Do You Have An Advertising Page?
Again my apologies for dashing your hopes, but I’m not looking to purchase (at least not right now). I’ll give you some extra link love at the end to make up for it 
.
Albeit a quick post, lets call this a follow-up to my somewhat ranty yet popular post regarding blank advertising blocks and the evil of it all. My main point of it all being simply, they are unprofessional and desparate looking to potential advertisers. If you are actively, seriously seeking advertisers you need a well done advertising page.
Well, do ya have one? We want to see it! I think it would be a great help to beginners without one. Let us know what you display, why you think it’s important, and if you have anything different then others that you’ve seen (ex: graphics/screenshots, etc.).
Basically, anything you think an advertiser would want to know, without making the page too much to scroll. PLUS, do you have automatic style “buy now” buttons right on the page or do you have them contact you first?
Comment well young Jedi’s and I will allow up to 2 links within your comment - your advertising page and also if you have one of those “why advertise here” pages.
I think those pages are a pretty cool idea if done nicely. I’ve seen a few that were perhaps a wee bit over the top, screaming EGO ALERT! LOL
I look forward to seeing your masterpieces,
Dennis
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January 13th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Two notes:
1. Notice again I said “comment WELL and I will allow…”
2. Your extra links may throw your comment into moderation or even spam - no worries, please do not comment twice.
Ben Pei Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:06 am
@Dennis Edell,
Hmm dennis, my comments are going to spam although I didn’t put any links. Askimet just hates me..
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:44 am
@Ben Pei, I would really look into that. It might even be your ISP.
January 13th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I dont have an advertising page and once again you have reminded me of something i need to get round to doing.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
@David Hobson, glad I could be of service. I look forward to seeing it.
January 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
I have no advertise page but do have a scratching page :P:P:P although looking at it again now, it sure could do with some TLC … *blush*
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
@Mirjam, don’t beg. LOL
Mirjam Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
@Dennis Edell, I meant me giving the scratching page some TLC ROFLMAO
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
@Mirjam, Oops hehe.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Hey Dennis,
I have no advertising page as I’m too cool for ads… no, just kidding, maybe I’ll give it a thought later this year.
The most important thing is to be real about how much you’re asking for your ad slots.
Decide on your monthly price based on your traffic volume, taking into account the accepted CPM for the given slot on a site of your rank (and I mean traffic not PR
)
And, keeping in mind that once the advertiser has his ad on your site he’d be able to know your traffic anyway, it’s not a very good idea to claim you have 2000 daily visits when you actually 20. LOL… could be embarrassing.
Cheers,
Alex
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com, I agree wholeheartedly with honesty, but it’s still ify as to whether they will know. I could have all the traffic, but that’s no guarantee your ad will get clicked.
Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:01 am
@Dennis Edell,
That’s for them to decide whether or not your readership suits what they’re advertising.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:29 am
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com,
True, but that’s the case in any case isn’t it?
Mirjam Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com, hey pal! what is wrong with some PR ?!?! *develish grin*
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
@Mirjam,
Actually this is true. Advertisers DO take PR into consideration.
Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 12:59 am
@Mirjam,
well, for starters, I don’t have any
For some reason someone’s stolen all my pr?!
Maybe it’s because I was selling links… but I’M NOT ANY MORE!! You hear me GOOGLE!?
Give me my PR6 back!!!
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Mirjam Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:54 am
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com, hahaha yeah, thought that was why you were saying it *evelish grin* PR6? ROFL
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:28 am
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com, did you go through their process of asking for it back after you stopped selling? It’s actually worked for many.
Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:23 am
@Dennis Edell,
really? no I didn’t do anything…
where can I find the address to send the letter to?
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:40 am
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com, duuude that’s one thick bubble you’re livin’ in. LOL Just kidding.
This was all the rage when it first started happening with literally HUNDREDS of posts regarding the “request for reconsideration” that Google provides.
I found one where she talks first about what to do with your site, then a link to the request page.
http://www.bigfootwebmarketing.com/2008/03/15/how-to-get-back-your-google-page-rank-request-for-reconsideration/
Good luck!
Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 11:05 am
@Dennis Edell,
well, I actually tried googling for it a bit, but then said “ahh f$#k it and let it be. It happened like a month ago..
I donno, PR is dead anyway isn’t it?
Google’s going through a few changes recently with its “promote results” function.
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Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
@Dennis Edell,
Ok, just send them a note about what steps have I taken to put my site back within the quality guidelines… geez..
Keeping fingers crossed.
Even if I don’t get the whole of my previous PR6, at least I’m hoping for PR5…
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com,
I’m glad to see you went through the steps. What could it hurt? Let us know your results
.
Is PR dead? No it’s not. Contrary to popular opinion, at the very least it is alive and well in the eyes and minds of potential advertisers and will be until it is gone forever, if that ever happens.
Btw, by “popular opinion” I mean the 1000 bloggers that copy the words of the 1000 bloggers before them and so on…none of which actually having a clue. LOL
Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com Reply:
January 19th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@Dennis Edell,
Hey, I’ve got PRed for my blog again. It’s a crappy PR2 though… boooo….
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 19th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
@Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com, better then zero.
Keep an eye on it, I’ve heard some get reinstated bits at a time.
January 13th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Hey dennis. I love “advertise” pages and they get a lot of clicks from my personal experience. I think the reason why my blog makes over $100 in private advertising is because of a well thought out advertise page.
For anyone who needs help creating I will leave a link to mind. Feel free to use it for reference, or buy an ad if your interested :P.
http://ironblogger.com/advertise/
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
@IronBlogger, nice page. Love the graphics! It’s also a good sign that you’re flexible, as long as people don’t try o take advantage.
BIll Masson (WWAH) Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 5:43 am
@IronBlogger, I am impressed with your ad request layout, its not something that i have got round to yet. I am still using Google Adsense and rotating my other affiliate ads on the sidebar,
Cheers Dennis
Thanks for the tips,
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:17 am
@BIll Masson (WWAH), quite welcome Bill. I like his as well; I’m hoping to get some graphics in mine as well.
Mitch Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
@IronBlogger, Wow, glad that someone finally had one, so I could see what it’s all about. Trust me, that’s not where my mind was going at all, but that’s pretty nice, I must say.
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Ben Pei Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:07 am
@IronBlogger, By the way, how much did your web design cost you?
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January 13th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Advertising page + OIO Publisher = Advertisers.
Did I get the equation right?
Yan
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:22 am
@Yan@Review, is this a well written comment?
I like the page though. There’s definitely some swipeable - err - stuff to learn from.
Commentluv Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:28 am
@Dennis Edell, I assume it couldn’t be better than that… LOL
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:31 am
@Commentluv, you know what happens with assumptions don’t ya?
Pheak Tol Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
@Yan@Review, great advertising page
@DennisEdell, i need to get me an advertising page as well. My traffic is beginning to grow and I need something to show for it =]
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:48 am
@Pheak Tol, yep. it’s on the top of my list as well.
Mitch Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
@Yan@Review, I like yours also, Yan. Hmmm, I’m going to have to think about this some more, as my blog template doesn’t actually set things up like what you have here, and yet I can get it done if I need to. Thanks to you and Ironblogger for sharing.
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January 14th, 2009 at 12:14 am
I think what you put on your advertising page depends on the overall credentials of your blog. If your blog really doesn’t have that many credentials, I would suggest telling what you think advertisers would benefit from purchasing advertising from your blog
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:24 am
@Donny Gamble, if your blog doesn’t really have credentials, do you start going for private advertisers? That seems a little self defeating to me.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I have an advertise page as I think it’s essential even if you’re not too much into monetization. I mean, extra money is always welcome, right? I do have one, but I would have to optimize it a bit.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:40 am
@Ben Tremblay, care to share or after optimization?
January 14th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I don’t have a standard advertising page as my blog does not get too many hits, just around 100 per day. I don’t want to rip off any of my readers by offering advertising when the will not get much of a return on their investment so I created my ‘Free advertising’ page:
http://livingonadsense.com/free-advertising
How it works is I randomly choose four people from the comments of the previous month and allow those bloggers to advertise on my blog for free. It’s like a little contest where every comment becomes an entry into the draw. This way I can see how effect my advertising will be and it encourages my readers to help build my community.
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Mitch Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
@Living on Adsense Blog, If I may, I’ve always gone by the mantra that if someone’s willing to pay you for it, then you’re worth it. Don’t sell yourself short; if you’re going to accept advertising, and someone wants to pay you, then accept it and continue trying to make your blog the best it can be. Go for it!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:50 am
@Living on Adsense Blog, that’s a very cool idea. Are you advertising this? Posting about it, linking to it, etc…
Nick Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
@Living on Adsense Blog, I really like your idea, but at the same time from a quick glance around your site, I think you should only do that to fill remaining ad slots.
You should include an option so that people who want to can actually purchase an ad spot. Your site looks plenty active enough to warrent someone wanting to purchase some ad space…heck, depending on the price I might even be willing to.
The one drawback to giving it away like you do is that while it is good for encouraging participation, someone who really wants to advertise will not be guaranteed a spot and you are leaving money on the table so to speak.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Actually, I don’t have an advertising page, as I haven’t quite determined what I’d do with it, or how to set it up, but I have thought about it. I know Sire had one on one of his blogs a long time ago, but I’m not sure if he’s still using it.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:51 am
@Mitch, that’s why I posted this. I was hoping plenty would show to give the rest of us good ideas.
Mitch Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
@Dennis Edell, And it worked. I’m not sure if, or when, I’ll do it, but at least now I know about it.
January 15th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Yes I do! Very long one actually..
Dennis Edell Reply:
January 15th, 2009 at 11:52 am
@Ben Pei, well, where is it!
January 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Well, I have one, but I should probably update and redo it a bit…especially after looking at some of the ones that have been posted above. Anyway, for those who want to see:
here is my advertise page
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 16th, 2009 at 7:46 am
@Nick, not a bad page man, but I do think it could use some “stats”…that seems to be the thing to do.
You’re still using TLA?
Nick Reply:
January 16th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
@Dennis Edell, I am still using TLA, but I’ve NEVER had a sale. I removed it for awhile but decided to put it back for the time being. Mostly, I don’t want TLA to close my account in case I find a site/situation to really make good use of it in the future.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 17th, 2009 at 8:32 am
@Nick, You do realize TLA users are Googles biggest slappers right?
Nick Reply:
January 19th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
@Dennis Edell, I do realize that there is a bit of a Google penalty for running the program, but I’m not so confident that I would rank much higher for any particular keyword without running it. My site is more thoughts and ramblings than keyword focused which is a rank killer in itself. I figure I may as well try to get any income I can rather than worry about pleasing Google.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 20th, 2009 at 9:17 am
@Nick,
Hey man, if you don’t give a hoot about Google then I say go for it for sure. They do bring in good money for many people.
January 16th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
This is another thing that my blog doesn’t have. Right now, I don’t use too many ads or require sponsors, so I don’t have a page. But perhaps in the future, this might be a good move.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 17th, 2009 at 8:39 am
@Shirley, I have noticed you don’t have much aside from the odd affiliate or two, which is cool.
Is the blog not a major money earner (assuming you have other projects) or have you just not gotten to it yet?
Shirley Reply:
January 17th, 2009 at 9:24 am
@Dennis Edell, Yes, the blog wasn’t originally created for income. The blog was created mainly to provide information, network with others, and talk about industry news…
And those ‘odd’ ads that you see were only added a while after the blog was up. They serve as a small incentive to keep writing.
Due to placement, they don’t really bring in much income at all, but they do typically cover hosting and annual domain registration fees.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 17th, 2009 at 10:23 am
@Shirley, coolness, and you do provide excellent info!
Oh, just to clarify - “odd” didn’t mean strange, but “here and there”.