Goodbye Kontera - $103.94

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Posted in » Make Money - by Ades on September 21st, 2007

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As of today I will no longer be using Kontera on this blog. It took me some time to think about it and at the end I decided that usability outweighed the revenue Kontera currently generates for me.

When I started using Kontera on the blog, I had asked readers if it was okay with them. And I stressed that if it was not, I would not use it. However, the ones who replied said “It was OK with them”. So I continued…

But all these while I was not feeling right. I am not sure why, maybe because it was not making much money. Or maybe I was feeling guilty for going against usability. Because I do write about Usability on this blog, so using Kontera on the blog kind of offset what I was writing.

Kontera Revenue
During this period, Kontera generated $103.94. I used it for about 4+ months. Obviously it was not making much, and this was the turning point for me to decide against it.

I believe the decision will pay off in some other way. Now the blog will be less cluttered:

  1. No more popup ads on the links
  2. No more double lined links in the posts, which confuses new people
  3. The posts are cleaner now, with only original links in them
  4. And finally better usability (Usability 1 : Kontera 0)

What do you think? Was it a better decision? Do you think the blog now is more user-friendly? Your opinion counts. As Darren says, blogger should give and at the same time, get back something from the readers. So guys, gimme some feedback ;)


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6 Responses to “Goodbye Kontera - $103.94”

  1. By Mulamaker on Sep 21, 2007

    Hey Ades,

    I’m an avid reader of your blog for past 6 months. Thanks for nice articles and my reading time well spent on your site!
    I believe people who visit your site have seen kontera/intellitext ads from other tech blogs so they are familiar with how they work. I personally don’t care if you have them or remove them.

    I think most of your audiences would agree that it doesn’t bother.

  2. By pikey on Sep 21, 2007

    i think it’s a wise choice…

  3. By Wayne Liew on Sep 21, 2007

    If you think if you are not earning much then discard it, ads are usually in the blind spot and people won’t actually mind it if the are not crammed and seen as “too much” and this is where ad placement matters.

    Not to say teaching an expert like you, just my opinion. :-)

  4. By StockTube on Sep 22, 2007

    obviously people knows about those double-line so to make good money from kontera is rather difficult, not to mention the frustration to readers who have to bear with the small popup window …

    for the same reason, i’ve threw it away long time ago … unless they can pay better than adsense, kontera might just die naturally …

    cheers …

  5. By Nick Ramsay on Sep 22, 2007

    I’ll echo Mulamaker and say again that it didn’t bother me either way. Having said that, $100 in four months for a blog this size isn’t enough to keep using it so I think you made the right decision. Interestingly, this frees you up to explore other similar programs. Amazon, Chitika, Linkworth and others offer similar systems, some PPC, some PPA, but knowing you Ades, you’ve probably got them all lined up and ready to review as I write this! :)

  6. By Ades on Sep 22, 2007

    Guys, thanks for taking time to give me some feedback on this. I really appreciate it.

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