Comments on: Biggest Mistake You Can Make When Monetizing Your Blog

By: iCan't Internet

iCan't Internet — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:56:20 +0000

True, especially regarding ads I believe the structuring and formatting is very important. If the blog looks cluttered with ads, the visitors flee before you can say “doh!”

By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:53:58 +0000

I too don’t mind. John Chow uses 8 ad network’s ads on his blog. Its structuring that makes his blog look clean.

By: Gabriel Gadfly

Gabriel Gadfly — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:16:30 +0000

I don’t mind a site with a lot of ads, so long as they are designed and distributed in such a way that the site doesn’t look cluttered. I like a decent bit of space devoted to the content, and so long as the ads don’t overshadow the content, I think just about any ad layout can work.

By: SBA

SBA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:33:13 +0000

@Geoserv – Agree. Just don’t get me started on those page ads! Horrible. There is on on Blog Catalog that is soooo annoying. It’s animated (normally would be cute) and it has the nerve to take forever to load.

By: Geoserv

Geoserv — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:12:54 +0000

This post is bang on, between the ads and widgets some bloggers show more in their sidebar than in their actual post.

It’s almost as annoying as the full page ads that fade in over the page.

By: SBA

SBA — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:04:44 +0000

Hi folks, sitting in for Mr. I who’s unavailable just now.
@Rizky – Thank you for stopping by (haven’t seen you this year!)

@Tom – StandOutBlogger.com – As Fransiska said there are ways to confine ads to a predefined space. However your ads seem pretty much under control already.

@timethief – Well, you said it all. Anyone reading this knows who they are… lol Let’s hope they find this post.

By: timethief

timethief — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:09:48 +0000

When it comes right down to it having a well designed blog is important. Every blogger carrying advertising on their blog ought to read this post. Many bloggers desirous of making an income overnight from blogging not only cover their blogs with too much advertising which distracts one from finding their content, but they also clutter their sidebars with widgets that serve no useful purpose to their readers.

Unless and until a blogger, who can actually write and has something original to say has built an archives of high quality content, on an optimized blog, and has an average of 1,000 – 1,500 hits every day – monetizing is premature. In fact, those who immediately start a blog and cover it with advertising are more likely to send readers clicking out than they are to secure them as subscribers.

It’s a shame so many lame brains have fallen for the notion that they can make a killing from blogging, and so many have become click fraud groupies, because their behaviors have devalued the value of every advertising click and because most will never make a significant income from it.

By: Fransiska

Fransiska — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:44:51 +0000

lol, adblock plus take care the ads for you, tom. Why don’t you use it?

By: Tom - StandOutBlogger.com

Tom - StandOutBlogger.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:34:48 +0000

Great post! I hate seeing those blogs that go overkill on ads…

By: Friday Night Link Love

Friday Night Link Love — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:59:31 +0000

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