Posts Tagged ‘ads’

Why is there that big ugly banner on the right?

The essential reason for putting an ad on this blog was I wanted to see how they worked, how they paid out: to gain insight into why they are everywhere on the web. How does it change a blog to have advertisements and are people really making so much money having them there?

The “Stanford Guidelines for Web Credibility” http://credibility.stanford.edu/guidelines/index.html says “If possible, avoid having ads on your site.” What is your reaction to seeing ads on a site, and do you notice if they aren’t there? I tend towards elitism, elegant design, a large banner ad detracts from the appearance of both – I definitely notice ads.

And yet, I persist. This blog will have a big Google driven ad for atleast the next while. After a few months I will post again about the fiscal success of this project (expectations are low), and the emotional/aesthetic costs (the novelty protects me now). I thank you for your forbearance and wish you happy clicking!