Comments on: The Katana: Advertising For A Cause http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/ Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joining Yakezie to Grow the Small Business Blog http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-23621 Joining Yakezie to Grow the Small Business Blog Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:09:13 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-23621 [...] of course more traffic means more money from advertisers. Financial Samurai says that if you can crack the Alexa 100,000 you can make at least [...] [...] of course more traffic means more money from advertisers. Financial Samurai says that if you can crack the Alexa 100,000 you can make at least [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-5495 admin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:14:04 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-5495 Hi Darren! Thanks for stopping by. You can do linkshare.com and cj.com for affiliate advertising where you can choose what you'd like to promote. Also, if you gain more traffic outside advertisers will approach you as well. There's a fine line as well. I don't think Adsense is bad per say, it's just not my cup of tea. Once you focus on making money for your blog, I think the quality and spirit go downhill b/c the money is so little. Yes, it was started in the summer of 2009! Hope to see you around more often! Best, Sam Hi Darren! Thanks for stopping by. You can do linkshare.com and cj.com for affiliate advertising where you can choose what you’d like to promote. Also, if you gain more traffic outside advertisers will approach you as well. There’s a fine line as well. I don’t think Adsense is bad per say, it’s just not my cup of tea.

Once you focus on making money for your blog, I think the quality and spirit go downhill b/c the money is so little.

Yes, it was started in the summer of 2009!

Hope to see you around more often!

Best, Sam

]]> By: Darren http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-5492 Darren Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:56:11 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-5492 That's very admirable of you to donate your blogging income to charity. Much props for that! I also struggled with whether or not to put adsense on my site when I try to monetize it, because of irrelevant ads or ads I don't feel comfortable promoting. Do you know of any other avenues to provide more relevant ads? Also, did you really just start up your blog in the summer of '09? If so, you've created a pretty well-established in a short time. Congrats on that! .-= Darren´s last blog ..<a href="http://morethanfinances.com/how-ive-managed-to-stay-out-of-debt/" rel="nofollow">How I’ve Managed To Stay Out of Debt</a> =-. That’s very admirable of you to donate your blogging income to charity. Much props for that! I also struggled with whether or not to put adsense on my site when I try to monetize it, because of irrelevant ads or ads I don’t feel comfortable promoting. Do you know of any other avenues to provide more relevant ads?

Also, did you really just start up your blog in the summer of ’09? If so, you’ve created a pretty well-established in a short time. Congrats on that!
.-= Darren´s last blog ..How I’ve Managed To Stay Out of Debt =-.

]]> By: Creating Powerful Friends: Samurai's Yakezie Alexa Ranking Challenge | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-4897 Creating Powerful Friends: Samurai's Yakezie Alexa Ranking Challenge | Financial Samurai Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:12:52 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-4897 [...] recently had an “a-ha” moment which I will share with you this weekend. Update: All advertising proceeds after operating costs will be donated to charity.* Other big sites who never bother responding to you, suddenly take notice and give you the time of [...] [...] recently had an “a-ha” moment which I will share with you this weekend. Update: All advertising proceeds after operating costs will be donated to charity.* Other big sites who never bother responding to you, suddenly take notice and give you the time of [...]

]]> By: The Katana: A Week Long Celebration of Love | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-4732 The Katana: A Week Long Celebration of Love | Financial Samurai Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:19:22 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-4732 [...] Losers Of The Obama Tax Plan” over at Darwin’s.  I feel bad for the losers, especially charities.* “Untemplater Interview With Career Coach Alexandra” by Jun talks about career advice [...] [...] Losers Of The Obama Tax Plan” over at Darwin’s.  I feel bad for the losers, especially charities.* “Untemplater Interview With Career Coach Alexandra” by Jun talks about career advice [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-4409 admin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:16:16 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-4409 Yo E-dog - Uh oh, you be track me. I get a solid 4-5 hours of sleep every night! Especially after 2 hours of tennis and squash like last night. :) I have a funny story, but it will have to wait until another post. Signing off! Yo E-dog – Uh oh, you be track me. I get a solid 4-5 hours of sleep every night! Especially after 2 hours of tennis and squash like last night. :)

I have a funny story, but it will have to wait until another post. Signing off!

]]> By: Evan http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-4408 Evan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:33:47 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-4408 Alright Sam, I have to ask...Do you sleep? I know you are the west coast and its 630am there, and I have seen you comment way into the night....What's up? Is there a no sleep eastern medicine secret you aren't sharing. .-= Evan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myjourneytomillions/feed/~3/fEKx0UYiRhc/" rel="nofollow">Is there Anything More Important than Money when it comes to a Job?</a> =-. Alright Sam, I have to ask…Do you sleep? I know you are the west coast and its 630am there, and I have seen you comment way into the night….What’s up? Is there a no sleep eastern medicine secret you aren’t sharing.
.-= Evan´s last blog ..Is there Anything More Important than Money when it comes to a Job? =-.

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/25/the-katana-advertising-for-a-cause-012410/comment-page-1/#comment-4406 admin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:30:06 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=5106#comment-4406 <a href="#comment-4362" rel="nofollow">@Mike Piper </a> Sounds like a good balance Mike. It's also kind of a zero sum game. If I put Adsense up, it takes space away from something else. Worth playing around with though. <a href="#comment-4396" rel="nofollow">@Monevator </a> This goes back to one of my old questions to you.... how come the English aren't as relevant or as innovative as Americans, besides HTML and Skype of course? Are the Brits really at a disadvantage when it comes to making money online? I've received several offers from English-based SEO companies asking to do something, so I'm testing the legitimcy of one out for a month (see UK Sponsors). If it's good, fine. If not, I'll introduce them to you! :) I have several charities in mind. Most are local. It'll be a next topic sometime soon. I like that other guy's idea. People can drop in links as much as they want here. I have no problems with it at all (wrote so in one of the Katana's). Cheers, Sam @Mike Piper
Sounds like a good balance Mike. It’s also kind of a zero sum game. If I put Adsense up, it takes space away from something else. Worth playing around with though.

@Monevator
This goes back to one of my old questions to you…. how come the English aren’t as relevant or as innovative as Americans, besides HTML and Skype of course? Are the Brits really at a disadvantage when it comes to making money online? I’ve received several offers from English-based SEO companies asking to do something, so I’m testing the legitimcy of one out for a month (see UK Sponsors). If it’s good, fine. If not, I’ll introduce them to you! :)

I have several charities in mind. Most are local. It’ll be a next topic sometime soon. I like that other guy’s idea.

People can drop in links as much as they want here. I have no problems with it at all (wrote so in one of the Katana’s).

Cheers, Sam

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