Comments on: Advertising vs. Readership. It’s One or the Other. http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/ Better Looking Blogs Grow Faster Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Web Host Right http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-11278 Web Host Right Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:38:35 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-11278 Well ive never been one for placing an ad within a post or anything like that, i prefer to keep an ad where its not in peoples way, and thats regardless of a blog or site being new, established, hardly any readers or many, i want ads in place, just not in the readers face. It can look messy if not done the right way too. Well ive never been one for placing an ad within a post or anything like that, i prefer to keep an ad where its not in peoples way, and thats regardless of a blog or site being new, established, hardly any readers or many, i want ads in place, just not in the readers face.

It can look messy if not done the right way too.

]]> By: Rajat Arora http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-5469 Rajat Arora Sat, 31 May 2008 15:35:01 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-5469 Hello Michael.. I am a first timer on Pro Blog Design, as well as new to blogging. However, the first thing I decided when I was planning my website was to keep it ad free. I do not mind losing out on a few bucks, but do so if my readers do not have the best of their time while browsing my site. Moreover, if one really wants monetary benefits from a high traffic blog, don't you think sponsored posts are a better option? It is completely unobtrusive. By the way, I have set up a NoAds! policy on my website. Check it out at http://www.rajatarora.info/noads.htm Any takers for that? Hello Michael..
I am a first timer on Pro Blog Design, as well as new to blogging. However, the first thing I decided when I was planning my website was to keep it ad free. I do not mind losing out on a few bucks, but do so if my readers do not have the best of their time while browsing my site.
Moreover, if one really wants monetary benefits from a high traffic blog, don’t you think sponsored posts are a better option? It is completely unobtrusive.
By the way, I have set up a NoAds! policy on my website. Check it out at http://www.rajatarora.info/noads.htm
Any takers for that?

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4870 Michael Martin Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:17:30 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4870 Richard,<br>I think the Wiki controversy would come from the fact that thousands of people of people have donated millions of dollars to that site, with the sole aim of keeping it ad-free.<br><br>If I decided to reintroduce my ads tomorrow; a few people would probably object, but the most loyal readers here wouldn't, and anyone who found the site afterwards would never know that they hadn't always been here.<br><br>I don't think there's any real problem with taking/removing/changing your ads as you please. :)<br> Richard,
I think the Wiki controversy would come from the fact that thousands of people of people have donated millions of dollars to that site, with the sole aim of keeping it ad-free.

If I decided to reintroduce my ads tomorrow; a few people would probably object, but the most loyal readers here wouldn’t, and anyone who found the site afterwards would never know that they hadn’t always been here.

I don’t think there’s any real problem with taking/removing/changing your ads as you please. :)

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4847 Richard X. Thripp Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:36:38 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4847 Advertising damages growth potential? The Internet is just one big advertisement; most people don't object. Implementing ads late in the game is often worse than having them from the beginning, as it gives people something to complain about. Would there be any controversy over <a href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/wikipedia-thinking-advertising-google-yahoo-or-who/2721/">advertising on Wikipedia</a> or <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/no_lj_ads/">LiveJournal</a> if it was there from day one? Advertising damages growth potential? The Internet is just one big advertisement; most people don’t object. Implementing ads late in the game is often worse than having them from the beginning, as it gives people something to complain about. Would there be any controversy over advertising on Wikipedia or LiveJournal if it was there from day one?

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4500 Michael Martin Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:36:21 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4500 Brad,<br>You can certainly do both, but you do have to choose which one you're giving most preference to.<br><br>e.g. An ad at the end of the post is okay, but it's not going to make you rich. You're choosing the readers over the ads.<br><br>But putting 125x125 ads in your sidebar, above the RSS/categories etc. means you're putting your ads first.<br> Brad,
You can certainly do both, but you do have to choose which one you’re giving most preference to.

e.g. An ad at the end of the post is okay, but it’s not going to make you rich. You’re choosing the readers over the ads.

But putting 125×125 ads in your sidebar, above the RSS/categories etc. means you’re putting your ads first.

]]> By: BradBlogging.com - Increase Website Traffic With Easy To Follow Steps http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4497 BradBlogging.com - Increase Website Traffic With Easy To Follow Steps Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:32:34 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-4497 Maybe its just me, But I believe that you can do both.Placing an Adsense unit at the end of the post isn't obtrusive or demanding clicks, its just a way to support the site.Or another example would be private 125x125 ad sales on your sidebar. Although it does take away from what you are reading, it doesn't distract the reader so much that they don't come back. Maybe its just me, But I believe that you can do both.Placing an Adsense unit at the end of the post isn’t obtrusive or demanding clicks, its just a way to support the site.Or another example would be private 125×125 ad sales on your sidebar. Although it does take away from what you are reading, it doesn’t distract the reader so much that they don’t come back.

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-186 Michael Martin Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-186 That could well be true. If there is a way of making more money out of the feeds, then I agree, <strong>someone</strong> is going to do it... :( On the plus side, a good RSS reader can control what parts of the feed gets displayed. They are not forced to show the whole feed. I imagine that the feed readers could easily be taught to strip out javascript, links from major advertising firms etc. That could well be true. If there is a way of making more money out of the feeds, then I agree, someone is going to do it… :(

On the plus side, a good RSS reader can control what parts of the feed gets displayed. They are not forced to show the whole feed. I imagine that the feed readers could easily be taught to strip out javascript, links from major advertising firms etc.

]]> By: Daria Black http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-178 Daria Black Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:51:06 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-178 I think that they are okay because they are unobtrusive for now. But I think that's only because either RSS technology limits what can be done or people don't know, yet, exactly how to monetize their RSS content. I think that they are okay because they are unobtrusive for now. But I think that’s only because either RSS technology limits what can be done or people don’t know, yet, exactly how to monetize their RSS content.

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-156 Michael Martin Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:20:55 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-156 Good question Daria. Personally, I don't really mind them. At least, I don't mind the text links you usually find at the end of the post. They're completely unobtrusive, and you can easily read the content without ever looking near the advert. :) What's your opinion on them? Good question Daria.

Personally, I don’t really mind them. At least, I don’t mind the text links you usually find at the end of the post. They’re completely unobtrusive, and you can easily read the content without ever looking near the advert. :)

What’s your opinion on them?

]]> By: Daria Black http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-153 Daria Black Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:44:10 +0000 http://www.problogdesign.com/advertising/advertising-vs-readership-its-one-or-the-other/#comment-153 I have to agree about the building community comes first school of thought. Without the community there is no one to click on the ads or to buy what you recommend. Yet I see so many new websites and blogs that don't get it and have three banners of Google Ads sandwiched between three lines of text. I believe the content should always have the floor so it drives me nuts when I see this and I avoid those blogs like the plague. What do you think about stuffing ads in RSS feeds? I have to agree about the building community comes first school of thought. Without the community there is no one to click on the ads or to buy what you recommend. Yet I see so many new websites and blogs that don’t get it and have three banners of Google Ads sandwiched between three lines of text. I believe the content should always have the floor so it drives me nuts when I see this and I avoid those blogs like the plague.

What do you think about stuffing ads in RSS feeds?

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