I get requests almost daily from organizations and marketing companies that want me to place ads around my site so I thought I’d give a little explanation as to why I will not post ads on here. First of all, let me say that I tried a few ads on my site about a year ago. The ads were distracting and didn’t always fit the “look” of my site. Sure, I can make them blend in and look pretty but I can’t control the content or images that pop up. And if I can’t control it, then I don’t want it on here. Imagine the shock of opening up a page on my site about modesty, only to find an ad image of a scantily clad girl inviting us to visit a web site for a “dating” service. Not cool. The text-based ads were just as bad. I had complaints from users about some of the text that was showing up and the products that were being advertised based off of keywords in an article. Again, not cool. So I pulled them ALL off.
This does not mean that every advertisement is bad. There were some good ones along with with the bad ones. Some organizations that want to advertise with me are actually very reputable or they are non-profits just wanting to trade links with me. My policy on those types of ads is this: Sign up for an account here, sign in and post a short write-up for your organization. If you want more, come back and give us an update, tell us what your organization is doing to benefit women or what events you are hosting. I’m ok with that kind of promotion as long as it fits the theme of this site, which is to encourage women.
What about the money I can get from ads? Simply put, I don’t need the money. The revenue from my own shop is more than enough to sustain this site and all the expenses that go with it. Carry on.
