Comments on: Who else wants more advertising revenue? http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/ Community Building Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13768 Martin Reed - Blog Author Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:41:03 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13768 <strong>Chris</strong> - I think you can run private ads at any stage in your site's development. People place far too much importance on PageRank; indeed you may even find yourself getting penalised by Google for adding paid text links on your site unless you add a 'nofollow' attribute. As long as your content is good, you should be able to find private advertisers. Good luck. <strong>Cody</strong> - You're right that many webmasters see PageRank and nothing but PageRank; this is a big mistake though and is why you need to be able to 'sell' your site to advertisers. Explain to them why they should advertise with you - show them how great your content is and how loyal your members are. This is worth far more than PageRank. Chris – I think you can run private ads at any stage in your site’s development. People place far too much importance on PageRank; indeed you may even find yourself getting penalised by Google for adding paid text links on your site unless you add a ‘nofollow’ attribute.

As long as your content is good, you should be able to find private advertisers. Good luck.

Cody – You’re right that many webmasters see PageRank and nothing but PageRank; this is a big mistake though and is why you need to be able to ‘sell’ your site to advertisers. Explain to them why they should advertise with you – show them how great your content is and how loyal your members are. This is worth far more than PageRank.

]]> By: Chat http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13702 Chat Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:28:39 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13702 Hello chris I believe All of attributes you mentioned above affects how much people will pay for ads, Some webmasters prefer a few more over the other though. It seems these days when webmasters buy text links they want high pr over anything else. If the advertisers website is related to you site/you are targeting the same keywords then the advertiser might pay more as the text link(The keywords that they are targeting / you are ranking high for in search engines as anchor text) would give them a nice boost in search. Personally i believe that high traffic is worth more when banners are used in prominent positions. Text links in the footer of your site are usually only good for search engines as most of your traffic will never see them. - Cody Hello chris

I believe All of attributes you mentioned above affects how much people will pay for ads, Some webmasters prefer a few more over the other though.

It seems these days when webmasters buy text links they want high pr over anything else. If the advertisers website is related to you site/you are targeting the same keywords then the advertiser might pay more as the text link(The keywords that they are targeting / you are ranking high for in search engines as anchor text) would give them a nice boost in search.

Personally i believe that high traffic is worth more when banners are used in prominent positions. Text links in the footer of your site are usually only good for search engines as most of your traffic will never see them.

- Cody

]]> By: chris http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13700 chris Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:17:17 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13700 I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what PR your site needs, or how much daily traffic or generally what benchmark must your blog must reach before you can successfully run private ads. Do you charge more for advertising if your blog is a PR6? Does it matter? Or do you need to rank high for your keywords? I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what PR your site needs, or how much daily traffic or generally what benchmark must your blog must reach before you can successfully run private ads. Do you charge more for advertising if your blog is a PR6? Does it matter? Or do you need to rank high for your keywords?

]]> By: Revealed: My online community revenue breakdown » Online Community Building http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13533 Revealed: My online community revenue breakdown » Online Community Building Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:01:10 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13533 [...] I want to remind you all of the importance of diversifying your revenue streams. To do this, I will be sharing the revenue breakdown of Just Chat - my main online [...] [...] I want to remind you all of the importance of diversifying your revenue streams. To do this, I will be sharing the revenue breakdown of Just Chat – my main online [...]

]]> By: The easy way to decide if AdSense is right for you » Online Community Building http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13449 The easy way to decide if AdSense is right for you » Online Community Building Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:15:46 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-13449 [...] Additionally, depending on your niche you may find you can earn more revenue through affiliate programs, private advertising or other ad networks. Remember - Google doesn’t have a monopoly when it comes to online advertising (yet!). In any case, it is always a good idea to diversify your revenue streams - even if AdSense is working great for you, your site should still be making money from more than one source. [...] [...] Additionally, depending on your niche you may find you can earn more revenue through affiliate programs, private advertising or other ad networks. Remember – Google doesn’t have a monopoly when it comes to online advertising (yet!). In any case, it is always a good idea to diversify your revenue streams – even if AdSense is working great for you, your site should still be making money from more than one source. [...]

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12785 Martin Reed - Blog Author Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:12:01 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12785 <strong>Peter</strong> - I couldn't agree more. It is really important that your site never relies on only one source of income. You need to diversify your revenue streams as much as possible for maximum long term security. Peter – I couldn’t agree more. It is really important that your site never relies on only one source of income. You need to diversify your revenue streams as much as possible for maximum long term security.

]]> By: Peter http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12779 Peter Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:06:19 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12779 Adsense (similar programs) can be a great source of income, especially for smaller websites, but it really is dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket. I've heard many a horror story from people who have had their adsense accounts banned without reason (in their opinion, at least). Assuming that your account doesnt get mysteriously banned (the vast majority of users will never experience that anyway), its still risky to give all of your income potential to a 3rd party. Google's actions depend on their best interest, not yours, and the two wont always line up. Adsense (similar programs) can be a great source of income, especially for smaller websites, but it really is dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket. I’ve heard many a horror story from people who have had their adsense accounts banned without reason (in their opinion, at least).

Assuming that your account doesnt get mysteriously banned (the vast majority of users will never experience that anyway), its still risky to give all of your income potential to a 3rd party. Google’s actions depend on their best interest, not yours, and the two wont always line up.

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12629 Martin Reed - Blog Author Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:26:13 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12629 <strong>Online furniture store</strong> - I am still not convinced about the value of viral marketing in terms of attracting quality, long term visitors. I may write an article about this in more detail in the future. <strong>Smiley</strong> - You will always notice software limitations as you start to really use them; it's just something we have to live with unless we want to fork out for custom solutions. <strong>Hirsutism</strong> - Try out the forums for what?!? <strong>Wedding cake lady</strong> - Very often, AdSense is more expensive for both the advertiser and the publisher. It is worth at least having the option for advertisers to run their ads with you directly in order to see how effective a revenue stream that can be. Online furniture store – I am still not convinced about the value of viral marketing in terms of attracting quality, long term visitors. I may write an article about this in more detail in the future.

Smiley – You will always notice software limitations as you start to really use them; it’s just something we have to live with unless we want to fork out for custom solutions.

Hirsutism – Try out the forums for what?!?

Wedding cake lady – Very often, AdSense is more expensive for both the advertiser and the publisher. It is worth at least having the option for advertisers to run their ads with you directly in order to see how effective a revenue stream that can be.

]]> By: Wedding cake lady http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12623 Wedding cake lady Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:04:18 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12623 I would take direct advertising any day over adsense. I think at current rate, it will cost publisher money in order to display adsense ads. Good luck! I would take direct advertising any day over adsense.
I think at current rate, it will cost publisher money in order to display adsense ads.
Good luck!

]]> By: Hirsutism http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12618 Hirsutism Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:33:14 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/who-else-wants-more-advertising-revenue/#comment-12618 Try the forums. I am sure you will get someone who fits into your criteria there. Try the forums. I am sure you will get someone who fits into your criteria there.

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