Seconds later, the snow fell on my head and knocked something loose. I’ve been prone to smack-talkin’ giant corporations ever since…
Thinking about advertising? Think about this.
The Canadian-owned “local papers” took 150+ hours (six days) before posting even a single photo from Coupeville High School’s Homecoming parade and halftime show on any of their websites.
The same websites they have talked about putting a pay wall on, which would mean you would pay to see diddly and squat for nearly a week.
Even now, the biggest of the three Island papers, the Whidbey News-Times, has never posted a single photo of the events to its web site. The cover of its print edition, which came out five days after the festivities, featured a “pet coyote” instead.
Meanwhile, we here at coupevillesports.com (I and my Million Mom Mob and honorary “Mom” John Fisken) posted 41 pics over the first 24 hours, covering the events from every angle through the fog.
With that to think about, think about this next time you reach for the wallet or checkbook:
Canada wants $2,000+ for a year of advertising on one of their websites and their ads roll on the page, which means they disappear out of sight at times.
I charge $100 for the lifetime of my blog (I’m not going anywhere) and my ads are fixed. You always see all of them on the right side of the page.
It’s a simple choice in the end. Let your money speak.
Do you want your dollars (not Loonies) to buy bananas and hot chocolate for a guy who is still swimming in Penn Cove in just a swimsuit in late October or do you want to gas up a billionaire’s yacht that’s anchored up in Moose Jaw?
***P.S. — I can be reached at davidsvien@hotmail.com if you’re interested.***
Coupeville Sports 
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