You see, I never took blogging really seriously. It’s been years since I started to blog. It used to be just an avenue for my rants and whines – which of course changed along the years. I transferred from one platform to another; from free platforms to paid hosting. It was also just hobby to kill time but now it’s a passion. Along the years of blogging I’ve come to follow a few good-to-read blogs and met new friends online and offline. I never even really thought of monetizing and optimizing my blog (though I have visitors referred from search engines) but when I got my first pay out from a few ad units I’ve placed that’s when it all changed; I started to accept write-ups and reviews in exchange for a few dollars BUT it decreased my PageRank plus the traffic shrank – and that’s when I started to look into the other direction.
Optimizing vs. Monetizing
Most of my SEO Expert friends say Optimizing and Monetizing goes hand in hand – this I agree. But you see, in my stand point, Optimizing is leaning towards the blog content while Monetizing is leaning towards traffic and subsequently revenue generation. I guess we all agree that most blogsites these days are overly monetized rather than optimized. I visited a blogsite recently and I would say content was pretty okay but the site is cluttered with adverts and links. I almost couldn’t recognize which is an entry and which is an advert. The good side of me prevented me from commenting – “You’re an Adwhore!” Sorry for the lack of decency.
Well, some might criticize me for thinking out loud but you see this is true! Besides, I have every right to say so because: first – this is my blog; second – I pay for my hosting and doman; and third – I haven’t dropped blog names. Let me also say sorry to those who might have been affected to what I shared above. Let me point out again – I haven’t dropped any names here. So, I guess everyone shouldn’t make a fuss on this entry. LOL. I wouldn’t really blame these adwhores for being such because given the current economic condition - every moolah is worth to earn – and save, for that matter.
I have to admit I am not really good on either Optimizing or Monetizing but I must say – “Content is still the King.” Decipher that.
Cheers to Cebu Cebu Bloggers!
Moving on to a lighter note, let me say “Cheers!” to my Cebu Bloggers Society Family. We’ve come a long way from just a group of less than 10 bloggers to a society of more than 50 members – and that’s just in a year’s time.
We’ve already made a mark in Cebu’s New Media, let’s add more. And yeah – I just purchased a new domain for us. Let’s make it as another avenue of our Attitude Problem. 
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weeeee! i love your post beej! and you’re right, there are really those who are adwhores lang. i just hope they realize it’s not supposed to be like that. as what you said, “content is still the king.” ambot nlang sa mga dli ksabot. XD
and cheers to CBS jud! level up, level up, level up!
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beejing Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 10:15 am
IKR. Content is still the king.
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Hala akong isa ka blag adwhore, haha. Attitude Problem mode! Yey!
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beejing Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Mao ka!? Bryan – The ADWHORE.
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That’s why it took me awhile before loading my first piece… Content’s always been the king!
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