Just to let users know, I am experimenting with Google ads on the site. You may see blank spaces in the short run, and eventually those should have ads in them.
They probably will not generate much revenue but for now I’m playing with them.
Feel free to comment and let me know what you think. I’m not easily offended.
14 responses so far ↓
1 Wes Benedict // Dec 14, 2012 at 10:55 am
I’m curious how much revenue Google ads generate. I have no idea if it’s $2/month or $2,000/month, but I’m going to guess it’s $20.
2 wredlich // Dec 14, 2012 at 11:01 am
@Wes – I’m hoping for the $2K, but I think $100 is more likely. That would roughly cover the cost of hosting the site.
3 Wes Benedict // Dec 14, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Thanks wredlich. Will try to do my part to drive up traffic; and thanks for continuing the site.
4 paulie // Dec 14, 2012 at 12:52 pm
If there is a way to get banner ads to raise the same amount, I would prefer that, but you gotta do what you gotta do…it has to be paid for somehow. If you decide to do banner ads (although I think you said you don’t like them) talk to Austin Cassidy, he seems to be pretty good at getting them for his sites, although I don’t know what he charges.
5 Trent Hill // Dec 14, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Wes–we ran a very basic GoogleAds system, not as intense as the one you’ve set up, and it earned $150/month or so. Near elections that number would rise to $300 or so. With GoogleNews, it’s a whole different animal.
6 Warren Redlich // Dec 15, 2012 at 2:34 pm
We made a nickel yesterday, and a quarter so far today.
7 NewFederalist // Dec 15, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Perhaps a farthing tomorrow!
8 paulie // Dec 15, 2012 at 3:45 pm
If you would like me to be in charge of trying to get some banner ads, because you don’t want to take the time to deal with it, I could try my hand at it.
9 Mark Axinn // Dec 15, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Warren @ 6.
Before or after taxes?
10 Matt Cholko // Dec 16, 2012 at 2:23 am
I don’t know a whole lot about this side of online advertising, but my general feeling is that this site is VERY low on ads.
I don’t know the right type, the right placement (just don’t go overboard in the center column), or anything else like that. I just know that there could be a hell of a lot more ads before I would become bothered by their presence.
11 kimberlywilder06@yahoo.com // Dec 16, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I find the ads posted now very intrusive. They are coming up between title and story for me.
I think that if people come to this site fresh, from a search, they will see all those extra adds (some off topic) and think this is just a fake site for advertising, etc.
I like the idea of sidebar ads and banner ads. Not liking the Google-Ad-Graffitti.
12 GovCorp // Dec 16, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@11 Same here.
13 George Phillies // Dec 16, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Ad placement: Take a look at how DailyKos does it. They have a large readership and lots of very competent highly professional advisors.
14 So? // Dec 16, 2012 at 5:23 pm
If their system scales, that might be good. But not everything does.
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