Will Google ads makes sense for your blog?
My son installed Google Adsense for content to my travel blog and website in April 2007. I’d been thinking about having these contextual text ads on my blog and website for some but was concerned that they might make the pages look ugly and alienate some readers. I decided to go for less intrusive option of a horizontal block of 2 ads under the first 3 blog posts.
There was some initial contextual discrepancy with ads for Italian sinks and taps coming up. However after a week or so things settled down.
Google Adsense can provide some additional revenue for your business. You have to decide if they are appropriate for your blog. In my travel blog I reckoned that most potential customers were probably going to look at different accommodation options and/or shop around to get the best price, so giving them a relevant ad was on balance a good idea, so at least I could make a few pennies out of their desire to shop around.
In this blog I thought that Google Adsense could provide links that my readers could find useful in boosting their business with a blog, so again why not make a few pennies from this. I advocate that business bloggers should read from a variety of sources on how to maximise the benefits of having a business blog.
Overall I would recommend Google Adsense, other than the initial installation, it requires no effort. I don’t think that it has adversely affected the overall look, quality or feel of my travel blog.
[tags]Google Adsense, business blogs[/tags]
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