Comments on: Most A-List Blogs Run Advertising

By: Wayne Smallman

Wayne Smallman — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:11:03 +0000

The argument of whether to monetize a ‘blog or not seems to be that eternally contentious grey area for some ‘bloggers.

My goal as a ‘blogger is two-fold: 1. write quality content, 2. make money from writing aforementioned quality content.

Whether my content is deemed qualitative or not is for my readership to decide, not me.

My desire to make money from my writing skills is there for all to see and I’m unabashed in doing so.

So there .. nah! ;-)

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:00:12 +0000

My feelings are:

Ads = OK
PayPerPost = Not OK

By: Maki @DoshDosh

Maki @DoshDosh — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:40:38 +0000

Not really an lurid expose on the A List and I think most people already know that the A Listers make money from their websites/businesses…

But I thought it was a good article that emphasizes how the old-boy network that most A listers move within can affect their opinions as well as other bloggers outside of it.

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:20:25 +0000

Lots of advertising works on blogs, it is a shame that a lot of it one major advertiser wants to neutralise because it affects their core service.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:40:56 +0000

we’ve all sold out :)

By: Richard Curry

Richard Curry — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:38:12 +0000

It was good to read this, when I started adding ads to my blogs, I felt somehow I had sold out. Now I know either I’m part of the crowd or we’ve all sold out ;)

By: Steven Hodson

Steven Hodson — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:25:43 +0000

Thanks for the good words I appreciate it. It was getting pretty rough out there after posting it :)