Google AdSense: Where to place?

Just replace any of Megalith's posts with an ad. We can pretty much logically assume that he's saying that the topic of the thread sucks in some way.

Yeah, at the bottom is fine. The way the layout is currently setup, I don't see much where else to put them. Looking at this reply box right now, I guess an ad could be fit in the space to my right or left.

Unfortunately Adblock plus another Firefox extension make most ads totally invisible.

I guess it can't hurt to have them, anyway.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I just noticed the ads at the bottom of the page. Excellent choice of location. It blends in nicely! It's also much better than pop-ups.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I didn't even notice the ads down there until it was mentioned in this thread, hehehe.

Thank you for finally getting this implemented.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by blackstripe

The bottom is good for the ads to be out of the way, but how effective are they if they're out of the way? MoDaCo Forums has an implementation that I like because people are guaranteed to see the ads, but the ads are not too in-your-face. Essentially, after the first post in a thread, there's a table that has some Google ads, and then the rest of the thread continues after that.

See here for an example:
http://www.modaco.com/RealOne_Player...e-t224125.html

They also have an Adsense row on forums themselves, where all the threads are listed. See here for an example:

http://www.modaco.com/Smartphone_Articles-f18.html

A similar implementation would allow GFF to maximize its advertising revenue by getting more people to see the ads.

I don't think the priority is to maximize the advertising revenue. Rather, it's just to get enough to fund the monthly expenses of the server :biggrin:

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

I don't think the priority is to maximize the advertising revenue. Rather, it's just to get enough to fund the monthly expenses of the server :biggrin:

Well yeah I'm just dubious as to how effective the ads will be if they are at the bottom of every page. I guess we'll have to give it some time and see.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I'm just wondering, how has the income from this been so far?
Beyond our wildest imaginations? Insufficient? Is bobo rolling in bling now?

FELIPE NO

Yeah, I'd like to know how it's doing as well. =p

Is bobo the only one that can access the adsense control panel? >=/

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I didn't notice the ads until I noticed this bumped thread. Silly me.

I am also curious as to how much this is producing.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You're not likely to find out, either. Google has a policy restricting the discussion of profits from AdSense.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

oh! I guess i'll whitelist the board because my adblock totally remove it >.> I'll try to click it once in a while

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Capo

You're not likely to find out, either. Google has a policy restricting the discussion of profits from AdSense.

They've recently removed the clause prohibiting disclosure of profits, though.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Good luck getting bobo to put it anywhere other than the bottom of the page, but thanks!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

How ya doing, buddy?

Thank you. We'll take it under advisement.

Now run along, little girl.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I think we should place it in styphon's signature. Just by visiting the banned members thread you'll see plenty of them to click on. :3

Jam it back in, in the dark.

No, we should put it in Miles' signature. With 2,147,483,649 of his posts littered throughout the board, there's no other logical place for it to be.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

It's better blending in to the background. No one wants flashy ads. The boards are still going to crash eventually, no matter how much bobo makes.

How ya doing, buddy?

I was speaking idiomatically.

I think it would be worth a shot to try some of disgust's ideas. If the ideas don't work out for one reason or another, it's easy enough to revert back to how everything is now.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

FELIPE NO

Let the ads where it is right now. Most users won't see the difference anyway.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Maybe bobo should ask for donations.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Found this interesting site:
http://www.text-link-ads.com/link_calculator.php

According to this, selling a single link ad just before the Gamingforce footer will get you $89 per month :P

There's nowhere I can't reach.