I enjoy writing and have approached newspapers across the country about carrying or linking to my material. They are always very kind whether they agree or not. Growing up in the newspaper business, I know that small town newspapers are always strapped for manpower and resources. The newspaper industry as a whole is struggling with competing against and/or utilizing the internet.
I just look at it as trying to help, because it gives them a little more content and me an opportunity to “cyber travel.” That’s my reward; I can say a newspaper in Oregon or Wyoming or Canada is linking to me. It doesn’t cost them anything.