Readers or ads….readers….or….ads

I’m still pondering the eternal paradox which is RSS.

On one hand know that the majority of people who will read this will do it via an RSS feed, whether it’s read in Live Bookmarks in Firefox, a feed reader, or another outlet.

By the same token, I don’t have the size, stature or chance to place adverts in my RSS feed yet, so anyone reading this via RSS can’t be tempted by any links.

So do I start publishing a truncated RSS, against my better judgement, to get people to come and view my blog to try and eke out a few extra dollars, or do I continue in the hope that enough people will still be intrigued enough to visit?

It’s a micro version of the problem facing most online publishers in one form or another. Whether or not I can solve it satisfactorily, remains to be seen…

On another note, I’m at internetworld tomorrow at Earl’s Court in London. See if you can spot the Badger!

  • info@depot

    hi there..

    nice blog and have a nice day!!!

    infodepot
    http://menarique.blogspot.com

  • info@depot

    hi there..nice blog and have a nice day!!!infodepothttp://menarique.blogspot.com

  • BadgerGravling

    And hello there, blog full of ads and nothing else.

    Thanks for spamming.

  • BadgerGravling

    And hello there, blog full of ads and nothing else.Thanks for spamming.

  • Anonymous

    People who are savvy enough to use a feed reader are probably already using ad blockers, or wouldn’t click on the ads anyway. Therefore,you should use a feed reader. You might find that this means your posts arertead more frequently and possibly get linked by other blogs.

    There is my two penneth

    Kind regards,

    Mike

  • Anonymous

    People who are savvy enough to use a feed reader are probably already using ad blockers, or wouldn’t click on the ads anyway. Therefore,you should use a feed reader. You might find that this means your posts arertead more frequently and possibly get linked by other blogs.There is my two pennethKind regards,Mike

  • Anonymous

    Doesn’t everyone block ads?

  • Anonymous

    Doesn’t everyone block ads?

  • David Cushman

    I thought you can add adsense to your rss feed on blogger?

  • David Cushman

    I thought you can add adsense to your rss feed on blogger?

  • BadgerGravling

    Unfortunately, although blogger accepts the code for rss adverts:

    “Please be aware that our beta test of AdSense for feeds is full and we are not accepting applications at this time. If you’re interested in participating in AdSense for feeds in the future, please check back here for updates.”

    And it’s been like that for quite a while

  • BadgerGravling

    Unfortunately, although blogger accepts the code for rss adverts:”Please be aware that our beta test of AdSense for feeds is full and we are not accepting applications at this time. If you’re interested in participating in AdSense for feeds in the future, please check back here for updates.”And it’s been like that for quite a while