Comments on: To Adsense, or not.

By: Neville Ridley-Smith

Neville Ridley-Smith — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:17:50 +0000

I’ve been getting good use out of them.
To my mind, it solves the whole micropayment problem.
For example, I’ve made a fair amount off this site since it got on slashdot :
http://www.deadharddrive.com

By: elliot lee

elliot lee — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:58:34 +0000

the site http://www.adsensibility.com isn’t working for me…

By: Madison

Madison — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 20:08:25 +0000

I spent days debating the adsense issue. I decided to put them up not because I thought I would get rich (my keywords aren't worth that much) but because I felt it enhanced the content on my site. I actively filter ads that don't relate and I make sure the headings of my posts contain google friendly keywords.

Matt...what some blogs are doing is adding the google code to their archived posts and not their main page. This compromise seems good to me.

By: Paul Terry Walhus

Paul Terry Walhus — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:31:11 +0000

Allan, I didn’t realize that you had already posted a comment above so I hope you’re not offended by my reference to "nauseating"; I meant it in a good way. Overall, I was impressed with your overview of the topic and I’m employing quite a few of your suggestions on http://spring.net and http://austinblogger.com. It’s been, to quote SNLs Garrett Morris, "berry, berry good to Paul". The results have been amazing.

By: Paul Terry Walhus

Paul Terry Walhus — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:28:06 +0000

Another site that might help you decide is

http://adsensibility.com which has pointers to some very interesting marketing pieces, especially the associatesprograms.com piece. Parts of that piece may be nauseating, but you’ll find some very useful stuff there.

By: Paul Terry Walhus

Paul Terry Walhus — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:24:43 +0000

I don’t see that it would compromise the layout of this site. It’s a very unobtrusive ad.

By: Paul Terry Walhus

Paul Terry Walhus — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:23:23 +0000

Do it! I did it on my website and found that the ads were useful and relevant and the site users liked them. I actually found interesting and useful websites when I clicked through.

At least give it a trial and let your users give you some more feedback. I'll be your devils advocate today.

By: Matt Quail

Matt Quail — Sun, 29 Jun 2003 22:52:50 +0000

Cool. Thanks Allan, a very informitive article. I think for now, I’m going to avoid any advertising on madbean. It’s nice to be the owner of an ad-free space (even though the adsense box is fairly unobstrusive)

By: Allan Gardyne

Allan Gardyne — Sat, 28 Jun 2003 12:54:13 +0000

For those interested in increasing their revenue from AdSense, I’ve written an article on that – http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/search/adsense.shtml . It also examines the advantages and disadvantages. Sure, there are lots of disadvantages, but lots of advantages, too.

By: Matt Quail

Matt Quail — Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:38:44 +0000

Alan,

I agree, I think the "cons" are winning out. Thanks for your input!