Those of you who read my blog regularly might notice that I’ve added a couple more AdSense ads to my page, a leaderboard at the top, and an ad in the first post, in addition to the sidebar Adsense unit that’s always been there.
I’m trying to monetize it a bit to cover the cost of hosting for my various websites, but now that my Matched.co.uk ads are paying out quite well, I’m considering dropping them to help make the site look a bit cleaner. I am earning a very small amount from the Adsense units, but I think it might be better to just get rid of them for a nice clean site look…
What do people think… obtrusive? Shall I get rid of them? Or keep them?… I wonder…
September 18th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Well, argument #1 says if they’re making money, then leave ‘em - most regular readers are probably following via RSS anyway, so you’re just milking passing traffic. Like those guys who wash you windscreen in Brixton, y’know.
Argument #2 says that putting any sort of ads on a personal non-commercial blog is a bit tacky in the first place, and if you’re worried about a ‘clean’ look, removing them all is the way to go.
Argument #3 says “like, whatever, y’know - it’s totally your site, dude”.
September 18th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Well, word man - I’ve removed them and I’m using the “Donation” viewpoint now… so on my code bits, I’ve put “If you like this, please donate”… I don’t expect to get much anyway, but we’ll see…