I've been approached about advertising before and the answer has always been 'no thanks'. I hate flashing banners all over the page... pop-ups... no thanks.
On the other side of things, when you run a website it's nice to be able to put some money towards operating costs and back into the site. Some sites do well asking members for donations-- I'm not really comfortable doing that at this point in time.
From day one this site has been about the consumer, and I think we've established enough credibility to try something like the following without destroying our integrity as a reputable vape forum.
After a lot of thought, here's what I'd like to try: 3 spots on the bottom of the page, text links only. [Example] Without getting into a long discussion about marketing and usability, I think this would be good placement for sponsors and minimally intrusive for FC members.
These spots would only be available to trusted parties. Put simply: If we wouldn't recommend your product or service we aren't going to advertise it.
Let's see how it goes.
On the other side of things, when you run a website it's nice to be able to put some money towards operating costs and back into the site. Some sites do well asking members for donations-- I'm not really comfortable doing that at this point in time.
From day one this site has been about the consumer, and I think we've established enough credibility to try something like the following without destroying our integrity as a reputable vape forum.
After a lot of thought, here's what I'd like to try: 3 spots on the bottom of the page, text links only. [Example] Without getting into a long discussion about marketing and usability, I think this would be good placement for sponsors and minimally intrusive for FC members.
These spots would only be available to trusted parties. Put simply: If we wouldn't recommend your product or service we aren't going to advertise it.
Let's see how it goes.