Comments on: Ads on Blogs http://pantsland.com/2005/10/15/ads_on_blogs/ Brad Kellett Blogs the Web, Mobile Tech, and... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:16:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brad Kellett http://pantsland.com/2005/10/15/ads_on_blogs/#comment-31 Brad Kellett Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:11:29 +0000 #comment-31 That is very true. While I never had an idea of making money of my blog, I did hope for a good following - and when that doesn't happen straight away it can be disheartening.<br /> <br /> I guess I would be in the second stage, I do think of this site as a work in progress. I have a pretty good readership, and I am comfortable with the site at the moment. I think the blog is still too immature to be reflected on at the moment. That is very true. While I never had an idea of making money of my blog, I did hope for a good following - and when that doesn’t happen straight away it can be disheartening.

I guess I would be in the second stage, I do think of this site as a work in progress. I have a pretty good readership, and I am comfortable with the site at the moment. I think the blog is still too immature to be reflected on at the moment.

]]> By: Unangst http://pantsland.com/2005/10/15/ads_on_blogs/#comment-32 Unangst Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:00:58 +0000 #comment-32 I think that we go through a couple of phases as web designers / bloggers. In the first, we have wild dreams about raking in significant monies and eyeballs b/c we have an original idea/s. The second is when reality sets in and we realize that it takes time to build a substantial blog following, that we designed we sites are more like "works in progress" than checklists and that even though one can put bells and whistles on web pages doesn't mean that we should. The last phase is one of reflection and reevaluation and then making related tweaks.<br /> <br /> If advertising is placed well, I have no problems with it. I'm far more likely to support a site by clicking "keyword based ads" than a "donate via paypal" button. I think that we go through a couple of phases as web designers / bloggers. In the first, we have wild dreams about raking in significant monies and eyeballs b/c we have an original idea/s. The second is when reality sets in and we realize that it takes time to build a substantial blog following, that we designed we sites are more like “works in progress” than checklists and that even though one can put bells and whistles on web pages doesn’t mean that we should. The last phase is one of reflection and reevaluation and then making related tweaks.

If advertising is placed well, I have no problems with it. I’m far more likely to support a site by clicking “keyword based ads” than a “donate via paypal” button.

]]> By: Brad Kellett http://pantsland.com/2005/10/15/ads_on_blogs/#comment-33 Brad Kellett Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:54:08 +0000 #comment-33 That would have been selling out, yes. But you strike me as someone with a little more integrity than that! Just because you run ads on your blog doesn't instantly mean that you will be going to the 'dark side'. That would have been selling out, yes. But you strike me as someone with a little more integrity than that! Just because you run ads on your blog doesn’t instantly mean that you will be going to the ‘dark side’.

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://pantsland.com/2005/10/15/ads_on_blogs/#comment-34 D'Arcy Norman Sun, 16 Oct 2005 01:15:35 +0000 #comment-34 Thanks for the positive feedback! I picked Google Adsense for a couple of reasons. 1. They're tasteful. No "Punch the monkey and win a penis enlargement!" ads. Just text. 2. They are relevant to the content of the page they're on, so they sort of fit in.<br /> <br /> But, what felt like selling out was the realization that I might change what I write, or the style in which I write, to attract more clickthroughs, or to attract higher-paying ads. That would have been selling out in a real sense. Thanks for the positive feedback! I picked Google Adsense for a couple of reasons. 1. They’re tasteful. No “Punch the monkey and win a penis enlargement!” ads. Just text. 2. They are relevant to the content of the page they’re on, so they sort of fit in.

But, what felt like selling out was the realization that I might change what I write, or the style in which I write, to attract more clickthroughs, or to attract higher-paying ads. That would have been selling out in a real sense.

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