<b>When should I add ads — am I monetizing too early?</b>

<b>When should I add ads — am I monetizing too early?</b>

Q: I have 4,000 sessions a month. Should I slap on display ads now or wait?

A: Short answer: yes, you can start, but be picky about how. Longer answer: there's no rule that ads hurt rankings — but a heavy ad layout on a new site can wreck the reading experience and your quality signals at the worst possible time. The bigger issue is opportunity cost: at 4k sessions, ad income is rounding-error money.

A saner sequence:
— first, monetize with affiliate links woven into your best content
— add a light ad network around 10-15k sessions
— save aggressive ad layouts for when traffic is stable

Don't let $6/month tempt you into degrading the site you're still building.

Anyone want me to go deeper on this? React 👍