Hi,
While I maintain Ksetlist personally, you all know the site is for you by you. You create the content and you use the content that others create. Because of that, I want to keep you up to date with the finances of the site.
With the new hosting change I have been able to reduce the anual cost as the new company includes the SSL certificate by default, which cost around $100 in the previous company. So now we are up to a hundred and something dollars per year.
As you see, there are ads. I keep the ads to a minimum so that they are not a nuisance. This site is not a click-bait site and it has not intention of becoming one. I might see if I could add a few ads more here and there but only if they are not too annoying.
The last check ($100) I got from Google was in 2019! Since then, the ads have not generated another $100 yet, which is the minimum for Google to pay. Yup, it’s like that. On the great news, I’m close to get a new one! With that new one and the few donations received in the past months, we’ll be all set for another year.
The Donations widget is gone. The reason is that Paypal now considers that kind of widget as a tool for non-profit charities. Ksetlist is a community of users, not a charity.
Even with the help of many of you, Ksetlist has never covered the costs. But at least it hasn’t been terrible. Thanks to those who have donated and get the Patron sticker!
So, we are all set for another year. In the meantime we’ll have to figure out what to do next Spring.
Thank you all!
Regards,
Fran