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I recently stumbled upon a blog and I couldn't help but to leave almost immediately.

Why exactly did I leave immediately?

The blog was saturated with several ads and banners that made reading it's blog post next to imposible. C'mon, did I actually visit the blog to click on a Google Ad?

I want to read valuable content: posts that offers help, impacts knowledge and end my worries.

I know... I know, as a blogger, you would love to make money from Adsense and other monetization strategies to sustain your website. But, most bloggers get this all wrong.

Most readers actually visit your blog to read your content and not to click on a Google advertisement and they can easily identify an ad when they see one (especially "smart" ones). So, if you've been welcoming your readers with several banners and ads - you have to align this ad into your content which will attract clicks and not create a poor user experience for your readers.

Desperation really kills your blog, if you ask me.

Here are just few tips that will help your readers stick to your blog and turn to your raving fan:

1. Create mind-blowing content that wows your readers. if your content suck or you adopt the copy-paste style, most readers would have no reasons to stay long on your blog, since you didn't give any reason to.

2. Use a reliable web host that decreases your page load time. You can imagine your website for as long as 10 seconds, most readers can wait that long. So, figure that out ASAP!

3. Avoid the use of aggressive pop-ups (especially those that are not tested for mobiles)that creates headache for readers who love to read your posts.

4. Format your text creatively, leaving lots of white spaces. It makes easy for readers and scanners. (This you notice a lot of white spaces on this thread? )

I don't know if this resonates with anyone. What really makes you leave a website/blog?

I've just stated mine, how about you?

cc: adewasco2k, Slyr0x

The whitespace part is very correct

emmalexdboy:
I recently stumbled upon a blog and I couldn't help but to leave almost immediately.

Why exactly did I leave immediately?

The blog was saturated with several ads and banners that made reading it's blog post next to imposible. C'mon, did I actually visit the blog to click on a Google Ad?

I want to read valuable content: posts that offers help, impacts knowledge and end my worries.

I know... I know, as a blogger, you would love to make money from Adsense and other monetization strategies to sustain your website. But, most bloggers get this all wrong.

Most readers actually visit your blog to read your content and not to click on a Google advertisement and they can easily identify an ad when they see one (especially "smart" ones). So, if you've been welcoming your readers with several banners and ads - you have to align this ad into your content which will attract clicks and not create a poor user experience for your readers.

Desperation really kills your blog, if you ask me.

Here are just few tips that will help your readers stick to your blog and turn to your raving fan:

1. Create mind-blowing content that wows your readers. if your content suck or you adopt the copy-paste style, most readers would have no reasons to stay long on your blog, since you didn't give any reason to.

2. Use a reliable web host that decreases your page load time. You can imagine your website for as long as 10 seconds, most readers can wait that long. So, figure that out ASAP!

3. Avoid the use of aggressive pop-ups (especially those that are not tested for mobiles)that creates headache for readers who love to read your posts.

4. Format your text creatively, leaving lots of white spaces. It makes easy for readers and scanners. (This you notice a lot of white spaces on this thread? )

I don't know if this resonates with anyone. What really makes you leave a website/blog?

I've just stated mine, how about you?

cc: adewasco2k, Slyr0x