This piece originally appeared at my home site, http://www.golfwidow.net, in July of 2006, and is a representation of a post prepared for a business specializing in online writing opportunities. I am not being repaid for this crossposting, having already received payment in full when it was originally posted.
I actually saw a link for http://www.payperpost.com on a blog whose author went off on a sort of diatribe about how bloggers compromise their integrity by advertising products they don't really care about.
Which strikes me as a bit silly, since PayPerPost is going to pay him or her for having said so.
And unlike Google's Adsense (which this integrity-laden blogger also features on his or her site), PayPerPost lets you choose what you're going to write about and advertise. Adsense tries to match ads based on your entry, but it's not always an accurate match.
Anyway, I write because I love to, but I'm broke. If someone is willing to give me some money for something I'm going to do anyway for no pay, I'm very much about that.
Does that compromise my integrity?
Or am I actually being more honest with myself for owning my greed?
I mean, I think I'd probably like myself a lot less if I were the type to play holier-than-thou and call others out for their supposed lack of integrity whilst collecting the metaphorical bounty on them.
I guess it doesn't matter either way. I am greedy and I am willing to accept the fact that I'm a sellout.
Like the punchline of the old joke, we've established what I am — we're just haggling over the price.
But I have Other Fine Qualities.
