Post Anniversary Depression

Not really.  My angst is caused not by a celebratory letdown, but by the additional work I’ve just saddled myself with.

I made the (big) decision to ‘monetize’ the Classic Science Fiction Channel.  I’m trying to do it in the least intrusive manner, so I signed on with Google AdSense and with Ebay Affiliates.  Maybe in the future if there is any interest, I’ll change it over to a soliticed advertising program.  (Which will probably force me to finally do the whole site redo in Joomla or another CMS.)

My thinking was this:  The Ebay affiliation actually adds content.  Since I can specify what to search form, I can zone right in on SF Pulp mags and other available products that are related to the site.  My magazine pages may remind you that you are still looking for that 1945 issue of Startling Stories.

Adsense also works in a relatively unintrusive manner.  Most folks have learned to ignore it until they are actually in a ‘looking for’ mood.  At that point, the fact that the ad displays a link to say Flash Gordon DVDs right after you’ve watched an episode of Conquers the Universe and you might decide to add to your collection.

My initial efforts at adding the required code to the pages is a little off; I’ve got to do a little work on page titles and probably key words as well.   I’ve also got a little tweaking to do on the placement.

Right now I’m three hours in to this and I needed a break, so it might not be finished until the end of the weekend.

In the meantime, yes, I know I haven’t posted the retro TV and Radio pics yet – still haven’t taken them.  Hopefully that will be today.