Comments on: When should you start monetizing your blog? http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/ Make Money Online Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:29:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Leroy Brown http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-4756 Leroy Brown Thu, 03 May 2007 12:31:16 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-4756 Right - if you were blogging about the habits of east Tibetanese Monks, then the ads might draw question. But a blog on the making money / entrepreneur topic would seem odd without some sort of advertisement. I think it would actually *lose* credibility. After all, how can you believe someone who's telling you how to make money, when they aren't even trying? Right - if you were blogging about the habits of east Tibetanese Monks, then the ads might draw question. But a blog on the making money / entrepreneur topic would seem odd without some sort of advertisement. I think it would actually *lose* credibility. After all, how can you believe someone who’s telling you how to make money, when they aren’t even trying?

]]> By: Matt Huggins http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-4742 Matt Huggins Thu, 03 May 2007 08:45:38 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-4742 I've had my blog up for about 4 months now. I started with AdSense as the only source of income, and I've slowly added more advertising media such as Kontera ContentLink. I very recently started adding paid posts via Sponsored Reviews, PayPerPost, and ReviewMe. Thoughout all of this, I haven't had any complaints from my readers. However, I think that it is also expected given that the intention of my blog is to share information about making money. Given that the blog is about making money, the readers likely expect that I will try to make money through the blog itself. Alternatively, if my blog was about something other than making money, I think I would have a much more difficult time making use of multiple sources of income as I'm attempting to do now. I’ve had my blog up for about 4 months now. I started with AdSense as the only source of income, and I’ve slowly added more advertising media such as Kontera ContentLink. I very recently started adding paid posts via Sponsored Reviews, PayPerPost, and ReviewMe.

Thoughout all of this, I haven’t had any complaints from my readers. However, I think that it is also expected given that the intention of my blog is to share information about making money. Given that the blog is about making money, the readers likely expect that I will try to make money through the blog itself.

Alternatively, if my blog was about something other than making money, I think I would have a much more difficult time making use of multiple sources of income as I’m attempting to do now.

]]> By: Leroy Brown http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3894 Leroy Brown Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:41:50 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3894 Exactly - you've got it figured out. Blogging is great, but it's not holy. Bloggers aren't high priests or monks who are above worldly concerns like money. Especially if you're designing a new theme, keep advertising in mind. Just one small, out of the way ad in the beginning - so there's no outlash later. Exactly - you’ve got it figured out. Blogging is great, but it’s not holy. Bloggers aren’t high priests or monks who are above worldly concerns like money.

Especially if you’re designing a new theme, keep advertising in mind. Just one small, out of the way ad in the beginning - so there’s no outlash later.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3833 Kevin Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:59:46 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3833 i actually just made the same point over on <a href="http://brianheyswrites.com/2007/04/16/stumble-upon-some-extra-traffic/" rel="nofollow">Brian Heys</a> site. he mentioned that he isn't going to add adverts til the content is higher. i was concerned that if i had no ads on the site and then one day there were 4 banners and adsense etc readers would be pissed off when i was designing my theme too it made sense to include advertising im sure most people see it the way i see it. if i like a blog writers style or whatever and enjoy reading his posts then i hope he does make good cash through this ads. good luck to him i say. i actually just made the same point over on Brian Heys site. he mentioned that he isn’t going to add adverts til the content is higher.

i was concerned that if i had no ads on the site and then one day there were 4 banners and adsense etc readers would be pissed off

when i was designing my theme too it made sense to include advertising

im sure most people see it the way i see it. if i like a blog writers style or whatever and enjoy reading his posts then i hope he does make good cash through this ads. good luck to him i say.

]]> By: Leroy Brown http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3547 Leroy Brown Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:43:06 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3547 Yup, going slowly is huge. I still think that starting off fairly early with one small low-key ad is important. It almost completely rules out the possibility of people freaking out when they see slightly more prominent advertising. Blogging is hard work, and I think anyone who thinks about it will understand that the blogger deserves to earn at least a little coin from his efforts. Yup, going slowly is huge. I still think that starting off fairly early with one small low-key ad is important. It almost completely rules out the possibility of people freaking out when they see slightly more prominent advertising.

Blogging is hard work, and I think anyone who thinks about it will understand that the blogger deserves to earn at least a little coin from his efforts.

]]> By: Shawn Knight http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3489 Shawn Knight Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:21:27 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/13/when-should-you-start-monetizing-your-blog/#comment-3489 You do make a good point about monetizing from the beginning. I wrote about this a few weeks ago also. Im not sure what it is, but I have a thing against blogs that are only started to make money. 95% of the authors ditch their blogs in less than a month. Most offer nothing original or fun or personal; just recycled info. from other sites. But, I do think that once you have a lot of good content archived, you could easily get away with introducing ads... but do so slowly. Dont go from no ads to 20 overnight. Maybe one new program a month or something, just don't overload the readers. Just my 2 cents :) You do make a good point about monetizing from the beginning. I wrote about this a few weeks ago also.

Im not sure what it is, but I have a thing against blogs that are only started to make money. 95% of the authors ditch their blogs in less than a month. Most offer nothing original or fun or personal; just recycled info. from other sites.

But, I do think that once you have a lot of good content archived, you could easily get away with introducing ads… but do so slowly. Dont go from no ads to 20 overnight. Maybe one new program a month or something, just don’t overload the readers.

Just my 2 cents :)

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