Background:
This website, Freemasoninformation.com, originated as an advertising free endeavor to bring a more coherent message about Freemasonry to the Masonic and interested community.
Gradually, as the sites traffic increased and its operational expenses increased, it slowly adapted a limited expression of Google Adsense contextual ads. For a time, this helped the site to operate in the black, and allowed for further development. Like all endeavors, however, as it grew, its expenses have grown, and so a new wave of sponsorships and adverting has been put into the program.
The adverts on this site are in place to help bring this content to you, the user.
Moving Forward:
Today a search functionality has being introduced, allowing a greater degree of flexibility and function to your daily Masonic content search. The new search bar from Google will search for content within FMI and on the web. In addition to the new search on the home page, feeds from Tim Bryce, Masonic Traveler are fed directly into the front page, as well as content from the world of Masonry as News Items and Blogs are also featured.
As mentioned above, FMI has had an increase in traffic and is now a top searched site on Freemasonry, logging monthly in excess of 45,000* page views. What that translates into is a site that reaches a targeted audience with a very specific message. With that in mind, we are now accepting advertising and sponsorships for the full site, or specific pages, and can work out a number of programs for your interest. Please email the webmaster for details.
As the site grows, and interest builds, a portion of all revenue made will be given to a different charity each month. Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth being the motto of Freemasonry, it is only appropriate to give back into non-profit community. As we move into the coming months, check back here for updates on the charitable contributions being given and to which charities they are going out to. The purpose in this is to leverage back into FMI’s original role of presenting the best Masonic content to the interested audience while making a difference to those in need.
Any questions, comments, or thoughts, please feel free to contact me.
Greg Stewart
FMI owner & editor.
Charitable Contributions for 2008:
- KPCC 89.3 Radio
- Feed the Children
- AIDS Life Cycle
- Scottish Rite House of the Temple
