Plutonica.net now offers advertising from as low as 30$US per month.

We offer 150 x 150px ads such as the sample image pictured left, and a 150 x 300px size viewable on the website in the far right sidebar and on our detailed advertising page.

All ads appear on the far right sidebar on both the blog and the Esoteric Book Club.

Some questions you may be asking:

So, you’re selling out?

No, this is my attempt to make this blog (and the new book club) a self-sufficient enterprise, at least financially.

This blog has been running for more than two years and in that time it has yet to pay for itself, let alone make a profit. I’ve never expected the latter, but I would like the blog to at least be able to pay for itself in terms of the several hundred dollars it accrues each year in hosting, domain and post box fees.

In 2008 I introduced Amazon.com affiliate links. While this has drawn some interest, I’ve yet to receive a payout from purchases made on this blog. That’s ok. At least I can display book covers for titles put out by the mainstream publishers, which I think adds a lot of value.

But advertising…?

The Google ads have been here from the beginning, so advertising on this blog isn’t new. Yet Google’s been rather hopeless for me.

Since 2007 the blog has accrued less than $20 in earnings. $19.34 to be exact. The minimum payment is $100. It’s very unlikely that’s ever going to happen.

Since a big part of our mandate is to be:

a place to share thoughts and reflections on magickal subjects, and promote new and innovative works in magickal art, literature and culture

It makes more sense to open up this opportunity to the rest of the community, to promote the websites and businesses of the readers of this blog and help them reach other like-minded people.

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We’ve just added a brand new Facebook fan page for Plutonica.net.

It’s been up for about two weeks and we’ve already got more than fifty fans, which is great.

Fans see updates about the site, new posts, and other resources.

We’ll also post questions, solicit feedback and ideas, and you’ll be able to interact with others who share similar interests, ask questions, get advice and we’ll see what else!

You can find me there, and several others who’ve contributed to Plutonica.net over the years. So if you’re interested in interacting in another medium, I highly recommend checking it out and becoming a fan.

I’m still learning about fan pages, so let me know if you have any thoughts, suggestions or ideas about what you’d like to see.

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Thanks again to those of you who responded to Friday’s post about Plutonica.net’s Amazon.com affiliation, your feedback and support is appreciated.

Readers, you may recall June’s announcement that Pluto had been reclassified from a “dwarf-planet” to a…”plutoid”, a status it shares with Eris, which gave rise to all this confusion in the first place.  (Really.)

A third…non-planet (?) has been granted this dubious honour, and with it, receives a new name: Continue reading »

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Regular readers may have noticed that I have recently (in the past month or so) introduced Amazon.com affiliate links embedded in the site where specific books are referenced.

What’s up with that?

I’ve added the affiliate links because I feel they offer value to the site for several reasons.

To begin, the Internet is a largely visual medium, and Amazon.com allows affiliates to use their pictures of book covers with appropriate affiliate links.  Readers can buy the books from their local independent bookshop, or through Amazon.com – either way, at least you know what you’re looking for. Continue reading »

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Regular readers will have noticed that our usual post-a-day momentum has not been maintained for the month of June.

Along with the summer come a variety of events which make it near impossible to sustain this posting rate, such as our Summer Solstice Feast, my Grandfather’s wedding (pictured left), my birthday and a host of other commitments.

As such, Plutonica.net‘s posting schedule will change from a post-a-day to three posts weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  We’ll continue keeping you up to date with the latest in occult news, publishing announcements, reviews, and showcasing insightful essays and commentary from our guest bloggers, never you fear.

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