• Posted 12/19/2024.
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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.
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  • AndreaH
    Ok to everybody whose wondered where I have been. Last month my stepfather died very unexpectedly, so I was taking care of my mom. Day of the funeral, I came home to my husband leaving me. For the first week or so I was honestly smashed and heartbroken. Shinezilla you are a great friend honey and I love you to pieces. Its a month later and my husband and I are back together, so Im trying to return things back to normal within the house hold. Well thats what I have been up too, so Im back. LOL Later everyone, Andrea
    shinezilla
    Woman... It's 5am and I'm up making sure the incubator is steadily hitting the right temps.

    Luna dropped her eggs at like 3:30- 4am, and she busted an egg so the other eggs were stuck to eachother... I spent a good minute getting the eggs unstuck. I just finished feeding and soaking her...

    I am tired!!!

    ps
    I misseded youz!
    dragonluver83
    Hey Andrea,
    Im doing i guess, this is always the busiest time of the year. I want to spend more time playing and less time working. Especially since i live near the bay.
    Thanks, i am waiting for the red silkbacks to start hatching.
    drgnlover40
    Hi andrea sorry i didnt get back to you sooner but alot of personal things. The girls are doing great,eating up a storm and getting bigger every week. The first clutch was infertile so I threw them out. She just had a second clutch on friday night 24 eggs this time but im still not sure if these are fertile. Is it possible for her to have another infertile clutch? I dont see a red spot in them when i candle them. Im so confused on this breeding thing, I didnt want to ever deal with it for this reason. Its so frustrating!!!!!
    fearaffect
    Well, I didnt know u wake up at 3am.........figured u werent on yet so u must've still been sleeping.....lol
    drgnlover40
    I rate andrea *****(five stars)Great communication,Great shipper(dragons arrived healthy and nice and warm), and a Great Seller!!! Highly recommend this seller to everyone who wants happy and healthy and gorgoeus dragons!!! :)
    jenkznza
    I think you did the right thing. We hear about Calcium Sand and Walnut hull bedding all the time and its never good.

    Sorry I haven't been in touch. We've been super busy here trying to keep up with the shop and everything. Now the wife and I are both working here full time. Its a big job!
    citruslover
    It is really difficult to get good pictures, we bought a 700 dollar camera, ughhhh. You can take a lot of pictures in different lighting to see what is the best representation. I still haven't settled on my favorite technique. Trial and error. It is also very important the look better in person than in the picture, similar at the very least.

    As for the pricing and inquiries, there are a TON of dragons on the market right now. The wholesale pricing is very low 10-20 bucks for most. Maybe 80-100 for the leathers.
    I would try to market locally to pet stores and sell most of the stock, leaving the best 5 of each clutch to sell on the internet.

    To be honest, I saw this coming and I feel pretty good that I dont have 100 babies at the moment. Everybody is breeding for money, and it is drying up fast. The best quality dragons still sell, but it takes a little time.

    Your smoothies look good, keep the smoothest, since they produce the best quality babies. Bloodbank is down to 150 shipped for leathers???

    Quality is the key. Color saturation, and pure morphs will always be in demand.

    Blessings

    Jeff
    citruslover
    Hi Andrea
    I am so glad to hear Daphne is looking killer. I kept a few from her clutch myself and I am not surprised to hear she's doing well. Yeah, lots of dragons out there right now, pricing is horrible. We just recently hatched some, but we don't have very many eggs for the fall. We'll pick back up again around Turkey Day. We hatched our first double hets (hypo/trans) and are looking forward to our first leathers at the end of this month.

    Take care

    Jeff
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