Comments on: Blog Ads: Seth Godin vs. The Noob http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:02:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Colin Temple http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Colin Temple Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:04:42 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-549 I made it. You can always hire me to make you one, too. ;) http://www.xadvance.com/ I made it. You can always hire me to make you one, too. ;)
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]]> By: DierceScoubre http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-548 DierceScoubre Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:54:09 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-548 Nice template. Where can i download it? Nice template. Where can i download it?

]]> By: Havohej http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Havohej Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:34:01 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-224 While I have begun to look at ways to monetize (an extra few bucks never hurt anyone) one of the things that I'm holding to is the idea that I won't devote a bunch of space to things that I don't personally care about. For instance, until today I had a McCain/Palin banner up and now I've got a banner ad I made myself for one of the MMOs I enjoy (the blog itself is about me and my experiences with MMOs, so it's relevant to my content). I've tried adsense and found that the sort of ads my keywords were attracting weren't what I wanted to represent, so I took adwords off. I've started working with pay per post but won't write on things that people like me (computer gamers) wouldn't care about; I'll write a review for virus protection software, for example, but not for a credit card listing website. I don't want to have really crowded sidebars and ad links cluttering everything up so, for me at least, the aversion to ad spamming is as much about keeping it visually attractive as it is about not 'selling out' or 'ad whoring' or whatever one might call it. Add to this that I'm really, really new to blogging (indeed, this is the first time I've heard the name Seth Godin)... I'm kinda groping around in the dark. I couldn't tell you how I got a Google PR 3, but I won't complain! While I have begun to look at ways to monetize (an extra few bucks never hurt anyone) one of the things that I’m holding to is the idea that I won’t devote a bunch of space to things that I don’t personally care about. For instance, until today I had a McCain/Palin banner up and now I’ve got a banner ad I made myself for one of the MMOs I enjoy (the blog itself is about me and my experiences with MMOs, so it’s relevant to my content). I’ve tried adsense and found that the sort of ads my keywords were attracting weren’t what I wanted to represent, so I took adwords off. I’ve started working with pay per post but won’t write on things that people like me (computer gamers) wouldn’t care about; I’ll write a review for virus protection software, for example, but not for a credit card listing website.

I don’t want to have really crowded sidebars and ad links cluttering everything up so, for me at least, the aversion to ad spamming is as much about keeping it visually attractive as it is about not ’selling out’ or ‘ad whoring’ or whatever one might call it.

Add to this that I’m really, really new to blogging (indeed, this is the first time I’ve heard the name Seth Godin)… I’m kinda groping around in the dark. I couldn’t tell you how I got a Google PR 3, but I won’t complain!

]]> By: Corey Freeman http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Corey Freeman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:07:01 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-34 Nice post! I actually used to be totally against monetization, and I'm really new at it. I think my earnings factor in at $3.08 total so far, haha. (not bad for three months!) I definitely think it's a personal preference thing. Depending on future success (I think 80% of my ads are actually contest winner spots right now...) I may or may not remove ads from Diligent. Nice post! I actually used to be totally against monetization, and I’m really new at it. I think my earnings factor in at $3.08 total so far, haha. (not bad for three months!) I definitely think it’s a personal preference thing. Depending on future success (I think 80% of my ads are actually contest winner spots right now…) I may or may not remove ads from Diligent.

]]> By: bloggernoob http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-25 bloggernoob Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:50:39 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-25 sounds good. ;) i think whenever you take a polar stand, it'll get a lot of criticism. I choose to stand on the left, and u stand on the right about ads and content etc. in reality, everything is gray and swings closer to the middle. thanks for the nice discussion. ;) btw, nice blog! sounds good. ;) i think whenever you take a polar stand, it’ll get a lot of criticism. I choose to stand on the left, and u stand on the right about ads and content etc. in reality, everything is gray and swings closer to the middle. thanks for the nice discussion. ;) btw, nice blog!

]]> By: Colin Temple http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Colin Temple Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:55:40 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-24 No -- this blog has never had ads on it, and I removed the ads from my other redesigned site before Seth published his post. Some of my sites have ads and make decent money. I'm not about to remove ads from them. But as for this blog, I'd rather use it for personal marketing and development. The goal here is to share my own ideas and deliver my own message. Littering it with other peoples' messages is a distraction that's not worth the money. (That's not to say that I don't welcome comments -- I want discussion here, but not ads that subtract from that experience.) No — this blog has never had ads on it, and I removed the ads from my other redesigned site before Seth published his post.

Some of my sites have ads and make decent money. I’m not about to remove ads from them. But as for this blog, I’d rather use it for personal marketing and development. The goal here is to share my own ideas and deliver my own message. Littering it with other peoples’ messages is a distraction that’s not worth the money.

(That’s not to say that I don’t welcome comments — I want discussion here, but not ads that subtract from that experience.)

]]> By: bloggernoob http://workwebplay.com/2008/08/17/blog-ads-seth-godin-vs-the-noob/comment-page-1/#comment-19 bloggernoob Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:39:37 +0000 http://workwebplay.com/?p=38#comment-19 nice post. i respect the fact that you are self taught in your online ventures. im a do it yourself type myself. i didn't write my post to impress anyone and i value the opinion of each individual. as far as you removing all of the ads on you blog, i really don't understand why you would do that, other then the fact that you weren't making much from it. you wouldn't want to find other means of monetizing your blog? is this something you did because you were inspired by seth? nice post. i respect the fact that you are self taught in your online ventures. im a do it yourself type myself. i didn’t write my post to impress anyone and i value the opinion of each individual. as far as you removing all of the ads on you blog, i really don’t understand why you would do that, other then the fact that you weren’t making much from it. you wouldn’t want to find other means of monetizing your blog? is this something you did because you were inspired by seth?

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