Alternate Ways to Support Your Local Blog

As times get tougher and as ad revenue dries up I've started noticing increasing numbers of tip jars appearing in the sidebars of bloggers of all genres. I'm not sure how well they work but if you like someone's work and you've got even a couple of bucks to spare I heartily recommend chipping in.

Anyway, while I've never had much ad revenue to begin with (I've experimented a bit with ads but since I'm *in* the "pink ghetto" of sex bloggers but not enough *of* it to feel comfortable hosting ads for porn or adult-equipment sites that's never really been much of a revenue generator) my expenses are low enough that I'm not going to put up a tip jar either. (I'd far, far rather you donate whatever you can to the independent, and excellent sex-education site Scarleteen.)

Instead I'm going to take a tip from Casual Kitchen, a food blog that nicely combines quality food with cost consciousness. The author, Daniel Koontz, invites readers to

How can I support Casual Kitchen?
If you enjoy reading Casual Kitchen, tell a friend and spread the word! You can also support me by subscribing to my RSS feed, or submitting this article, or any other article you particularly enjoyed here, to bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, digg or stumbleupon.

He puts this note at the end of each post, here.

I'd like to make the same request. Wheni read posts that inspire me I quote and link to them. If I consistently read them I add them to my blogroll. If you enjoy reading Figleaf's Real Adult Sex, tell somebody. Quote or reference a post, add a link to your blogroll, subscribe to my RSS feed, leave a comment.

If this blog isn't your cup of tea you can still support other bloggers the same way.

Thanks!