Hey all!
Over the last few years we've seen more and more site visitors move to browsing BYC on mobile devices. This comes with a lot of opportunities, but also challenges.
One of the challenges is related to advertising. The design of ads on BYC was originally based mostly around desktop computer users (that have wide-screens). As we've grown, our expenses have gone up, but we've also unfortunately seen advertising revenue (that keeps BYC alive and FREE) decline.
This being the case, I'm working to update the design and layout of ads on the site. It's VERY important to me that our visitors (especially our members) have a good experience while on BYC, so I'm never going to allow a flooding of advertising, popups, etc. So, we won't be adding many (if any) new ads, but we'll be moving some of the ads around to work better with mobile devices.
We have 3 tiers of ad-visibility on BYC:
PFM's are a way for our members to support BYC and/or a way to disable ads without using an ad-blocker, etc. Hopefully those with ad-blockers will "whitelist" BYC or purchase a PFM.
We work VERY HARD to make sure that the ads (quality, type, etc.) are in-line with our community. We actually decline and block a LOT of ads (even if they pay really well) in our best efforts to make sure our visitors have a great experience on BYC. That being the case...
PLEASE report any ads that you feel are not appropriate, cause any problems, etc. We have many filters in place to keep out bad-ads, but sometimes they sneak through the cracks.
As always, thanks for your awesome support of our amazing community!
Over the last few years we've seen more and more site visitors move to browsing BYC on mobile devices. This comes with a lot of opportunities, but also challenges.
One of the challenges is related to advertising. The design of ads on BYC was originally based mostly around desktop computer users (that have wide-screens). As we've grown, our expenses have gone up, but we've also unfortunately seen advertising revenue (that keeps BYC alive and FREE) decline.
This being the case, I'm working to update the design and layout of ads on the site. It's VERY important to me that our visitors (especially our members) have a good experience while on BYC, so I'm never going to allow a flooding of advertising, popups, etc. So, we won't be adding many (if any) new ads, but we'll be moving some of the ads around to work better with mobile devices.
We have 3 tiers of ad-visibility on BYC:
- Guests / Non-logged-in Visitors: They see the most ads
- Free Membership: A handful of ads are removed for our logged-in members.
- Premium Feather Members (PFM): All ads are removed
PFM's are a way for our members to support BYC and/or a way to disable ads without using an ad-blocker, etc. Hopefully those with ad-blockers will "whitelist" BYC or purchase a PFM.
We work VERY HARD to make sure that the ads (quality, type, etc.) are in-line with our community. We actually decline and block a LOT of ads (even if they pay really well) in our best efforts to make sure our visitors have a great experience on BYC. That being the case...
PLEASE report any ads that you feel are not appropriate, cause any problems, etc. We have many filters in place to keep out bad-ads, but sometimes they sneak through the cracks.
As always, thanks for your awesome support of our amazing community!