Posted by Lorraine on February 27, 2001, at 16:09:41
In reply to Re: advertising, posted by Dr. Bob on February 22, 2001, at 2:31:49
> A "traditional" campaign wouldn't selectively target advertisers? In fact, Psycho-Babble hit 855,628 last month:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/stats.html
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> So maybe we wouldn't count as small anymore... What could we get for that many impressions per month? If ad tracking software can be simple, that's good...OK. Let me look into this.
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> I've felt uncomfortable about soliciting, which is why the Books (Amazon) and Support (donations) links aren't more prominent. Maybe it's something I just need to get over?Yes, I think "get over" would be good :-) Is the Amazon and other affiliates a viable alternative--could it be grown in terms of revenues to make it worth while? Also the Support thing, I would definately do. Maybe I can provide you some examples of both done "with restraint".
Also--did you look into web hosting reduced or free due to your "charitable" service? Is this worth pursuing? (Of the $300, what % of web hosting charges?)
poster:Lorraine
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