The fact is, from a usability standpoint, ads have become a standard, expected page element. Nobody except the pickiest bastard cares if there are ads on a page. It is expected. Most major websites have ads, and they are the ones that set the design trends and the people’s expectations.

Secondly, what happens if you suddenly receive a burst of traffic, say a link from a bigger site or a digg. How much money do you miss out on?

Finally, most of your posts have been about making money online. Even if your ads only generate $1.00 a week, that’s still making money, and that still shows that you are willing to lead by example.

In short, you have to think of ads as value-added content: “here, reader, take at look at this other stuff that may be valuable to you.” If you don’t believe in what you’re selling (ad space), then it will eventually show in your work.

P.S – thanks for the linkage!