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why?
by rwebb 19y ago
why?
- mynameishere 19y agoMoney derived from ads = traffic * click-thru rate. Web page quality reduction caused by ads = (Some constant) So, you plot that out and find out when the money derived exceeds the damage. Requires guesswork, of course.
- brlewis 19y agoIt feels sleazy to me to draw users with a certain level of page quality, while planning to reduce that quality later after they get in the habit of using it and recommend it to their friends.
- rrival 19y agoThere is pertinent info to this topic in discussions of monetizing forum communities. SearchEngineWatch maybe? I forget the link.
- dzohrob 19y agoyou don't have to promise not to run ads. but ads are a drag on your acquisition of users, and the quality of your site improves with the number of active users -- so are you doing a disservice to your early users by running ads?
- euccastro 19y agoI think you're just rationalizing here. My response would be: sleazy it is, but if it's what it takes to make it succeed, it's your choice to make. Besides, it's not sure at all you'll eventually use ads; they are not the only way to monetize a site. So why move there before it's really worth it?
- rrival 19y agoNice site. Going to pass it on to a few friends in the industry to see if they have any comments I might pass along. SEO theory suggests dropping ads until you have lots of traffic b/c with AdSense you provide random relevant exit points and they're not hooked on you yet. It's also distracting, takes away from the experience, etc. In your case I think it's subtle enough not to detract.
- rwebb 19y agoyeah we're not getting huge traffic, but i doubt anyone is not looking at us because we have some ads...and if we can get any but closer to breaking even, i'll take it!