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  Robert

  1 year ago

  Best of luck with the new set-up. I'm sure that if there is a workable model for monetising wine blogs out there you will be the first to find it and you deserve the success!
  
  
  Good luck my friends!
  
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  Melissa A. Dobson

  1 year ago

  The site looks great. As a new blogger, I appreciate you detailing your experience with monetizing your blog.
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  Sonadora

  1 year ago

  Many hearty congratulations on making it to 3 years! That's quite an accomplishment! Best of luck in year four.
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  Robert

  1 year ago

  Best of luck with the new set-up. I'm sure that if there is a workable model for monetising wine blogs out there you will be the first to find it and you deserve the success!
  
  Good luck my friends!
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  RichardA

  1 year ago

  Congratulations on your Anniversary and hope you continue to thrive for years to come.
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  Enologie

  1 year ago

  Congratulations on three years! I love your site and enjoy getting your daily email newsletter.
  
  
  You're both doing a terrific job and I hope you have much success in the future!
  
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  Melissa A. Dobson

  1 year ago

  The site looks great. As a new blogger, I appreciate you detailing your experience with monetizing your blog.
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  Sonadora

  1 year ago

  Many hearty congratulations on making it to 3 years! That's quite an accomplishment! Best of luck in year four.
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  RichardA

  1 year ago

  Congratulations on your Anniversary and hope you continue to thrive for years to come.
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  Andre Ribeirinho

  1 year ago

  Congratulations on the 3 years! What are you drinking to celebrate?
  
  
  Blogging without ads is a long-term bet that I'm you'll win. It's also a way to show that you're not dependent on page views and that you believe in being relevant and having credibility. I'm sure you'll find a way to charge for those.
  
  
  
  Cheers,
  
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  Enologie

  1 year ago

  Congratulations on three years! I love your site and enjoy getting your daily email newsletter.
  
  You're both doing a terrific job and I hope you have much success in the future!
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  Philip James

  1 year ago

  Gabriella and Ryan - congrats on 3 years. Ad free is an interesting move - interested to hear how it works out.
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  Jeff

  1 year ago

  Looks great! And good luck!
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  Andre Ribeirinho

  1 year ago

  Congratulations on the 3 years! What are you drinking to celebrate?
  
  Blogging without ads is a long-term bet that I'm you'll win. It's also a way to show that you're not dependent on page views and that you believe in being relevant and having credibility. I'm sure you'll find a way to charge for those.
  
  Cheers,
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  PhilipJames

  1 year ago

  Gabriella and Ryan - congrats on 3 years. Ad free is an interesting move - interested to hear how it works out.
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  Jeff

  1 year ago

  Looks great! And good luck!
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  Dave

  1 year ago

  Ad-Free is the way to be :) Honestly, for the amount of money they bring in, most ad services are too much work and clutter up the site. They also tend to dristract from creating good content, to creating ad worthy content.
  
  
  Congrats on 3 years too, you guys have done so much in just 3 years...
  
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  Dave

  1 year ago

  Ad-Free is the way to be :) Honestly, for the amount of money they bring in, most ad services are too much work and clutter up the site. They also tend to dristract from creating good content, to creating ad worthy content.
  
  Congrats on 3 years too, you guys have done so much in just 3 years...
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  Gabriella

  1 year ago

  Thanks to everyone for your warm wishes. Our goal is to have you enjoy your experience on Catavino, rather than be bogged down with ads that clearly don't pertain to your interests. And if there is any other way we can make this site better, please let us know, because although we've made it three years, we don't want to bomb it in the fourth ;-)
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  Gabriella

  1 year ago

  Thanks to everyone for your warm wishes. Our goal is to have you enjoy your experience on Catavino, rather than be bogged down with ads that clearly don't pertain to your interests. And if there is any other way we can make this site better, please let us know, because although we've made it three years, we don't want to bomb it in the fourth ;-)
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  Ryan

  1 year ago

  Thanks to all for the kind wishes...we'll keep plugging away!
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  Ryan Opaz

  1 year ago

  Thanks to all for the kind wishes...we'll keep plugging away!
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  Joe

  1 year ago

  I always thought AdSense would not be lucrative...thank you for confirming it for me - I will continue you to be ad free as well. Congrats on your important milestone, and please keep writing about Iberian wines!
  
  
  Cheers,
  
  
  
  Joe
  
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  Joe

  1 year ago

  I always suspected AdSense only made money for Google, thanks for the confirmation - I will remain ad-free. Congrats on your important milestone - Cheers!
  
  
  Joe
  
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  Joe

  1 year ago

  I always thought AdSense would not be lucrative...thank you for confirming it for me - I will continue you to be ad free as well. Congrats on your important milestone, and please keep writing about Iberian wines!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Joe
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  Joe

  1 year ago

  I always suspected AdSense only made money for Google, thanks for the confirmation - I will remain ad-free. Congrats on your important milestone - Cheers!
  
  Joe
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