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Behind The Firm List Blog
Does It Adsense?
So I decided to try out Google's AdSense. I know other people who have made some
money off of it, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to have the site pull in a little
more than "next to nothing" and so I set it up. My recent site upgrades made that
a snap. And so instantly, I was making dollars and cents. A little here, a little
there. Adds up to a handful of change. Might add up enough to pay my therapy bills
each month, that'll be nice.
I am not sure how I feel about how it looks, what it implies, etc. I've always been
a little hesitant about the apparent commercialization of The Firm List. I added
the standard banner ads early on because I got the feeling that no one would take
the site really seriously without it. There's a certain expectation that a site
that's of any value can't really be just a hobby site and thus it needs to act more
like a commercial venture. Ad banners were enough to show that to people. I think.
And I do sell some ads, not every single impression. I use the rest to promote parts
of The Firm List, sites I feel are cool or do a good service to the community and I
use it as a sort of "thank you" gift for those who have given me something in return.
That's a much better solution than trying to use one of those ad banner networks.
I used one of those on a previous large-scale, high-volume site and it was a bit of
a nightmare. Paid some money at first, but that tapered off. And the ads were
horrible. Blink Blink Blink!
Am I looking for a fortune to fall into my lap? Am I looking to make enough to quit
my day job and live the high life? Well, that wouldn't be horrible...
