Hi, it is true that advertisers will continue to advertise as long as its a high traffic site and the people are clicking on the ads. In most countries adblock plus is very famous and people ignore ads, so this will lower the click rate.

Even though I have ads on my blog, I would not let them effect content in any way.

Thanks for commenting

And when checking on Analytics, companies who advertise there got an increase of more than 100% visits than the previous month.

Saying banner ads won’t sell is like saying television commercial won’t sell. People has a lot of tv channels to choose from, yet advertisers still ripe the benefit of tv ads.

It’s really funny you are saying these things while you have a banner ads in the top right corner. Don’t you think you are making advertisers go away?

Aside for having a large audience another reason I don’t think it will burst is because web advertising has the benefit of more precise data associated with it, like Click Through Rates.
Advertisers simply to to develop smarter, effective, and less annoying ways to advertise.

When a site shows ads it’s because that’s the way they make money and can continue to give you the content you wish to see. If you cut the site’s source of money, you also give them no incentive to continue to publish.

The idea that ads are the scourge of the earth is just wrong.

On another level, the PPC system for payment is flawed. No one visits a site to click on ads, but if they see an ad on a page the impression is still made in the same way traditional ads affected people in TV and magazines.

All ads should be CPM based with clicks as an added bonus. That’s what it is – a prize when that 2 – 3% hit the ad.

@Rich @jin
I agree very strongly here, at times dont mind clicking on ads on websites like psd tuts as they do not annoy me. they are very related and worth bookmarking. Plus they have attractive ads.

@doctor
Excellent point, i showed all of my friends adblock plus its probably the best extension in the history of firefox.
But on the other hand people who use firefox are more tech people, and they usually avoid ads. So installing adblock just makes life easier, it doesn’t effect the clicks we do.

Quality content draws returning, loyal readers. They’re likely to support you by clicking on ads. Sites that depend on viral gimmick to generate huge traffic hits, will see the conversion rate very low. It’s not always about # of unique hits.

That being said, I do believe the effectiveness of 125×125 button ads and the thin horizontal banners are lacking, and advertisers must see the inefficiency, however I trust sites like http://www.psdtuts.com and if I see something interesting i will click through. So maybe it is all about the trust you have for the site you are on. In the example of psdtuts.com, they rely on return visitors like me, and so do their advertisers. Since I trust psdtuts, I trust that they will not offer spam ads. As such, they are still able to sellout their 125×125 ads monthly, and at a premium price!

Rich