Comments on: You Don’t Want to Make Money Blogging! http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/you-dont-want-to-make-money-blogging/ Visit Blogsessive for daily WordPress blogging tips. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:28:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bamboo Forest http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/you-dont-want-to-make-money-blogging/#comment-397 Bamboo Forest Thu, 22 May 2008 23:09:13 +0000 http://blogsessive.com/?p=85#comment-397 I would also argue, there is something to be said for not having any ads early on in the game. When one begins blogging, they're not really going to make any money from those ads anyways -- so what then is the point of having them? Ads should only be instituted when they have the potential of making money. But in the beginning, the up side of having no ads far out weighs the down side. My contention is of course debatable, but I think it holds water. Some bloggers even do well without any ads at all, and make money by freelance writing, and consulting etc. I would also argue, there is something to be said for not having any ads early on in the game. When one begins blogging, they’re not really going to make any money from those ads anyways — so what then is the point of having them?

Ads should only be instituted when they have the potential of making money. But in the beginning, the up side of having no ads far out weighs the down side.

My contention is of course debatable, but I think it holds water. Some bloggers even do well without any ads at all, and make money by freelance writing, and consulting etc.

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