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Personal site with ads, seriously?

by rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 4y ago

adaml_623 4y ago
I just get a message complaining that I'm using a web blocker even though I'm not.
- cinntaile 4y ago
  You're probably using a DNS ad blocker.
- Whiteshadow12 4y ago
  What browser are you using, if it's firefox it might affect it?
  - littlestymaar 4y ago
    ublock origin on FF here, no issues.
- gwd 4y ago
  Theoretically I have a tracker blocker. I have absolutely no problem seeing ads -- it's being tracked around the internet that I don't like. And no, I won't make an exception for your site, even if I do like your content. It's possible that their ads don't actually do any tracking, in which case they're receiving collateral damage. They seem technical enough, they should be able to figure out why the tracker blockers are blocking their ads and get things fixed (either in the ad code or in the upstream tracker blocker software).
  - nottorp 4y ago
    Problem is there are so many sites that it's hopeless to turn off firefox anti tracking and ublock origin based on a promise from one site that i've seen once because it was on HN...
- nonameiguess 4y ago
  This gets incredibly annoying using Firefox Focus on mobile. Apparently, the blocking and filtering built into the browser by default is enough to make sites thing I'm running an extension and they politely ask me to disable it, but I can't even if I wanted to. There is nothing to disable.
EdwardDiego 4y ago
I felt happy unblocking ads for their site, I've often enjoyed reading their content.
jstanley 4y ago
Yeah, how dare the little people try to get paid! Getting paid is for international megacorps, not puny individuals.
- gw98 4y ago
  The person is a salaried employee. They are getting paid by their employer. The web site is a personal portfolio / blog /resume site. Traditionally you're paid in attention on that sort of thing and use it to bolster salary via opportunities. Getting a few dollars here and there from a personal site's ads feels cheap and detracts from the article. Tip jar, fine. But ads no. It just feels dirty. Even if they are "ethical". From my perspective (as an employer) I see this stuff and think holy hell they'll want to stick advertising on everything. Turns me right off.
  - xena 4y ago
    Author here. I'm sorry you feel this way. The ads are an experiment to see how much money I'm leaving on the table by not doing them. As of late it is currently just enough to pay for half of my server costs per month. This combined with Patreon means that my blog is cashflow positive. It's nowhere near enough to make a living off of, but it helps me get a small passive income and pays for all of my video games. From your perspective as an employer, this should signal that I know what I'm worth and I am more than willing to negotiate for it. If you want the ads gone, please feel free to email me a job opportunity. I'll be more than willing to seriously consider it should you meet my requirements.
    - isoprophlex 4y ago
      I'm seriously not trolling you, please take this as a question in good faith if you can... (I understand that any message prefaced as such is immediately suspect) How much does it cost to host that website? It can't be much more than 10-15 usd/month, right? If so, is it really worth it to recover such relatively small amounts through serving ads? Maybe I'm wildly off in my estimation; personally I see adding ads as a pretty heavy thing to do, so the monetary benefits would have to clearly outweigh that...
quickthrower2 4y ago
EthicalAds though. Apparently!

Personal site with ads, seriously?

adaml_623 4y ago

I just get a message complaining that I'm using a web blocker even though I'm not.

cinntaile 4y ago
You're probably using a DNS ad blocker.
Whiteshadow12 4y ago
What browser are you using, if it's firefox it might affect it?
- littlestymaar 4y ago
  ublock origin on FF here, no issues.
gwd 4y ago
Theoretically I have a tracker blocker. I have absolutely no problem seeing ads -- it's being tracked around the internet that I don't like. And no, I won't make an exception for your site, even if I do like your content. It's possible that their ads don't actually do any tracking, in which case they're receiving collateral damage. They seem technical enough, they should be able to figure out why the tracker blockers are blocking their ads and get things fixed (either in the ad code or in the upstream tracker blocker software).
- nottorp 4y ago
  Problem is there are so many sites that it's hopeless to turn off firefox anti tracking and ublock origin based on a promise from one site that i've seen once because it was on HN...
nonameiguess 4y ago
This gets incredibly annoying using Firefox Focus on mobile. Apparently, the blocking and filtering built into the browser by default is enough to make sites thing I'm running an extension and they politely ask me to disable it, but I can't even if I wanted to. There is nothing to disable.

EdwardDiego 4y ago

I felt happy unblocking ads for their site, I've often enjoyed reading their content.

jstanley 4y ago

Yeah, how dare the little people try to get paid! Getting paid is for international megacorps, not puny individuals.

gw98 4y ago
The person is a salaried employee. They are getting paid by their employer. The web site is a personal portfolio / blog /resume site. Traditionally you're paid in attention on that sort of thing and use it to bolster salary via opportunities. Getting a few dollars here and there from a personal site's ads feels cheap and detracts from the article. Tip jar, fine. But ads no. It just feels dirty. Even if they are "ethical". From my perspective (as an employer) I see this stuff and think holy hell they'll want to stick advertising on everything. Turns me right off.
- xena 4y ago
  Author here. I'm sorry you feel this way. The ads are an experiment to see how much money I'm leaving on the table by not doing them. As of late it is currently just enough to pay for half of my server costs per month. This combined with Patreon means that my blog is cashflow positive. It's nowhere near enough to make a living off of, but it helps me get a small passive income and pays for all of my video games. From your perspective as an employer, this should signal that I know what I'm worth and I am more than willing to negotiate for it. If you want the ads gone, please feel free to email me a job opportunity. I'll be more than willing to seriously consider it should you meet my requirements.
  - isoprophlex 4y ago
    I'm seriously not trolling you, please take this as a question in good faith if you can... (I understand that any message prefaced as such is immediately suspect) How much does it cost to host that website? It can't be much more than 10-15 usd/month, right? If so, is it really worth it to recover such relatively small amounts through serving ads? Maybe I'm wildly off in my estimation; personally I see adding ads as a pretty heavy thing to do, so the monetary benefits would have to clearly outweigh that...

quickthrower2 4y ago

EthicalAds though. Apparently!