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Do you see google ads here?

10 May, 2008 by halfpintpixie

Yesterday I happened to look at my blog from a different computer and I noticed some Google ads on it, under the post title and before the comments. I didn’t put them there. I went sleuthing and it seems WordPress have been adding them sporadically to WP blogs over the last few years.

Fair enough, it’s a free service and a good, reliable service so I can’t complain. But I don’t like the way the ads look, they are in the same font and colours as my posts, and look like I put them there. I put a bit of effort into making my blog clean and pleasant to read, and the ads look yuck.

Anyway, apparently regular readers shouldn’t see them more than once, and I never see them as I’m logged in all the time.

WordPress have mentioned that they will be offering an upgrade at some stage where you can get an ad-free blog. This sounds very good, so I’m keeping my ears open for that. In the meantime, if you ever see any ads here that are inappropriate or unsuited to this blog could you please leave a comment and let me know.

Thanks, happy weekend

Posted in Advertising, General Musings | Tagged blog, blogging | 8 Comments

8 Responses to “Do you see google ads here?”

on 10 May, 2008 at 9:35 am1 Leila

Nope. Haven’t seen any google ads but I read your blog mostly from my feed reader… unless I’m going to comment. Hmmm. Didn’t know this about wordpress.
on 10 May, 2008 at 1:27 pm2 amberjee

i certainly haven’t noticed them. i didn’t know that either.
on 10 May, 2008 at 7:12 pm3 Inanna Mama

I haven’t seen any, but then again I’m pretty oblivious to ads (I suppose that just goes to show how stealth they can be - either that, or I’m just way too out of it). Your blog always appears clean and beautiful to me
on 11 May, 2008 at 2:23 am4 CanCan

I don’t see ads. If I do, I won’t click them! That will show them!

I got my Bloggy Carnival prize today and I just wanted to say “SQUEEEEEE! Thank you so much!”. I have already read the ‘zine. It took me back to my university days when I published one issue of my own music ‘zine.

I’m trying to not taste the chocolates right now but I might break down before bed time…maybe with some tea.

I’m having a giveaway right now if you want to enter, I’ll be happy to ship to you if you win.
on 11 May, 2008 at 1:23 pm5 Adventures In Babywearing

I don’t see the ads here. Interesting, though!

And Happy Mother’s Day!

Steph
on 11 May, 2008 at 1:41 pm6 halfpintpixie

I’ve sleuthed some more and it seems they only turn up if you get here through a Google search, so it’s not too bad. I’m glad to hear that none of you are being annoyed by them
on 11 May, 2008 at 7:07 pm7 Isil

Have never seen them either.
on 11 May, 2008 at 9:10 pm8 sirrah

No ads here

Happy Mother’s Day!