It's definitely a challenging time for the blog and the shop, but I'll try to keep them both running the best I can. I am sorry to see Miss C, Jill and Zeon go, and hope that I can get them back one way or another. They still have posting privileges, but I'm sure that they have to spend their time in a way that will provide for their families.
Amazon is definitely a big factor, but keep in mind that blogging and online publishing have changed a lot in the past few years. Ad revenues continue to decline, ad blocking becomes more and more common, and social media algorithms becomes more and more fickle.
Times change, and Neatorama has to change as well - so all is not lost: we'll figure out a way to adapt.
Amazon is definitely a big factor, but keep in mind that blogging and online publishing have changed a lot in the past few years. Ad revenues continue to decline, ad blocking becomes more and more common, and social media algorithms becomes more and more fickle.
Times change, and Neatorama has to change as well - so all is not lost: we'll figure out a way to adapt.
One year later, I stopped telling other people how beautiful Oregon is, because they kept moving here ;)