As you have probably gathered from my previous posts, I am on a very tight budget. Yes this is a project of my own choosing and I will find a way to make it work. I used recycled or inexpensive materials when I can. I am blessed to have a few friends and neighbors willing to lend a hand or donate materials.
While I really don't have the money to put out for such a project, I have time. Lots of it. especially during the winter months.
Some have suggested I look at buying a boat instead of building one. For some this may make sense and really if I had the money on hand to do so I would. For me this project is something I want to do. I want to build and create something with my own hands. Something I can be proud of. Also a way of stretching out the cost over a long period of time to make it more easily affordable.
I suppose the reasons I made a blog is not only to share my project and of course get suggestions, but also to earn a little money (very little) from adsense revenue. Of course the more people that visit the better it pays if even a few dollars.
While this project may be a great one for myself, I am not sure how important or attractive it will be to others.
Some have blogs with many different types articles and they do quite well I imagine. Some even sell books or journals of their build which certainly could help. others sell Tshirts, Mugs and whatnot with their logo or vessel name on it. I see even more have donation buttons and or links to affiliate sites. That's all fine and dandy but I don't really want to make this a place for commercialism.
I have even heard about other that get sponsors but most of those are actual cruising boats with the ability to try, test, and review various products. How does one get a sponsor anyways?
Forgive my rambling here. I think the end purpose for this particular article is to express my position and to make justification for putting things like maybe a paypal donation button or something else.
I am not one who will beg for money etc but if a company were to send me a nice power tool to try and write a review on it or other products I would probably be elated!
Maybe I should put a working wish list on here and see what happens? Maybe Santa will be good to me this year. Yes, I have been very good Santa!
So if any of you have comments, ideas, or suggestions I would love to hear them.
Until then, Fair winds and following seas
Scotty
While I really don't have the money to put out for such a project, I have time. Lots of it. especially during the winter months.
Some have suggested I look at buying a boat instead of building one. For some this may make sense and really if I had the money on hand to do so I would. For me this project is something I want to do. I want to build and create something with my own hands. Something I can be proud of. Also a way of stretching out the cost over a long period of time to make it more easily affordable.
I suppose the reasons I made a blog is not only to share my project and of course get suggestions, but also to earn a little money (very little) from adsense revenue. Of course the more people that visit the better it pays if even a few dollars.
While this project may be a great one for myself, I am not sure how important or attractive it will be to others.
Some have blogs with many different types articles and they do quite well I imagine. Some even sell books or journals of their build which certainly could help. others sell Tshirts, Mugs and whatnot with their logo or vessel name on it. I see even more have donation buttons and or links to affiliate sites. That's all fine and dandy but I don't really want to make this a place for commercialism.
I have even heard about other that get sponsors but most of those are actual cruising boats with the ability to try, test, and review various products. How does one get a sponsor anyways?
Forgive my rambling here. I think the end purpose for this particular article is to express my position and to make justification for putting things like maybe a paypal donation button or something else.
I am not one who will beg for money etc but if a company were to send me a nice power tool to try and write a review on it or other products I would probably be elated!
Maybe I should put a working wish list on here and see what happens? Maybe Santa will be good to me this year. Yes, I have been very good Santa!
So if any of you have comments, ideas, or suggestions I would love to hear them.
Until then, Fair winds and following seas
Scotty
Hey Scotty,
ReplyDeleteI know exactly where you're coming from, I've been there and have tried several methods to raise money for my project, none of which really amounted to much if anything. I always thought it would be cheaper to do-it-yourself as apposed to buying it already made. In most cases this is true however I have actually spent more building something than it would have cost to just go out and purchase it. The only advantage to DIY is that you can spread the cost out over a longer period of time and not have to come up with a lot of money all at once. It takes longer and surely generates a lot of frustration but it's worth it in the end. I'm almost done with my boat and when I stand back and look at it, I see something I can't believe I have done, on my own. Trust me, it really is worth it.
Thank you Tom for your words of advice. Yes that is my plan to build it as best as possible with the cost of course spread over time. I made a little money this last week going out on a fire. Unfortunately this season has been quite slow.
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