In the previous post, we took a look at one blog type that – despite the blogger’s good intentions – may not be as appealing to readers as one would have previously thought. We talked about how having too many anchor text links can take away (A LOT) from the value of a blog. Now let us take a look at another kind of blog that you should stay away from.
I am talking about a blog that is rife with ads and somehow tricks readers into clicking on them.
Now don’t get me wrong – I have nothing against ads. After all, ads serve a purpose and everyone involved (blogger, advertiser, and reader) can gain something positive from their presence. What is irritating, however, is when you have “fake” links within the posts themselves. I say fake because what normally happens is that a reader would see an underlined word or phrase (sometimes they have double underlines) and think that it was a link to additional relevant information. When he clicks on the link though, he would be redirected to an advertisement. Now isn’t that just irritating?
It would be better if one were to disclose that he has ads on his blog. What would happen then is that the reader would consciously click on an ad because he wants to, not because he was duped into thinking that he would find something else.
What is your opinion on this matter?
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Content is the king. Sometimes the answer concerning very rarely discussed questions or themes is more important than splashing flashes, popups etc.
But on the other hand I agree with the author: could there really be lots of hardly answered questions in nowadays information highway ?
Too many anchor text links can make your blog reader fade away. But if you mask the anchor text link with the same color as your text color, then I think it’s OK.
Intrusive ads are not only irritating but aggresive to readers. I use to roll over the underlined words or phrases to see first where the link will send me.
I know what you mean. I don’t like deceptive type blogs that just pull you in to sell you something. But Noemi, I have found your blogs to be informative and hope you continue to share what you’ve learned. You may have some ads but I don’t feel that’s the point of the blog, and hey, everyone’s got to make a living.
Many times I also think about that ….. nice article I appreciates the points you raised..
I agree. There is nothing wrong with ads, but they should be relevant. Obviously advertising works or else it wouldn’t still exist. Tricking people into clicking ads in just annoying, though, and it seems to me that those ads would drive people away.