Exprimenting with advertisements

269 posts

14 Mar 2010 at 4:36 p.m. UTC

While I've been happy to run the site out-of-pocket for nearly two years now, its growth in popularity introduces a need for the site to support itself financially. I've begun experimenting with advertisements on the site. As a casual policy:

No braindump ads (I've tried my best to filter)
A max of one ad per page
No ads on community-contributed pages (forum, wiki)
No ads on the lab (except for sponsors)

I'd also like to restrict Flash-based ads, if I could figure out how...

At any rate, the ads are in place at the time of this posting. Please let me know any issues encounter or thoughts you'd like to share. Thanks.

Ben

5 posts

14 Mar 2010 at 7:17 p.m. UTC

I think it's normal stretch,

don't worry about using advertisements, your works on packetlife are remarkable, so, if the content stay the same, a little ads banner on a page doesn't bother us!

aconaway

1 post

15 Mar 2010 at 12:24 a.m. UTC

Looks fine to me. It's all a part of doing business. As long as you don't have popups and "10,000,000th visitor ads", I think it won't be a problem.

stretch

269 posts

15 Mar 2010 at 12:53 a.m. UTC

So far they've been pretty good, but I'm watching...

luismg

130 posts

15 Mar 2010 at 11:07 a.m. UTC

well done!

laith43d

109 posts

15 Mar 2010 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

Great, wish you best luck.

patshalley

6 posts

18 Mar 2010 at 11:50 p.m. UTC

Stretch, the content that you place on this, certainly must take up a lot of your time. I for one would be willing to pay a subscription fee to keep this site going rather than loose it. I dont think I would get much argument against this.

SyedAbid

2 posts

20 Mar 2010 at 3:49 p.m. UTC

Stretch, you have noble intention to help the community, you will succeed…. Ad is OK…no problem.

TheLonePacket

4 posts

19 Jun 2010 at 1:48 a.m. UTC

Just noticed this post and added packetlife.net to my list of websites I don't block ads on. I really have enjoyed using the lab and the content on the site, a few ads won't bother anything.

JoeMama

6 posts

18 Apr 2012 at 3:49 a.m. UTC

I also remove ad-blocking for this site (and any sites like it).
I feel very fortunate to have found a site like this. I should have started using it earlier.

Advertisements on forum/wiki are okay. Every little bit helps.

Thanks!

altukh9

12 posts

17 May 2012 at 7:19 p.m. UTC

the greatest help given to us is the free lab provided on this site and what else we could ask for.
thanks for all the time and work done by the administrator of this site.

stretch 269 posts	14 Mar 2010 at 4:36 p.m. UTC While I've been happy to run the site out-of-pocket for nearly two years now, its growth in popularity introduces a need for the site to support itself financially. I've begun experimenting with advertisements on the site. As a casual policy: No braindump ads (I've tried my best to filter) A max of one ad per page No ads on community-contributed pages (forum, wiki) No ads on the lab (except for sponsors) I'd also like to restrict Flash-based ads, if I could figure out how... At any rate, the ads are in place at the time of this posting. Please let me know any issues encounter or thoughts you'd like to share. Thanks.
Ben 5 posts	14 Mar 2010 at 7:17 p.m. UTC I think it's normal stretch, don't worry about using advertisements, your works on packetlife are remarkable, so, if the content stay the same, a little ads banner on a page doesn't bother us!
aconaway 1 post	15 Mar 2010 at 12:24 a.m. UTC Looks fine to me. It's all a part of doing business. As long as you don't have popups and "10,000,000th visitor ads", I think it won't be a problem.
stretch 269 posts	15 Mar 2010 at 12:53 a.m. UTC So far they've been pretty good, but I'm watching...
luismg 130 posts	15 Mar 2010 at 11:07 a.m. UTC well done!
laith43d 109 posts	15 Mar 2010 at 7:00 p.m. UTC Great, wish you best luck.
patshalley 6 posts	18 Mar 2010 at 11:50 p.m. UTC Stretch, the content that you place on this, certainly must take up a lot of your time. I for one would be willing to pay a subscription fee to keep this site going rather than loose it. I dont think I would get much argument against this.
SyedAbid 2 posts	20 Mar 2010 at 3:49 p.m. UTC Stretch, you have noble intention to help the community, you will succeed…. Ad is OK…no problem.
TheLonePacket 4 posts	19 Jun 2010 at 1:48 a.m. UTC Just noticed this post and added packetlife.net to my list of websites I don't block ads on. I really have enjoyed using the lab and the content on the site, a few ads won't bother anything.
JoeMama 6 posts	18 Apr 2012 at 3:49 a.m. UTC I also remove ad-blocking for this site (and any sites like it). I feel very fortunate to have found a site like this. I should have started using it earlier. Advertisements on forum/wiki are okay. Every little bit helps. Thanks!
altukh9 12 posts	17 May 2012 at 7:19 p.m. UTC the greatest help given to us is the free lab provided on this site and what else we could ask for. thanks for all the time and work done by the administrator of this site.