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By Jacky Supit • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: blogging tips - blogging tricks

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Some days ago, I went to help Collin Yeo to fix an error on his blog. After all the hard work done, then we came to the time for Collin pay the bill for my services (the hire me for $5).

And somehow, I just feel it’s not right. I just can’t accept it. I feel really guilty to charge you guys for my services.

I started this blog with a free service, and I also started this blog by a free service (blogspot) , and now I am starting to charge my readers for my helps? Oh no, I can’t do this.

I have decided! From now, there will be nomore paid services here on JackBook.Com

All the services was free, and should remain free! It’s just I think I need to manage my time better then now. I am so sorry that I had been doing such a fool thing guys.

Ah.. feeling good.

Now I can do blogging happily again.

Oh I think I will let the chat between I and Collin talk by it self for you guys. thanks

here is the chats

After some talks…

2:49 PM me: yea you right

Collin: jack whats ur paypal add?

same as this?

2:50 PM me: yea. but just forget it dude. i feel so guilty by charging people for this.

2:51 PM Collin: you are funny jack lol

but we are eating into your time

me: yea :(

yea, but i don’t know. i just feel not right.

Collin: hmm……

2:52 PM me: i think i will remove my paid services from jackbook.com

i have even remove all those ad saying Hire Me for $5

from my blog

i will give it all for free

that is the right thing i guess :(

Collin: jack, please accept it… then i can ask you to help me out on 2 more function in this blog :P

2:53 PM me: hey collin, i will help you for free. don’t worry about it. it’s just i actually have been thinking about to give you guys a special dedicated day to do technical support

what do you think?

like Happy Saturday or something :)

2:54 PM happy friday for new template every friday

and happy saturday for livechat for trouble shooting

Collin: that would be fantastic but i think it will be congested and some people will just forget it

2:55 PM instead of dedicating a full day, why not just daily for maybe a period of 1hour or 30min each day?

me: yea :( i got headache for this :(

still thinking about it

Collin: maybe you should recruit some freelance helper

voluntary of course

2:56 PM me: ouh.. i wish i could

they can just do that via their own blog :)

Collin: ok an incentive for them? maybe put their link on your blog hah

2:57 PM me: hahah..

do you realize that i don’t put any link on my blog?

i want to keep it clear

yea, except those top commentators

Collin: ic

2:58 PM you need to understand the expansion of a blog does require more helper especially when you are not full time blogger?

and by providing free and useful service, you attract more traffic

2:59 PM and by recruiting helper, you are some sort of running a passive income business

where you need not manage it yourself

… until here, we were talking about some other things.

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31 Comments »

Comment by julia
2008-01-19 14:26:09

wow! your an angel

 
Comment by julia
2008-01-19 14:27:18

see your face on the mirror, u might have a halo! :razz:

 
Comment by zirpy
2008-01-19 15:13:56

you have a really kind heart jack.. thank you very much

 
Comment by Space of Reality
2008-01-19 15:41:09

You’re so nice Jack. Wish you will help me too on how I can make money online with blogging :D I am reading all your post hoping I’ll learn. So far, I like what I read :D

Hye

 
Comment by Kurt
2008-01-19 15:59:36

feels good to come across guys like u….SIMPLY GREAT! :razz:

 
Comment by lady
2008-01-19 17:48:21

jack you are truly kind.. wow! I think you deserve a hug!
:lol: :wink:

Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-20 13:20:47

thank you.
yea, I need that now :)

 
 
Comment by fabio santos
2008-01-19 19:48:50

Thanks Jack! You had a right decision! Good life for your blog! :razz:

 
Comment by hosage
2008-01-19 22:25:00

Some people might think that you are a fool because of decisions like this, but i think that you are just a great guy.

Great decision.

 
Comment by Xacur
2008-01-19 22:28:07

Man, you don’t feel right doing anything :grin:

Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-20 13:34:44

yea that is my bad i guess :D

 
 
Comment by helder
2008-01-19 23:12:26

(clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)
You´re right, I think that´s the right attitude!
Not marked as Spam anymore :S

Mentes Tortuosas

 
Comment by Collin
2008-01-19 23:19:47

You’re the man, Jack :)

This world is seriously lacking of people like you.

 
Comment by Spritemoney
2008-01-19 23:55:05

That’s nice… Also jack even advertising on the site?

Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-20 13:36:19

em.. I guess advertising is not for my readers right?
I mean, it is optional right? I think I can let it still :) thanks dude

 
 
Comment by Kurt
2008-01-20 00:08:31

Can Any one tell me how to change the pic here..
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/4310/seecu9.png

Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-20 13:37:18

hi Kurt
you can read the guidance here about to create a favicon.
thanks

 
 
Comment by Collin
Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-20 13:38:53

Oh I didn’t know if someone else have answered it.
thanks Collin, I read all the comments via my comment manager, so all I see is the previous comment first
thanks, and nice :)

 
 
Comment by Chica
2008-01-20 00:14:28

Aww your a doll, what you could do though, is perhaps a paypal donate button?

Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-20 13:39:58

ah i already have it.
yea, that works :) thanks Chica

 
 
Comment by Kurt
2008-01-20 01:14:51
 
Comment by Gaurav Dua
2008-01-20 12:21:34

Great Gesture :smile:

 
Comment by balootisme.
2008-01-20 16:33:55

you are the man jacky.. :mrgreen:

but, i think, your readers wouldn’t mind you charge them… that was only $5 jack…

i think that $5 worth their time for self-adjusting their template. maybe they took about a day to adjust them self…so they wouldn’t mind to give you $5….

p/s: just my 2cent jack… :twisted:

Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-21 10:23:23

thanks Baloot,
but I really can’t take it :) I will do this for free for you guys. thanks

 
 
Comment by ulwan
2008-01-21 09:13:33

wow..jack u are one of a kind..
maybe u should put a list of bloggers like u!

 
2008-01-21 10:28:15

You are really cool bro..

all we can say is Thanks and God Bless You my friend… :razz:

 
2008-01-25 23:21:21

its a good idea or bad…i dont think??

 
Comment by Free Template
2008-01-28 07:07:16

This is what i call

Visitors First, Money Second :cool:

 
Comment by ecool
2008-01-28 16:26:08

Great Gesture

 
Comment by Tom
2008-02-05 10:08:31

Hey Jack,

I’m currently using your 3-column “Blog oh Blog” template, and I think it’s awesome. I would like to put a banner at the top where the link ads banner is, but when I try to change it to an HTML widget nothing happens. Any suggestions?

And if you are not doing custom, for-pay templates anymore, do you take suggestions?

Thank you,
Tom

 
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