TipJoy is doomed. I have a blog. My blog is where I write things, and my family and friends read it. I make no income from this blog. Why would I want to cheape

TipJoy is doomed. I have a blog. My blog is where I write things, and my family and friends read it. I make no income from this blog. Why would I want to cheapen what I write by putting a big ol button on it, saying I want people to give me $2? That's chicken change, and the effect is that I look desperate for money. Like a guy playing guitar in the train. TipJoy needs to evolve, but I feel the founder is a bit stuck in this idea. Let me give you a couple of ideas on how to evolve. If you need more ideas you'll need to hire me as a consultant: 1. Blogger puts up a picture of a book like "Programming in the C++ language" as part of his "want list". There is a label at the bottom saying "Contribute towards getting Max Klein this book". Then I can send him $2 and pretty soon he can buy that book. There is a progress bar at the bottom showing how much towards the book he got. 2. Conditional tips. Like a game, for example, if there is a football blog, the blogger puts out $2 saying Madrid will win next week. Readers can match his $2, and if he is right, he gets the money, otherwise the money goes back (with an option to tip anyways). This makes the process interactive and more fun instead of the dry tipping process. I got more idea buns in my brain oven...