Comments on: Blog Advertising Isn't Evil http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/ A Personal Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 18:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: iProceed.com http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/#comment-3141 iProceed.com Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:28:56 +0000 /?p=1331#comment-3141 If you study the manner in which blogs are evolving, what you will observe is that a blog is becoming another media outlet. What that means is that there will be some that will simply use their own resources to make the publication possible (a choice that does not really exist in other cases because of the huge setup and operating cost, e.g. a radio station or a magazine, but exists for blogs where the cost is literally zero), others will use contributions (we see a lot of Paypal Donate buttons on blogs), while some will turn it into a business (like any other media outlet). We don't see anything good or bad with either of these approaches. If you study the manner in which blogs are evolving, what you will observe is that a blog is becoming another media outlet. What that means is that there will be some that will simply use their own resources to make the publication possible (a choice that does not really exist in other cases because of the huge setup and operating cost, e.g. a radio station or a magazine, but exists for blogs where the cost is literally zero), others will use contributions (we see a lot of Paypal Donate buttons on blogs), while some will turn it into a business (like any other media outlet).

We don’t see anything good or bad with either of these approaches.

]]> By: Vinnie Garcia http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/#comment-3139 Vinnie Garcia Mon, 06 Sep 2004 06:49:57 +0000 /?p=1331#comment-3139 I can see both perspectives. On the one hand, it's nice to get paid for something you love (must all hobbies cost money and not make money?). On the other hand, I can see Douglas's viewpoint 100%. Some people get so tied up in the ad revenue that they start writing about what will get them paid most, or listed in search engines first, rather than what <em>they</em> want to write about. It's one of the reasons I removed ads from my blog a few months ago; I didn't want my thoughts to turn from "what do I want to write about?" to "what should I write about to make money?". In this respect, you're only a "sellout" if you allow yourself to become one, but for some the temptation is all too readily available. I can see both perspectives. On the one hand, it’s nice to get paid for something you love (must all hobbies cost money and not make money?). On the other hand, I can see Douglas’s viewpoint 100%. Some people get so tied up in the ad revenue that they start writing about what will get them paid most, or listed in search engines first, rather than what they want to write about. It’s one of the reasons I removed ads from my blog a few months ago; I didn’t want my thoughts to turn from “what do I want to write about?” to “what should I write about to make money?”. In this respect, you’re only a “sellout” if you allow yourself to become one, but for some the temptation is all too readily available.

]]> By: Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright » The Issue of Sponsored Posts http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/#comment-3140 Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright » The Issue of Sponsored Posts Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1331#comment-3140 [...] ;become a shill", but realistically is that likely to happen? I refer to my earlier post: <a href="http://www.ensight.org/archives/2004/09/05/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/" rel="nofollow">Blog Advertising Isn’t Evil</a>: But, earlier he also makes the point t [...] [...] ;become a shill”, but realistically is that likely to happen? I refer to my earlier post: Blog Advertising Isn’t Evil: But, earlier he also makes the point t [...]

]]> By: Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright » Paying Bloggers to Blog http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/#comment-3142 Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright » Paying Bloggers to Blog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1331#comment-3142 [...] ’s idea obviously isn’t new. This is something I’ve been tossing around (<a href="http://www.ensight.org/archives/2004/09/05/blog-advertising-isnt-evil/" rel="nofollow">Blog Advertising Isn’t Evil</a> and Original Sponsored Posts Message and [...] [...] ’s idea obviously isn’t new. This is something I’ve been tossing around (Blog Advertising Isn’t Evil and Original Sponsored Posts Message and [...]

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