bridget midget the return | 31 Mar 2016 2:10 p.m. PST |
So I've only recently started blogging as I start to get back in to painting and modelling – link – and on my overview page there is an invite to make money from your blog by having advertising on the page. Now a few extra sheckles always comes in handy and could pay for all those supplies I'm finding I need, and perhaps the odd kit or two. But what do folks think when they go to a hobby blog and there are clearly adverts and the blogger is profiting from your visit? Just wondered. |
GarrisonMiniatures | 31 Mar 2016 2:20 p.m. PST |
Why not? If people don't like the idea, that's up to them. if you're happy that's up to you. Go for it. |
Brian Smaller | 31 Mar 2016 2:28 p.m. PST |
I think that they have to actively click on your ads before you make any money. Could be wrong. |
20thmaine | 31 Mar 2016 2:49 p.m. PST |
What Terrement said – particualry 1, 2, and 3 although I have to agree that Cremmins Tartan is a real life-saver. Now I no longer fear owning a Jacobite army! |
IanKHemm | 31 Mar 2016 2:59 p.m. PST |
I 3rd Terrement's assessment. I'll close any page that takes ages to load due to advertising. But I'd also add that some advertising can make pages difficult to navigate due to jerky scrolling. |
JimDuncanUK | 31 Mar 2016 3:54 p.m. PST |
I would avoid pages with advertising. |
Dynaman8789 | 31 Mar 2016 4:39 p.m. PST |
I ditto Terrement! Though I have no idea what the 4th one even is. |
Mako11 | 31 Mar 2016 4:55 p.m. PST |
I'm generally for capitalism, so have no problems with it, as long as there aren't tons of pop-up ads springing up every time I click the mouse. |
D A THB | 31 Mar 2016 5:09 p.m. PST |
I think the last time this was brought up some Bloggers said that the income is minuscule. |
MacrossMartin | 31 Mar 2016 7:23 p.m. PST |
I have Google ads turned on for my blog, but I wonder what it says about my audience that dating websites keep rotating through with considerable frequency… O_o The point being, you might want to consider your choice of advertising more carefully than I did. Makes me very little money, too! |
Nick Bowler | 31 Mar 2016 9:06 p.m. PST |
I have google ads. My blog has had about 4 million hits. Advertising revenue is just north of $200. USD Don't expect much in the way of income!!! |
GildasFacit | 01 Apr 2016 2:11 a.m. PST |
I don't much care for them and wouldn't use them myself. I have clicked away from blogs on which they are too obtrusive. |
Cosmic Reset | 01 Apr 2016 4:41 a.m. PST |
I haven't really considered it, but don't think that I frequent any blogs with advertising. I know that if it loads slowly or something pops up that is offensive in some way, I close it before ever reading the blog, but doesn't seem like that happens often. |
McWong73 | 01 Apr 2016 6:33 a.m. PST |
The amount of pages you would need to serve to make real money from Adwords is ginormous. Better to look fot affiliate programs from hobby suppliers – for example there are some painter's "blogs" I frequently visit that feature mrec banner ads for the likes of badger airbrushes. Because the ads are both discretely sized and related to the page and subject they are hardly obtrusive or off putting. |
PrivateSnafu | 01 Apr 2016 7:53 a.m. PST |
You got to hand it to Bill, the TMP advertising program is darn good. Relevant and minimalist. I click on those banners quite frequently even to places I've been many a time. They are little reminders to go check out the sites for new items. As my projects ebb and flow I'm exploring for new options all the time. |
McWong73 | 01 Apr 2016 2:58 p.m. PST |
There are sites that make the effort to keep it relevant to the audience, that's pretty much the starting block for doing it right. I've clicked on many banners here for that very reason. |
Mako11 | 02 Apr 2016 3:16 a.m. PST |
$200 USD for 4 million hits? Sounds like time to renegotiate your deal. |
Nick Bowler | 02 Apr 2016 2:57 p.m. PST |
Mako -- that's google ads rate for eyeballs that don't click on ads. And unfortunately, google don't have wargaming keywords for ads. As mentioned above, you can get more with affiliate deals. But I tried those. There was an initial rush, and then the affiliate deals revenue dried up. All in all, Blog because you want to. If you try to make money out of it you are on a hiding to nothing. |
normsmith | 03 Apr 2016 1:52 a.m. PST |
Agree with Nick – blog because you want to. It can be a lot of work and work should be rewarding and there is also a sense that all your work can be taken for granted as free browsing, but without much interaction with an audience ……….. But such is life and you ultimately end up back at that starting point which is 'blog because you want to'. in addition to my blog, which is work intensive, I also run a wargames paid for website (I.e. I pay for it so that it is advert free) as my conviction remains that I am in a hobby and I prefer an advert free environment, plus I read and benefit from a lot other people's blogs, who themselves are making a selfless contribution to I the hobby, so I don't mind being part of that. |
kmahony111 | 03 Apr 2016 3:56 a.m. PST |
Whilst not a blog, I have ads on my wargaming website. They have come from companies that approached me and I see it as a good way to fund my lead addiction. However the google ads I have (not much on the site) are pretty random as others mentioned, and you cant customise the content for gamers. |