Why should I buy an ad system instead of just putting the ads on here myself? Well the way I look at it is this. If someone pays for ad space, they should be able to get all the stats on their ad/s plus have total control over the ads. They should have the ability to change their ad if needed without having to wait on me to do it. They need to be able to see which ads are effective and which ones are not. The ad stats and performance is critical info for an advertiser and needs to be available to them.
Also placing an ad on this site is another way to support the site and get something of use at the same time. I am not running a business with these sites and I have nothing to really sell on them like some of the other sites out there. I am not looking to make a living off the forum or any of the other sites I have put up for the industry. But I do want to continue to improve what has been built. To expand them, improve them and make them grow. This takes funding from time to time so my hopes are the ad system will help pay those expenses.
So the first question I would like feedback on from potential advertisers is what type of plans would you like to see? I can set up monthly to yearly that would give your ad unlimited views and click through during the ad subscription timeframe or I can setup a per click plan that would allow your ad to be displayed until all the click you purchased are used up. I could also setup both options.
Currently, right now with the minimal 85,000 to 100,000 page views this site gets per month a per click plan may give you the most exposure time but as the site continues to grow it may be better for a monthly unlimited click plan.
The second question is ad locations. Currently I have the main ads showing up in what is called the ?welcome? area of the site. This is the upper right. I have also setup for banner ads to be right above the forum info center and right below it. This is at the bottom of the page. I can also setup slots that can specifically target subject mater. An example would be an ad or ads from equipment manufactures or suppliers showing up when you are browsing the ?screen printing equipment? board or the ?embroidery equipment? boards. Basically I can set up ads to be displayed where ever and when ever. Then as an advertiser you select the where when you select the package. As long as your subscription is active for that placement area you can upload, change or update your ad any time you want. You control your ad. I will also be adding geo-targeting so you can choose which parts of the world you want your ad to be seen.
Bottom line is the site is growing. It is moving up very fast in the ranks (#2 and 3 slot on some search phrases). Google has had over 200 spiders indexing the site this week alone. I have seen anywhere from 2 to 60 spider links from Google at one time on the forum and they are coming several times a day, everyday. Does this mean the site will move to the top of the rankings? No but it does mean the search engines are interested in all the stuff going on over here.
As I stated the site is growing, I am going to continue to improve and ad stuff, I need funding to help cover the cost so that is why I am selling ad space. Heck, at least you get something for the money if you support the site by placing an ad.
Topic: Ads on SPOF (Read 1353 times)
