The Wardman Wire

There hasn’t been much blogging on here today, because I have been up to my elbows in technicalities and Cascading Style Sheets. Eventually I lost my temper, and did the “RSS Feeds” layout with a traditional table (naughty Matt !).

Changes on the Wardman Wire

• I have sorted my RSS feeds out properly, added a “subscribe by email” option and made the RSS feeds more prominent.
• I have switched the site search to Google rather than the native Wordpress, as that should give more flexibility.
• Added an affiliate link for Text Link Ads on the right. Incidentally, if you are looking to advertise, they will give you $100 worth of free ads. The button is an affiliate link.

Advert Sale

I have also sold my first advert. There is a “Post Level Text Link” ad on the “Sexual Orientation Regulations Video Archive” article, which will bring in a massive $5 a month or so. However, every little helps.

So I will 3 weeks and buy myself a pint of beer (that is, bitter).

And, no, Lager is NOT Beer. I do not care whether the USA, Canada, the Australians, the Germans, the Oxford English Dictionary and the EU may have a different view - if they do, they are wrong.

Note that these Post Level Ads are flagged up by the phrase “Related Links“. This was too similar to the “Related Posts” I used to point to articles on similar subjects, so I have changed “Related Posts” to “Related Articles“.

If you have any questions, please ask in the comments below.

Imminent Postings

Today I was aiming to post about these topics:

• I owe a response to Paul Leake who made an excellent comment on an article from March about Trade Union Political Affiliation.
• On the same subject, I wonder about the objectivity of the Commons Treasury Committee investigating Private Equity when a majority of the members of the committee writing the report - at least 8 out of 14 - are members of Trades Unions which are spearheading the campaign.
• The “Got to Be Gordon” meme has also been taking off again, so I owe those who have taken the trouble to contribute a summary and a link.

I’ll get around to these, but it will be late evening.

Incidentally, has anyone written any articles about Monetising UK Political Blogs in a way that does not interfere with the readers’ enjoyment? I’d be interested if you know of any such articles.