Comments on: How Much Will You Accept To Put Ads on Your Blog? http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Tue, 13 May 2008 19:07:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-747905 Lorelle VanFossen Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:31:35 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-747905 @<a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-746471" rel="nofollow">Robert Le Gay Brereton</a>: You call your blog "Robby's Marketing", thus, you must understand something about how marketing, public relations, and advertising works. On a blog, if ads interfere with the reader's experience, you lose readers. If the ads distract or detract from the content, since they are part of the content, whether you think so or not, you lose readers. Now, Google's PageRank is penalizing blogs with advertising. So tell me again that ads on blogs don't hurt. @Robert Le Gay Brereton:

You call your blog “Robby’s Marketing”, thus, you must understand something about how marketing, public relations, and advertising works. On a blog, if ads interfere with the reader’s experience, you lose readers. If the ads distract or detract from the content, since they are part of the content, whether you think so or not, you lose readers.

Now, Google’s PageRank is penalizing blogs with advertising.

So tell me again that ads on blogs don’t hurt.

]]> By: Robert Le Gay Brereton http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-746471 Robert Le Gay Brereton Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:00:20 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-746471 I think adds on any site can`t do any harm at worst you can make money. I think adds on any site can`t do any harm at worst you can make money.

]]> By: Michael Clark http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-715146 Michael Clark Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:12:29 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-715146 I just last week removed all ads from my site. <a href="http://www.planetmike.com/journal/2007/11/01/advertising-removed-from-my-site/" rel="nofollow">Detailed blog post</a>. I didn't like where the ads were pointing, nor the clutter they added to the site. But I will miss the income, low 3 figures monthly. I just last week removed all ads from my site. Detailed blog post. I didn’t like where the ads were pointing, nor the clutter they added to the site. But I will miss the income, low 3 figures monthly.

]]> By: crazyfro http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-640709 crazyfro Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:50:45 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-640709 I think ads are nececeary to its sucsess and help to sturcture the writting but have nothing to rude to harm your vistiors at all I think ads are nececeary to its sucsess and help to sturcture the writting but have nothing to rude to harm your vistiors at all

]]> By: geri http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-280845 geri Wed, 16 May 2007 14:55:09 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-280845 I was thinking of some affiliate ads that I can put on my site to earn some extra cash. I just put down auctionads, its been sitting there for almost two months now doing nothing. I was thinking of some affiliate ads that I can put on my site to earn some extra cash. I just put down auctionads, its been sitting there for almost two months now doing nothing.

]]> By: Polaris http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-256316 Polaris Fri, 04 May 2007 01:40:56 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-256316 Speaking for myself, I don't want to put ads on my blog. I blog under a pseudonym, about a niche topic, that has very few, but usually discerning readers. It is enough; it fulfills my need to express myself and to communicate with people of similar interests. Besides, I abhor pop-up ads and have seen too many gaffes in context-sensitive text-link ads to go that route any time soon. (One blogs about sex in a novel, and then suddenly has to deal with all sorts of imaginative products being advertised in the sidebar ;) ) I agree that, as soon as you put an ad on your blog, it becomes a business. But the corollary - that your content had better be aligned to that business model - is too restrictive and incompatible with the way I blog. Earning money from ads requires structuring content and adopting strategies which will maximize the number of visitors. It seems like too much work in comparison with the expected returns. It is difficult for me to think of situations in which someone would pay me to blog. I'm not half as good as I would need to be. But if such a situation arose, it would definitely have to be with another blog, not with my current book blog. Speaking for myself, I don’t want to put ads on my blog. I blog under a pseudonym, about a niche topic, that has very few, but usually discerning readers. It is enough; it fulfills my need to express myself and to communicate with people of similar interests. Besides, I abhor pop-up ads and have seen too many gaffes in context-sensitive text-link ads to go that route any time soon. (One blogs about sex in a novel, and then suddenly has to deal with all sorts of imaginative products being advertised in the sidebar ;) )

I agree that, as soon as you put an ad on your blog, it becomes a business. But the corollary - that your content had better be aligned to that business model - is too restrictive and incompatible with the way I blog. Earning money from ads requires structuring content and adopting strategies which will maximize the number of visitors. It seems like too much work in comparison with the expected returns.

It is difficult for me to think of situations in which someone would pay me to blog. I’m not half as good as I would need to be. But if such a situation arose, it would definitely have to be with another blog, not with my current book blog.

]]> By: Patrick Havens http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-242428 Patrick Havens Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:48:45 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-242428 I have adsense up on my blog, and also have had companies buy TLA (text-link-ads) ads on my blog. I don't make much... basically enough to pay for hosting. And I also use Amazon Affiliate ads... but that's mainly to allow people to see what books I'm reading. (and get more info) As for what I'll accept. I won't allow popups or pop unders... I hate them personally. I also dislike intrusive ads, so I don't have them in my content itself, but on the edges, no matter how much more they say they'll pay me. I also keep an eye out and occasionally use the ad preview tool to see what ads adsense will be showing, so I know if I need to block anything. Also I made sure that TLA is set to have me approve questionable ads... and I can refuse any I deem inappropriate. As for it being a business? It doesn't make me enough money, and I don't put enough effort into it. I have adsense up on my blog, and also have had companies buy TLA (text-link-ads) ads on my blog. I don’t make much… basically enough to pay for hosting. And I also use Amazon Affiliate ads… but that’s mainly to allow people to see what books I’m reading. (and get more info)

As for what I’ll accept. I won’t allow popups or pop unders… I hate them personally. I also dislike intrusive ads, so I don’t have them in my content itself, but on the edges, no matter how much more they say they’ll pay me. I also keep an eye out and occasionally use the ad preview tool to see what ads adsense will be showing, so I know if I need to block anything. Also I made sure that TLA is set to have me approve questionable ads… and I can refuse any I deem inappropriate.

As for it being a business? It doesn’t make me enough money, and I don’t put enough effort into it.

]]> By: Blogging Like You Mean It » Footsteps in the Mirror http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-235720 Blogging Like You Mean It » Footsteps in the Mirror Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:42:38 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-235720 [...] and how much your have to put before it becomes viable. Let's give a good example of that and Lorelle sums it up pretty nicely. Once you put an ad on your blog, it becomes a business. If you want that business to succeed, you [...] [...] and how much your have to put before it becomes viable. Let’s give a good example of that and Lorelle sums it up pretty nicely. Once you put an ad on your blog, it becomes a business. If you want that business to succeed, you [...]

]]> By: Taylor http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-234357 Taylor Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:47:02 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-234357 I can certainly understand the argument against traditional advertising on blogs. I think a great way to offset the costs of hosting as a newborn blogger is to use something like payperpost where they can gain revenue right away even if their blog doesn't have heavy traffic I can certainly understand the argument against traditional advertising on blogs. I think a great way to offset the costs of hosting as a newborn blogger is to use something like payperpost where they can gain revenue right away even if their blog doesn’t have heavy traffic

]]> By: Cybez http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-234190 Cybez Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:15:18 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/how-much-will-you-accept-to-put-ads-on-your-blog/#comment-234190 I'd never put 'pop up ads' on my blog. I'd try not to put ads relating to gambling or online dating adverts either.I wouldn't like to feel I was part of someone's life possibly being ruined.The money factor doesn't come into it at all. I have a few ads on my sidebar which I've put on just as an added interest.I find it interesting to see what type of ads are available from which companies, what they pay and if the ads relate at all to my readers. I’d never put ‘pop up ads’ on my blog. I’d try not to put ads relating to gambling or online dating adverts either.I wouldn’t like to feel I was part of someone’s life possibly being ruined.The money factor doesn’t come into it at all.
I have a few ads on my sidebar which I’ve put on just as an added interest.I find it interesting to see what type of ads are available from which companies, what they pay and if the ads relate at all to my readers.

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