Making an Effort to Make an Effort

In a recent blog post, I clarified that I make no attempt to promote this blog, and in fact, discourage followers. Think of it this way … if no one follows this blog, there will mercifully be no more Mite Be Funny cartoons.

But then I thought, “Why not promote it?” I also recently blogged about a book containing nothing but the word ‘meow’ that has way outsold my award-winning book of short stories. I know my short story collection is better than a book filled with just one word (but maybe not two or more), and I think this blog is better, too.

Coincidentally, I stumbled across a way that WordPress makes available to promote blogs like this.

I was thrilled to see just how little money it cost, because I have little money. See for yourself how affordable it is.

For the cost of one Starbucks Iced Caramel Fruit & Veggie Frappucino Coolata Yogurt Espresso Blend, I can promote this blog. Even better, I’ve been collecting cash from allowing WordPress ads to be shown on this blog for 16 months now. Let’s see how much I’ve earned that I can use to advertise this blog.

Oh. Well, you can be damned sure that I’m not giving up my daily Starbucks Iced Caramel Fruit & Veggie Frappucino Coolata Yogurt Espresso Blend, so I guess I’ll continue to rely on tried and true promotional methods such as word of mouth, intimidation, extortion, and the threat of making a multi-level marketing presentation to gain new followers.