It makes me feel a little dirty (no offense to you if you're reading, Adam!) to display advertising here. I'm anti-adverts in general. The sheer quantity we deal with on a day-to-day basis is so staggering it makes me dizzy.
I'm also quite aware of the irony presented by the fact that I have a career in marketing.
The fact is, I never really thought about putting ads into this (personal) space until I considered that:
1) Not everyone is as bothered by advertising as I am
2) I'm not *that* likely to turn people away with adverts
3) I can use my best judgment on color and placement to not offend
4) If I don't like it, I can take off or change different page elements
5) There's no obligation
6) I might actually make some couch change
As I said before, any profit I generate from ads will go toward the wedding. Of course, I can't in good conscience encourage you to click on the ads ... it makes Google really mad if you do that. However, they are there and they will be there until I can determine if AdSense is worth it. Please share your thoughts!
Posted on April 19, 2007 @ 7:19 PM | 4 comments
Comments:
I just clicked on an ad called "meatloaf recipe". Hehehe.
I don't mind it. I might do it myself.
By 
LazyLightning, at
7:20 AM, April 20, 2007
I really don't think they are that obtrusive. They are quite easy to ignore, if they really irritate someone that much. It's not like you are using obnoxious pop-ups or huge animated banners. I am really interested in the program. I would really love to hear how well it is working out for you after a few weeks. What sources did you use when researching whether it would be worthwhile or not?
Also, do you know if you still get credit for a "click" if the person right clicks the ad and chooses "open in a new window"?
By 
sometrouble, at
7:42 AM, April 20, 2007
I'm curious: how much money might you potentially make? Is it dependent on ppl clicking on ads or Google searches? I don't get it.
By Rachel, at
8:09 AM, April 20, 2007
sometrouble: I know a lot of bloggers who use it and make a significant amount of money. The thing is, they actually have a readership. I'm only expecting "couch change" for two reasons... 1) no one reads my blog and 2) you only get pennies a click. You get credit for all clicks.
waterseek: To be honest, I don't expect more than $100 a month, if that. Google sends you a check every month, unless you make under $100 and then they roll the balance over to the next month.
There are actually four separate AdSense implementations on the page, because I want to see what works best. The first is the search box, which functions as google does but generates revenue if anyone clicks on the ads presented in the results. The second is the ads underneath the search box. The third is down below the "feedburner" link. I get credit if anyone installs firefox through this link because it features a google product. I don't expect anyone to do this, but I don't mind putting that particular promo there because I like Firefox. The fourth is the small ad list below the images. I might move that up to below the other ads. I don't know my feeling on it yet.
I'm more curious than expectant, but I will keep you updated on whether it works or not. Who knows, maybe it will motivate me to actually get some visitors. Doubtful, though, because I still don't have the time, energy, or ideas for content to make this a high-traffic site.
I also think it's silly that out of all the content on this page, it decided to focus on food. Maybe I'll have to pick interesting things to write about and see what the ads do.
By Kat, at
9:07 AM, April 20, 2007
