 Advertising
I'm really not a fan of plastering sites with advertising to receive revenue, but at the same time webmasters need to do "something" to help the site pay for itself.
So i have added another Adsense block to the top of all the pages under the navigation bar, BUT i have added conditionals around it so it will only display to guests. I feel this is a good compromise, as it won't effect members at all while at the same time it will increase revenue. Also it may encourage people that just come and read to join in order to remove the ad.
I have tried to make the existing ads in threads as transparent as possible, and obviously i succeeded because they are lucky to receive one click a week hence the additional ad block up the top for guests.
I don't want to make a profit with the site, and i don't even expect to break even but any extra revenue that comes in due to the change will be a bonus because i will be putting this directly towards advertising and promoting the site.
Also i don't plan (or want) to place any more advertising on the site for members, if anything changes i will most likely remove the advertising completely for members and display it for guests only.
New Ad Block:
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April 13th, 2008, 04:45 AM
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