Comments on: Writer’s Log going ad-mad!

By: Rajesh Barnwal

Rajesh Barnwal — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:48:53 +0000

Hi Payal,
No, you don’t need to have a Donate button here.
You are doing enough public service through your writing

By: Payal

Payal — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:28:15 +0000

Thanks for your comments! It is hosting costs I’m looking to cover. I also intend to separate my work and personal sites in the near future (when I have some breathing space to work for myself!), so hopefully people coming to my blog will not have ads to contend with!

By: Robbie

Robbie — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:46:00 +0000

I heard Kontera earns more than Google Adsense, I’ve been wanting to test both for weeks now, as soon as I get some spare time I’ll get into it and test them both like for a month or two.

Why would you wait until you get 100,000 visits per month? “Some say why put ads, they’re annoying”, I say “why not” if others do, and it could turn into a little income to pay the hosting bill.

By: Nicklish

Nicklish — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:57:15 +0000

it works! Although the links it generated didn’t feel too interesting…. Maybe it is because this post is about ads? You should write a new post about something interesting… Or I suppose I could go visit an older post and see if it makes funnier ads.

By: Roshan

Roshan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:59:32 +0000

if you give something for free, it is perfectly fine to ask for something in return. so why not a donate button ?

and kontera is not bad either.. i am planning to put it on my blog.

By: Payal

Payal — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:03:32 +0000

Hi Rajesh,

Thanks for your comments. I used to find Kontera irritating too, but I got used to it on various other sites, and I’m hoping the same will happen for readers here. But I will keep your opinion in mind. I’ve been advised to try it out for 30 days to see if it works. If I find it’s not generating more revenue than Google Adsense, I’m not going to continue with it!

I don’t really like the idea of a “donate” button. What do you think?

By: Rajesh Barnwal

Rajesh Barnwal — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:40:24 +0000

Having ads on your blog is not a bad idea at all; but I think, you should wait till you get at least 100,000 page views a month.

Then only you could earn some decent money to really justify any possible annoyance caused to your readers

And sorry, Plz don’t have Kontera or whatever…It’s irritating to say the least.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:45:28 +0000

I can’t blame you for wanting ads. I’ll probably one day have to do the same with MW, although I would probably put up a donate thing first. But then, my host has a program that lets people donate funds directly to your hosting account.

Good luck!

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:14:58 +0000

No popups!