Comments on: 7 Reasons not to have Empty Ad Spots on your Blog

By: Mohammad Afaq

Mohammad Afaq — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:26:55 +0000

Well that’s what I thought but I was not able to win a debate with my friend about it but hey guess what now I will tell him who is right.
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Mohammad Afaq
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By: blogsarticle

blogsarticle — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:06:29 +0000

I try and keep the spots full, even if I have to use affiliate offers to fill them. I really like using the OiO Publisher plugin for this because you can have any number of “default” ads to fill the spaces.

Good list!

By: Joseph R. Mays

Joseph R. Mays — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:16:40 +0000

I removed a dead space on my blog. A blog syndicator had gone out of business, but the widget code was taking up space. I put that space to better use with an ad. It is important to keep track of what is on your blog and manage the space.

Thanks for the post. It contains good information.

Sincerely,

Joseph R. Mays

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:43:31 +0000

I never think of point 5, but it’s a good point.

By: Mike Ruggieri

Mike Ruggieri — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:54:39 +0000

Great stuff. My company just released a product called the Affiliate Product Optimizer. The APO tries to address this exact issue. When you sign up on our site, you specify a “zone size” such as leaderboard or skyscraper and we intelligently fill that area with product offers from the Commission Junction product catalog based on your site visitor’s interests. It’s free to use and really easy to set up, especially if you already have a CJ account.

Check it out at http://www.echocurrent.com

Sorry if this came off as an advertisement but it just really fits what you’re getting at Darren.

By: SEO Tips

SEO Tips — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:23:19 +0000

Excellent article. I think empty add spots among everything else they just look stupid, boring and bland they bring no life to the Blog and they definitely make it look dead. If you don’t have advertisers put affiliate links up or put something up at least.

By: T Edwards

T Edwards — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:41:36 +0000

When is a good time to place any ads at all on a relatively new blog? I have heard two schools of thought on this: 1. Wait until we’re getting at least a moderate amount of traffic 2. Put some ads up immediately. I’m still a little out to lunch on this.

By: Lee, Blogger's Workshop

Lee, Blogger's Workshop — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:23:40 +0000

Good post, Ben. Given the choice, I would rather have fewer ads showing than have an open spot. I’ve seen quite a few bloggers filing 125 x 125 ad spaces with “Advertise Here” icons… but I think that if an advertiser is interested in promotion on a particular blog, they will naturally go to the blog’s advertising page.

By: PerfectMoney

PerfectMoney — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:34:54 +0000

I do 100 percent agree about “it looks desperate and look for “begging advertiser to come around and put there brand inside” as Reader I more agree if blogger should have “Ego-Ads”so that they keep there ad banner view with “more view” I think that will make the reader respect more the writer and confident enough to be the Feed follower or the twitter follower that automatically become your online fans for there life

By: Metro

Metro — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:47:10 +0000

any info is useful for bloggers. an evolving market with new things to learn daily

By: spidro

spidro — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:16:57 +0000

i never thought about empty ad spots, i used to just fill it with temporary affiliate ,offer thanks alot

By: Sheila Atwood

Sheila Atwood — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:23:05 +0000

Thank you to Hesham for the ad page. It is a perfect example.

By: Keurig Coffee Maker

Keurig Coffee Maker — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:17:51 +0000

I totally agree with you, great post, I often see blogs with empty spaces and not just one, how bout all? It looks awful and desperate and also it shows that no one is buying and that is the worst part of all, and I would never have that on my blog.

By: Make Money Online Tips

Make Money Online Tips — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:10:22 +0000

I think the empty ad spots should be filled with your affiliate links.

By: Mike J

Mike J — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:06:45 +0000

Very interesting take on the empty ad spots. I had not thought that they could be looked at this way. Thanks for the post Ben I look forward to Darren’s ideas on this subject.

By: Sosty Pasha

Sosty Pasha — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:43:54 +0000

Great tips :)
thanx so much ..
I’m going to erase my empty ad spots now :D

By: krissy

krissy — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:21:29 +0000

Ben, creating an advertising page which spells out your ad policy sounds like an excellent idea. I just read what Darren does — searched his blog to find out — he has the sales team for B5 to sell the ads for ProBlogger. Interesting. He must have enough who are interested to be able to do it that way. More than enough! I wonder if he suggests other bloggers to do it this way — a sort of separate organization to sell for their blog. I’ll have to wait to find out if he suggests this for others — I imagine he’ll tell us tomorrow. :) Thanks for the great post, Ben, I’ll never leave blank ad spaces in any of my blogs. :)

krissy knox :)
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By: mike

mike — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:18:47 +0000

A blog with empty slots seems like a dead blog.

By: Roy

Roy — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:11:34 +0000

thanks!

this is a very timely article for me as I am about to offer ad spots on my blogs.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:10:57 +0000

Thanks for the advise. That’s very helpful. Don’ have any adds on my site yet. Still learning. Thanks!