• 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.

Chat log - Kara @ NERD - Impromptu chat!

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Well, Kara stopped in for a little bit and chatted for a little bit. It sort of turned into a mini-chat after a little time..!...

Here's the log from this impromptu chat:

MR_Jungle_Mist: In case everyone didn't guess....NERD_Inc is Kara...
MR_Jungle_Mist: The SHE-NERD
Hlynn1975: The nerdet
NERD_Inc: Miss NERD...
NERD_Inc: aka "the woman who knows what's going on"
MR_Jungle_Mist: Kara> you do mostly boas at NERD, correct?
NERD_Inc: boas & bloods
NERD_Inc: and baby anything
herphunter: ooohh gotta love bloods
NERD_Inc: loooooooooooooooooove bloods - muchly!
NERD_Inc: even when they're angry
herphunter: lol
herphunter: only angry ones are usually imports
NERD_Inc: we bombed with bloods this year...DO NOT MAKE YOUR BLOODS FAT!!!!
What types of crosses have NERD been able to accomplish?
NERD_Inc: We've done Angolan X Balls, Bateaters, Carplots, DiCarpLots
NERD_Inc: We tried Woma X Carpet this year, but the woma just wanted to eat the Carpet
Ms_Terese suppresses a bad joke
MR_Jungle_Mist: lol
NERD_Inc: ME too...I thought that right after I typed it.
NERD_Inc: Woma was a female...so I guess it would fit.
NERD_Inc: doh!
Ms_Terese: great minds think alike...
NERD_Inc: crazy ones run in packs, too!
Ms_Terese: When I saw you in White Plains, Kara, you guys had a ton of Bolivians......are you still workig with them?
NERD_Inc: Terese - yes...a few, and a trio of Silverback breeders
MR_Jungle_Mist: Do you have pretty much all the locales of Boa Constrictors? Peruvians, Guyanans, Surinames, etc etc?
NERD_Inc: At home I do boa localities...at the shop we do morphs mainly, and nice Guyanas & Surinams
NERD_Inc: we're trying to refocus the collection at this point
NERD_Inc: and kind of phase out the stuff that gets lost in the mix
Ms_Terese: What do you look for in a good Guyana or Surinam?
NERD_Inc: hang on.
NERD_Inc: http://newenglandreptile.com/t6.jpg
NERD_Inc: that is the standard by which I judge all redtails.
NERD_Inc: But I am biased.
The-Anti-Spider: pretty
herphunter: ooohh love the perfect bat wings and bright tail
MR_Jungle_Mist warms up his trusty ol' 56k..
MR_Jungle_Mist: wow indeed.
NERD_Inc: sorry about that...I forget not everyone is on cable
Ms_Terese: cable? hahahhahahahahaha
MR_Jungle_Mist: not a problem at all...bring on the pictures!
Hlynn1975: lovely animal
The-Anti-Spider: i'm on dsl
MR_Jungle_Mist: Kara> Does NERD import from anywhere, or mostly do all cbb?
NERD_Inc: rarely...the closest we'll get to imports is farmed, and even then it has to be someone we've dealt with for awhile
MR_Jungle_Mist: What would you say is your best seller at this point, Kara?
NERD_Inc: Ball pythons...without a doubt. They are hot right now.
Ms_Terese: which morphs?
NERD_Inc: All of them.
NERD_Inc: Albinos & pastels have gotten to a point where more people can afford to do them
Ms_Terese realizes she's not most people and *sighs*
MR_Jungle_Mist: Do try and shy away from regular balls because of all the imports you have to compete with?
NERD_Inc: Well, yes and no...we breed a lot of normals "by accident" - i.e. the results of Co-dom projects
NERD_Inc: where you don't hit the gene
NERD_Inc: and those go into the baby rack...I raise them & we take those to shows rather than buy imports
NERD_Inc: which can result in some very pretty normals
NERD_Inc: and some that get the unseen traits from a Co-dom gene
NERD_Inc: i.e. Spider sibs tend to be great feeders
MR_Jungle_Mist: Kara> do you see NERD expanding to new facilities at some point?
NERD_Inc: later this year
NERD_Inc: we are moving the facility, as well as our retail pet store, to a 12,000 sq-foot building.
Ms_Terese: wow
NERD_Inc: And we'll be living on site
The-Anti-Spider: cool
Ms_Terese: takes alot of balls to fill 12,000 sf
NERD_Inc: Only 6,000 of that will be NERD, the other half will be pet store & educational facilities
The-Anti-Spider: do you have any leos nerd?
NERD_Inc: Yes - I do leos just for fun. I am a junkie for hatching things so leos are nice there.
The-Anti-Spider: any sub adult?
MR_Jungle_Mist: hard to hatch sub adults...
The-Anti-Spider: lol
herphunter: hehe
NERD_Inc: very true
NERD_Inc: Yes - about 60
Ms_Terese: junkie for hatching things? Will you come to my house?
NERD_Inc: Sure! What are we hatching?
Ms_Terese: Lab burms
NERD_Inc: Het albino water monitors hatched today
NERD_Inc: or started, I should say.
The-Anti-Spider: What is your website?
NERD_Inc: http://www.newenglandherp.com
NERD_Inc: but don't look at that one...it is SOOOOO outdated
NERD_Inc: new site soon
The-Anti-Spider: you all don't got any leos for sale on there?
NERD_Inc: Nope...like I said, the site is way outdated.
NERD_Inc: But email me with what you are looking for Em.
NERD_Inc: [email protected]
The-Anti-Spider: ok
The-Anti-Spider: thanks
Ms_Terese: gotta love that email addy
NERD_Inc: I have some that will def. breed later this year
herphunter: got corns nerd?
NERD_Inc: only on my feet!
Ms_Terese: How long have you been with NERD Kara?
NERD_Inc: Moved up here from TX back in Sept.
NERD_Inc: Kevin & I met last year (Thank you Tracy B)...and it just evolved from there.
NERD_Inc: Tracy Barker is like my 2nd mom...
Ms_Terese: What brought you up there, Kara? (If it was something *other* than Kevin)
NERD_Inc: Nope...it was Kevin all the way.
MR_Jungle_Mist: Were you as much of a herp freak before you met kevin, kara?
NERD_Inc: Absolutely - I was breeding snakes in TX for 8 years prior to meeting him
 
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