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maybe just make it an ads-supported linux blog site? linux is everywhere, if the blog articles are of high quality, i think there are many potential followers

by ausjke 6y ago

jlgaddis 6y ago
An ad-supported, highly technical news web site? The type of web site that probably has the highest percentage of visitors that use ad blockers?
- ausjke 6y ago
  yes the readers are probably going to block the ads. however, let's assume whoever built this blog also know how to not let you block its ads. 1. put a sign saying please no-block, otherwise the site can not sustain. 2. embed the ads into your own blog server, the readers have to block the very site to block ads.
  - RealStickman_ 6y ago
    1: If this is in the places where ads would normally be I wouldn't mind, however I absolutely dislike popups. 2: Do you really think people who use adblockers will like this? Obviously this also depends on how annoying the ads are.
    - ausjke 6y ago
      if it's all about linux-related products I will be fine with the ads myself.
    - Drdrdrq 6y ago
      I for one wouldn't mind that. Assuming there is zero tracking, blinking and sound, of course.
filmgirlcw 6y ago
Given the terrible state of the digital ad market (programmatic FTL) for even publishers with tens of millions of uniques a month and the propensity for LJ readers to (understandably) run an ad-blocker, I’d say this is a bad idea. This isn’t 2005 anymore or 2010 or even 2015, when you could just slap on some AdSense ads and pay some of your bills. Let’s not even talk about LJ’s ridiculous overhead of designing a PDF magazine every month instead of just having a damn website (I guarantee you the “print” ad sales did not cover the costs of putting the digital publication together, not even close). I’m glad it at least seems like the archives will be safe but this is the third timed in three years that LJ has died and been reborn...forgive me for being cynical and not expecting much from this.
wishysgb 6y ago
nope totally against that

maybe just make it an ads-supported linux blog site? linux is everywhere, if the blog articles are of high quality, i think there are many potential followers

by ausjke 6y ago

maybe just make it an ads-supported linux blog site? linux is everywhere, if the blog articles are of high quality, i think there are many potential followers

jlgaddis 6y ago

An ad-supported, highly technical news web site? The type of web site that probably has the highest percentage of visitors that use ad blockers?

ausjke 6y ago
yes the readers are probably going to block the ads. however, let's assume whoever built this blog also know how to not let you block its ads. 1. put a sign saying please no-block, otherwise the site can not sustain. 2. embed the ads into your own blog server, the readers have to block the very site to block ads.
- RealStickman_ 6y ago
  1: If this is in the places where ads would normally be I wouldn't mind, however I absolutely dislike popups. 2: Do you really think people who use adblockers will like this? Obviously this also depends on how annoying the ads are.
  - ausjke 6y ago
    if it's all about linux-related products I will be fine with the ads myself.
  - Drdrdrq 6y ago
    I for one wouldn't mind that. Assuming there is zero tracking, blinking and sound, of course.

filmgirlcw 6y ago

Given the terrible state of the digital ad market (programmatic FTL) for even publishers with tens of millions of uniques a month and the propensity for LJ readers to (understandably) run an ad-blocker, I’d say this is a bad idea. This isn’t 2005 anymore or 2010 or even 2015, when you could just slap on some AdSense ads and pay some of your bills. Let’s not even talk about LJ’s ridiculous overhead of designing a PDF magazine every month instead of just having a damn website (I guarantee you the “print” ad sales did not cover the costs of putting the digital publication together, not even close). I’m glad it at least seems like the archives will be safe but this is the third timed in three years that LJ has died and been reborn...forgive me for being cynical and not expecting much from this.

wishysgb 6y ago

nope totally against that