> ## Content Index
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# Makes pennies, destroys brands
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2015/12/makes-pennies-destroys-brands/
- Published: 2015-12-15T23:58:38.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-16T00:06:22.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: branding, business models, monetisation, publishing strategy, reputation

> Some reputable publishing sites have these trash content modules on the bottom. Makes pennies, destroys brands. [pic.twitter.com/nFEm7mNA5P](https://t.co/nFEm7mNA5P?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)
> 
> — Jason Hirschhorn (@JasonHirschhorn) [December 12, 2015](https://twitter.com/JasonHirschhorn/status/675768830484873216?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=onemanandhisblog.com)

There are good and bad varieties of these “news from our partners” ad boxes. The bad ones are very, very bad indeed. If a site is using the bad ones, they don’t respect you, the reader, at all. And that’s useful information.