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Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by andy_ppp »

A little concerned, I'm bootstrapping my own version of what they have built, but with a clearer charging model and no need to block Ads IMO. If you care about blocking ads you are already doing it.

It'll be launching in literally a week or two... it's very simple to integrate and comes with it's own Wordpress plugin (and instructions to integrate your own CMS).

What advice do people have about this per article payment space; I have a load of ideas I want to try so maybe while Google concentrate on ads I'll be able to look at various optional payment models.

Initially I want to just charge a flat 5% + whatever Stripe fees you use to top up your wallet, but I'm concerned I'll get a lot of noise/scaling issues if I don't charge a monthly fee? Thoughts?

Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by fkooman »

sundvor wrote: post #40
fredley wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use uBlock too - it's great. Sometimes a site will have an obnoxious popover or something that's usually relatively easy to create a rule for, but generally it works, and in combination with Ghostery I'm confident it's protecting me from most tracking, which is what I really want to avoid. However it is an ethical dilemma, especially in a World where Contributor exists. Content is not free, hosting is not free, dev…

I want a UBlock where in place of ads a single micro tipping facility is inserted. Maybe the website can remember this for the future, etc. I've done a few PayPal tips but it's just too clunky / unfit for purpose.

https://www.brave.com/

Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by arjie »

kuschku wrote: post #39
Leynos wrote: post #34

This doesn't seem that useful to me as only a small number of sites (none of which I visit) support it. Hypothetical question: If I were allowed to bid on my own ad impressions - and if I won an auction, no ad would be shown - how much would it cost a month for me to see no adverts? (I realize this is heavily dependent upon the type of sites that are involved, so I guess take the average HN user as an example).

The old version of Google contributor did exactly that, it cost around 7$ a month.

But you weren't guaranteed to win the auction, were you?

Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by dtech »

Leynos wrote: post #34

This doesn't seem that useful to me as only a small number of sites (none of which I visit) support it. Hypothetical question: If I were allowed to bid on my own ad impressions - and if I won an auction, no ad would be shown - how much would it cost a month for me to see no adverts? (I realize this is heavily dependent upon the type of sites that are involved, so I guess take the average HN user as an example).

CPM (cost per mille) is highly variable per site, but $1-$10 captures most of them. So one of your views is worth 0.1 to 1 dollar cents.

Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by piyush_soni »

r3bl wrote: post #37

Maybe if Google went with "Pay us $10 per month for us not to show you any AdSense anywhere on the web", this would be successful. In this form, I highly doubt it.

> Maybe if Google went with "Pay us $10 per month for us not to show you any AdSense anywhere on the web", this would be successful

And more importantly, with the guarantee of "no tracking whatsoever" (rather than just not 'showing' ads). Then, some of my friends would start trusting Google again (and are already willing to pay for something like that).

Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by arjie »

piyush_soni wrote: post #66
r3bl wrote: post #37

Maybe if Google went with "Pay us $10 per month for us not to show you any AdSense anywhere on the web", this would be successful. In this form, I highly doubt it.

> Maybe if Google went with "Pay us $10 per month for us not to show you any AdSense anywhere on the web", this would be successful And more importantly, with the guarantee of "no tracking whatsoever" (rather than just not 'showing' ads). Then, some of my friends would start trusting Google again (and are already willing to pay for something like that).

How are they going to show you no ads if they don't know it's you? They have to track you for it to work.

Re: Google Contributor: Buy an ad removal pass for the web

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Post by beojan »

lrem wrote: post #45
Leynos wrote: post #34

This doesn't seem that useful to me as only a small number of sites (none of which I visit) support it. Hypothetical question: If I were allowed to bid on my own ad impressions - and if I won an auction, no ad would be shown - how much would it cost a month for me to see no adverts? (I realize this is heavily dependent upon the type of sites that are involved, so I guess take the average HN user as an example).

According to my first search result [1], average CPC is 2.04$ with 1.16% CTR. Say you see 200 pages a day, 2 ads each. You end up at 9.5$/day. https://www.hochmanconsultants.com/cost-of-ppc-advertising/

Shouldn't you multiply by your specific click through rate? For many people, this is 0.
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