Partner programs http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_% 29% 28Partnerprogramm offer webmasters the opportunity to generate revenue. But to what extent advertising has the effect on my personal blog credibility?
Basically, two points suggest to integrate advertising into your own blog:
1) cover the cost of their own webspace and domain (if the blog itself is hosted and was placed) and
2) "compensation" for the time spent.
The first point should be obvious to everyone. For this purpose, it seems that Google AdSense to be used as a common way. From a certain frequenting the blog should revenue exceed the costs quickly, especially in view of the fact that today only one can get two or three euros a month web hosting packages. For example, I am with campusspeicher.de http://www.campusspeicher.de/?werbecode=Mjg4Mw == * and pay for two domains and XXX GB webspace just € 2.95 per month.
About the second point that I have less formal "compensation" referred to, one can certainly argue. For one - I assume - each with a private weblog written from the joy of writing, because expertise is available from the message out or just need to keep a diary, etc. - but not to generate revenue! Second, I consider myself as a business economist, but the time spent for this purpose in mind. Multiplying this time now with the hourly net revenue, which could be generated by alternative work, it seems the marketing of their own blogs justified.
Note: Private people love thinks, you can also contact your Blog income, if you sit on your tax return!
But how advertising works on private websites to visitors?
From personal experience: One of my favorite blogs is basicthinking.de. Favorite blog is, in my case: surf almost every day to fly title, interest in reading and commenting here and there an article. A few weeks ago I was allowed to read that you have chosen to use affiliate links in the future. At first I disliked it, but then - one second later
I found that there had been anyway for a treat. But I see it, of course, from the perspective of a Webmaster - this can see and understand the potential step. What do think, however, non-webmaster? Is the author still familiar in the same way if he can earn money by the article? In principle, reviews and recommendations from consumers on the Internet as a very credible, and of 95% (via http://www.fuellhaas.com/2009/04/28/der-kampf-um-glaubwurdigkeit/) of all Internet users for purchasing decisions gladly used.
2007 found a study (commissioned by ask.com) that read 68% of all respondents (over 600 participants) like blogs because they could read there other than in the media (via http://www.foerderland.de/ 419 + M58faf5eecc0.0.html). In terms of credibility of corporate blogs cut off the worst. 25% of respondents believe that content is less. And private blogs expert blogs were better because: Only 2.1% are professional blogs and only 12% are private blogs suspicious. Private blogs are so confidential nature. The course also know brand suppliers and therefore seek about affiliate programs and paid articles on weblogs for their products to advertise.
Determines the number of visitors to doubt the independence of the written opinion or a recommendation to the unselfishness! And the more advertising on private blogs is used, the higher the risk that they lose the trust advantage. Especially when advertising is not labeled as such. Reputable vendors, such as commit their Trigami http://www.trigami.com/?ref=Cookie * blogger even said that the label always on top before the beginning of the article (ie, between the title and blog entry) must be attached. Thumbs up!
From this point you have to distinguish regular readers and new visitors:
Regular readers will be less doubt about the credibility. "They know each other," the authors are familiar. In the case of basicthinking.de was elucidated in the article on your promotional links, and critical readers were reassured it was made clear in the:
"... Copy the exact text ... linked products are not so expensive, only a little bt deserved ..."
New visitors who come in via search engines such fluttered could, however, bothered by advertising links to trust the contents of the website accordingly less and leave quickly. Finally, there are countless blogs that give the impression you want to be serious and independent, but actually a paid item after another exhibit, visitors want to click on specific links or animate only pillar of Link pyramids.
When advertising, which should be considered?
Honesty: Credibility is always a prerequisite for honesty! Unfortunately that is not self-evident today. I write as you about my experience with brand suppliers. Honesty is therefore a top priority! Bloggers should tell their readers about the purpose and intent of their blogs (for example, in an "About Me" page). A private Werblog assumed you usually no commercial intentions, but should - be well informed about this - after a certain amount of advertising. A few AdSense placements are determined to take no position. In my opinion, it sends an article to write as soon as you start to integrate affiliate links directly to articles.
Transparency: Authors should identify and affiliate partner links in articles as such. I hang on for example these links at each an asterisk and then down below, to clarify it. Other bloggers write each link in a clip if it is an affiliate link. A few bloggers even offer readers a choice: your items once included the traditional link directly below and as an "affiliate link", link partners. Very polite, so everyone can decide whether he wants to do something good for the webmaster or not. Should be placed outside of advertising products, so naturally they should also be identified as such. Well, surely it is obvious in many cases and therefore unnecessary, on the other hand, it lends itself to many places. So I've provided my commercials in the blog sidebar titled "Advertisement".
Affiliate links, advertising blocks, partner links and articles on targeted paid-ich.de:
Actually, "disfiguring" I hate my layout with ads and I also think that it is only from a certain number of visitors is worth, commercials installed. In my case, I was still active accounts from previous web appearances in various other partner programs. These were now on hold for some time and some were even open a credit that was paid but not due to the incomplete payment limit. A good Schwabe, of course, this is not wasted, and so have decided to partner in some of this blog (if thematically appropriate) to be integrated. Although it will take, given the (still) small number of visitors something until it reaches a minimum payout, I integrated advertising media since January of the following providers also target group ich.de:
Google AdSense: AdSense install a WordPress blog using the right plug-ins is very easy, so I've added AdSense ads from the beginning in this blog. The revenues are limited, but at least I'm going to my web hosting costs in again.
Contaxe http://www.contaxe.com/?cchnref=13131 * offers besides statically defined and context-sensitive ads (content-based) advertising and is therefore comparable with Google AdSense.
Zanox <- START of the zanox affiliate HTML code ->
<- (The HTML code may not be changed in the sense of faultless functionality!) ->
<img src="http://www.zanox-affiliate.de/ppv/?14393347C1272514040" align="bottom" width="1" height="1" border="0" hspace="1"> <a href = "http://www.zanox-affiliate.de/ppc/?14393347C1272514040T"> zanox </ a>
<- ENDING of the zanox affiliate HTML code ->: Zanox has a very wide range of programs, which advertising medium for many famous brands listing.
Finanzen.de http://www.finanzen.de/partnerprogramm.html has been added. Since I like about various financial topics (for example, my experience with free checking accounts with direct banks) write to me this seems a suitable partner.
Trigami http://www.trigami.com/?ref=Cookie *: So far I have not written any articles for a fee. Offers small and medium-sized businesses, I've already received. However, I refused each time because the contents did not match my blog theme. If I am indeed logged Trigami, target group-ich.de but it is still not unlocked. As the reach of this blog at the moment we say "expandable" is, I can imagine that is rejected by Trigami.
Applies to advertising of any kind on the target group-ich.de:
· I Should you in future offer an affiliate link in place of a conventional, and it will lead to the same goal, but runs through an affiliate network, and has by no means a disadvantage for you.
· Other affiliate links in articles are always based on the content and you should also provide an added value (eg, direct link to the article, to compare prices or more information)!
· There are no articles are written that you animate some click behavior! If I ever publish articles for cash, I write impartially and stand by my own honest opinion.
· Most of my links are as usual completely ad-free place, and either a recommendation on my part, a source of information, or further information about the products dar.
I look at the inclusion of advertising on my blog in the first place as an experiment, especially with the thought that I would write about my experiences over here. Hope I did then to report more positive than negative 
What do you feel about advertising on private blogs? At what degree the credibility suffers? What is the minimum number of visitors affiliate programs pay off? Comments about this I would appreciate it.
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Affiliate programs offer webmasters the opportunity to generate revenue. But to what extent advertising has the effect on my personal blog credibility?
Basically, two points suggest to integrate advertising into your own blog:
- Cover their own costs for webspace and domain (if the blog itself is hosted and was placed) and
- "Compensation" applied for the time.
The first point should be obvious to everyone. For this purpose, it seems that Google AdSense to be used as a common way. From a certain frequenting the blog should revenue exceed the costs quickly, especially in view of the fact that today only one can get two or three euros a month web hosting packages. For example, I am with campusspeicher.de * and pay for two domains and 3 GB of web space just € 2.95 per month.
About the second point that I have less formal "compensation" referred to, one can certainly argue. For one - I assume - each with a private weblog written from the joy of writing, because expertise is available from the message out or just need to keep a diary, etc. - but not to generate revenue! Second, I consider myself as a business economist, but the time spent for this purpose in mind. Multiplying this time now with the hourly net revenue, which could be generated by alternative work, it seems the marketing of their own blogs justified.
Note: Private people love thinks, you can also contact your Blog income, if you sit on your tax return!
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