You have probably noticed by now that we now have ad spaces in the sidebar. This is something I promised myself, and you, that I would not do. As we all know, there is a fairly big recession going on at the moment and we are all looking for was to make money. Now, you may be thinking that if there is a recession going on then you cannot afford to lose money. You are correct. That is why I shall help you profit!

What we are going to do is take a look at how ads can help everybody.

• Value – As the site is ever growing, we are currently at a low amount of visitors compared to what is to be expected in the following months. This sounds bad, doesn’t it? It is actually very good for you because it means that it is cheap! As the traffic increases, so does the prices. As a incentive for you, instead of only getting a small amount of traffic for a small amount of money, opposed to a large amount of traffic for a large amount of money. What I am giving you is the chance to ask for help at any time. I am thinking about writing an e-book just for advertisers about how to use it to it’s potential.
• Brand perception – I have written about branding before. Basically, it is about getting out there and being known. If you have an ad with a black background and white basic text, it is not very good branding. If you include your logo or mascot, you will be more well known even if they do not click the link.
• References – Most people accept all ads, no matter what they are. I will not. I will only accept if I think the website is of high enough quality for my readers. I am not greedy, I will not link to a really bad website just because I get paid. No. So, this is good for you as a ready because it shows websites that you may have not seen before. This also means more traffic for the lucky people that are accepted.
• Change – This is not an important point, but it is valid nonetheless. It is common for advertisers to only buy one month and then the rest of the adverts are filled up for the next month, so they are not able to buy again. This means there is a change! Before the ads there was nothing different on the sidebar, so it got boring to look at. Hopefully the advertisers will have stunning ads which will add to the look of this blog!

Remember, Advertising is part of the content! So I will only allow adverts that everybody will like, because otherwise it degrades the the value (not money but personal worth) of the blog and it’s content.

I believe the answer to the title is no, advertisements can be very useful even to the reader! If you would now like to buy an ad then contact me. Also remember, we also write very in-depth reviews for you. The reviews will need another post, which will probably be published tomorrow. This will be a trial until all advertising ends, I will then decide whether it should be kept or not.

Thank you,

Shane