Monetization Policy for Scraping Pennies

Posted by Lode | May 13, 2008 .

This is only a small post now, but I will expand it as a page later on.

My aim is to give full transparency on Scraping Pennies, and I call upon you to ask me questions when things are not clear. One of the main things I’m disclosing right now, is the monetization policy. In fact it’s pretty short and simple:

“If it can be monetized, it WILL be monetized. Unless…”

The “Unless…” part is my escape. It’s a highly subjective part, and I will define it along the way, as I encounter situations in which I choose not to monetize.

This can happen for instance when terms and conditions prevent me from giving any transparency. There are some advertisement programs who state that you can’t disclose any part of their service. Text Link Ads for one, has a service that has this condition. I declined it, because it goes against the spirit of Scraping Pennies.

On the other hand I know Google Adsense prevents the disclosure of some metrics in their program. While this doesn’t give full transparency, the amount of transparency I can give is enough to align with the aim of Scraping Pennies.

I can also imagine that there are opportunities that clash with my personal values and ethics. I don’t want to promote scammy, spammy, sneaky and shady activities. In those situations I will go with my gut feeling and report my decision here as well. Scraping Pennies is as much about what I do to make money online, as it is about what I choose NOT to do.

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