removing some ads

[Troy]

quick update. I'm removing some of the ads that display in forum topics.

Sometimes they were playing sounds when hovered and it was getting annoying.
Plus there's been enough people buying through the amazon link on the Support page to keep our lights on.

Thank you to everyone!

[Travis]

Glad to hear it, and thankyou.


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[Craig]

Awesome! Thanks @troy ! Not to sound like a technological dumb ass but does this mean I can get rid of the Tapatalk app since we have the WKC app now?

[Craig]

And does using the @ tag work with this app?

[DonoBBQ]

@Craig did it work?

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[DonoBBQ]

Oh and thanks troy

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[varekai]

Cool, thanks. This reminds me I need do some funding here to the site.


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[Troy]

revisiting this. I may have done some bad math....
I'm not putting back any ad that annoys me. Google is offering some beta content ad, i'm going to try that for a while.

feel free to chime in with what you think of the new ads.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

Have you thought about doing paid subscriptions that would remove ads for those who are subscribers?  I would have no problem paying $3-$5 a month or so to help finance this site with or without ads.  Also, I order on Amazon a lot but always forget to go through the link on the Support WKC page.   If you could add a link to amazon that is under the banner and therefore on any page of the website I think it would generate a lot more revenue for you.

Another thought is adding a few stickers or something like that to anyone who donates directly through the paypal donate link and having a post somewhere acknowledging those who have donated that way.  If sending out stickers every time someone donates can be a bit hard to keep up with, you could ship them at the end of the month instead of on demand as well as update the post once a month with who contributed.

[Troy]

Have you thought about doing paid subscriptions that would remove ads for those who are subscribers?  I would have no problem paying $3-$5 a month or so to help finance this site with or without ads.  Also, I order on Amazon a lot but always forget to go through the link on the Support WKC page.   If you could add a link to amazon that is under the banner and therefore on any page of the website I think it would generate a lot more revenue for you.

Another thought is adding a few stickers or something like that to anyone who donates directly through the paypal donate link and having a post somewhere acknowledging those who have donated that way.  If sending out stickers every time someone donates can be a bit hard to keep up with, you could ship them at the end of the month instead of on demand as well as update the post once a month with who contributed.

Great ideas man! Thanks!
I explored the premium subscription thing a couple of years ago, but it never panned out. Maybe it's time to revisit.

The Amazon link is an easy one, I can totally make that happen.

The sticker idea seems easy too.

[bcjustin]

If there is a way to create an in-app purchase to get rid of ads I think that would be awesome. I would gladly pay a few bucks to stop seeing the ads on the app.


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[kettlebb]

Or at least make the ads relevant. Utensils, spices, Weber accessories.


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[Troy]

The in-app ads are a little more difficult to customize. Let me see what I can do.