[Kamigoroshi]

Setting up ads on your blog is like setting up a business because it is. You're selling a product and the thing people fail to ask themselves is "what can my blog offer to my readers that would profit me as well?"

The one thing that most blogger make a mistake in especially when they put ads on their blogs too early is that they do NOT have a reputation. When you stumble on a blog, people tend to shy away from ads, unless they have a damn good reason for it - like say content that's worth their attention. You don't have that if you're a young blog with no reputation.

Don't get me started on pay per posts. How can anyone take you seriously when you're being paid to blog about it? It's different from being paid to review something in newspapers or magazines because you actually are supposed to specialize in it (I worked as a game and movie reviewer at one point so I know what I'm talking about). Payperpost sends you all over the place without any credibility. You lose readers and your credibility to take it on.