Last Wednesday when I was keying in some data I was disturbed by the blinking thingy on my desktop sidebar. “I’ve just got mailed”, I said to myself. Lifting my hands from the keypad, I grabbed the mouse and scrolled to open my mail. The title of the mail read (Nuffnang) Regarding Center ad placement on danielliew.com.

What’s so interesting about this mail that I found it worthwhile to be posted here, you may ask. This is actually the first time I received such email from my advertser. I am not sure if other bloggers also received such notice (have not heard anyone blogged bout this) but I am pretty sure not all bloggers get this type of attention.

Dear Daniel Liew,

Of late you might have noticed that you have gotten fewer ads, and thus less earnings on danielliew.com. While we have tried selling your ad space, advertisers have chosen not to place ads on your blog due to the suboptimal placement of your Center unit, or perhaps due to the clutter that surrounds your ad unit.

Could we trouble you to perhaps correct your blog placement so that it might make it easier for us to sell your ads to our advertisers?

Your leaderboard and skyscraper ad units should be visible when your blog loads; the large rectangle ad unit should be below the first post. All ad units should be visible on the main page. We hope that this will help us sell your ad space more effectively. Thank you.

Woaw!! Sell my ad space to advertisers! That’s felicitous! Yes, I know I am busy these two weeks but this is the opportunity to hit and I can’t just miss it! So, I sent them an email. Of course before sending them an email I placed the ads according to the recommendation given.

Now here is how one should place their ads. In my case I have three slots of ads placed on danielliew.com

Hi Nuffnang,

I received an email from your team regarding the suboptimal placement of my Center ad unit at danielliew.com which according to your email has resulted in less advertisers placing ads to my site.

Taking into the consideration suggested by Nuffnang, I’ve placed the Center unit to a better position. Do review my site again and provide me feedback on the position of the ad. Your feedback is important to drive in more earnings to my site. =)

Regards,
Daniel Liew

I prompted them to take a look at the placement of the ad space, people need approval/affirmation sometime. The email sounded formal and polite which was so inviting that they replied my email in no time. Hint Hint: I’ve learned how to correspond in email effectively these days since my nature of work requires me to send emails very often.

Hi Daniel,

I’ve checked the placements of all your ad units, they are all in desirable locations. Rest assure that your advertisement spaces are now optimized and our advertisers would have no doubts if they are to advertise on your blog.

Cheers,
Robb Chew
Blogger Relations Executive
Nuffnang Sdn Bhd
www.nuffnang.com.my

Optimized is the word! Just a few days ago while I was in Penang, I received a mail that Digi Happy O Meter has chosen to advertise on my site from 10 Aug 2008 to 16 Aug 2008. Wolah! Waiting to make my first cash-out and more pocket money.

I am not sure if the Robb Chew who replied my email is the Robb who blogs at SotongZai. Anyway, many thanks!

PS: Catch me at ReviveMyBlogPost on 1200am, July 24.

“It looks like me, sounds like me. But I will not say 100% that it’s me.”

YihChien reported that she has just been cloned!! Oh well, she made an induction based on her three eerie encounters with her clones. If you follow her stories you may wonder is there any possibility to find someone who actually looks to a certain degree like our own self - those eyes, those ears, those hairs and those skin.

I have no idea how I should help her, but my thinking hat tells me one thing - buy her a mirror from Realmart. This is no ordinary mirror for it has that special glare-free lighting plus 1x/5x magnification effect. Woah!!! If you loved reading the story of Snow White and the seven dwarfs you certainly know that mirror can be used to track the fairest and most beautiful lady on earth.

Why of all things, mirror?

Simple, the next time if she happens to bump into her clone she can take her mirror out and let her friends decide who’s the real one.

I am a first timer when it comes to taking part in contests hosted by Nuffnang. This Nuffnang Gift Ideas Contest is my first online contest that I decided to take part in.

I know I know that in a contest one has to be creative and competitive, but heck, I just want to take part so as to gain some experience. That’s a lame reason. The real reason I take part in this contest is to cheer my friends up, to give a surprise gift to someone.

Now that I arrive at the end of my post I would like to bring to your utmost attention that Nuffnang has been delivering more ads to my site. Albeit the income is still humble at the moment, I believe with my constant effort the income will certainly be handsome one day.

About the whole clone thing, I hope that YihChien will be able to save her time from explaining to others on the unnecessary encounters with her clone.