Hay, should I put affiliate links and ads

[yazu]

Right from the start?
Or should I have to wait that the site would be ranked high enough due to articles within it?
Because it's a nich site, like cross road and the whole point is to direct people to where they want, and someone told me, he learned that in small nich sites, in order for SEO he needs first to put articles, etc. and only after a while put affiliate links and thinks like that.
On the other hand I downloaded special theme that is designed specially in order to put adsense, amazon, clickbank etc, when you just start building the site.
What do you think?
Thanks

[moeatwa]

Hey Yazu! There's nothing wrong with putting Ads on your website right from the start, as long as you still offer value to your users (The Goal is to make money afterall!)

However, if you feel that the ads are depreciating the value of your website, then I'd suggest that you leave them until later on. Good traffic is where your revenue will be coming from, and it only comes when users see that your site is worth visiting (and revisiting). Build trust and authority first, the money just comes rolling in after that.

As to the quantity and positioning of Ads, I'd suggest you take a look at your competitors. Where do they place their ads? How many ads do they have? I hope this helps! Cheers!

[MatthewGreen]

Personal preference. I usually wait a few weeks to add my links or unless i hit the first page. If there is not a lot of traffic coming to my site i wait until it ranks to the first page then i cloak my links and add them.

[yazu]

Thanks guys,
The point is that I build a small site that I believe gives value, but the value is to lead the visitor to other places, like review site, without other links it would be stupid.
So I'll take a chance and put at first only links, after a while I'll maybe add banners and ads.
I didn't think of it before, but If you built a review site so right from the start you should put links to other places, right? otherwise the site is missing the point

[goodluckdomain]

Originally Posted by yazu

Right from the start?
Or should I have to wait that the site would be ranked high enough due to articles within it?
Because it's a nich site, like cross road and the whole point is to direct people to where they want, and someone told me, he learned that in small nich sites, in order for SEO he needs first to put articles, etc. and only after a while put affiliate links and thinks like that.
On the other hand I downloaded special theme that is designed specially in order to put adsense, amazon, clickbank etc, when you just start building the site.
What do you think?
Thanks

If it is quality links and ads then no problem