Comments on: Who Clicks Them Anyway? http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/ Helping you create a successful blog! Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By:   Selling Out On Your Blog? by Blog Tutorials http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-131   Selling Out On Your Blog? by Blog Tutorials Wed, 30 May 2007 06:48:11 +0000 http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/#comment-131 [...] display advertisements relevant to your blog’s content. Unfortunately, like what I said on a previous column, the Google AdSense system is only beneficial for bloggers who get heaps of hits a day or those who [...] [...] display advertisements relevant to your blog’s content. Unfortunately, like what I said on a previous column, the Google AdSense system is only beneficial for bloggers who get heaps of hits a day or those who [...]

]]> By: Brix http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Brix Thu, 24 May 2007 12:18:03 +0000 http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/#comment-79 Five years ago, you could put an arrow image beside your Adsense ad. Now, try to do it and you get banned. Yes, you aren't allowed to entice. Just make sure that the ads are seen. Five years ago, you could put an arrow image beside your Adsense ad. Now, try to do it and you get banned. Yes, you aren’t allowed to entice. Just make sure that the ads are seen.

]]> By: ia http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-76 ia Thu, 24 May 2007 09:23:23 +0000 http://www.blog-tutorials.com/monetization/who-clicks-them-anyway/#comment-76 <em>The people you already know have little use for Google as far as finding your site goes - hell, they already know your URL! It’s one thing to be popular to the people you know, but being relevant even to people that you haven’t even met yet is a bigger factor when it comes to making sure you get your precious ad clicks</em> - Now that's a good point. We have to stress, though, that any explicit form of getting people to click on the ads is illegal under the AdSense Terms of Service and could get people banned. Google just bought FeedBurner *and* Google is testing AdSense on video (via YouTube I guess). So we'll be seeing more ads on feeds and videos very soon. Also, I just read a post on Ars Technica about the psychology of banner ads: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070519-the-psychology-of-banner-ads.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>. Insightful. The people you already know have little use for Google as far as finding your site goes – hell, they already know your URL! It’s one thing to be popular to the people you know, but being relevant even to people that you haven’t even met yet is a bigger factor when it comes to making sure you get your precious ad clicks – Now that’s a good point.

We have to stress, though, that any explicit form of getting people to click on the ads is illegal under the AdSense Terms of Service and could get people banned.

Google just bought FeedBurner *and* Google is testing AdSense on video (via YouTube I guess). So we’ll be seeing more ads on feeds and videos very soon.

Also, I just read a post on Ars Technica about the psychology of banner ads: link. Insightful.

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