New web server = more ads

Post by **benheck** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:14 pm

Well I went ahead and bought another web server today, this time a dedicated machine. The site traffic has increased about 33% in the last month and not just hits, daily visitors is about 5 times what it was even earlier this year.

HOWEVER since this is costing me even more money, and the forums account for 2/3rds of all traffic I am going to be putting a bigger and more obtrusive ad system into them to help offset the costs.

Fingers crossed for more speed!

-Ben

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:19 pm

I don' t really mind. As long as they don't "push" the forums down. Also maybe you should put the ads in your articles. (I mean that's what most people come for.

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:23 pm

Yeah, but he said that 2/3 of the traffic is from the forums.

I welcome the ads if it makes life easier for you, Ben. (Even if everyone on the forums blocks them with adblock.)

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:23 pm

As long as you don't have to do those annoying "every 5 pages you have to look at a full screen ad for 10 seconds" ads... (*coughdeviantartcough*) Those really suck.

Does AdBlock really make a difference in advertisement revenue? The browser is still loading the ad code, since I believe it's a post-processor. I mean if we don't click on the ads in the first place what difference does it make on the webmaster's end?

Post by **benheck** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:28 pm

I think it'll push it down a little bit, and there'll be some on the right hand side as well. But something's got to pay for this site, and I'd prefer it be the site itself.

I will never EVER put those "Page Loading" ads in - those are BS.

Yeah with a daily average of 280,000 hits in June about 180,000 are "viewtopic.php" So yes, the forums. There are ads in the main site, mostly eBay.

-Ben

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:38 pm

I LIVE YOUR NEW SIG!

Thats you on the watercraft thing?

I don't mind the ads as long as they don't get in the way, I do know someone who might be willing to host the forums for free and with NO ADS WHATSOEVER! If you are interested?

(well if you consider it a add she says there is a small text link to her main website at the bottom of the forum...

)

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:40 pm

Ya it's him I believe that's port washinton. WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:00 pm

Hmmm I'm not seeing any, is ad block just blocking them all ?

Post by **benheck** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:02 pm

I'm still working on installing them. Might wait til tonight in case it makes the forums go down for a bit (have to manually config some stuff)

AUTOBOTS ROLL OUT!

-Ben

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:09 pm

So do you want me to ask her if she will give you a free forum or not seriously there are no ads she works for a server company and get a lot of free hosting!

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:44 pm

You could sell ad space on portables I guess.

Prince Albert in a Can N64p

Felino · Post by **Felino** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:03 pm

Lets all use ads in our sigs! Money ftw!