Comments on: Free Hosting-the real costs http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/ In-depth Honest,Fair Reviews and Educated Opinions of the PPC Ad Industry Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Esme Fisher http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-289 Esme Fisher Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:09:31 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-289 Pay Per Click is indeed a good way to advertise your products and also earn money as well through PPC programs like Adsense..,* Pay Per Click is indeed a good way to advertise your products and also earn money as well through PPC programs like Adsense..,*

]]> By: John W. Abert http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-282 John W. Abert Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:01:19 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-282 You said that blogs don't make "as much" money as regular sites. Well, that depends on what statistics you use. I know that there are plenty of blogs out there making more than many of the ".com" sites, but they aren't necessarily being run by the same people where they can compare them side by side. It has to do more with their marketing skills and how they use them. I run both types, and I don't see much difference in the statistics. "If" there is a difference, it probably has more to do with the fact that blogs are mostly started and run my amateur marketers, whereas web sites are started and run more by people with more marketing knowledge and technical skills. But if you apply those same skills to a blog, I can guarantee you that it will perform much better than then average web site! But it's obvious that you are upset because my "pro blog" comments take away from the fact that you have links to hosting companies, and can cost you money. I understand that. I also did not read through your entire site....I only read that particular post, and nowhere in that post does it say that you did "1000's of comparisons". So get your own facts straight before you start chewing out someone who could have been a potential customer (through clicking a link). Maybe in side by side comparisons, a regular site "might" do better for certain products or issues. But even if that is 60% of the time, it doesn't mean that it is better for everything or for every use "all" the time. However, seeing as how you made such a smart-ass comment on my observations, instead of carrying on a polite and "customer service friendly" dialogue, I can see where your true colors lie, and I will now remove this site from my favorites menu, as I see that it has nothing to offer. You said that blogs don’t make “as much” money as regular sites. Well, that depends on what statistics you use. I know that there are plenty of blogs out there making more than many of the “.com” sites, but they aren’t necessarily being run by the same people where they can compare them side by side. It has to do more with their marketing skills and how they use them. I run both types, and I don’t see much difference in the statistics. “If” there is a difference, it probably has more to do with the fact that blogs are mostly started and run my amateur marketers, whereas web sites are started and run more by people with more marketing knowledge and technical skills. But if you apply those same skills to a blog, I can guarantee you that it will perform much better than then average web site!

But it’s obvious that you are upset because my “pro blog” comments take away from the fact that you have links to hosting companies, and can cost you money. I understand that. I also did not read through your entire site….I only read that particular post, and nowhere in that post does it say that you did “1000’s of comparisons”. So get your own facts straight before you start chewing out someone who could have been a potential customer (through clicking a link). Maybe in side by side comparisons, a regular site “might” do better for certain products or issues. But even if that is 60% of the time, it doesn’t mean that it is better for everything or for every use “all” the time.

However, seeing as how you made such a smart-ass comment on my observations, instead of carrying on a polite and “customer service friendly” dialogue, I can see where your true colors lie, and I will now remove this site from my favorites menu, as I see that it has nothing to offer.

]]> By: MrAdVenture http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-281 MrAdVenture Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:24:35 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-281 <strong>LOL</strong> It always amazes me when people feel the need to comment and then do not even read what they are commenting on. No where will you ever find me saying Blogs do not pay. The whole article is about ad income differences when hosting your blog on your own domain or using a free one like Blogspot. As for setting up tests- IF you would have read you would have discovered that is what I have done not once but over 1000's of examples. I should delete your comment since it so clearly is not at all about this article, but since you went so much trouble to get your link here I will leave it as an example to others. READ-THINK-and only then speak. LOL It always amazes me when people feel the need to comment and then do not even read what they are commenting on.

No where will you ever find me saying Blogs do not pay.

The whole article is about ad income differences when hosting your blog on your own domain or using a free one like Blogspot.

As for setting up tests- IF you would have read you would have discovered that is what I have done not once but over 1000’s of examples.

I should delete your comment since it so clearly is not at all about this article, but since you went so much trouble to get your link here I will leave it as an example to others.

READ-THINK-and only then speak.

]]> By: John W. Abert http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-280 John W. Abert Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:44:41 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-280 As with most things, there is a time and purpose for everything, and the time of people coming to ".com" sites with the expectation of information only has come and gone. From every source of marketing these days comes word that people are shying away from .com sites in favor safer havens. If I want to buy something, I will go to an auction site or a ".com" site. If I'm looking for information, I will go to forums or blogs, and at least make an attempt to get away from immediately being pitched for a product. However, if I like what the writer says and he has good information, I don't mind following a suggestion for a product through a text link, as it doesn't come across as a blatant pitch for that product. Rather it comes across as a recommendation from someone you trust. Therefore, I have to disagree with you that blogs don't make money. If you do them right, and offer good information and conversation first, it relaxes the visitor and gets them off of the defensive mode. Provide good content to keep them interested and coming back, and you have a good chance of getting a click-through from them...if not on the first visit, maybe later. And you can do everything on a blog that you can do on a web site, including gather their name and email address, which will further increase conversions. So in summary, ".com" sites are known for ecommerce (sales), and it is a proven fact that most people don't come to the web to buy. They want information first, and any sale that is made comes secondary. So why scare them away with a domain suffix before you even get to interact with them? It isn't logical. But testing is the only proof. Set up identical sites and find out for yourself which one makes the most sales. It might surprise you! As with most things, there is a time and purpose for everything, and the time of people coming to “.com” sites with the expectation of information only has come and gone. From every source of marketing these days comes word that people are shying away from .com sites in favor safer havens.

If I want to buy something, I will go to an auction site or a “.com” site. If I’m looking for information, I will go to forums or blogs, and at least make an attempt to get away from immediately being pitched for a product. However, if I like what the writer says and he has good information, I don’t mind following a suggestion for a product through a text link, as it doesn’t come across as a blatant pitch for that product. Rather it comes across as a recommendation from someone you trust.

Therefore, I have to disagree with you that blogs don’t make money. If you do them right, and offer good information and conversation first, it relaxes the visitor and gets them off of the defensive mode. Provide good content to keep them interested and coming back, and you have a good chance of getting a click-through from them…if not on the first visit, maybe later. And you can do everything on a blog that you can do on a web site, including gather their name and email address, which will further increase conversions.

So in summary, “.com” sites are known for ecommerce (sales), and it is a proven fact that most people don’t come to the web to buy. They want information first, and any sale that is made comes secondary. So why scare them away with a domain suffix before you even get to interact with them? It isn’t logical.

But testing is the only proof. Set up identical sites and find out for yourself which one makes the most sales. It might surprise you!

]]> By: Webhost Directory http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-278 Webhost Directory Mon, 31 May 2010 17:28:40 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-278 Great website you have, the articles here are very useful. Thanks! :D Great website you have, the articles here are very useful. Thanks! :D

]]> By: Abigail Moore http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-276 Abigail Moore Thu, 20 May 2010 18:24:33 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-276 Pay Per Click programs these days are very popular and you could earn money from it.~"- Pay Per Click programs these days are very popular and you could earn money from it.~”-

]]> By: Chris http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/free-hosting-the-real-costs/#comment-253 Chris Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:44:03 +0000 http://the-adsense-alternatives.com/?p=325#comment-253 It's true that a paid host and domain is better than free hosting, but it's possible to have a popular blog on a network like Google Blogger. Many people that have blogpost domains have a lot of traffic and make money from their blogs. I have a Blogger blog, and I've achieved a page rank of 2 in just 6 months. So, it's possible to achieve page rank as well with a free host. I think it's a good idea to start out with a free host and if you start doing well, then switch over. Good post. It’s true that a paid host and domain is better than free hosting, but it’s possible to have a popular blog on a network like Google Blogger. Many people that have blogpost domains have a lot of traffic and make money from their blogs. I have a Blogger blog, and I’ve achieved a page rank of 2 in just 6 months. So, it’s possible to achieve page rank as well with a free host. I think it’s a good idea to start out with a free host and if you start doing well, then switch over. Good post.

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