Does monetizing your blog alienate readers?

[Kristijntje]

For those of you that don’t know, monetization, is just what it sounds like. Putting up ads or other revenue generators to make money from your site...

Let’s start with the argument that site monetization alienates readers.

Most of the arguments made against site monetization have to do with honesty. We all know a few dishonest people, and I can guarantee we’ll run into a few more. Some bloggers are like a crooked used-car salesmen… they’ll say anything to make a buck. This gives the rest of us a bad name, just like the honest used-car salesmen out there.

Others say that the ads are simply un-appealing, and that they would prefer to see a nice and clean site with no advertisements...

full article: http://onemansgoal.com/34/does-monetizin...u-readers/

[jezebel]

Does monetizing your blog alienate readers?

That depends on your blog's subject matter and how you monetize it.

[BellisimaJ.]

[quote author=jezebel link=topic=15016.msg62246#msg62246 date=1185207913]

Does monetizing your blog alienate readers?

That depends on your blog's subject matter and how you monetize it.
[/quote]

Um, jez, would you mind expanding on that  statement?

[jezebel]

how you monetize it.

The type of ads you use.

[regic]

[quote author=jezebel link=topic=15016.msg62641#msg62641 date=1185557290]

how you monetize it.

The type of ads you use.
[/quote]

Visit Information Week and roll your mouse over the top right corner of the page to see an example of the type of ad that drives readers away. 
http://www.informationweek.com/

[BellisimaJ.]

[quote author=regic link=topic=15016.msg62705#msg62705 date=1185595779]
[quote author=jezebel link=topic=15016.msg62641#msg62641 date=1185557290]

how you monetize it.

The type of ads you use.
[/quote]

Visit Information Week and roll your mouse over the top right corner of the page to see an example of the type of ad that drives readers away. 
http://www.informationweek.com/
[/quote]

WTH were they thinking?

I hate those little ads that appear when you roll over text in an article, post, etc. They are SO annoying!!!


Edited to correct a typo.

[rose]

[quote author=regic link=topic=15016.msg62705#msg62705 date=1185595779]
[quote author=jezebel link=topic=15016.msg62641#msg62641 date=1185557290]

how you monetize it.

The type of ads you use.
[/quote]

Visit Information Week and roll your mouse over the top right corner of the page to see an example of the type of ad that drives readers away. 
http://www.informationweek.com/
[/quote]

The major tech news sites are the worst offenders.