How I left London to travel, live, and work from a DIY converted Land Rover
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How I left London to travel, live, and work from a DIY converted Land Rover
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Re: How I left London to travel, live, and work from a DIY converted Land Rover
#2Tired of being falsely accused of running an Ad blocker, I ended up reading this in lynx.
Partially a challenge, but genuinely a refreshing change from all the graphics, ads, layout glitches, etc.
I know many sites make their revenue from ads, which is actually why I don't run an ad blocker. If their content is worth reading, I'll let the ads display. But having an undismissable pop-over falsely accusing me of running one means I'll either not read the content, or find some other way.
It's a dilemma for content providers, I know. What I don't know is how to fix it.
Re: How I left London to travel, live, and work from a DIY converted Land Rover
#3Tired of being falsely accused of running an Ad blocker, I ended up reading this in lynx. Partially a challenge, but genuinely a refreshing change from all the graphics, ads, layout glitches, etc. I know many sites make their revenue from ads, which is actually why I don't run an ad blocker. If their content is worth reading, I'll let the ads display. But having an undismissable pop-over falsely accusing me of runnin…
What I don't understand is why not just provide quality text content and run native ads with a contact me section for monetization and opt-in marketing?
How I Quit My Job and Lived In My Range Rover Selling Software and Consulting
[body text here]
"and by the way, did you know that Range Rover is offering a 25% discount in financing rates through my affiliate link? please click here if your're interested or contact me for more info
[more body text here about life in the Range Rover and selling consulting services]
"thanks guys! please feel free to email if you are bored and want to chit chat about anything cool and unique."
Why did the web deviate from this format? Partly because of design by committee, partly because its easier to sell wholesale data to some shitty ad company rather than actually forge real relationships