I am past due for monetizing my blog. So far past due that when I turn around and look behind me past due is like a little speck in the distance, mocking me for all of the revenue I’ve lost out on. It is time.

The reason I haven’t put up advertising yet is that I want it to be targeted and genuine. I want you to be able to look in my sidebar and see advertisements for places where I would actually visit or shop. Finding advertisers like that takes time, something I always seem to be deficient in. It has come to the point though, where I have less money than I do time, and so I’m ready to act.

I’m going to offer a special introductory rate for blog readers in case any of you would like to advertise your blog or business on That Wife. You’ll get a button in the sidebar (just like those you see for How Joyful and Bien Living), and I’ll write an introductory post highlighting each advertiser and telling everyone why I chose to work with them (and you know it will be genuine because I’m only going to accept advertising from people I would buy from myself!).

Below are some of my stats from Google Analytics* and Feedburner. I’m guessing that some of you have been curious about what kind of traffic That Wife has been pulling, and I must say I’m pretty proud of what I’ve built up over the last two years.

Subscribers: 2,100

Average monthly page views: 99,600

Average unique visitors over the last 3 months: 11,800

There is one drawback to this push for genuine advertising. It means there is a chance that I’m going to tell you I’m not interested if you email me. I hope that if this happens to you, you won’t take it as an insult. I’m not saying that your services are bad, just that they aren’t right for me.

Advertising is open for businesses (including photographers!) and personal blogs. Email me if you’re interested (and I promise to write back quickly, I really do).

*All stats are an average from the last 3 months

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