Someone commented about annoying pop-up ads in my previous post (re: background music). I agree--I would never advise a new blogger to use this kind of advertising.
I don't think anyone really likes pop-ups. We may tolerate them if there is a website that we really like, but even then, most of us would rather not deal with them. In my opinion, a new blogger simply cannot afford to annoy his/her readers.
Back in the day I used a software called pop-up stopper (or something like that). Most browsers have them built in now.
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The reality is... its not that the pop up really discourages you from visiting the site. Many popups load in a new browser.
August 19, 2009 1:42 PMI think its the fragile blogger ego that says, "hey, I just made someone .05 CPM for my website visit."
Releveant advertising targeted to your site's visiting demographic actually helps them with products, services, and information they might not know existed.
I wrote about this: Are These 17 Mistakes Killing Your Blog? http://www.smallbusinessincomecenter.com/2009/08/are-these-17-mistakes-killing-your-blog.html
The Type of Traffic Your Blog Needs
http://www.smallbusinessincomecenter.com/2009/08/type-of-traffic-your-blog-needs.html
As a new blogger, I do agree that pop ups and also widgets do take up long time to download.
August 24, 2009 11:43 AMBut, if we don't put up advertisers widgets, how to earn money online?
Perhaps, Sector Analyst care to advice.
Thanks
There's a big difference between standard ads (google adsense, etc) an pop-up ads.
August 24, 2009 11:51 AMi always found pop-up ads to be bad.this shows the website is too thirsty for money.
August 24, 2009 6:05 PMmy website http://www.dwhnow.com
There are many ways to generate viewers and while I hate sites that use pop-ups, I look at my Adsense and how low it is due to Google not allowing me to do simple page visits but actual clicks and also Amazon and thinking that pop-ups are the way to go to generate money. I write for free but I'd like to make some money on the side while doing it.
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