3 ms·
A major question, for me, is: how does it get started? What would motivate someone to create a website without ads, for the purposes of what you're suggesting,
by jamesrcole 7y ago
A major question, for me, is: how does it get started? What would motivate someone to create a website without ads, for the purposes of what you're suggesting, when the scheme is in its infancy? What would motivate a website to remove ads, when the scheme is in its infancy?
- mcv 7y agoPlenty of websites already have no ads. Wikipedia, for example. Many blogs too. But even with ads, you'll still be listed. But ad-free sites get a higher ranking, making that a more viable decision for some.
- jamesrcole 7y agoThat doesn't matter unless the existing pool of ad-free sites can supply good results for a reasonable proportion of the actual web searches being performed. I doubt very much it can. For the idea to work it'd mean that there'd b incentive to have a website on a particular topic be ad-free vs ad-based competitors. How does that incentive start in the first place?
- mcv 7y agoIt probably shouldn't put all ad-free sites above all ad-laden sites, but some preferential treatment would be nice. But there are already plenty of ad-free sites that have tons of useful information. I wouldn't mind seeing them ranked higher.