Interesting approach. Like “Jeff,” above, I’ve been a reader, not a subscriber, probably because there’s too much stuff in my inboxes already. (In fact, if you can track email addresses via your comments section, you’ll see that I’ve been here before.) I’ll go ahead and subscribe because you’re asking–but obviously, this new subscription isn’t due to the print ads, as I only pick up C-ville every few weeks….

I do enjoy your blog, and I appreciate all your hard work.

Thanks for the comment. There are going to be growing pains with any new thing, so I’m ok with it.

Thanks for adding my name. I hadn’t even noticed that. Regarding how many people remember after six months – that’ the whole differentiator with print, IMHO. We’ll see.

Next week will be even better, I am sure.

We are also curious as to the print-to-web translation. We are actively monitoring the links mentioned in the ads to see what kind of traffic spikes there are.

Of course, I’m sure any print Ad Manager will tell you to focus more on the “branding” capabilities rather than direct visitor translation (i.e. how many people remember your name later because of the ad). I added your name to the bottom of your text in this week’s ad for that reason (and to even out the spacing). The majority of the public have no idea what RSS is, but may remember your name from the ad 6 months from now.

We’ll see.