This is a post to simply follow up what I ranted about yesterday in my blog.  I feel that if directories (or websites for that matter) want to use Google Adsense, Yahoo Publisher Ads or any other ad paying program out there to make extra money on thier website then its totally fine and does not take away from the legitimacy of your site.  With that said, there is an extreme level certain people can take with these ad programs.  In regards to the directories, the thing I don’t like to see is when they place the ads right next to any submit buttons, or and buttons that you need to click on the navigate the site with right next to the ads. (Example would be a directory that has a submit button titled “add url” inbetween two adsense ads that both have the words “add url” in the ads…(see the trick)) It can be confusing and people can click on these ads and get taken away from the site they are on. (this is the goal of this website to strickly make money this way) I think this is breaking the TOS (terms of service) that most of these sites have.  They say not to trick, manipulate or advertise to “click here”  essentially thats all these type of sites are doing.  They have fallen trap to “whoring” out thier sites to Ads.

There are legit sites and directories that use ads to make more money and do not take away from the integrity of the site.  You can tell if a directory does not have Ads all over it, then they are making money in other ways and are satisfied, and do not have to turn to these ad paying programs.  

So my final thought on this subject is if you have a site that is legit, (and you want it to stay legit and credible) You place the ads where it will not trick me to click on.  I have clients that make a good living on these ad paying programs, but every one of these clients are keeping the integrity of thier site, and have not fallen to the dark side of Ad-spamming thier site.

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