Comments on: Advertising vs. Readership. It’s One or the Other.

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By: Web Host Right

Web Host Right — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:38:35 +0000

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

Rajat Arora — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:35:01 +0000

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

Michael Martin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:17:30 +0000

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

Richard X. Thripp — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:36:38 +0000

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

Michael Martin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:36:21 +0000

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 125x125 ads in your sidebar, above the RSS/categories etc. means you're putting your ads first.

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BradBlogging.com - Increase Website Traffic With Easy To Follow Steps — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:32:34 +0000

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

Michael Martin — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:45:36 +0000

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.