I’ll be removing the ugly and non-related ads from the blog. I’ve been using AdBrite as a substitute to Google’s AdSense, but they are doing quite the opposite of what they promise, which is ads matching the blog’s content.
AdBrite have provided me with giant links on a white background, which only link to a search engine looking thing. With random words taken out of my entries. That’s the closest I’ve come to content related ads.
The other provided AdBrite ads, have been for IQ tests, opinion marketing (whatever the hell that is), casinos (which I don’t want to advertise at all) and Russian “Brides For Marriage”! What the hell..? Where the hell does it say in my entries I’m looking for a new wife? And a Russian wife at that? Gimme a break..
So for my last attempt at getting quality and good looking ads, I’ve applied at BuySellAds.com, which I’ve done some reasearch about. Major bloggers and blog-tools authors like Yoast are using this company, and their ads seem to be very accurately based on their content, and they look a lot better than other companies’ provided ads.
I want to keep the blog looking good, and yet be able to advertise interesting websites, companies and products without the layout and design looking like a mess. It’s not good for the advertisers, and it’s not good for my blog.
1 Response to Annoying Ads Begone!
Ca9ine
September 29th, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Well, BuySellAds.com didn’t approve my blog.
They didn’t mean to be snobby, they said, but my blog just wasn’t good enough… right.
Read:
- We are currently focused on the tech / web design / development / freelancer niche. While we do occasionally accept sites outside of this niche, you may be denied if you are not in this niche.
- Greater than 100K impressions per month (for new sites, if you (or your team) have a history of creating really nice websites we will accept you).
- Last, but not least: we’re not trying to be snobby, but we aim to keep the quality of the network high, and if we feel that your site impedes on the perception of the network we will not approve you.
Yeah… that’s not being snobby. Not at all. :/
So now, I’m hoping for approval at ClickBooth, and I hope to see some good and clean ads to use on the blog. If not, I’m not advertising anymore.