Comments on: Truth in Advertising

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:32:08 +0000

I have(at least for now)taken Google Ads off of my site very recently. I had to type in about 20 different urls into the ad filter to get rid of that darn "Cut Belly Fat" ad... it became my personal mission one night!

The ads are, as other commenters have noted, somewhat distracting, in that spot in the articles. But you have great content and ideas, so it easy to get past the ads if one is not interested in them.

Have you considered being a guest blogger(maybe you have already done this?)on someone else's site? It might enable you to pick up new readers, from different blogging communities.

I have seen this alot(guest bloggers)over on Design Mom's(designmom.com)website and have personally found out about many new or different blogs this way.

Thanks so much for your honesty and straight-forwardness about the ads, etc. You are doing a lovely job here... looking forward to hearing about your results with your ad experiment.

By: Mrs. Limestone

Mrs. Limestone — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:43:55 +0000

You put as many ad as you want. You are entitled – its your blog. Whats the harm in making a little bit of green for your efforts? (And I know its a lot of effort!)

Im just abuot to delete my google ads. I haven't made a penny with them b/c of the way they pay out.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:55:27 +0000

Thank You Lindsey for visiting me every day! And like many of the other post, thank you for your honesty! I received my "BLESSED" necklace from The Rusted Chain the other day. It is so pretty , I did change the chain though to a sterling silver. I have received soooooo many compliments on it , even from strangers at the mall! And then when I explained that part of the proceeds when to the Children in Haiti,they even loved it more!
Love the monograhm necklace too!! Oh my…it is tempting!
I may have to start a blog too!!! Have a great day! : )

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:52:03 +0000

I hope it brings you gazzillions! I say BRAVO. Everyone is feeling pain right now. My husband has been out of work for 10 months. He leaves for Saudi Arabia in 2 weeks for 12 months. Painful, trust me.

By: Annette @ Designs By A Rose

Annette @ Designs By A Rose — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:57:04 +0000

I appreciate your honesty with this. I have been blogging for over a year and use the Google AdSense ads.I only have a couple on my page and I don't have that many followers, but I haven't seen the first penny from it. I'm glad to hear that you do…it's something to strive for. At any rate, I generally read your post in Google Reader. At the bottom of the post I noticed that it said Copyright 2009. Just thought you might want to change it. Have a great day!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:18:25 +0000

The only ad that ever annoys is that "Cut your belly fat in one easy step!" one. It shows up everywhere and I always wonder… do people actually click on it??? WHY?
Otherwise… good for you for generating income. My hubs is starting to get nervous about my craft habits…