Comments on: Rambling Post to Scare Off New Readers http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/ Neil Kramer is a writer in Los Angeles. Citizen of the Month is his blog. Make yourself at home. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marge http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220997 Marge Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:16:03 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220997 Fight the greed! Your readers love you because you are simple. Ads make you more complex. Your writing skill could easily bring in extra income in other ways. Fight the greed! Your readers love you because you are simple. Ads make you more complex. Your writing skill could easily bring in extra income in other ways.

]]> By: suburbancorrespondent http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220690 suburbancorrespondent Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:04:29 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220690 You are making something very simple very complicated. Making money from ads has nothing to do with proving you are a better blogger or whatever; making money from ads means you are making some money from ads. No more, no less. If you put ads on your blog and they don't make money, take them off. If they do make money and you don't want that money, send it to me! I'm guessing you're Jewish (I can say that, because I'm Jewish), because this whole post about your agonizing whether or not to put up ads sounds like that scene from Annie Hall where Alvie Singer's parents are arguing about the cleaning lady. "Why did you fire the cleaning lady?" "She steals!" "So, who is she going to steal from if not from us?" Crazy, neurotic, guilt-ridden Jewish humor. I love it. I'm a new reader, by the way. Nice to meet you. You are making something very simple very complicated. Making money from ads has nothing to do with proving you are a better blogger or whatever; making money from ads means you are making some money from ads. No more, no less. If you put ads on your blog and they don’t make money, take them off. If they do make money and you don’t want that money, send it to me!

I’m guessing you’re Jewish (I can say that, because I’m Jewish), because this whole post about your agonizing whether or not to put up ads sounds like that scene from Annie Hall where Alvie Singer’s parents are arguing about the cleaning lady. “Why did you fire the cleaning lady?” “She steals!” “So, who is she going to steal from if not from us?” Crazy, neurotic, guilt-ridden Jewish humor. I love it.

I’m a new reader, by the way. Nice to meet you.

]]> By: turnbaby http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220479 turnbaby Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:56:57 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220479 "So, writing this made me feel like a dog pissing on a tree to make it his again." Which could be a pretty good clue as to why you eschew ads---would they make it less 'yours'? “So, writing this made me feel like a dog pissing on a tree to make it his again.”

Which could be a pretty good clue as to why you eschew ads—would they make it less ‘yours’?

]]> By: Jack http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220370 Jack Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:43:53 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220370 I don't have a problem with ads. It costs money to live. As long as they don't interfere with my ability to read the blog, who cares. I don’t have a problem with ads. It costs money to live. As long as they don’t interfere with my ability to read the blog, who cares.

]]> By: Neil http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220339 Neil Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:15:13 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220339 I say we should ask the presidental candidates to offer free health insurance to all bloggers! I say we should ask the presidental candidates to offer free health insurance to all bloggers!

]]> By: better safe than sorry http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220332 better safe than sorry Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:48:12 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220332 i don't get the fascination with dooce at all, i'm better than she is, but then again, i'm also better than you are. i never look at ads on any of the blogs i frequent, i go there to read what the blogger has written. maybe you should encourage sophia and her vagina to start their own blog, loaded with ads, cuz you know everyone that reads you, is also going to visit her blog for her side of the story. i don’t get the fascination with dooce at all, i’m better than she is, but then again, i’m also better than you are.
i never look at ads on any of the blogs i frequent, i go there to read what the blogger has written. maybe you should encourage sophia and her vagina to start their own blog, loaded with ads, cuz you know everyone that reads you, is also going to visit her blog for her side of the story.

]]> By: Los Angelista http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220328 Los Angelista Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:29:42 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220328 Can you arrange it so you specifically get ads your penis likes? That's should be your deal breaker right there! I'm thinking about the same thing though because I've been approached about this a few times, most recently last week. I've tended to say, "Nope, not for me." But, after reading all these comments, I think I'm going to go for it. And I'm not a Dooce fan. I just don't "get" it. Can you arrange it so you specifically get ads your penis likes? That’s should be your deal breaker right there!

I’m thinking about the same thing though because I’ve been approached about this a few times, most recently last week. I’ve tended to say, “Nope, not for me.” But, after reading all these comments, I think I’m going to go for it.

And I’m not a Dooce fan. I just don’t “get” it.

]]> By: Jen http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220325 Jen Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:05:22 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220325 Neil; I'd have to agree with Avitable, who said that ads are not the reason people may or may not like Dooce. What keeps me out of Dooceville is the routinely closed comments, and the FAQ o' hostility--it makes me feel like the whole blog is None of My Business. I don't care for the look of ads on a site, but given the work you do and the obvious time and interest you show your readers, I have a hard time imagining anyone resenting you should you choose to have ads. Neil; I’d have to agree with Avitable, who said that ads are not the reason people may or may not like Dooce. What keeps me out of Dooceville is the routinely closed comments, and the FAQ o’ hostility–it makes me feel like the whole blog is None of My Business. I don’t care for the look of ads on a site, but given the work you do and the obvious time and interest you show your readers, I have a hard time imagining anyone resenting you should you choose to have ads.

]]> By: OMSH http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220300 OMSH Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:45:41 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220300 I tinker with ads. Try them on for size and then, if they make money, leave them there. If they don't, they are removed. And that has nothing to do with your neurotic post, so I'll shut up. Oh wait, I have one more thing to say. There are so many issues to have in real life that I wouldn't waste this much time trying to make this one. No one will think less of your writing - not even when your penis talks. If a blog is just a blog - who the freak cares if there are ads or if it is "pure" and there is a little owl in the sidebar that says, "Whooooooo doesn't put ads on their blog? Whoo Whooo" I tinker with ads. Try them on for size and then, if they make money, leave them there. If they don’t, they are removed.

And that has nothing to do with your neurotic post, so I’ll shut up.

Oh wait, I have one more thing to say. There are so many issues to have in real life that I wouldn’t waste this much time trying to make this one.

No one will think less of your writing - not even when your penis talks.

If a blog is just a blog - who the freak cares if there are ads or if it is “pure” and there is a little owl in the sidebar that says, “Whooooooo doesn’t put ads on their blog? Whoo Whooo”

]]> By: Nance http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220294 Nance Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:09:44 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/01/31/rambling-post-to-scare-off-new-readers/#comment-220294 One blogger I used to enjoy reading went to BlogHer. She came back and loaded up her site with ads and now it takes forever for her page to load. It's just not worth the time and trouble to read her anymore. She also must have learned how Technorati works because she can't post without linking to at least three other BlogHer blogs, no matter what the topic. If you can avoid the tedium, go ahead and ad-up. One blogger I used to enjoy reading went to BlogHer. She came back and loaded up her site with ads and now it takes forever for her page to load. It’s just not worth the time and trouble to read her anymore. She also must have learned how Technorati works because she can’t post without linking to at least three other BlogHer blogs, no matter what the topic. If you can avoid the tedium, go ahead and ad-up.

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