I’m working on this very thing right now in a new book I’m finishing called, interestingly enough “How to Monetize Your Blog.”

The answer is like what the Supreme Court said about pornography – actually that subject was indecency.

“I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”

The number of ads is not the question – it is, first, is there a PATH apparent in your blog?

If your blog is you rambling on a topic, or if you just aggregate news, or go off in opinion, than probably not.

Have you noticed that Seth Godin relentlessly pounds the idea of solving PERCEVIED PROBLEMS that people have into his audiences heads?

I believe that the first step to ask yourself when you commit to monetizing your blog is, “what problem am I solving for people?.”

Actually, the PRE_QUESTION would be, “is this a problem people feel they have?”

All good marketing begins not with the product (ads) but with the customer.

This blog, and all of Jack’s products, help solve a very clear and present problem, getting more/better traffic to your blog site.

Rick Butts
http://1Cat.biz