I added Google ads to mac.fiveforks.com just for the fun of it. Anyone can sign up and do this. The ads are “smart” in that they look at the web page they are on and try to deliver ads related to the topics. Dog kennels have been featured on Stonegate (thanks to articles about Stout and dog poop.) Some high-tech ads have appeared on Jeb-Log. Whenever someone clicks on one of these ads, I earn money. (No, we can’t all just click on them all day… Google knows if you are doing that and it doesn’t count.)

Checks are sent monthly. This is my earnings report as of day two. (Click to zoom.)

This is an amazing thing because it decentralizes advertising space. If you have enough people who visit your blog, you could generate a healthy income through advertising. Will free-lance journalists need to work for major news or publication companies?