Happy Holidays to all

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays!

ATV Gas Money Through Blogging

Alaska ATV has now joined Smorty, a service that connects advertisers with bloggers. Smorty allows me to select advertising that will suit the interests of my readership and their dedication to the outdoors and all things offroad. It is a way that I can get paid to blog about the things that are of interest to my readership, and be able to better select the blog advertising that I accept based on the interests of my readers.

The way that Smorty works is that they connect those wishing to advertise on blogs with bloggers who want to get paid for blogging. The blogger has the final say in what opportunities they accept to write about and even how they write about the advertised product/service. This allows me to blog for money and still maintain a commitment to my readership where I offer only information that I feel will genuinely be of use and/or interest to them.

So, why do I place paid for posts on this blog? Have you seen the price of a gallon of gas lately? Okay, so that is not the only reason, but paid posts here do help me afford to get to the store on my ATV. The other reason is that I am a full-time family caregiver and am unable to work outside the home. Paid blog posts allow me to earn a little money to assist in paying bills and other necessities. Smorty allows me to select advertising that will be of actual interest to my readers. Readers here will not need to worry about sorting through junk advertisements because I am able to select what I blog about and how I represent those items. You are getting my honest opinion about things I think will be of interest to you. If you see anything that you are left to question my reasons or opinion on you are welcome, and encouraged, to call me on it.

ATV Rack Cases

I was in town the other day and saw a bunch of carry rack cases in Wal Mart for ATVs, I did not have the time to stop then, but want to get a chance to look at them when we go back in a couple of days. See if I can get some ideas for how to attach the one I want to build to the rack on my ATV. Right now I am thinking a couple of U bolts to go from underneath up into the case, but I would like to have it be able to be removed with relative ease when I want the thing off the machine, so I am still considering ways to attach it.