The "New Look!" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Looking at my latest blog story, tempted to click on the Autohaus Advertisement that popped up next to the top of my blog story.  The new look for my blog is a trial run to see if I like the type of ads that appear and if it causes readers to tune out from reading my stories.  For almost six years now I have resisted allowing Google to add small ads on my blog, but after reading a recent article in the local newspaper combined with my wife recently retiring, I thought I would give it a try.  The story in the newspaper told the stories of four women bloggers who were stay-at-home moms and thought they would begin a blog.  Wasn't long before they were bringing in a second income to their family by way of their blog.  A few of the notes on the story of the four girls were: (1) 19 million women blog, (2) 20% of those women make no money from blogging, (3) 70% of those women turn some sort of a profit from their blog, and (4) 10% who make a six-figure income.  WOW!  Six figure income!!  Kinda made me re-think the ad thing.  So the next time I opened my blog link I clicked on AdSense and followed the directions.  A few things I found out about adding advertisement.  I get a small amount every time someone clicks on the ad to read it.  The amount varies depending on the product being sold.  Some clicks give me a nickel, others a dime.  I was also warned not to click on any of the ads myself.  Maybe they would deduct money or bill me for clicking.  Google would decide what ads to place on the blog based on the type of stories I post.  So, when the first ad appeared I was amazed it was for picture frames.  The same company from which I buy frames for my altered Polaroid prints I sell.  Now, how did they know that?  Kinda spooky!  As of now I am waiting to see what my first check from Google will yield or if I forget the ads.  I might click on the ad myself and see what happens. Might get a nasty notice.  If that's the case, you will notice the ads disappear from the top right of my blog.  Here's hoping I fit into the (4) category above.  I'll probably throw a big party for all my readers.  But, don't expect me to pay for room, board and plane fare for those readers from one of the 50 or so countries who read my daily blog.  Oh yeah, thanks for being so loyal and reading my life's stories.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.