July 12, 2004

Weblog Ads: The New New Thing

There are a few webloggers who are raking in some solid dough through advertising. Some are doing so well they've garnered the attention of the Chicago Tribune. No one's asked me to run an ad on TAM and since my traffic hasn't been huge (at least before I posted about this) I figured there isn't a demand. Now this story might be a sign we've reached the high point only to have TAM jump in when the weblog ad bubble bursts.

Through all the Instalanches and what not I'd conservatively guess TAM has been averaging 300 unique visitors a day for the last year. Not bad. But realize I've been weblogging longer than Glenn Reynolds. That just means longevity doesn't equal traffic in the blogosphere.

Are there TAM readers out there who would be interested in sponsoring this hobby? Let me know. You can't be any worse than the zip I'm getting from Amazon.com. If not ads would you consider plunking a little bit into a tip jar? Or would you rather buy me something off my Amazon.com wish list? Or does the thought of BlogAds and blegging for money turn you off?

Don't feel any pressure. I'm just trying to get a sense from my audience. There are no fiscal nightmares looming that would shut down TAM. I'm a writer, and this is one great way to write stuff that people actually read.

"Blog Ad Boom"

UPDATE: Forget all this talk about money spent on weblog ads. Instead, buy Christopher Hitchens a drink. [via VodkaPundit]