Boooo!!

I decided to start a blog just as another way to keep in touch with people, somewhere to let some random thoughts take form, and because I just enjoy writing in general and FB statuses weren't doing it for me anymore.

I'm setting up my blog, cruising through themes, fonts, colors... what says "Amy" best? I finally decide and get all set up to write my first entry about making money on Ebay when I notice a tab called "monetize". What's this? Something to do with money? (noticing a theme, aren't ya?) Of course I click.

Whaaaaaa??? I can make dollars doing something I was going to do anyway? Sign me UP!

Turns out you can opt to place ads on your blog. This blogger thing will read what you write about and include ads that are relevant to what you're typing about. Brilliant! Some of my ads have included pest control, weight loss programs, and laser tattoo removal. All, obviously, extremely relevant to my life.

It was slow going at first, I checked every now and then to see that I'd made a buck or two... Nice! But in the past month or so, more people I know read and appreciate my highly informative and entertaining words and therefore become interested in what I'm writing about and then, through no fault of my own, click on my ads! Of their own initiative!

As of yesterday I was up to $134.18. Hooty hoo!!

But it turns out that there is something called "invalid click activity" in which they think I'm asking for or coercing people into clicking my ads. I, apparently, was found guilty of this and they deactivated my account! Zero dollars awarded. GAH!

Sure, I still get to type on here and catch up with you guys and all. But now I'm doing it without the lure of shiny pennies, stacks and stacks of shiny pennies, adding up.

What the crap, blogger? What the freakin crap?!?