Comments on: Blogging for Money http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/ Motivating readers to believe, act, and achieve by looking at life with wit, wisdom, and engaging creativity Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Dan Blogs » Blog Archive » New Blog (But Not Mine) http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-21 Dan Blogs » Blog Archive » New Blog (But Not Mine) Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:57:08 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-21 [...] My point of mentioning this blog is that I think that One Man has done a better job of designing this blog than he did with his One Year Goal blog, which I semi-reviewed in my earlier post, “Blogging for Money.” [...] [...] My point of mentioning this blog is that I think that One Man has done a better job of designing this blog than he did with his One Year Goal blog, which I semi-reviewed in my earlier post, “Blogging for Money.” [...]

]]> By: Dan Blogs » Blog Archive » Bad, Bad Blogs http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-13 Dan Blogs » Blog Archive » Bad, Bad Blogs Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:35:38 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-13 [...] In an earlier post, I wrote “Unfortunately, some of these blogs seem to be the equivalent of MFA (Made for Adsense) sites, in ter...” [...] [...] In an earlier post, I wrote “Unfortunately, some of these blogs seem to be the equivalent of MFA (Made for Adsense) sites, in ter…” [...]

]]> By: One Year Goal .com » Blog Archive » Weekly Review Review http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-10 One Year Goal .com » Blog Archive » Weekly Review Review Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:40:45 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-10 [...] Dan Blogs is a blog about…well…whatever Dan Blogs about. Fortunately he decided to blog about One Year Goal.com and made a great observation about my blog: the ads are a little intrusive. At first I was a little offended because I thought he was implying this is an ad-centric blog. But after reviewing other sites on the net I understand why he felt that the ads appear to be excessive. So I’m removing the vertical Adsense pillar in the sidebar, as it seems to create the most clutter, in order to improve everyone’s reading experience. Thanks for helping me focus on content Dan. [...] [...] Dan Blogs is a blog about…well…whatever Dan Blogs about. Fortunately he decided to blog about One Year Goal.com and made a great observation about my blog: the ads are a little intrusive. At first I was a little offended because I thought he was implying this is an ad-centric blog. But after reviewing other sites on the net I understand why he felt that the ads appear to be excessive. So I’m removing the vertical Adsense pillar in the sidebar, as it seems to create the most clutter, in order to improve everyone’s reading experience. Thanks for helping me focus on content Dan. [...]

]]> By: Alex http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-7 Alex Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:05:55 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-7 I have to agree that site has too many ads. I have to agree that site has too many ads.

]]> By: dcr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-5 dcr Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:45:41 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-5 Thanks for the comment! I see you posted about the <a HREF="http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2007/07/16/blended-iphone-goes-on-ebay.aspx" rel="nofollow">blended iPhone</A> today too! I bet you also learned about it on <a HREF="http://www.exoclick.com/?login=cvv" rel="nofollow">Exoclick</A>'s blog! ;-) Thanks for the comment!

I see you posted about the blended iPhone today too!

I bet you also learned about it on Exoclick’s blog! ;-)

]]> By: dcr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-4 dcr Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:42:15 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-4 I certainly never meant to imply that you don't have good content, only that that content is dominated by ads. I think you would do well to distribute the ads better, more like John Chow and Michael Kwan do. I would just have a two column layout. One large column for the content and a second thinner column for the ads and links. Then, spread the AdSense ads between or within posts. Right now, about 40% of your above-the-fold page is dominated by ads. My opinion is that that is too much. By comparison, Michael Kwan has about 30% ad coverage and John Chow has about the same. The extra 10% may not seem like much, but I think it does make a big difference in the visual appearance. Just moving the AdSense out of a column and in with the article content, as MK and JC both do, gives a better overall feel. A long title will extend past the ad block and bring the ad (visually) into the post rather than standing on its own off to the side. On th one hand, it is a bit more obtrusive that way, but, on the other hand, it is also more visually appealing when you take into consideration the overall look of the page. Beyond that, when you scroll down and those two ad columns are empty, you have a lot of what looks like wasted space. Some white space is good, but too much is somewhat distracting. Nice post on <a HREF="http://www.oneyeargoal.com/why-your-feed-should-be-a-full-feed/" rel="nofollow">Full Feed RSS</A> though! I certainly never meant to imply that you don’t have good content, only that that content is dominated by ads. I think you would do well to distribute the ads better, more like John Chow and Michael Kwan do. I would just have a two column layout. One large column for the content and a second thinner column for the ads and links. Then, spread the AdSense ads between or within posts. Right now, about 40% of your above-the-fold page is dominated by ads. My opinion is that that is too much.

By comparison, Michael Kwan has about 30% ad coverage and John Chow has about the same. The extra 10% may not seem like much, but I think it does make a big difference in the visual appearance.

Just moving the AdSense out of a column and in with the article content, as MK and JC both do, gives a better overall feel. A long title will extend past the ad block and bring the ad (visually) into the post rather than standing on its own off to the side. On th one hand, it is a bit more obtrusive that way, but, on the other hand, it is also more visually appealing when you take into consideration the overall look of the page.

Beyond that, when you scroll down and those two ad columns are empty, you have a lot of what looks like wasted space. Some white space is good, but too much is somewhat distracting.

Nice post on Full Feed RSS though!

]]> By: OneYearGoal.com - $100,000 online http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-3 OneYearGoal.com - $100,000 online Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:43:12 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-3 Thanks for reviewing my site. I'm glad you noticed all the monetization strategies I've used, however I assure you that content is king on my blog. Tommorow there will be a post extolling the virtues of Full Feed RSS. But today I'm announcing the beta launch of a new plugin I've developed. It'll let you (or your readers) get a prime placement text link on my blog for just $1. Check it out: http://www.oneyeargoal.com Thanks for reviewing my site. I’m glad you noticed all the monetization strategies I’ve used, however I assure you that content is king on my blog. Tommorow there will be a post extolling the virtues of Full Feed RSS.
But today I’m announcing the beta launch of a new plugin I’ve developed.
It’ll let you (or your readers) get a prime placement text link on my blog for just $1.

Check it out: http://www.oneyeargoal.com

]]> By: Michael Kwan http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-2 Michael Kwan Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:53:37 +0000 http://www.danblogs.com/2007/07/16/blogging-for-money/#comment-2 Thanks for the link! Thanks for the link!

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