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Remain in total control of your website. Do NOT give out any Admin rights, passwords, etc.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joyce M. Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
1,095,940
Monetizing your blog is a fantastic idea. Make sure that you have an ad space contract that is comprehensive and you may have to have an attorney do it.
Now this is where that discussion elsewhere on disclaimers comes in handy; if it's a product related to your business--a mortgage product home warranty etc--you'll need a disclaimer that states that you are not endorsing your advertisers . . .
AND that you're collecting a fee for the advertising. And you may want to check and make sure that in your state you are allowed to do that.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Joyce M. Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,534,054
Debbie Gartner I believe has ads for products in her blog and on her site, if I recall correctly. Monetizing your site is a great thing and a goal of people on one of the SEO forums I read. Just make sure you approve of the company and have a kick out clause in case they start doing something you don't want to be associated with (child labor in uganda, dealing in blood diamonds, etc.).
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joyce M. Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
509,499
I don't have ads on my website but I think I would allow it if the company is reputable. Just make sure that you are still in total control over your website and can terminate them if necessary. I think having some kind of an agreement between you both is good, but make sure that your attorney is reviewing it.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
1,231,853
Why not? Isn't that what Facebook and other sites do?
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,774,084
Erika,
We have declined the big bucks, as well as the "guest/informercial" posts. We had a guy go ballistic because we did. We personally dislike ads on blogs and have a strong ad blocker on our computers. So we do onto others....A
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,459,030
I've become immune to ads on any site!
If someone is going to pay you good money to monetize your site, it's totally your call, Erika.
Let us know what you decide!
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
8,114,294
This is a good opportunity for you. Do maintain control of your website.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,277,618
I don't and I've not ever considered it. I'm irritated by ads for things I'm not looking for, so I wouldn't subject readers to the same. Then there's the issue of how closely the public associates you with a company you have no control over.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,087,481
Fred Griffin has a great answer.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,296,506
Nothing at all wrong with monetizing your blog as long as it doesn't distract from the primary purpose of your blog, and is a good complement to the subject matter.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
2,228,728
I don't ALLATLANTACONDOS.COM
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
187,002
As long as it's not a porn ad.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
930,568
Don't rush into that. Check to see if others have that companies ads on their website would be what i would do.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,609,802
Yep I get people wanting to back-link and post videos and ads too; I turn them down, I want full control of my content.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sam Shueh
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,584,178
that's a good question for Anita Clark and Katerina Gasset
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,068,916
Placing ads on your site can generate revenue for you if you have a good amount of website traffic. I would go for it. Just make sure you stay in control of where, they give you the content and make sure they are not scammers who are wanting to steal your bank account info or hack your site. Just make sure they are legit first.
I know people who make a lot of income from ads on their blogs. It is a great way to add an additional stream of income.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
3,074,289
Fred Griffin nailed this one!
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,450,532
Fred Griffin nailed it once again!
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,071,135
I don't have any ads on my web.
But if I do - only me and me should place it and remove.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,762,204
None on my website, but I did notice that ads are showing up at the bottom of my blogsite. I'm not sure how that happened, but they're there.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
6,652,207
Not something I have explored, I hope they are offering enough to make it worthwhile.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
3,417,919
Not for me. I do not have ads and I do not allow guest postings.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
314,321
They simply want a link from your website to theirs (or their customer's).
Proceede with caution. Linking to bad neighborhoods can be hazardous to your website's health.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,150,546
Check with Debbie Gartner on this. But it's not for me - I would not want ads on my blog, at least that's my current thinking. I get requests for guest posts, back linking, and such often.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
921,504
I refer them to an anonymized website where affiliate marketing and bartering is ENCOURAGED.
Now, what if that company hired a real marketing company to place their ads via the browser used by the citizen. Jumped on your YouTube videos.
As you can see, there is more than one way to benefit from exploiting your popularity. So, it may be best to find mutual ground that allows you control instead of allowing them to discover they really don't need your consent.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,713,845
I am interested in knowing more. Parked and reading.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
754,433
I think you have some good responses.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,713,581
Depends on the reputation of the company.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joyce M. Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
1,045,915
I am with Candice A. Donofrio making your website pay i.e. monetizing it is a good idea. But be cautious about over doing it or turning over any control to the advertizers and of course disclaimers for the ads. Erika Rae Albert, Austin Real Estate Expert
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,818,727
I have ads on my site...mainly on side bar, not in blog posts. I earn good money from it - often above $4,000 per month.
But, I have an ad agency do this for me for free...that's how it becomes more effective and efficient and it's based on what the user searches for. But, in order to use those places, you need to have a good number of pageviews/month - generally above 30,000 pageviews/month.
Not sure how one offs work, but generally it's more of a pain in the butt and less money.
BTW, less than 1% click off my site for the ads...it may just be 1/2 a percent. And, 95% of my traffic is not from my area, so the numbers make sense for me.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
3,210,134
seems spammy to me and I'd never do it.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,244,757
5,170,369
5,980,580
785,934
4,321,985
Erika Rae Albert, Austin Real Estate Expert - good to know you can monetize your website. I have never done it.
The only 'con' I see is - the ad may drive away the traffic from your page to the advertiser's page.
5,242,398
Hi Erika Rae Albert, Austin Real Estate Expert,
It's your website and you can run it like you want..totally a personal decision. Personally I'm not interested in monetizing my blog site, but that is just me.
1,427,757
Saying “no” is the easy way out. You would have no concern about unsavory or poor quality adds or any other possible negative ramifications.
On the other hand, income is nice. Those of us here who are working are not doing so for free, I believe.
Assuming you do allow the advertising…what rules will be placed on the advertiser…what control will you have on content…what can you do if there is a problem...just the tip of the iceberg.
See…saying ‘no’ simplifies things.
Are you up to the challenge?
482,547
I would not be a fan of unknown others' ads on my site. I'm trying to get people to notice me, not send them to people/ places/ things I don't have control over. If one ad points to a bad experience, that would reflect negatively on me.
Bruce
4,800,282
1,426,218
Great question. I often wondered about this myself. I see you have received many great suggestions. Thanks for asking.
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