Comments on: Have You Tried Advertising Your Blog? http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Garrett http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-538383 Chris Garrett Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:48:29 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7444#comment-538383 My experience is different to yours, I offer something free and the visitors get real value so are interested in what else I have to offer which leads to paying customers. We are all going to have different experiences because our markets, audience and offers will differ so the thing to do is test and try different things to see which wins :) My experience is different to yours, I offer something free and the visitors get real value so are interested in what else I have to offer which leads to paying customers. We are all going to have different experiences because our markets, audience and offers will differ so the thing to do is test and try different things to see which wins :)

]]> By: Amir Helzer http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-538340 Amir Helzer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:43:21 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7444#comment-538340 If you start by offering something for free, what are the chances you're ever going to see a penny from these visitors? From my adwords experience, when I make it clear that that I'm offering a paid service, I only get clicks from potential customers. If I make a free offer and then try to lure them to the 'premium' service, conversion rate is very low. Even if you're paying for impressions and not for clicks, it still doesn't help you to get clicks from people who would never be customers. It just bends your web stats. If you start by offering something for free, what are the chances you’re ever going to see a penny from these visitors?

From my adwords experience, when I make it clear that that I’m offering a paid service, I only get clicks from potential customers. If I make a free offer and then try to lure them to the ‘premium’ service, conversion rate is very low.

Even if you’re paying for impressions and not for clicks, it still doesn’t help you to get clicks from people who would never be customers. It just bends your web stats.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-536797 Chris Garrett Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7444#comment-536797 As you can see with my ad, it isn't "good site here" it is offering something valuable for free (a free ebook), this helps overcome the anti-ad sentiment As you can see with my ad, it isn’t “good site here” it is offering something valuable for free (a free ebook), this helps overcome the anti-ad sentiment

]]> By: ian in hamburg http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-536706 ian in hamburg Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:27:31 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7444#comment-536706 My question is who's clicking on all those ads? Been using the internet for 13 years and have willingly clicked on an ad maybe a half-dozen times. My question is who’s clicking on all those ads? Been using the internet for 13 years and have willingly clicked on an ad maybe a half-dozen times.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-536611 Chris Garrett Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:57:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7444#comment-536611 Word of mouth is the best advertising :) But sometimes you need that extra little push, worth testing to see if the numbers work Word of mouth is the best advertising :) But sometimes you need that extra little push, worth testing to see if the numbers work

]]> By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/23/have-you-tried-advertising-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-536449 Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:31:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7444#comment-536449 I haven't tried advertising yet - word of mouth seems to be working just fine. However, it might be something to consider in the future.... I haven’t tried advertising yet – word of mouth seems to be working just fine. However, it might be something to consider in the future….

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