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Google Chrome to start blocking deceptive and irritating ads by default on February 15

Posted on December 26, 2017

Do you hate it when you click what looks like a link to an interesting article only to discover that it’s really just an advertisement?

And how about those ads that prompt you to to click by using a title that ends up having nothing to do with the product or service they’re hawking?

Or maybe video ads that start playing automatically just as soon as you load the page?

And perhaps worst of all are ads that “pop up” or “slide in” over top of the content, usually with the little “X” you click to close the ad located way off in the distance. I hate having to search high and low for a way to close an ad just so I can read the article!

If you despise deceptive and irritating ads like these as much as I do, you’ll finally find some relief come February 15, 2018.  [Read more…]

How to earn money from your blog without placing ads on it

Posted on October 13, 2017

Not all that long ago it was very easy to make money from your blog if it had decent traffic.

In the stone ages of blogging (circa 2010 and before) all you had to do was place a few contextual ads or banners on your pages and watch the money flow in month after month.

If your blog had a lot of visitors, you could earn a good passive income simply by placing ads on it.

But things are different now. In recent years ads have fallen out of favor with both bloggers and their readers.  [Read more…]

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