Retail and Advertising

Succinct summation of several points.

A reader asked why I had a Full Sail ad on the front page of astrofish.net — I didn’t. Google AdSense. I make a few pennies for each ad that gets clicked. Frequently, the ads are for horoscopes, with buzz words like, “Free,” and a favorite lie, “Shockingly Accurate!”

The way it is setup? That banner ad only runs on the front page, click down one layer, and the ad goes away. Side bar stays the same, but those are mostly my books and my websites, and frankly, kramerwetzel.com, BexarCountyLine.com, and soon to be, kramerwetzel.com are all labors of love — the weight of the production being the astrofish.net burden.

Besides, the traffic pattern is 90% of the site’s traffic doesn’t make it passed the first page. Looking for free, I have no problem serving them an ad for “competition.”

Once again, I was heartened by The Brooks Review and its insight.

About the author: Born and raised in a small town in East Texas, Kramer Wetzel spent years honing his craft in a trailer park in South Austin. He hates writing about himself in third person. More at KramerWetzel.com.

  • rhubarb Oct 1, 2012 @ 9:28

    K, where you’re concerned there is no competition worth mentioning. Just sayin’.

  • Kramer Wetzel Oct 1, 2012 @ 10:31

    Why I let the ads run with no exclusions.

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