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No, no, no. I don't, and you shouldn't. A significant fraction of my income comes from Google Adsense, so this behavior would benefit me. However, I'm far mo
by apowell 16y ago
No, no, no. I don't, and you shouldn't.
A significant fraction of my income comes from Google Adsense, so this behavior would benefit me. However, I'm far more interested in the long-term health of the online advertising ecosystem, and I don't want it distorted by "click-tipping" at the advertiser's expense.
When I check my stats, I want to be confident that I've earned my money by delivering value to my advertisers -- not because a handful of well-meaning visitors decided to arbitrarily divert a few pennies from the advertiser's bank account to my own.
On the other hand, if an ad on my site is genuinely interesting to you, go ahead. After all, that's the whole point.