After seeing the ads on top of some of the photos, I wondered if you were thinking of getting rid of ads for people who donate to the cause every month?
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Steven Hodson
offlineHead HonchoDean this is a tough one to be honest.
When I removed the ads from the previous incarnation of the forums I lost literally more than have of my monthly revenue but I was willing to take that bite since I have a paying gig but it also returned WinExtra to a point where it wasn't even paying for its hosting fees per month as only two people continued to support through donations.
Even when I did have the ads and removed them for people with subscriptions the response was - shall we say - tepid but it was offset by the ad revenue which was constantly improving.
That said I will seriously consider that option again if I can find an easy way to handle it in a way that doesn't increase my Admin time or complexity of running the forums.
Steven Hodson
WinExtra / Shooting at BubblesPosted 3 years ago # -
Steven Hodson
offlineHead HonchoInfinidean said:
The only time the ads have bothered me to this point is when they cover a pic. Other than that I don't even notice ads on a webpage. Kind of makes me wonder who does.Well I don't know either Dean but I do know from experience that enough do that it helps pays the bills
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I agree with Dean...to a point. Ads that move, flash, bounce etc, GUARANTEE that I will either turn on the adblocker (if there is some content that I NEED) or simply leave..never to return. With my SID, anything jumping around in my peripheral makes it impossible to focus.
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Steven Hodson
offlineHead HonchoBilly said:
I agree with Dean...to a point. Ads that move, flash, bounce etc, GUARANTEE that I will either turn on the adblocker (if there is some content that I NEED) or simply leave..never to return. With my SID, anything jumping around in my peripheral makes it impossible to focus.you can be assured Billy that I will never intentionally have those kind of ads. hell I have a hard enough time getting you guys to put up with AdSense ads
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Steven Hodson
offlineHead HonchoInfinidean said:
Do you get money per click? If so, I'll try and remember to click on them... if I remember they're there.the money comes from both pageviews and clicks. however one has to be very careful with repetatively clicking on exactly the same ads within a period of time (Google's assessment of what that period of time is). if you cross that 'line' Google will freeze my account
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