Comments on: Blogging Mistakes: Ten Things to Avoid http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raul http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-351945 Raul Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:42:13 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/#comment-351945 I agree with half of the mistakes, however, I can't seem to find mistakes related to the way the website actually looks. For example look at your google ads... they fit so well within your page that you can click them by mistake and you're gone... just like that. I know the similarity gives you more clicks.. that's more money, right?... but are you aware that you actually loose decent people for those freakin' ads? Are you aware of the frustration you causing? This is a problem everyone tries to avoid... I know why I agree with half of the mistakes, however, I can’t seem to find mistakes related to the way the website actually looks.

For example look at your google ads… they fit so well within your page that you can click them by mistake and you’re gone… just like that.

I know the similarity gives you more clicks.. that’s more money, right?… but are you aware that you actually loose decent people for those freakin’ ads? Are you aware of the frustration you causing?

This is a problem everyone tries to avoid… I know why

]]> By: Allie http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-351229 Allie Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:13:31 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/#comment-351229 If you try to blog for money, chances are you won't have an interesting blog that keeps readers, which makes you money. I started my blog when I was 13 just for fun, and now I have a good reader base. After I had good content and frequent readers, I put ads on. I dont make a lot of money off my blog (havent gotten paid yet, because AdSense only pays per $100), but every day my site gets more hits. In contrast my 12-year old stepsister just started a blog and wanted to put AdSense on it the first day she made it (before she had a single post, she looks up to my blog), and it seems all she wants to do is make money. No wonder her content isn't of a money-worthy quality, she just goes through the motions in hopes of getting enough people so her dad will say yes to ads. My idea is that if you do blogging just for money, you are missing out on the community and the heart of blogging. And in case you were wondering, my blog is http://aveganlife.blogspot.com If you try to blog for money, chances are you won’t have an interesting blog that keeps readers, which makes you money.
I started my blog when I was 13 just for fun, and now I have a good reader base. After I had good content and frequent readers, I put ads on. I dont make a lot of money off my blog (havent gotten paid yet, because AdSense only pays per $100), but every day my site gets more hits.

In contrast my 12-year old stepsister just started a blog and wanted to put AdSense on it the first day she made it (before she had a single post, she looks up to my blog), and it seems all she wants to do is make money. No wonder her content isn’t of a money-worthy quality, she just goes through the motions in hopes of getting enough people so her dad will say yes to ads.

My idea is that if you do blogging just for money, you are missing out on the community and the heart of blogging.

And in case you were wondering, my blog is http://aveganlife.blogspot.com

]]> By: ian in hamburg http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-350439 ian in hamburg Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:24:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/#comment-350439 I've never visited John Chow's website, so was glad to have had a reason to look. What an unholy mess! Is he aiming to induce seizures, or what? I've seen fewer flashing ads in Times Square and Picadilly Circus. Dreadful. I’ve never visited John Chow’s website, so was glad to have had a reason to look. What an unholy mess! Is he aiming to induce seizures, or what? I’ve seen fewer flashing ads in Times Square and Picadilly Circus. Dreadful.

]]> By: Ronald @ RA Project http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-350422 Ronald @ RA Project Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:54:50 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/14/blogging-mistakes-ten-things-to-avoid/#comment-350422 Personally I found the linked article too watered down and too money focused. I really liked the analysis and attention applied to an article by Vandelay Design regarding <a href='http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/marketing/unsuccessful-websites/' rel="nofollow">the common reasons a website fails</a>. Personally I found the linked article too watered down and too money focused.

I really liked the analysis and attention applied to an article by Vandelay Design regarding the common reasons a website fails.

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