Jan
22
I’ve recently started jotting down my musings and submitting them to blogs. I honestly am not trying to make a dime, I just get this weird nerdy mind boner any time I see an article of mine on Digg/reddit. True story. Whenever I ask the blog owners about site traffic for a big viral day, they usually report huge jaw dropping numbers. They then tell me that ad revenue for the day didn’t even come close to covering bandwidth cost.
Do you see what I’m saying here? I’m not saying help the patron saints of quality content that you call bloggers get rich. I’m saying keep them from going entirely broke when you hammer their site with traffic every few days to read a frivolous top 10 list or some poorly typed out PSA like this.
Clicking ads is like the digital reach-around courtesy we should all be so evolved to offer. Ideally sites get enough steady traffic where they can just sell banner space, but that is a relatively rare and unlikely outcome for most. And believe me- I don’t expect ad clicks to skyrocket on this entry. If anything I’d expect intense hesitation at an article that looks like it’s trying to cash in on the riches AdSense holds. Whatever.
Just think about it next time you’re on your favorite blog/reading some random article. Your click could mean another day of less than grammatically sound content instead of just another newly successful site throwing in the towel over unsustainable server costs.
About the Author:
BadWithComputer is a hopeless Internet addict with too much time on his hands. His favorite films include Goodfellas, Hackers and Caddyshack. His late night snack of choice is chicken fingers with chocolate milk.
To blog or not to blog? That is the question. If you want to make an impact via the literary treasure of blogging, you may wish to learn a bit about search engine optimization. Google is a great way to place ads and find inspiration on the web. Once your site is online, a bit of optimization goes a long way!
