[Fergal]

A member (thanks cmoneyspinner ) suggested that we consider adding Infolinks ads on ForumCoin, and I have decided to take a look at that. You may see some of their ads appearing on the community in the coming days. If you do, please provide your feedback and opinion on them.

Thanks

[skysnap]

Instead of infolinks you should choose Viglinks or skimlinks. The reason being the conversion per 1000 impression aka page views for ad is more higher. Infolinks ads are also not user friendly. And they seem to have poor CPM rate which you will notice in 1 month. Viglink on the other hand have better conversion.

https://www.viglink.com/
and
https://skimlinks.com/

I'd say test infolinks ads for a month or two. Then go for viglink or skimlink.

[spiderdust]

Is anyone else getting pop up ads on the bottom of their screen on this site? This is new.

They're actually a bit distracting, as I have to clear each one away in order to access the posts or links on that portion of the screen. I recognize that the site owner may be testing out new forms of revenue, although I think I'd rather have a banner ad at the top or even a sidebar ad rather than one that blocks (temporarily) some of the page content.

It's a minor annoyance and not something I'm going to leave the site over, although I thought the feedback on it might be appreciated.

Although if it's NOT something the site has implemented, I'd like to know.

[CyberFreak]

Can you provide a screenshot of what you are seeing if possible please?

[Lushh]

They are infolinks. Yes, I am having this issue too when I visit FC. It has become almost impossible to do anything on the site. It took an unusual length of time to respond here because of attempting to clear them every 2 seconds. They cover content and somehow limit maneuvering the site. Still having difficulty trying to upload screenshots.

[kat82]

I am a webmaster. Yes, I love seeing changes on sites for as long as they are for the benefit of the owners and users. Since a few hours now, I am seeing something new on Forumcoin and which I am not sure if anyone else is seeing or just me. This is something about a new ad. These ads are showing ads based on my internet search history. Did you see them as well?

[spiderdust]

Can you provide a screenshot of what you are seeing if possible please?

Yes, I have a screenshot. I have uploaded it into Google Docs, as I'm not sure where else to upload it so it can be viewed here. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxXfOutgS4BeepyyyTsxTvlPMJyTVIDOHZ_lEHn2TsM/edit?usp=sharing

The pop up ad at the bottom is for money and family counseling.

EDITED TO ADD: I'm sorry the image isn't any bigger. You can increase the size of it to see it a bit better.

[Lushh]

Ok I think I got some and they are still coming. Lol.

[spiderdust]

It looks like this is more than a mere annoyance if you're using a mobile device to access the site... it's downright interfering with mobile users' ability to use the site at all!

[Netherrealmer]

infolinks is an aggressive ad that opens pop ups and even redirect people to other sites . I encountered these ads before and they are annoying. I don't mind ads as long as they are not aggressive.


Also please no video ads.

[Lushh]

infolinks is an aggressive ad that opens pop ups and even redirect people to other sites . I encountered these ads before and they are annoying. I don't mind ads as long as they are not aggressive.


Also please no video ads.

I love the idea of ads. These ones are the most aggressive I've come across. They are also doing something here to my phone's functionality.

[Netherrealmer]

I am a PC user and Infolinks gets on my nerves... I know it's annoying in mobile because it hard to avoid not clicking them.

[Streamguy69]

I seen that pop up on my page when I opened up the page. yes it is a little annoying. the thing is this. If you click on the x to close the ad, it should not be able to pop up again but it does. I think it pops up when you refresh the page.

[friendociate]

Infolinks?

That's been popping up here for me ... for a second, I was worried I had 'a virus on my computer' (probably some file that hacked itself to my browser ... I do have one of those that pops-up a new tab on my browser every time I open it again---next time that happens I'll copy the address it's trying to send me to, though my browser's AdBlocker makes sure I don't actually open that site ...

(That's probably why no one else is talking about it yet ... they probably all have their AdBlockers on and the ad hasn't been allowed to open for them. Maybe we should remind them "where the money's coming from" )

[darkthorn]

People need to understand that the Internet is not what is seems, all your activity on Internet is recorded, special on social networks. Your privacy, unless you use a browser like TOR or a VPN, is inexistent, the truth is that every single search you do on search engines as Google is recorded in a database to build your profile, this info is later used for several meanings like advertising and believe it or not for more dark stuff than you can imagine. If people really knew what is behind social networks and Internet almost none would use them. Once again I advice you guys to take a look at David Icke on YouTube, you will be surprise with so many things.

[kat82]

Infolinks?

That's been popping up here for me ... for a second, I was worried I had 'a virus on my computer' (probably some file that hacked itself to my browser ... I do have one of those that pops-up a new tab on my browser every time I open it again---next time that happens I'll copy the address it's trying to send me to, though my browser's AdBlocker makes sure I don't actually open that site ...

(That's probably why no one else is talking about it yet ... they probably all have their AdBlockers on and the ad hasn't been allowed to open for them. Maybe we should remind them "where the money's coming from" )

You are right. Money comes from those ads. Why amuse ad blocker?

[Sam]

[Moved!]

I've also edited the title to make it clear what the discussion is about.

(That's probably why no one else is talking about it yet ... they probably all have their AdBlockers on and the ad hasn't been allowed to open for them. Maybe we should remind them "where the money's coming from" )

ForumCoin uses Anti-Adblock code so most adblock users will have the site whitelisted.

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ForumCoin has been running at a loss for 5 years so it's great that @Fergal is considering how to make the site more sustainable. One thing that I've noticed is: closing an ad doesn't close it over multiple page loads. I end up getting the same Unitec ad on every page. I do think the bottom, sticky, ads are good overall though. I haven't seen other popups that other members have noticed. But- I would prefer a full page ad every time I enter ForumCoin and then less ads when using the site (e.g. just the adsense/private ads). This is something both major NZ newspapers do (the top 2 by traffic) and it works really well. A full page ad when I click off ForumCoin onto links would be fine too.

[Fergal]

Similar topics merged.

Hi everyone, thanks for the feedback on the ads. I have to agree that they are quite annoying, what I would please ask is that you bear with them for a few days as I adjust the settings to try and make them less intrusive.

ForumCoin has been running at a loss for 5 years so it's great that @Fergal is considering how to make the site more sustainable.

That's exactly it.

Please do keep the feedback coming, I am reading it and will use your feedback to tweak the ad settings to make the ads as integrated as possible.

[friendociate]

People need to understand that the Internet is not what is seems, all your activity on Internet is recorded, special on social networks. Your privacy, unless you use a browser like TOR or a VPN, is inexistent, the truth is that every single search you do on search engines as Google is recorded in a database to build your profile, this info is later used for several meanings like advertising and believe it or not for more dark stuff than you can imagine. If people really knew what is behind social networks and Internet almost none would use them. Once again I advice you guys to take a look at David Icke on YouTube, you will be surprise with so many things.

[suny]

I am already getting infolinks' adverts every time I go on a thread. I know it's necessary for a site to earn revenue to keep it going but the popup type adverts are the last thing I wanted to see here (sorry). However, there are some other ways to increase the income, for instance adding Chitika might help or maybe if the site opt for Amazon Affiliate marketing that could help as well too.