Throwing Money Away on Blog Posts — Going Against SEO Pro Advice

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Every once in a while I get com­ments from SEO pro­fes­sion­als that try to advise me on how to re-arrange ad place­ment.   They tell me I should put ads in the mid­dle of the posts instead of at the end like I do.   Their the­ory is this would cause more peo­ple to actu­ally click these ads.  There maybe some truth in that logic, I find the break­ing up the text annoy­ing that way.   I have it set up to work in a cer­tain flow, this is my per­sonal preference.

I could be writ­ing sell out arti­cles where I’m paid to review a prod­uct, but you don’t get paid by oth­ers if you are known for neg­a­tive reviews.  So I don’t bother try­ing to get involved in that.   The biggest money loss I’m sure from an SEO stand point is that I cross post to other sites that do not show my adver­tis­ing, and in some cases no adver­tis­ing at all.   A free pass to read my arti­cles with­out any pres­sure.   Hun­dreds of peo­ple I know on face­book and myspace read my arti­cles for “free”.

So for those SEO’s that hate me and think about the money I waste — please don’t e-mail me to try to opti­mize my rev­enue.  I’ll han­dle it, or I’ll come to you when I decide oth­er­wise.   This year I should make a profit even though I’m throw­ing money away.

January 7, 2009 | Creeva | Tags: , , , , , | View Comments
  • Interestingly enough, most SEOs have no business telling you how to monetize your site. The traditional definition of SEO involves the acquisition of organic search engine traffic, not the monetization of said traffic.

    With that being said, there are companies that are well versed in traffic monetization, however, I think you made the right choice. I enjoy your site and will begin to comment regularly, Thanks.
  • Thank you very much for your comments
  • Creeva,

    Not all SEO professionals

    I think you are doing the right although the some SEO pros will tell you to place would in theory get more clicks. They way you placed it end would tend to get a better more qualified click becuase they already read the post on the subject and are somewhat pre sold on the idea.
  • Well then maybe I'm not as insane as some think I am ;)
  • That's good decision and I wish you luck. Anyway, optimizing revenue through placement ads for me is not good enough. What do the *advisor* think if our site have less visitor? Will good placement ads give us more money? I don't think so. lol
  • Miragi
    Amen! I have yet to get my own blog (not blogger or other free sites), but advertising is going to be how I (HUMOUNGUOUS CAPITAL EYE) want it to be, not directed by someone who wants it in people's faces all the time. Clearly things like Adsense don't give two shites about what makes for good ad placement, so when I do get my own blog, I will decide what and WHERE I want to put it, and like you, I will NOT throw it right betwixt the words I am writing. Rock on! :)
  • I still have some tweaking to do, but my goal has always been to have a layout and function that I would enjoy reading and interacting with. Anything else just seems icky.
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