Those adverts...
Those adverts that appear at the side of my blog really annoy me. I didn't choose to put them there, that's something that BlogHi, the host, is responsible for. Adverts creeping onto inappropriate pages on the net annoy me in general but this particular instance I find gauling for two reasons in particular. First, much of my blog is about books. That's not surprising - I run a second hand bookshop here in South London, and I'm a bibliophile in general. But because much of my blog is about books, someone, somewhere, has judged that it is best to advertise book shops and other book-related sites on my blog - so the adverts are promoting my direct competitors. That's just crass.
The second reason it annoys me is because when I signed up here, there was no suggestion of serving adverts on my pages. Nor was there any attempt to inform or consult bloghi bloggers before the scheme was introduced. That is deception and sneaky and rude.
So, ok, I'm using a free blog site and perhaps I'm getting what I pay for - ie virtual peanuts for a corrupted service. The upshot, however, is that Im beginning to think that it's about time to find a new blog hoster. Any one who has some good ideas or hot tips on blog hosting, I'd be delighted to hear from you. I don't mind paying a reasonable amount, and I would like to be able to transfer my existing blog automatically.
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So far Blogger has been okay for me. The service is free and adverts are optional. The templates they provide are customisable so there should be no trouble getting it to look the way you want. You can also blog via email if you are so inclined. Not sure if there is an easy way to transfer content though...
There are plenty of other free hosting services though. There's a list here:
http://weblogs.about.com/od/weblogsoftwareandhosts/a/topfreeblogs.htm
Enjoy,
Liam.
Comment by Liam— 2005/09/10 @ 07:51 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Jessica— 2005/09/11 @ 07:07 AM — (Reply)
Not telling you about the ads was sneaky. But consider this. You may object to the competition benefiting from people linking to them from your blog -but do you object to people linking from their sites, blogs ads, whatever, to your blog? Its the interconnectedness of the web that makes it work, for commerce as for everything else. If we turn it into a series of corporate cul-de-sacs where no one is allowed to mention the competition then it becomes like one of those socially dead housing estates made up of cul-de-sacs. Only the people who already know you're there have a reason for coming to see you. I found your site quite by accident, -by linking from a competitor . . . but having discovered your great content I have a
reason to come again!
Comment by Andrew J King— 2005/09/14 @ 09:32 AM — (Reply)