I don’t get paid to blog. But it isn’t free–for my host.
First Things supports SHS and a wide range of other blogging types by supplying us gratis with broadband and the IT necessary to keep things running smoothly. I deeply appreciate this support and the wider audience that coming to FT has provided Secondhand Smoke.
To help defray these costs, FT is running a fund raising special. And it is doing so in a way that offers real value for the buck. If you go to this link, you can subscribe to First Things magazine for only $19.95 a year, with the money so raised directed to supporting the FT blogs. The promo code for this offer is “SHS.” That’s half off rate, a real value for very little money–one might even call it a bargain and a half! Anyone who just wants to make a small (or large) donation without (or in addition to) subscribing, can hit this link.
Again, none of the money raised goes to me. Thank you. We now resume our regular programming.
May 3rd, 2010 | 10:57 am
I am already a subscriber, Wesley; is there a place I can make a donation?
May 3rd, 2010 | 10:58 am
Oops, ok, I am guilty of not reading to the end..sorry too much tea this morning….you do not even need to publish my comment!
Wesley J. Smith Reply:
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
I published so I could thank you, holyterror. Merci!
May 3rd, 2010 | 11:20 am
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May 3rd, 2010 | 8:42 pm
Thanks for the offer, but is there a way for us international subscribers to make the most of the deal?
Wesley J. Smith Reply:
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:56 pm
I’m inquiring. More when I know more. Thanks Thomas Pietsch.
May 4th, 2010 | 12:13 am
Thomas Pietsch: This is what I learned:
We do take overseas subscriptions but unfortunately we can’t apply the discount to them. The cost to print and mail them overseas already costs almost as much as we charge for the subscription. (That can be ordered here: https://ssl.drgnetwork.com/ecom/fst/cgi/subscribe/order?org=FST&publ=FT, though its cheaper for people overseas just to get the digital access.)
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