Turning a crap blog into a commercial success
Filed in: Ed's blog spot
If you look through some of these big money-making blogs, you will probably see that Crap blog and commercial success are two terms that go hand in hand. Therefore, judging by my income from blogging, obviously The Pisstakers is one hell of a good blog!
After nearly 2 years of blog life, I have avoided taking the commercial route, blogging just for the love of it. But with a recession biting, and gas (speculators!) killing us at the pump, plus a need to plan for very early retirement, I guess it is time for me to get with the program and go all commercially oriented. Welcome to ad heaven!
Spot the adsense ads, and win $200! Only joking. I hope I am not going to upset my bank manager with my Adsense-free approach. Rolling my own ads (like the one below) has nothing to do with a deluded idea that I don't need Google. Believe me, I know the value of search engine traffico, but sometimes form wins over function.
I have used a great piece of CSS code to create my own ad layout, one that is unlikely to spoil my blog theme, unlike the eye pollution that is Google's text link box doofreys regurgitated by robots.
And let's not forget the reader experience. I know one theory that says that ads top right of each article get the most attention. Maybe they do, but to me, that is like dangling a chocolate pudding in your face before you eat a meal. For the sake of a few percentage points, I don't think there is any harm in offering ads as a dessert. Keep reading as normal, and when you get to the end, voila, some blatant commercialism that you can consume or avoid as you see fit.
There is nothing quite as unbusinesslike as trying to make money from 11 regular visitors, which is why I held back till now! For what it is worth, between 10,000 and 16,000 visitors a month have been beating their way to this place since January (despite a hiatus back in Jan / Feb when I failed to post diddly.) So with regulars and Google searchers pounding at the door to read this humorless shite in decent numbers, I am confident I can raise many eyebrows with the new in-your-face pleas for your hard earned cash.
But please, when you get here, show some self control, and don't click willy nilly on ads. Hold back till you have the cash ready to spend and then buy buy buy computer stuff from Shopzilla, or Humor Stuff from Zlio.
Naturally, monetized blogs aren't just about money, they are informative - so I will also drum the idea into your head that you should stick a SmartLinks widget on your MySpace page, blog or website. Do it just for grins, so we know what movies and music you like to buy, I mean watch and listen to.
Like all good artists, I can put the business stuff to one side and carry on, unblemished by commercial ideals. So, now it is back to the grind stone, trying to find the funny in life - for money. I have sold out, haven't I! Forgive me, I am weak.
After nearly 2 years of blog life, I have avoided taking the commercial route, blogging just for the love of it. But with a recession biting, and gas (speculators!) killing us at the pump, plus a need to plan for very early retirement, I guess it is time for me to get with the program and go all commercially oriented. Welcome to ad heaven!
Wot, no Adsense
Spot the adsense ads, and win $200! Only joking. I hope I am not going to upset my bank manager with my Adsense-free approach. Rolling my own ads (like the one below) has nothing to do with a deluded idea that I don't need Google. Believe me, I know the value of search engine traffico, but sometimes form wins over function.
I have used a great piece of CSS code to create my own ad layout, one that is unlikely to spoil my blog theme, unlike the eye pollution that is Google's text link box doofreys regurgitated by robots.
And let's not forget the reader experience. I know one theory that says that ads top right of each article get the most attention. Maybe they do, but to me, that is like dangling a chocolate pudding in your face before you eat a meal. For the sake of a few percentage points, I don't think there is any harm in offering ads as a dessert. Keep reading as normal, and when you get to the end, voila, some blatant commercialism that you can consume or avoid as you see fit.
Wot, no traffic
There is nothing quite as unbusinesslike as trying to make money from 11 regular visitors, which is why I held back till now! For what it is worth, between 10,000 and 16,000 visitors a month have been beating their way to this place since January (despite a hiatus back in Jan / Feb when I failed to post diddly.) So with regulars and Google searchers pounding at the door to read this humorless shite in decent numbers, I am confident I can raise many eyebrows with the new in-your-face pleas for your hard earned cash.
But please, when you get here, show some self control, and don't click willy nilly on ads. Hold back till you have the cash ready to spend and then buy buy buy computer stuff from Shopzilla, or Humor Stuff from Zlio.
Naturally, monetized blogs aren't just about money, they are informative - so I will also drum the idea into your head that you should stick a SmartLinks widget on your MySpace page, blog or website. Do it just for grins, so we know what movies and music you like to buy, I mean watch and listen to.
Final thought
Like all good artists, I can put the business stuff to one side and carry on, unblemished by commercial ideals. So, now it is back to the grind stone, trying to find the funny in life - for money. I have sold out, haven't I! Forgive me, I am weak.
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