I suppose I have to address the white ‘dots’ all over the pictures. Yes, it snowed about a week ago. Clearly nothing really stuck so at least there’s that silver lining.
Anyway, I was reading GOMI a few days ago. Darn it. That site is like an accident on the highway. You can’t stop reading. Just when you want to close the page another thread jumps out and it’s like, “Oh, I wonder what this says!” One of the threads I read had several posts about affiliate links. Basically the commenters were saying if you can afford designer clothes, why do you need money from affiliate links?
Shirt-Target (exact, similar) | Skirt worn here and here -thredUp (similar, similar) | Tights-Walmart | Belt-ebay (similar, similar) | Necklace (similar in pink) | Shoes-TJMaxx (similar, similar)
Well I certainly do not have designer duds, but I do use affiliate links (see disclosure in sidebar). When I started adding links to similar items, it was hard to find like-items and took a lot of time. It still does take some time, but going through an affiliate site (I typically use Shopstyle) cuts down on that dramatically. As a reader of blogs, I like seeing similar items and click on links occasionally. It doesn’t bother me that a blogger earns a few cents because she took the time to put an affiliate link there. And what kind of petty person would I be if I refused to click on a similar item I liked just because I didn’t want someone to earn $.02? And if I don’t like them why am I reading their blog anyway? It would be silly to take extra time and search google myself just to avoid it.
It is an interesting argument and while I can see both sides, I am not really doing it for the funds. If you disagree with the practice it isn’t like you have to click anyway. Maybe I am just too lazy to get worked up over something like a few cents.
I am curious to know, what are your thoughts?
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