What do we have now? Advertisement and Bookstore

Issue

I haven't written any new articles for over a week because I've been spending time adding some new features. Before I explain what it is, please allow me to take a few minutes of your time to talk about: I have added advertisements to the website.

Well, it was quite sudden when the ads started appearing. Actually, I planned to notify readers in advance, about 2 weeks to a month, but since my Adsense account was approved unexpectedly and I was eager to see how the ads worked, I decided to implement them right away.

I know many people don't like advertisements, and I'm the same. Whenever I visit a website with too many ads, it often gives me a negative experience, sometimes even a sense of deception, like spam... I use many ad blockers to avoid seeing them, and ironically, now I'm placing ads on my own website.

Actually, from the beginning, I didn't expect much revenue from ads. The website has a modest amount of traffic, and my joy and motivation simply come from seeing it grow every day, through my articles reaching more people, or even from the readers' own interest. But you know, I also need to find a bigger motivation to produce more content. If the quality is good, readers will enjoy it, and I will gain more traffic and ad revenue.

This is just the beginning. To be honest, I care more about the readers' experience than displaying ads. As evidence, last week, I reduced the number of ad placements because they were too many, causing clutter and obstructing the content of the articles, which I don't like.

I believe that ads themselves are not bad, only those who place them are. I have stopped using ad blockers for over 2 months, even before I added Adsense. When I find valuable information on a website that contains ads, I shouldn't judge whether placing ads is right or wrong, but rather see it as a reward for the content creator, although it may not be much, at least they will be happy to see someone supporting them.

In the near future, I might disable ads for any readers who login to the website and read articles. Hopefully, this can be seen as a thank you to those who are interested in me and this blog.

Setting aside ads, last week I also created a Bookstore page. Here, I will compile the books I've read, share my thoughts, content... along with purchase links. Yes, I am selling books through Affiliate marketing. If you're interested, you can click on the "Books" link right on the navigation bar to access it. At first, there may not be many, but I will try to update with more books.

Speaking of reading books, it is a complex topic because everyone has different opinions about it. Some believe that books are a treasure trove of knowledge, while others are skeptical or simply not interested... I respect each person's viewpoint and won't discuss too much about this topic, but if you have a habit of reading books, you will likely enjoy reading more books.

Since these are books I've read, and my favorite genres are Psychology, Culture, History, Philosophy... so there may be more books in these categories. I hope there are many readers who share the same interests, but even if not, you can still give it a try, who knows, you might end up liking it :D.

Putting books aside, my upcoming plan is to create another similar page, but focusing on Coffee. From equipment, beans, toys... to detailed reviews... But it may take a while because I still need to focus on completing the Bookstore page and finish some other articles.

Lastly, as usual, thank you to all readers who have followed me during this period. Your presence will contribute to improving this Blog even more. Thank you!