A short post this time. Please read through to the end. Thank you.
I was asked a while ago if I had any plans to monetise my blog and my instant answer was no. Mainly because I never imagined that anyone would want to read it, but also because, that was never my intention. This was always intended to be a vehicle for me to air my thoughts and opinions. A means for me to dump some of the things that rattle around inside my head out into the ethereal realms of the internet.
That is still my intention, but for those of you that have read my most recent post, It’s Okay To Not Be Okay. Until It’s Not!, my life has recently taken some “interesting” turns. In summary, I found myself in an extremely dark place and bit by bit, everything fell apart. Whilst I feel that I have got myself into a better place mentally now, I am still out of work and finding things tough. I won’t go on about the cost-of-living crisis as this is something we are all having to deal with, plus I could write a whole post on my thoughts around that as a separate issue!
And this brings me to my heartfelt plea. As some of you may of noticed, in the side-bar of this blog, I have a link to an e-book that an extremely good friend of mine has self-published on a well known marketplace site. I say extremely good friend, as they have offered to gift me the proceeds of any sales of this publication by way of this blog. I have read it and would definitely recommend it (of course I would, what sort of friend would I be if I didn’t!!).
So, please click through (link via pic to the left) and take a look and if it piques your interest, maybe give it a go. It’s less than a couple of quid (dollars, euros etc.) but every sale would really make a difference. I didn’t feel right in trying to monetise this blog, or to even ask for help/donations via this site, so when this opportunity arose, it was something that I couldn’t refuse.
Thank you for taking the time to read not just this post but for any or all of the posts that you have read. Your time is truly valued as I appreciate there is a lot of “stuff” out there all vying for your attention and seeing the number of subscribers to my blog slowly increase fills me with extreme gratitude.
It is one of the things that has helped me get back into a better space. So again, thank you.