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Google Ads

Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:02 pm
by jacek
Google just gave me £55 worth of adwords, so if you happen to see an advert, do not click it ! :lol:

Also, because it was free, this does not mean I have abandoned my no adverts policy :D

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:16 pm
by Tino
Can't you somehow trade back the adverts for real cash?

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:21 pm
by jacek
Tino wrote:Can't you somehow trade back the adverts for real cash?
:lol: That would be nice but no :(

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:00 am
by Temor
Tino wrote:Can't you somehow trade back the adverts for real cash?
Not really, no. But you can make your advert point to a site with tons of google adsense on it.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:05 pm
by jacek
Balance used up already :lol: It gave us one new member http://betterphp.co.uk/board/memberlist ... file&u=104 a spam account by the looks

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:27 pm
by JelvinJS7
I've been noticing a lot of advertisement-like usernames, and thought something was fishy.…

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:17 pm
by jacek
JelvinJS7 wrote:I've been noticing a lot of advertisement-like usernames, and thought something was fishy.…
Yeah, they haven't made any posts though, and there are no website links in their profile. So I just left them ;)

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:21 pm
by JelvinJS7
jacek wrote:
JelvinJS7 wrote:I've been noticing a lot of advertisement-like usernames, and thought something was fishy.…
Yeah, they haven't made any posts though, and there are no website links in their profile. So I just left them ;)
Lucky. My forum is mainly spam advertisements that ive blocked.
Wait I mentioned that already…

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:24 pm
by jacek
JelvinJS7 wrote:Lucky. My forum is mainly spam advertisements that ive blocked.
That may happen here at some point :?

The only anti-spam is reCaptcha at signup.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:15 pm
by JelvinJS7
jacek wrote:
JelvinJS7 wrote:Lucky. My forum is mainly spam advertisements that ive blocked.
That may happen here at some point :?

The only anti-spam is reCaptcha at signup.
Yeah. My guestbook would have like 300 ads, then I added a reCAPTCHA, and it disappeared!
And I put reCAPTCHA on the forum. Here's hopin'! :)



I hate ads!

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:44 pm
by libeco
Google tends to send out coupons like this really easily. I think I have received three over the last few years. They used to be €75, but lately it seems €25 was what they gave away.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:47 pm
by jacek
I guess you would have to spend thousands to get a decent increase in users.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:59 pm
by Temor
jacek wrote:I guess you would have to spend thousands to get a decent increase in users.
Depends on what currency you're using :D I used 2.000 SEK (190 GBP) and I did get a serious increase in both active users and views on the forum I ran a while back. You just have to target the right audience with your keywords.

I get checks from google for 200 SEK (20 GBP) every once in a while, and I am able to share these with whoever I want.
So I could donate my next check towards the growth of Betterphp if you want.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:08 pm
by jacek
Temor wrote:So I could donate my next check towards the growth of Betterphp if you want.
If I wanted your money, there would be a donate button on the forum.

thanks for the offer but I don't really need it.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:14 pm
by Temor
jacek wrote:
Temor wrote:So I could donate my next check towards the growth of Betterphp if you want.
If I wanted your money, there would be a donate button on the forum.

thanks for the offer but I don't really need it.
Alright.

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:24 pm
by bowersbros
Hmm, for anti-spam make it so that any account with < like 3 posts after 1 week of creation gets an reactivation email?

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:24 pm
by bowersbros
after a week of that you get banned or deleted?

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:01 pm
by ta2shop
i dont now what alex did on his forums but worked out well, a mean like no spam!! :shock:

Re: Google Ads

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:04 pm
by jacek
ta2shop wrote:i dont now what alex did on his forums but worked out well, a mean like no spam!! :shock:
He said anti-spam mods, but I didnt find any of those. captcha seems to be working so far.