Comments on: Do Advertisements Affect Traffic? http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/ Social Media Blog Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ruchir Chawdhry http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-190 Ruchir Chawdhry Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:49:47 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-190 As long as ads are non-intrusive they don't affect traffic at all. But once your site gets as ad heavy as John Chow, you can say bye-bye to traffic from social media... As long as ads are non-intrusive they don’t affect traffic at all. But once your site gets as ad heavy as John Chow, you can say bye-bye to traffic from social media…

]]> By: Steven Snell http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-176 Steven Snell Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:37 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-176 Adam, I think that is a really good point about placement. I try to keep ads where readers will see them and visit if they are interested, but not somewhere that will annoy them. I really hate the placement of ads in some blogs. Even so, it doesn't stop me from reading, just makes me never want to click on those ads out of spite. Wayne, Alina, and Tom, Thanks for the feedback. I feel the same way as all of you. Adam,
I think that is a really good point about placement. I try to keep ads where readers will see them and visit if they are interested, but not somewhere that will annoy them. I really hate the placement of ads in some blogs. Even so, it doesn’t stop me from reading, just makes me never want to click on those ads out of spite.

Wayne, Alina, and Tom,
Thanks for the feedback. I feel the same way as all of you.

]]> By: Tom Beaton http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-174 Tom Beaton Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:41:43 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-174 I dont see there being a negative effect. Ads should be targeted and if they are to work, your readers should want to see them as they offer something of interest to them. The only type of sites people complain about ads on normally are forums. We all appreciate the need to monetize a website, in order to be rewarded for your efforts. I dont see there being a negative effect. Ads should be targeted and if they are to work, your readers should want to see them as they offer something of interest to them.

The only type of sites people complain about ads on normally are forums. We all appreciate the need to monetize a website, in order to be rewarded for your efforts.

]]> By: Alina Popescu http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-173 Alina Popescu Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:41:42 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-173 Content quality is the only factor influencing me when I decide to keep visiting a blog. I don't mind ads, sometimes they lead to interesting discoveries, most of the times I ignore them. If the blog is 90% ads, well, that's a different story :) Content quality is the only factor influencing me when I decide to keep visiting a blog. I don’t mind ads, sometimes they lead to interesting discoveries, most of the times I ignore them. If the blog is 90% ads, well, that’s a different story :)

]]> By: Adam http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-172 Adam Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:51:58 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-172 As long as you have good content, I really don't think that ads are any problem. Your adds on both blogs are pretty centrally located and you also don't have adsense plastered all over the place. I wonder if ad placement would have an affect. As long as you have good content, I really don’t think that ads are any problem. Your adds on both blogs are pretty centrally located and you also don’t have adsense plastered all over the place. I wonder if ad placement would have an affect.

]]> By: Wayne Liew http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-171 Wayne Liew Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:48:14 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-171 I guess for one completely new blog which the author is still an unknown chap to the niche and blogosphere, he might need to have a blog without ads just to show that he is not starting a blog just for money. The reason maybe why we are receiving no complaints on the 125x125 banner ads placed on our blogs is that every blog is doing it and somehow, visitors become blind to it. I guess for one completely new blog which the author is still an unknown chap to the niche and blogosphere, he might need to have a blog without ads just to show that he is not starting a blog just for money.

The reason maybe why we are receiving no complaints on the 125×125 banner ads placed on our blogs is that every blog is doing it and somehow, visitors become blind to it.

]]> By: Steven Snell http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-168 Steven Snell Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:04:07 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-168 Matt, Thanks for sharing your experience. On this blog I decided to go with ads from day one because I feel it gives the visitors more consistency rather than changing things up a few months in. We'll see how it works. Pablo, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree with you. I haven't done paid reviews but if they are not right on topic they can be kind of frustrating to some readers (if there are too many). Matt,
Thanks for sharing your experience. On this blog I decided to go with ads from day one because I feel it gives the visitors more consistency rather than changing things up a few months in. We’ll see how it works.

Pablo,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree with you. I haven’t done paid reviews but if they are not right on topic they can be kind of frustrating to some readers (if there are too many).

]]> By: pablopabla http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-167 pablopabla Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:03:52 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-167 From my experience, it is not the ads which greatly influences the traffic levels (save and except paid posts - which really killed off returning traffic). The quality of posting is far more important. From my experience, it is not the ads which greatly influences the traffic levels (save and except paid posts – which really killed off returning traffic). The quality of posting is far more important.

]]> By: matt feldman http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-165 matt feldman Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:08:46 +0000 http://traffikd.com/making-money/do-advertisements-affect-traffic/#comment-165 I write for a very niche blog, i decided to go with advertising on day 1. I think it is important to build up brand recognition and the layout of my website is part of my brand. I knew that I wanted to have ads, so I just went for it. I have been blogging for a year and I am about to break 100.00 in google ads. I write for a very niche blog, i decided to go with advertising on day 1. I think it is important to build up brand recognition and the layout of my website is part of my brand. I knew that I wanted to have ads, so I just went for it. I have been blogging for a year and I am about to break 100.00 in google ads.

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