We're big believers in free stuff on the web. Most of our browsing is on free sites. We aren't really fond of sites that give you a tiny little tease, and expect you to cough up big money just to see a bunch of sexy pics or vids. And usually while they do this, you're fighting off pop ups, pop unders, and flashy distracting ads. Just not classy.
99% of our content will always be free. It's how we'd want it, and that's how we're going to give it to you. But this can be expensive to do well...
In addition to searching for pretty things to look at online, I listen to a lot of NPR. A free, high quality service supported primarily by donations...pretty sweet, no? Twice a year or so, these radio stations put on "fund drives," where they offer gifts when you give certain amounts of cash. The notorious "$80 NPR totebag" as it were.
Now that's a lil crazy, if you ask me. This IS the internet, after all. But with the "gift bag" in mind, Domina Katie and I did a bunch of pix and decided that one of the sets was going to be special. We're going to hold the pix back, put them away, and only show them to people who really want to see it. That means people who donate money to help us operate the site.
We're not asking for any particular amount...you can send in a quarter if you want, if you think that's what this photo set is worth. It costs us at minimum $9 to keep this site up each month, and that's before we buy nail polish, socks, nylons, lotions, and pumice stones for Domina Katie. Memory cards, a video camera, batteries, backdrops... Every dime helps :-)
