Paypal donation button, work thoughts

There it is, on the left right (WTF dyslexia). Or if you're viewing this through RSS: Donate to darksiren.net

I'm not a person who likes to ask for charity. Do it if you feel it is necessary, otherwise don't. For a long time now I've offered free hosting to my friends and I don't intend this to be a "now you have to pay up!" thing. Just, if you want to (even if you're just a passerby) the option's there.

What I will use donations for...
- pay fees for darksiren.net (both the domain and the VPS)
- potentially, upgrade the VPS, if I receive enough donations to warrant that (that'd be at least $20 a month on top of current fees, or $240 more)
- pushing further, could also be used for me to buy a second server, where I could possibly start up some low-cost web hosting with software installed on demand.

I'd be happy enough just with the first option though. Even partially paying the current darksiren.net fees would work. (Current fees: $40/month). Money is going to be scarce for me for months longer than I hoped so... even partially paying it would help, but again, is not required.

Of course, if you do toss me a significant amount, I may be able to help host you a site, or serve as a low cost consultant if you just want help building a site, if what you're wanting is relatively simple to create. Something complex enough, and I might actually ask for fees (which will require me to try and figure out how the heck that works... i.e. can I work online without green card if my webserver is based in the States? Weird things like that. :P

*scratch head* paid work always makes me at least a little bit anxious. Always scared I could screw things up. :/ it's different maintaining stuff for sis and friends, I'm ok with that. but they're not going to kill me if I screw up a bit, since I'm doing it for free.

Ahh and that reminds me, my sis actually showed me this site: guru.com. :O freelance web design? programming? even possibly writing? Guess it wouldn't hurt to bite...