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[Sasq]

Hey guys,
posting here so at least most of you take notice.

Knowing how much we all enjoy banner ads et al...

and knowing that banner ads haven't worked in the past...

I am just toying - and I mean only toying with the idea, of maybe giving the google ad system a go.
thinking of a nice little unobtrusive bar somewhere on the page, with pc revelvent ads.

Ads are pay per click. Thinking hopefully I can narrow down the ads to at least be relevent to us.

Don't get me wrong, the fund raisers help a great deal, but it still doesn't fully cover the cost of running Murc.

Feedback, ideas, sugestions (preferably anatomically possible) greatly appreciated

[dZeus]

any unobtrusive ads that won't stall the page loading or try to perform spyware/adware-esque techniques is fine by me

[Sasq]

Just to make it clear btw, I am refering to the google text based ads only. no gfx banners.

[Brian Ellis]

No way, please. MURC forums are already far too slow to load (considerably worse since the last server change, btw) for us poor buggers condemned to narrow band.

I can't even help with the Server Campaign as PayPal will not accept an a/c or credit card from this country (they're a bunch of rogues, anyway)

Sorry, Sasq

[Sasq]

Looks like we posted at the same time there brian... read my above. also check the mail I am about to send.

[RhinoZ]

I like what dZeus said.
Nothing is getting cheaper these days except for my paycheck, so you have to do what you have to do.

[gt40]

Originally posted by Brian Ellis
No way, please. MURC forums are already far too slow to load (considerably worse since the last server change, btw) for us poor buggers condemned to narrow band.

I can't even help with the Server Campaign as PayPal will not accept an a/c or credit card from this country (they're a bunch of rogues, anyway)

Sorry, Sasq

Foriegn cheques are fine too.
Usually there is a one week hold till they clear, and a small fee ($3-5).
Mail Sasq a cheque and I'll send you a keyfob

I still have 3 or 4 left by the way, if anyone is interested.
- anyone that is waiting for one (Ant and Jester), I am mailing them out tommorrow.Sorry for the delay, but I've finally got a break from work projects.


@Sasq - what Dzeus said.

[Helevitia]

I'm OK with the google ads.

[dbdg]

Wouldn't worry me, anything that could help out sasq has to be good.

edit: how far off are the fund raisers? if we are almost there (within 25% I'd rather we just donate a little more)

btw, just make a small deposit. oops

[GNEP]

I'm OK with the google ads - the text based ones on other sites are generally unobtrusive and relevant-ish enough.

But this also reminds me - haven't done the money thing in a while - is there anyone in the UK collating funds (don't have a paypal account)? Happy to do a bank transfer to another UK-er so we get a larger sum across to Dan.

[Jessterw]

As unobtrusive as they are, Google ads would be perfectly fine. The site has to make money to pay for itself, which the server fund has done well at helping with, but there does need to be more. I think it's unreasonable for us as members to expect one person to bear the brunt of the financial burden.

[Sasq]

well the link at the top still goes unto Ant for now.

Paypal will now accept CC without joining btw.

my cc able paypal account is dan @ sasqs dot com

As for the server fund, the fobs have covered more or less 6 months server - few ancillary costs like vbb licence.

Server is just over $600USD a year. A small percentage of the server I use for personal use and an Australian minority community site.
plus other fees like the licence etc.

All up MURC runs to (atm) $800ish a year by the time you add in my phone calls for support etc.

[Jon P. Inghram]

Google ads sound perfectly acceptable.

[dshumake]

If going for adds, I came across this website for enhancing your returns using google adsense.

http://www.adsense-secrets.com/

dshumake

[Chrono_Wanderer]

As long as they are unobtrusive