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John Cow dot COM: Bye Bye Text Link Ads

  • Can't Get Rich · 2 years ago
    So, you think they'll renew their ad in your sidebar next month? :mrgreen:
  • Zach · 2 years ago
    I'm pretty sure that's just an affiliate ad. Am I right?

    I never used TLA, but thanks for the heads up on this plugin. I'll have to try it some time.
  • John Motson · 2 years ago
    Way to go Moo

    If you believe in yourself enough, why pay someone 50% commission for something you can do yourself.

    I am sure if they are happy with their placement and their ROI they will renew their advertising next month, why not? Also, maybe they are not even paying for advertising but rather it's an affiliate link.

    In any case, there is no reason for it to not remain there.

    Good luck John

    John
  • Israel · 2 years ago
    I thought that plugin was free. Either way its a damn cool one.
  • John Cow · 2 years ago
    Zach: Yes, that's an affiliate ad.
  • notjohnchow · 2 years ago
    Excellent Mooove John. I am going to smash my piggy bank to buy this plugin. On second thought after hearing the empty sound of rattling coins I might wait until my traffic goes up. Anyways, great move John.

    www.notjohnchow.com
  • Chris Jacobson · 2 years ago
    The free version of that plugin only allows you to display 2 links. :evil:
  • Garry Conn · 2 years ago
    Overall, its a good move dude. I understand your reasoning behind the decision as well. Congrats and I wish you well with your continued success. This blog is one of my favorites. :)
  • Indra Diky · 2 years ago
    bye bye TLA
  • charles · 2 years ago
    Hey John, good move on removing TLA in your site. Must be because of Google? :twisted: :twisted:
  • bloggernoob · 2 years ago
    way to multitask. review a site, announce your ad, space and push a product. I think for medium to large blogs, its better to not have tla ads up.
  • iantrepreneur · 2 years ago
    why not use OIOPublisher.com it is free and will even do your banners mr cow - I have it doing my links, banners ads, inline ads (rss adverts) within the posts - OIO is what TLA PPP and your inline ads in one and maintained in one central location - cut out the manul work
  • Mike Huang · 2 years ago
    Everything looks very clean. Good job milkman

    -Mike
  • John Cow · 2 years ago
    Ian: Now you tell us! We'll have a look at that too and see if it's better than what we use right now. Might have to ask our money back :twisted:
  • notjohnchow · 2 years ago
    So, John, everyone, what is the best advertising choice for profit? I assume the answer varies depending on your traffic. What is the best choice if you do have the traffic?
  • shy guy · 2 years ago
    You are truly evil, Cow..
    That's good point.. Why using TLA if you can have without it...
    Good..
  • Simon · 2 years ago
    Thanks for the plug Ian! :mrgreen:

    I developed / am developing OIOpublisher, I'll be interested to see what you make of it. Sufficed to say, any solution is better than TLA these days lol
  • nithin · 2 years ago
    Hi, this is a very good move I think. But free version is not useful. You can buy the full version. This is good
  • sir jorge · 2 years ago
    My site isn't this optimized, but I considered the same thing...maybe I'll crossover.
  • Israel · 2 years ago
    i had that tla plugin and it was worthless, i guess my site wasnt worthy.
  • Allen Johnson · 1 year ago
    good thing you got rid of them since the new google rules I believe being under text link ads will have some effect on your page rank
  • Hafiz Dhanani · 1 year ago
    Good call Cow. Once a blog has established itself it might be wise to cut out the middle men and keep all the money :grin: