tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post8692260449195192989..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Not a corporate shill: A word on ad-free bloggingStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-24242328903138959692010-07-31T13:08:33.871-04:002010-07-31T13:08:33.871-04:00I am envious! No one sends me stuff. I occasionall...I am envious! No one sends me stuff. I occasionally get a horseshoe. Note: a horseshoe. Not a pair but a single shoe. I have a nice collection but you can't exactly use single shoes.<br /><br />In the past I have been given products to try because they were new or prototypes, and Farriers Formula supplied me with a supplement for my dog's skin problems for years (they make a great one-Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53045078679393927952010-07-30T14:39:56.124-04:002010-07-30T14:39:56.124-04:00I don't mind reading reviews occasionally and ...I don't mind reading reviews occasionally and if you genuinely like the product and endorse it that's okay with me too. I don't mind advertising on blogs or websites but, I don't like obnoxious ads with flash or music. They aren't that common anymore, thankfully.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551314950473231190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77426240902095675402010-07-30T10:20:50.068-04:002010-07-30T10:20:50.068-04:00I think you do a wonderful job and I always look f...I think you do a wonderful job and I always look forward to reading your blog. I would much rather buy a product that someone I 'know' recommends, so keep up the good work!strivingforsavvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070004292603118407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-43509236279906473252010-07-30T09:06:21.652-04:002010-07-30T09:06:21.652-04:00Good to know they will send stuff; I have a monste...Good to know they will send stuff; I have a monster list of companies (whose products we use) I plan to write to for a donation. I tried Project Wonderful for a while, but it was an unbelievable pain in the tail and netted me a whopping $1.46 in about 6 months (pulled the proverbial plug last week :o)<br />Speaking of free stuff, I <i>finally</i> got around to posting a blurb about what you sent Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-26568427466993565362010-07-29T20:01:28.426-04:002010-07-29T20:01:28.426-04:00I like your product reviews. It's good to hea...I like your product reviews. It's good to hear about products from the point of view of a person who represents the average horse owner (with similar interests to me).<br /><br />Paid product reviews in magazines aren't worth reading. They aren't written by someone who has actually used the product, and most of the time they are just a regurgitation of the company's own Louise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-45917399333643257272010-07-29T17:15:37.220-04:002010-07-29T17:15:37.220-04:00This could solve my problem of not being able to a...This could solve my problem of not being able to afford a nice horse. Do you think, say, Iron Spring Farm would send me a young horse to try out and write about on my blog? Ha!SolitaireMarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573053727692879169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77306598568678611102010-07-29T17:05:24.335-04:002010-07-29T17:05:24.335-04:00I would say that 99.999% of the "offers"...I would say that 99.999% of the "offers" I've received to promote my blog also contain a request that I plug their product/website in return. And the writer is usually of questionable repute. But I don't blog for income, and am not interested in doing so, and I won't become a shill for anyone else either.<br /><br />But I have, like you talked about software, websites, toolsTarheel Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710652715313588296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-47121795924908730072010-07-29T16:15:18.860-04:002010-07-29T16:15:18.860-04:00Fine by me. I always like to hear about good produ...Fine by me. I always like to hear about good products. And most ads don't bother me anyhow.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com