Comments on: Selling Out

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:39:56 +0000

Hi there Amber! It’s me catching up tonight with my favorite blogs I think that the fact that you are so upfront about it it wonderful and in no way are the ads going to detract from the blog.

And now I will click one… (but then I will come back to finish catching up

By: Maria@Conversations with Moms

Maria@Conversations with Moms — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:33:06 +0000

Being on maternity leave and receiving less than half my income has put a strain on our disposable income. I run ads to pay for my blog which I love doing. Every bit helps like you say. Any upgrade or additions I make to my blog comes from the income (the very little amount) that the blog makes. This way, it doesn’t have to come from the household income.

By: Green Mamma

Green Mamma — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:21:11 +0000

When I first started blogging, I thought about how I might earn some money from something that I love to do . . . isn’t that what many working people strive for? Some ads earn your site more than others; eventually I pulled everything and nowadays I have placed one or two along with my etsy shop.

So long as the companies advertised line up with your values, I do not consider advertising alongside your posts to be anything of a “sell out.”

By: Scary Mommy

Scary Mommy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:20:12 +0000

I’m all for selling out- unfortunately, what I can buy with the ad money I get is usually a whopping coffee every few days, but I suppose it’s better than nothing. Kind of.

By: Lady M

Lady M — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:29:12 +0000

Oddly, I don’t seem to see the ads. Maybe I need to refresh a cache?

Lots of ladies I read have BlogHer Ads. The only ads that I mind are posts that start out like personal stories but turn out to be paid-for product placement. When something is clearly an ad, no problem!

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:01:05 +0000

I don’t think its selling out – I think its just the way things are right now. And hey at the moment people want to talk to us moms but also as you said every little helps and I think thats the most important thing!

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:40:05 +0000

I am all for selling out — no one ever wants to buy anything I have, though. Plus, the no profanity thing would pretty much rule me out . You go girl. I’m pretty sure ads will work as well on me in blogs as they do on tv, which is to say not a lot, since even when I like a commercial I can never remember what it’s for. If you can make a few bucks, more power to you. Oh wait, do you get more money if we click on them? Let me know, I’ll click away.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:04:04 +0000

click click click!

They don’t bother me at all. I wish all of us could make a little bit extra $ while having fun blogging

Your content is what stands out (and it’s great!) not the ads on the side.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:50:13 +0000

Well, I tend to ignore everything on the sides of the blog anyway – I am only curious to see what other blogs my favorite bloggers have. I totally understand your desire to get at least some income in, and it will be the first step on the way to your new potential writing career.

By: *Pol

*Pol — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:35:32 +0000

I always wondered how to set that up, but only a little, since there are probably only 4 people that read my blog.
So you know… It does not effect my enjoyment of your writing….