Comments on: Monetizing a Website Without Alienating Your Visitors

By: Kevin Quinlan

Kevin Quinlan — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:51:13 +0000

I agree about the performance hit being an issue. Some sites really do not load in a timely fashion because they are heavy on ads. In many cases it will even lock up my browser all I do is walk away from the sites.

By: Ramona Chevez

Ramona Chevez — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:25:26 +0000

My question is what is the best sollution for monetizing wordpress.com blogs !?

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By: --Deb

--Deb — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:05:57 +0000

Great tips for a tricky subject. It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately since (up until now), I primarily only read knitting blogs and they’re almost NEVER monetized unless the blogger is actually an author or store-owner, and I’ve been trying to think of ways to monetize without putting-off the entire group…. So far, the furthest I’ve gone is to use Amazon.com affiliate links….

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By: hectril

hectril — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:15:59 +0000

Nice insights about blogging and websites without pushing away your visitors. I really like your insights on ads pertaining to your content. I have my own blog i just started and tried monitizing with it but to no avail.. but when I read your article on these I found out my problems some of my ads doesn’t get along with my content maybe because I im just starting and your insights on this really help me out on what to show my readers. I’m planing on trying Google adwords if it could help me on monetizing more for my site. Really don’t want to clutter my sites with Google ads and affiliate ads though.

By: The Net Analyst

The Net Analyst — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:15:24 +0000

On another note that is not an affiliate link, I just made up that web address and for some reason it actually goes to target /: lol

http://www.thenetanalyst.com

By: The Net Analyst

The Net Analyst — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:08:46 +0000

I have found some success with placement of google adsense at the bottom of my posts. If you have good article and provide people with something of value, then they are more likely to click on your links. It basically comes down to a trust issue.

I also use both Linkshare and Commission Junction to post specific advertisements on my site. I have received some negative feedback only because the links look like http://www.target.com/1927389y0siuheifuhsjkdnf=affiliateprogramajoie897655
It’s kindof funny, but I understand the difficulty that internet savy people have with this. If only they could come up with a better add tracking system…

On another note, I would never promote something that I did not believe in and I spend a lot of time researching the quality of products I promote, trying most of them myself. An affiliate link is better than begging for money at the bottom of your blog through paypal and most of them are through major, reputable retailers to specific product pages.

There will always be the anti-affiliate people that will look at you as a villan whether you disclose this or not. I would recommend adding a blurb about the affiliate links to your about page, if at all.

You may also want to let your visitors know what you do with the money. My website has recently become profitable after months of hard work and criticism. If that continues, I would like to donate a percentage of the ad revenue to a charity organization and give something back to the community.

http://www.thenetanalyst.com

By: Late breaking news

Late breaking news — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:00:06 +0000

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