I’m up to $232 with PayPerPost, and I’m slowing down a bit. A lot of the opportunities just aren’t interesting me at the moment, or they’re not paying as much as I’d want for what they’re asking, so I’m just not doing them. I’m also more conscious of how my paid posts look to my readers - thanks to input from a few of them, I’m being more choosy about what I write about because I want to have a reason to make the post.

I think I know what I am going to spend the money on (my first payment is in three days). Xmas gifts are an obvious option, but I’d rather pay for those out of my own pocket. Paying myself back for the $200 voice-nav GPS system is another option, but I’m not sure. Currently tops on the list is a “let the punishment fit the crime” scenario - I made the money by blogging, and I think I’ll use it for a related cost. I really want a custom design for my blog - I’m happy with the one I have for my personal site, since I’ve worked so hard on it, but I’m thinking of buying a custom design for CyDyBlog. I wanted to go with Moxie, because I’ve been a BlogMoxie fan for years, but it turns out they start at $2000! They kindly referred me to some other designers who will better fit my budget, and I’m inquiring around to see who will do semi-adult work.

By the way, I do want to address one issue relating to PayPerPost, and I’m not getting paid to say this. I think Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is making a real fool of himself regarding PPP. The $3 million in venture capital hit PPP right around the same time that ReviewMe launched, a competitor to PPP that just happens to be run by Text Link Ads - a major TechCrunch sponsor. Since then, Arrington has been vilifying PPP left and right. He’ll deny this all the way, but I think if ReviewMe were not owned by TLA, Arrington wouldn’t give a rat’s ass about PPP. Just my opinion, unpaid for. (By the way, I have nothing against TLA - they placed the ads I have in the sidebar. I’m just talking about Arrington here.)