Ads after first post of topic

What do you think about ads after the first of a topic? Has it been a good spot for ad revenue on your forum?

I'm considering adding a ad in this location on my forum, but I don't want it to make my forum look like it's packed with ads.

 

I don't think this is a good idea because of how people may think its a real poster. I would much rather put ads on the side of my sites.

 

I really don't like seeing them. If they're not too intrusive, then I will tolerate them because I know owners need to make some money, too. If you have ads all over the rest of your site, though, it could come across as too much.

 

What do you think about just displaying ads after the first post of topic to guests only? I seen another forum that does this.

 

I think as long as it is clear that it is an add and not a post it is a good idea. They will be seen an awful lot and also really good for revenue in my opinion. Worth a shot I think.

 

I think this is ideal.

Guests are unlikely to be run off by it and chances are, weren't going to join usually anyway. You can have a banner that informs people they can remove the ads by joining, too, which might be enticing enough for some people.

 

I think in moderation, they can work. If you have them after every single topic, often times peoples eyes will become accustomed to it and simply skip over looking at it, and not even notice it. When I use websites that have that, regularly, I don't even notice that it's there anymore. Also, having ads in places that should be primarily for content, can scare away new users, and give them the impression that you only have the forum to make revenue. I know that sometimes when websites and forums have such badly placed ads, I often get that as an impression and often don't return to that website.

 

I prefer ads INSIDE the first topic or above it and I prefer to remove ads for members. This has, in my experience, produced the best results.

Ads after the first post that look like a member post might eventually get you in trouble unless you clearly show that it is an ad and not a member.

 

I think that's only true if you make the ads look like a post. Anyways I'm not going to do this on my forum anymore, because I thought of other ways to monetize my site, and I don't want too much ads on my forum.

 

I've actually had to contact a forum admin before in order to get info about an ad that he had on his site. He was rotating a bunch of ads just after the first post, and there was one that caught my eye, but I wanted to finish the thread, and clicked to page two -- forgetting that the ad would disappear. . After hitting refresh about twenty times, I just gave up and contacted the admin for help.

I think I made his day because I really wanted the discount that was advertised and I stayed after him. Then I shared his link with my buddies. (It was for a local business that we'd never seen a discount for -- so for us, it was a big deal. We were all over it!)

 

I think it can be a good place for the ads. But you must make it clear that it is an ad and not a reply to the post. I have seen this before and I think it looks good. Don't know how good it is in terms of click rate but I don't mind seeing ads after the first post.

Usually when I have seen this kind of placement it only appears for guests. For logged in users these ads are hidden.

 

I have ads like this but for guests only. I couldn't tell you how much it generates because I don't use channels, I just have it set up to display how much the domain generates because my brother also runs a Youtube channel that generates money.