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Sponsorship works for me. Companies got in touch with me directly saying they'd like to sponsor my project. I put on my project pages "This nice company sponsor
by pornel 11y ago
Sponsorship works for me. Companies got in touch with me directly saying they'd like to sponsor my project. I put on my project pages "This nice company sponsors my project". I ensure that's actually a company I can endorse, and my users aren't exposed to any nasty ad scripts.
Both donations and sponsorship pale in comparison with development/consulting fees. When a company needs a feature they're happy to pay a proper daily rate.
- tobltobs 11y agoIsn't sponsorship another name for link buying. I do get those offers but the amount people are willing to pay is minimal. It would make more than donations, but on the other side big G doesn't like link sellers and therefore it is not worth the risk imho.
- pornel 11y agoThe link is clearly labelled and I don't accept any spammy "buy cheap meds" links. I hope Google doesn't kill that. I think for users one vetted link is much better than regular ads, which on software-related sites tend to be fake download buttons leading to malware.