You didn’t think I’d run out of different ways to monetize your blog, did you?  Don’t worry – we’re just getting started!  Today we’re going to look at ReadySite.

ReadySite markets itself as the “easiest way to generate income from your website or blog.”  Sounds promising, right?  To be honest with you, I’m pretty mixed on this site.

When you sign up for an account with ReadySite you’ll be able to design a “page” to place on your website.  Some of the pages include a free samples page, deals on books and magazines, education deals, and others.  You can choose the page you want to design, and even adjust the colors so that it fits in with the layout of your site.  Oh, and I should notice that you can set the width of the frame so that you can put your page onto an actual page on your website, or into the sidebar of your website.

I set up a “page” two weeks ago in the sidebar of Fantabulously Frugal and it looks like this:

Well, the actual ad is much longer, but you get the idea.  When someone clicks on one of these ads I would, theoretically, make money.

Here’s what I like about ReadySite: It’s simple and easy to set up and once it’s set up it is pretty hands off.  The deals replenish themselves and you continue to get paid.

Here’s what I don’t like about ReadySite: Many of the ads are spam ads.  Maybe they’re not true spam, but if you have to sign up for a book-of-the-month club AND Netflix in order to receive a free sample of cereal?  That’s spam.  I’m skeptical anytime I see the words “complete participation requirements” in order to receive a freebie.  Not all ads are fake but more of them are fake than I am comfortable with.  Unlike AdSense, where you make money when someone clicks through an ad, to make money using ReadySite people will most likely need to sign up for an offer, or complete some sort of requirement, such as providing an email address.

Also, and perhaps most importantly, I haven’t found ReadySite to be a reliable source for making money.  In the two weeks since I’ve had this “page” on my sidebar, I’ve made no money.  Not a dime.  At this rate, well, I’d make $0 in a year, making it not even remotely worth the space it’s currently using up on my sidebar.