I have to laugh

Duke · 05-06-2005, 05:32 PM

One in every 4 adds on the bottom add is another link to Canaca.com called a.webhosting-panel.com

Un-fricking-believable. It'll be another 4 hours before that add stops re-circulating.

For those of you who don't know, the ads will start getting closer to the content contained in this forum. I've already seen a couple of good links for rehabilitation sites and one for criminal background checks. It just takes a little time because google's spiders have to search everything in the forums and pick out relavant categories to match adds to.

Just to give you an idea of how much content we have, with 93 members (10% - 12% being active regularily), we've managed to acheive more posts than half of the sites I'm registered at. The amazing part is, that we've done it with only a small amount of committed and warm members where it took hundreds of members on the other sites.

I know I've said it before and I'm saying it again, you all are the best! I thank you all for breathing life into this site and firmly believe that I am the luckiest webmaster alive to have such great members as I do.

Sincerely,

Ken

darkangelism · 05-06-2005, 07:11 PM

i have clicked a few ads.

RandomSkater · 05-06-2005, 07:37 PM

um, that's kinda cool...
But what does "official bruce lee shirts" and "bob marley posters" have to do with this thread or even this forum? lol

Duke · 05-06-2005, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duke

I've already seen a couple of good links for rehabilitation sites and one for criminal background checks. It just takes a little time because google's spiders have to search everything in the forums and pick out relavant categories to match adds to.

The ads will get more relavent the more time google spends crawling the forums.

Merika · 05-08-2005, 07:09 PM

I know other forums who have ads which are based on the topics posted. Sometimes they match right up....and sometimes they google a word wrong or get it out of context. It doesn't matter though....as long as it helps the site out. Ads on a forum don't bother me at all.

Should we make an effort to click on them as much as possible Duke?

darkangelism · 05-08-2005, 07:13 PM

I would expect so, the program generates revenue through clicks.

Duke · 05-08-2005, 11:56 PM

I can't ask that you click on ads, it's viewed as incentive by google and they'll kick me out of the program.

The ads will target the site content more as google spiders the site more. There are some issues with session ID's (which are enabled) and robots.txt which are also installed. I don't completely understand the rules and regulations of ad campains (this being my first) so I'm treading lightly.

Sorry I can't answer your question Merika :?

darkangelism · 05-09-2005, 12:07 AM

yeah thats what i thought, he is not allowed to tell people to do it.

Merika · 05-10-2005, 07:37 AM

There are plenty of sites which state to 'Please click our sponsors'.... :?

Duke · 05-11-2005, 05:21 AM

Ya these aren't sponsors, this is a paid advertising program. Google states all of what I've said in the guidelines when you register. They also have to view your site prior to approval to even get into the program.