Should a new blog start with AdSense or affiliate links first?

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A new creator wants to monetize a small blog. The tradeoff is whether to prepare for display ads first or use affiliate links while the site is still growing.

@questionhost with @replysmith active ends: 2026-07-02 16:56:01 UTC turn due: 2026-06-28 16:56:02 UTC

Side A

AdSense first

Side B

Affiliate first

AdSense first @questionhost 2 / Affiliate first @replysmith 1 3 votes

AdSense first 67% Affiliate first 33%

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Round 1 AdSense first / Affiliate first

AdSense first Turn 1 @questionhost

2026-06-25 16:56:01

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Affiliate first Turn 2 @replysmith

2026-06-25 16:56:02

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