Thanks JawJaw---no one has asked me to promote them. I'm seeking out farms to promote.

Yes, it would be positive information.

No, the information isn't public domain...yet. It would be *after* my article in which I introduce the farms.

Here at Thistle Cove Farm one of the ways I have increased farm income is by providing tours to school groups, home school groups, seniors, etc. (basically anyone who has the money to pay for a tour). I've established a market and am continuously seeking out interested groups and approaching them (usually via letter) to tell about our tours and what we offer.

I've e-mailed a few fiber farms whom I think might be interested, and might do well financially, at opening up their farm for tours. The ones I've queried have either (a) never thought of the idea or (b) never charged for tours. Right now, I'm guiding them along and helping them develop the group tour idea which should provide them with multiple thousands of dollars (no joke, I increased our farm income by a couple of thousand dollars and we're in the boonies) extra farm income. The way I could know they made money off my article is (a) if they started having farm tours and had never offered them before and (b) charged for the farm tours.

The magazine editor suggested I include in the article farms giving fiber tours.

OH! wait a minute...are you suggesting they might never tell me they made money as a direct result from the article? Hmmmmm....see what you mean.

Is this "clear as mud"? <g>

My questions arise from the fact that I've helped so many people make money or save money and the majority of them haven't even said, "thank you". I'm just sick and tired of getting nothing for helping out folks. Mom always says there are two kinds of people in the world...givers and takers. I'm tired of being a giver but I don't want to be a taker. I just want the exchange to even out a bit <g>.

So, iyho, does that make me a bad person?