So this post is kinda of two fold. First off I decided I need to add another column to the left right of my blog posts to display advertisements. This is a much debated topic among the blog world but my personal preference it to have them. Why? you might ask. Well… I like ads. I think they provide me with links to places I may otherwise not find – especially if they are relevant to the specific content listed on the page I am looking at. Also, the few extra bucks they provide me in a month (about $10 to date) is a nice perk. I know most people block them out or overlook them completely but I do not happen to be one of those people. Here is a prime example…

So I decide I want to add this column, I contact the person who helped me add this page to my blog and his suggestion is to find a new template that already has a column where I want it. My gut reaction is capital H-E-double hockey sticks no! I spent HOURS customizing the blog I have getting it to look how I wanted it to (and still spend time tweaking it). But I think, fine – I will look around. So I spend a couple hours looking at different templates and can’t find anything I like – It took me forever to find the one I have. So then I decide there has GOT to be a way to add this column to my current blog. So off to Google. I find a couple of different sites that explain the process but it could be written all in French as far as I am concerned – WAAY over my head here BUT when I am on one of these other blogs an advertisement on THEIR sidebar caught my attention ScriptLance.com - Here is information on how it works from their site…

ScriptLance connects your business with programmers and designers

If you require professional programming or website design for your business, whether its a long-term job or just a single project, you will find the help you need here at the prices you want to pay. No matter how big or small your budget is, freelancers from around the world will compete for your business at ScriptLance.

Step 1:Post a project (FREE).

Step 2: Receive bids by interested freelancers.

Step 3: Choose a bid.

That’s it! Your project is then closed, your are put in contact with the chosen freelancer who will begin working, you can leave a review, and pay them when you are ready to pay them. Our fee: only $5, which is deducted from your ScriptLance account only after your project closes. We even give you 30 days time to pay that fee! Why? Because we are confident you will be satisfied with the service ScriptLance provides.

So I figure – it’s free, why not. So I sign up and post a simple project in about 2 minutes – I leave the min and max bid amount blank, I have no clue? In less than 30 minutes I have 3 emails from programmers with additional questions and 7 bids ($10 – $100). I exchange a few emails, check the ratings of those that contacted me, pick my favorite and  and she is off and running. I sent in my project at 8:30pm and it is complete before I go to bed that night – EXACTLY what I wanted (after a few emails back and forth). I worked with Amy from Texas (quickcoder on Scriptlance) and her bid was $15! Are you kidding me! I paid her that plus another $15 as a bonus because she was FANTASTIC! As you can see I now have ads to the left right of this post – just what I wanted to have. I would recommend this website to everyone who has a project to be done, especially for those of you who are mostly “do-it-yourselfers” like me. And if you are a programmer or a website designer, this could be a great source for some additional income.