[Chris 96 WS6]

I put a google ad bar somewhere on the message board?

I could place it across the top above the banner or down the left or right side.

Its not flashy, not animated, but displays contextual ads based on the content of this site, and the site earns money based on how many clicks the ads get. For example about 33 clicks is $1.

Just a way I have found to help keep the site expenses paid for going forward, but I don't want to hack all of you guys off because many of you are really picky about ads and things.

Before anyone says it again.....I WILL NEVER PUT POP UPS ON THIS SITE.

[sgarnett]

I do try to patronize sponsors, and a collection of relevant, small sponsor ads can actually be a valuable resource. One thing I liked on LS1.com was the sponsors page. In other words, keep the discrete alternating sponsor ad in the top corner as is, but maybe add a "Sponsors" link next to the "My Assistant" link that links to a page showing all of the sponsor ads with links to their homepages. I often used that resource when looking for something.

On the other hand, I NEVER click through on generic banner ads. If I'm searching for something unrelated to f-bodies I'll just go directly to Google or Amazon, but waiting for a banner ad to load before I can read the content I'm interested in simply does not inspire me to go impulse shopping.