Wtf, Three Ads Now?

[FlossyTheSmart]

That title probably got your attention ;)So far, the ad up top has been fairly inobtrusive (in my opinion at least), and has been pulling in a pretty good flow of cash, which will be getting funnelled back into the website soon enough. However, why settle for "pretty good"? My thinking is that now we've got multiple ads, which means a greater chance of something that might interest you. These ads are more narrow, but I think amount to the same width as the other one. I'm hoping this turns out even better.Have you got any feedback? Is three ads simply too offensive for you? Would you prefer more ads in a larger format? If you've got any comments,concerns, questionsl, let me know!

[Francesco]

I'm not fond of the way they rotate like a one-armed bandit. But the pluses will outweigh that one little minus.

[KurtMan]

In a few days they won't even register on my radar like every other ad on the net! So I guess I'm saying no problem here!

[FlossyTheSmart]

Well, these ads have been an utter failure. I'll be reverting to the one big ad again tonight, until the next experiment.

[Alex]

Just for interest, why "utter failure"? I thought you just authorized total area(s) allowed and maximum number of ads the space can be split into, then Google did the rest. I take it "failure" means that revenue dropped rather than CsC'ers deleting themselves from the forum in utter disgust. I think I'd have heard of the uprising! As long as the lights stay on at CsC I'm okay with the current size of ads, whether one or three. I'd hate to see it go full commercial though, with pop-up auto-play flashing bouncing viagra and casino ads..BTW, I still see three ads, 5:00pm Pacific time.

[FlossyTheSmart]

Well, maybe utter failure is a bit hyperbolic. The ads that we're getting in this size of banner are kind of sucky (There's been nothing that I've been interested in clicking on, even if I was allowed to). That's presenting itself as much lower earnings than before (The last 7 days have earned us 20% of what we earned in the 7 days before that). Traffic hasn't dropped in those days either, so it's just a lower click-through ratio. The income from these 3 ads will not support the forum, whereas the single ad was giving us more than enough (Ie. We would likely have some left over to throw towards events and whatnot).(You reminded me to put the other ad back... It'll be there in a few minutes)EDIT: And not only the profit, but as Francesco pointed out, the little ones would spin and were generally annoying.

[lebikerboy]

Go big or go home...