Comments on: Why You Might Want to Reconsider Using Ads on Your Blog

By: Ramsay

Ramsay — Mon, 30 May 2016 07:26:56 +0000

In reply to Stéphane. Awesome! Please let us know how it goes.

By: Ramsay

Ramsay — Mon, 30 May 2016 07:26:08 +0000

In reply to Deji. Glad you liked it.

By: Ramsay

Ramsay — Mon, 30 May 2016 07:24:42 +0000

In reply to Elena. Really great comment. I understand your viewpoint and appreciate the disagreement. Always love hearing your stories here, Elena.

By: Ramsay

Ramsay — Mon, 30 May 2016 07:20:00 +0000

In reply to Bhupendra Sharma. Thanks for the feedback mate!

By: Bhupendra Sharma

Bhupendra Sharma — Sat, 28 May 2016 09:46:17 +0000

Hi,
I was reading another post of yours in which you shared how you started blogging and then went through all the struggles. Trust me we all have same stories with a little change here & there. For a moment I thought you wrote my story. Anyways. About this post: Awesome. Ads are annoying. I still feel that if one wants to promote affiliate products, he should avoid Adsense or any other ad networks. Though there’s nothing wrong in putting ads on a blog, but they should serve a purpose. Why not build a separate blog and try to monetize it with Adsense rather than spoiling your main blog. Great post. Would like to read more such stories in the future.

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 24 May 2016 06:10:04 +0000

I have to disagree on this one, Ramsay. I used to be a purist–a total anti-ad blogger. I worked hard to have my blog as clear and free as possible–that way everyone knew I endorsed only what I wrote about. However, I quickly learned there was a lot of revenue I was losing and was making myself work three times as hard and getting paid less because of it.

In our day and age everyone knows what ads are and that most sites run them to survive and to make money. We are educated enough to understand they don’t dilute the brand.

So, I got smarter. At first I only added Adsense to my site. It was nice to make some additional money to offset blogging expenses. Then I got even smarter and found an ad network to work with. My ad revenue more than tripled (monthly), and now I can take a deep breath and concentrate on creating more content that people would love.

When I added ads to the site, I emailed my subscribers to let them know. They did not leave me :). The subscription rate did not go down, and I keep making more money with less effort.

I think it all depends on what you are trying to achieve with your blog, and what your niche is. Most food/recipe sites make most of their money from ads. Some make a VERY good living off that.

I would be cautious to tell people that ads would hurt their blogs. There are too many variables to claim for that to be the truth. I think more education on the topic on how to do it right is more important.

🙂

By: Deji

Deji — Sun, 22 May 2016 10:47:16 +0000

My thoughts exactly Ramsay, especially where you said “Develop your own product/service and take back the space”

By: Stéphane

Stéphane — Thu, 19 May 2016 15:14:43 +0000

As usual Ramsay, I love the pertinence of your articles.

I have no ads on my blog and I’m really happy with that. I have tried in the first 2 months but it was useless. Furthermore, it was crowding and polluting my blog. I think it is the best way to dillute and lose your goal.

I totally agree when you say “Find an affiliate partner that matches your brand’s goals”. I have worked with different partners, to finally realise that Amazon has got everything I need.

So, after your councels in a previous article, I have decided to focus on this partner, and it works! Thanks to your help!

By: Ramsay

Ramsay — Tue, 17 May 2016 04:52:50 +0000

In reply to Garyn Phillips. I'm not a big fan of being paid to endorse a product. I think it takes away from the credibility of the blog. Often it leads to random products that don't fit the feel of the site being promoted.

By: Ramsay

Ramsay — Tue, 17 May 2016 04:51:35 +0000

In reply to Joshua Nyamache. Nice work Joshua.