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Maybe there is a way to get the best of both worlds : Not having ads on day one AND getting users ready to expect them. Why not reserve some space for ads here
by mlok 17y ago
Maybe there is a way to get the best of both worlds : Not having ads on day one AND getting users ready to expect them.
Why not reserve some space for ads here and there from day one, but fill them with ad-looking text (à la google ads) about this or that feature of your own app?
Then, a month later, replace those ads with real ones.
- vollmond 17y agoThe content for these placeholder ads would need to be very carefully chosen to avoid misleading users when you switch over to actual ads (so they don't still think that's data about your service)
- mlok 17y agoI agree, I don't think we should mislead or trap users, but rather accustom them to boxes of information which are there for curiosity, "related" stuff (graphically different : smaller grayish text?), or at least some kind of placeholder (a grey box will do). Those should definitely not be involved in any workflow of the service. My point is just to soften the transition, by preparing some ads areas so that they don't appear one day, stealing space from the app.