Comments on: Delivering Sub-optimal Product/Blog News http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/ Product management, product marketing, and the ugly side of software product development. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The Cranky Product Manager http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-585 The Cranky Product Manager Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:50:49 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-585 <p>SoCal, the Cranky PM pays a bit more than that due to making poor hosting provider choices 2+ years ago. But granted, she doesn't pay that much more, but it is still costing about $500 a year, not including the Starbucks. She'll be delighted if she can earn enough via Google AdSense to cover it. So far, it looks like it will only _partially_ cover the CPM's costs - AdSense doesn't pay very much.</p> SoCal, the Cranky PM pays a bit more than that due to making poor hosting provider choices 2+ years ago. But granted, she doesn’t pay that much more, but it is still costing about $500 a year, not including the Starbucks. She’ll be delighted if she can earn enough via Google AdSense to cover it. So far, it looks like it will only _partially_ cover the CPM’s costs – AdSense doesn’t pay very much.

]]> By: SoCal PM http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-586 SoCal PM Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:46:55 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-586 <p>I'm actually pretty cool with an ad here or there. You do not have ads plastered all over the site, so you're good.</p> <p>However, as a blogger myself, I know what the costs are. With the exception of my time (which is either precious according to my family or worthless according to our project management schedules), it is not a significant financial burden for me. It's definitely not worth annoying my 3 readers (of which I am one of them) with ads.</p> <p>Hosting: about $20 a month<br /> Domain registration: $0.90 a month<br /> Wordpress: free<br /> Site design: free with minimal skill<br /> Content: free</p> <p>Looks like about $21 per month - or about two days of Starbucks usage. Is there something that I am missing?</p> I’m actually pretty cool with an ad here or there. You do not have ads plastered all over the site, so you’re good.

However, as a blogger myself, I know what the costs are. With the exception of my time (which is either precious according to my family or worthless according to our project management schedules), it is not a significant financial burden for me. It’s definitely not worth annoying my 3 readers (of which I am one of them) with ads.

Hosting: about $20 a month
Domain registration: $0.90 a month
Wordpress: free
Site design: free with minimal skill
Content: free

Looks like about $21 per month – or about two days of Starbucks usage. Is there something that I am missing?

]]> By: Kerry http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Kerry Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:34:02 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-587 <p>No problem - I am also blind to Internet ads, and we all understand it takes money to run this blog. Excellent example of great communication skills!</p> No problem – I am also blind to Internet ads, and we all understand it takes money to run this blog. Excellent example of great communication skills!

]]> By: Lauren http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Lauren Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:10:08 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-588 <p>No problem... one of the benefits of Internet Addiction is complete and total banner blindness anyway. </p> No problem… one of the benefits of Internet Addiction is complete and total banner blindness anyway.

]]> By: Nils Davis http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Nils Davis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:37:43 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-589 <p>Also no problem with ads. I hope you make a lot of money. I believe it's possible not to click on an ad, btw, if you don't want to buy the item advertised...</p> Also no problem with ads. I hope you make a lot of money. I believe it’s possible not to click on an ad, btw, if you don’t want to buy the item advertised…

]]> By: Dogbert http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Dogbert Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:54:40 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-590 <p>Ditto. Ads are fine with me. Blogging isn't free, despite popular opinion to the contrary.</p> <p>What I really want is for the CrankyPM to post job listings and resumes. My company is looking to hire product managers right now, and the kind of people we want are _exactly_ the kind of people who'd understand and appreciate the CrankyPM :-)</p> Ditto. Ads are fine with me. Blogging isn’t free, despite popular opinion to the contrary.

What I really want is for the CrankyPM to post job listings and resumes. My company is looking to hire product managers right now, and the kind of people we want are _exactly_ the kind of people who’d understand and appreciate the CrankyPM :-)

]]> By: Nigel Thomas http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Nigel Thomas Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-591 <p>For the benefit of Google and other feed readers, you may want to investigate adding ads to your RSS feeds. See eg <a href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/blogging/google-ads-for-rss-feeds-review/4082/" rel="nofollow">http://www.labnol.org/internet/blogging/google-ads-for-rss-feeds-review/4082/</a></p> <p>Just not too many please!</p> <p> </p> For the benefit of Google and other feed readers, you may want to investigate adding ads to your RSS feeds. See eg http://www.labnol.org/internet/blogging/google-ads-for-rss-feeds-review/4082/

Just not too many please!

]]> By: MaggieRamshaw http://crankypm.com/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/comment-page-1/#comment-592 MaggieRamshaw Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:09:25 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2008/09/delivering-sub-optimal-productblog-news/#comment-592 <p>No problem with the ads....as long as I don't have to watch a commercial for 30 second before I get to read your stuff.</p> <p>Be well and prosper, and keeping the butt kickin' regular. Sometimes you are what gets me through my PM day.</p> <p>:) </p> No problem with the ads….as long as I don’t have to watch a commercial for 30 second before I get to read your stuff.

Be well and prosper, and keeping the butt kickin’ regular. Sometimes you are what gets me through my PM day.

:)

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