Is VeloceToday (VT) a blog or a magazine? Good question. A blog is usually informal, with one main writer, and more opinion than fact. An online magazine has many contributors, is published on a regular basis, and in general much like a paper magazine. Since 2002 VT has published well researched, concise, accurate, interesting, and exclusive articles every week, written by experts and edited, vetted, and proofed by our editors. And, like print magazines we respect all copyrights and copyright laws for both text and photos
Why no pop up ads, why no Cookies? As you may know, VT has only two paid ads, which can be seen at the top of the homepage. They are long time supporters and we are very thankful for both. However, we are primarily funded by premium subscriptions and donations, which allows us to forgo the dreaded cookies, pop up ads, and general clutter and to focus on our content. We can thank the old Automobile Quarterly for that inspiration. And, of course, thanks to our loyal subscribers.
Why is our homepage so old fashioned? Aside from video, all content consists of text and still photos, i.e., a box for text and another for photos. One can spend thousands of dollars to redesign the homepage but in the end, one comes up with only a different style and place to put the same text and photos. It’s new for about five minutes. For us, clarity and readability are more important than style. Let’s save the money and keep subscription prices low.
Why is the subscription rate still only $5 per month? What, you want us to charge more? Most of our readers are on a fixed income and we see no need to contribute to the terrible inflation that consumes us. However, if you feel that the price is a bit low, you can always contribute any amount at any time via check or PayPal.
What about AI? It’s here but not here. VT does not use AI but we are sure that other VT wannabes will use AI for both photo art and text in the near future if they don’t already. Hopefully, that is for another generation to deal with (and no doubt profit from). In the meantime, we’ll still accept hand written manuscripts sent via USPS (seriously)!
What is VT’s focus now? Twenty three years ago it was on Italian cars, then a few years later we added French cars. More recently, we like to say that we publish Exclusive Articles about Extraordinary Automobiles, People and Places.
How do I search the VT Archives? We remind our readers that there are thousands of great articles in our archives. There are two easy ways of searching for whatever rings your bell…first, use the search this site box on our homepage. Or, just type (or say) in velocetoday.com/ followed by an author, subject, or car, into your favorite search engine and see what you come up with.
Questions? Just send them to me at pete@velocetoday.com.
