Comments on: Making Money Through Consumer Generated Ads http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization-2/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/ Helping you create a successful blog! Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:02:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hal http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization-2/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-25663 Hal Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:44:50 +0000 http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/#comment-25663 Arigato/thank you for your useful advise. Could you give us some examples of blogs that went from mediocre to useful to great? Could you highlight the key factors for "blog effectiveness" for A) Popularity, B) Stickiness and C) Commercial Impact? Could you give guidance on theme selection to enhance commercial blogs? Seems to me Stock Gumshoe:http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2007/04/stock-gumshoe-new-and-improved.html theme fits subject matter. Thank you for your consideration. Hal Arigato/thank you for your useful advise. Could you give us some examples of blogs that went from mediocre to useful to great?
Could you highlight the key factors for “blog effectiveness” for A) Popularity, B) Stickiness and C) Commercial Impact?
Could you give guidance on theme selection to enhance commercial blogs?
Seems to me Stock Gumshoe:http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2007/04/stock-gumshoe-new-and-improved.html
theme fits subject matter.
Thank you for your consideration.
Hal

]]> By: Guru http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization-2/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-22758 Guru Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:50:05 +0000 http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/#comment-22758 Hi Hal. In my opinion being transparent is good. Disguising your intent to market your product will simply turn off readers if they see through the lie. However, make sure that you do not blog solely about the product. Offer something of real value to your readers like mini Japanese lessons. Teach them to read common words in katakana. Get them involved by giving guessing contests regarding the labels on the product (give product samples as prizes!). There's so much you can do to make your blog something to come back to even if your primary purpose is to market your product. Regarding the number of ads 3 to 5 ads is ok depending on the kind of ads and the layout. If your blog looks like one big ad it can be a turn off but if done tastefully then it shouldn't be a problem. Good luck in your venture and feel free to ask questions any time! Leave your email add next time so I can send you an email to answer your questions in greater depth. ^_^ Hi Hal. In my opinion being transparent is good. Disguising your intent to market your product will simply turn off readers if they see through the lie. However, make sure that you do not blog solely about the product. Offer something of real value to your readers like mini Japanese lessons. Teach them to read common words in katakana. Get them involved by giving guessing contests regarding the labels on the product (give product samples as prizes!). There’s so much you can do to make your blog something to come back to even if your primary purpose is to market your product.

Regarding the number of ads 3 to 5 ads is ok depending on the kind of ads and the layout. If your blog looks like one big ad it can be a turn off but if done tastefully then it shouldn’t be a problem.

Good luck in your venture and feel free to ask questions any time! Leave your email add next time so I can send you an email to answer your questions in greater depth. ^_^

]]> By: Hal http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization-2/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-22179 Hal Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:05:07 +0000 http://www.blog-tutorials.com/features/monetization/making-money-through-consumer-generated-ads/#comment-22179 Thank you for this guidance. Could you give me some advise? I am embarking on a blogging/marketing effort to introduce/promote a Japanese product in the English speaking world. I don't have any real experience with blogging but I do wish to make my blog "tastefully commercial". It involves translating Japanese labels, explaining different brands and so on. Can't I be upfront about my dual intent and build some trust by being explicit? And would say 3 to 5 ads on the page be a "fair" number? Sorry for troubling you with this.... Thank you for this guidance. Could you give me some advise? I am embarking on a blogging/marketing effort to introduce/promote a Japanese product in the English speaking world.
I don’t have any real experience with blogging but I do wish to make my blog “tastefully commercial”.
It involves translating Japanese labels, explaining different brands and so on.
Can’t I be upfront about my dual intent and build some trust by being explicit?
And would say 3 to 5 ads on the page be a “fair” number?
Sorry for troubling you with this….

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