking a nap Here are six pics that I would have a hard time finding a post for ordinarily. Not to worry though, this mish mash and a few galleries is just something to tide you over until I finish writing later tonight, something that I need to get done before Andy Murray plays in the Australian open final.