Oh, pshaw. I'm not smart, the ad blocker came free with the Norton Internet Security software. It's also built into the McAfee and Zone-Alarm security suites. Pop-up blocking is even built into WinXP now as an integral freebee feature. Althoguh, MS hasn't built in basic ad-blocking, yet -- the hand they bite might be their own ;-) sh --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com> wrote: > I think you guys are on the right track and it's worth it > as an > experiment if nothing else. > > Scott, I know that a lot of people turn off banner ads > but not everyone > is as smart as you. :-) > > Cheryl > > S. Hieber wrote: > > Interestingly, the logo shows on the APC list of > sponsored > > forums but not on the list of sponsors' links. > > > > I think it would be good to have AGA's logo up > identifying > > AGA as a sponsor at APC. And APC has already been > > supportive of the AGA and the contest. > > > > Plantedtank -- it's harder to find the conetest info -- > no > > sticky on this one. Might be worthwhile to increase > AGA's > > presence but I'd like it to include a sticky about the > > contest on the forum index. INterstingly, > glassgardens.com > > is still listed as a sponsor even though he closed up > shop > > at glassgardens and one of the posts, if you drill down > > into through the link is a request by glassgardens to > > "delete me." > > > > Any other thoughts, info, folks? > > > > sh > > > > > > > > --- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >>>Phil, > >>> > >>>We use a $5/1000 (CPM) banner impression scheme. In > >> > >>addition, we have flat > >> > >>>monthly fees for advertising in specific places. For > >> > >>example, advertising > >> > >>>a specific forum. There is a minimum of $15 per > month. > >>> > >>>Regards, > >>> > >>>Art > >> > >>Well, if we advertise on both The Planted Tank and APC > it > >>looks like our > >>best coverage options will cost in the area of $40.00 > per > >>month. FYI, > >>ADG/ADA USA sponsors the Aquascaping forum and their > logo > >>is highly visible > >>and no doubt attracts attention. We might even get our > >>own Sponsor Forum on > >>APC if we go this option, which could be a good way of > >>getting direct > >>interface with folks who don't have or don't pay > >>attention to the Member > >>email list. > >> > >>Regards, > >>Phil > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>AGA-mcm mailing list > >>AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > >>http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-mcm mailing list > > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm