I was briefly interested in serving Google ads on this page, through its new AdSense programme -- especially when I learned that other sites with similar visitor numbers were making hundreds of dollars a month from AdSense.
But I decided against doing so for two reasons. First, you're not allowed to change the code of the ads in any way, not even the look-and-feel. That's particularly annoying for arrogant creative types like me, who fret about every pixel.
Second, I didn't like the ads that Google was going to run on my site.
Huh? you say. Well, Google offers a great service whereby you can preview the ads that would appear on your site, were you to sign up. It selects the ads based on the keywords it deems relevant to your site.
To see what ads Google would serve on this page, hit Go:
(You can check any other site by changing the URL.)
As you will see, many of the ads are for sites that offer search engine optimisation and placement services. These are services that I'm offering myself (more details on my new business site within the next couple of weeks). I don't know if I like the idea of serving competitors' ads on my site!
Then again, if I keep hearing stories about rich pickings, I might just change my mind ;)
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