Yearly Archives: 2008

Poll: How Do You Monetize Your Blog?

How do you monetize your blog?

Are you an AdSense maniac or an affiliate fanatic? Do you direct-sell ad space to advertisers like I do on Webmaster-Source?

Or are you part of a marketplace like BuySellAds, or a network like Casale Media or Doubleclick?

Or is your blog an ad-free zone?

Take a minute to vote in this poll (no registration, no hassles, just two clicks), and maybe elaborate upon your choice a little in a comment. We’d like to know.

I’ll start. I direct-sell 125×125 ads on Webmaster-Source mainly, and I voted that since it’s my largest source of blog income. I do have a single AdSense block that I haven’t been able to bring myself to delete (I’m halfway to another check again :D ), and I put the occasional affiliate link in, but mainly I try to keep to the 125x125s, which are noticeable enough, yet unobtrusive enough not to be a bother.

Okay, now it’s your turn. Vote in the poll below, and share what your solution is. (If you’re reading this in an RSS reader, you’ll need to click through to the permalink to vote in the poll.)

Where do you use your smartphone the most?

  • EVERYWHERE! Whenever I have a chance! (86%, 6 Votes)
  • While waiting in line (29%, 2 Votes)
  • On public transportation (14%, 1 Votes)
  • In the car (ಠ_ಠ) (14%, 1 Votes)
  • In the bathroom (14%, 1 Votes)
  • At restaurants (14%, 1 Votes)
  • At work (14%, 1 Votes)
  • Other (14%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 7

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