[johnteriz]

Pretty good! Lucky i'm patient enough to find out "the suprise" at the end.

Oh, and one more thing, if you block banner ads you may miss very funny ads like this one - Bridge Worldwide 2009: Cannes Cyber Lions Gold - Pringles Can Hands (yes, before anyone pulls me up I did pinch the URL from Best Banner Ad Design Companies - Web Banner Ad Rankings).

It sure made me laugh (just remember to keep clicking the ad)!

Then again, you may not be able to see it if you are blocking banner ads!

[Bonioners]

It will be back up shortly, just need to iron out a few quirks.. but everyone will still have their credits.

You think? I had 2000 odd when I logged on today, then I posted and now I have zero. Where'd they go?

Edit: and now back to 2130. Weird. And of course when I hit 'save' after editing my post to write that, its back to zero again ???

[johnteriz]

I'm not quite sure real benefit of that. Perhaps you could elaborate on this?

[johnteriz]

Thanks The Start Up Sage for the comment. It maybe true that most people don't use ad blocking software on their machines. But as i said earlier, i can see the trend of it. Consumers nowadays are getting more sophisticated so we all have to be on top of the game on marketing.

And don't get me wrong, ads are part of life and will continue to be that way. But my concern is about whether banner is really the effective method in reaching targeted market? If it's not should we then invest the time & money into other marketing methods that work? What are other marketing methods? It's another topic.

I am not sure I agree with this. While Firefox is increasing in popularity, most people will not run the full ad blocker. Meanwhile for IE and Chrome users, most standard ads will show (though I am pleased that pop over and pop under ads can be blocked).

Ads are part and parcel of life. They help fund free to air tv, free web and free radio. Do you want to have to pay for all these things ... or do you prefer an advertiser supported business model?

I just took a look at Aussie Tycoon advertiser Best Banner Ad Design Companies - Web Banner Ad Rankings and clearly the top five banner ad companies listed on their site spend every day of their professional lives creating banner ads for people.

So it seems to me that the banner ad market remains very large and appears to have bounced back from the tech bust doldrums of 2002/3.

[Heacechig]

Oh, and one more thing, if you block banner ads you may miss very funny ads like this one - Bridge Worldwide 2009: Cannes Cyber Lions Gold - Pringles Can Hands (yes, before anyone pulls me up I did pinch the URL from Best Banner Ad Design Companies - Web Banner Ad Rankings).

It sure made me laugh (just remember to keep clicking the ad)!

Then again, you may not be able to see it if you are blocking banner ads!

[Heacechig]

I just learned about this today. I hope I can earn enough credits to be able to advertise my business on the forum soon.

I think you may already have enough to get the ball rolling!

[Heacechig]

First of all, this is great idea. Win-win arrangement deal.

But one must consider its effectiveness (ie. how do you measure the return on investment?). I'm seeing the trend that online ads, banners are getting less and less effective as people have all sorts of ad blocking software on their machines, especially for Firefox user like myself - having an Adblock Add On installed, i don't see any ads whatsoever on any websites on the internet. Yes, the adblock is getting smarter and smarter guys. We really need to think ahead and look for a new way to get real value from marketing cost.

I am not sure I agree with this. While Firefox is increasing in popularity, most people will not run the full ad blocker. Meanwhile for IE and Chrome users, most standard ads will show (though I am pleased that pop over and pop under ads can be blocked).

Ads are part and parcel of life. They help fund free to air tv, free web and free radio. Do you want to have to pay for all these things ... or do you prefer an advertiser supported business model?

I just took a look at Aussie Tycoon advertiser Best Banner Ad Design Companies - Web Banner Ad Rankings and clearly the top five banner ad companies listed on their site spend every day of their professional lives creating banner ads for people.

So it seems to me that the banner ad market remains very large and appears to have bounced back from the tech bust doldrums of 2002/3.

[autolubitelone]

Just looked into this properly. I haven't been here an ages. It really is a great idea. Thanks!

[Uttephabeta]

Just looked into this properly. I haven't been here an ages. It really is a great idea. Thanks!

Yep, its a great idea.. we have had some good responses to the people who have used it.. so save up those ad credits and get your business advertising for free!

[Sowsunese]

This is awesome, what a great system and service. Hoping to get some ads up!

Cheers, for a great forum site.
Mike

[FalHaitle]

Wow thankyou for the incentive. It's a great idea

[defenderfors]

This is the new step in forums so far, I have seen. Appreciable for innovative thinking to make users to be active as well as make them beneficial for participating.

[valiumcheapll]

I like the idea - it has a lot of merit. I have read the rules but really want to be sure that I do not upset the apple cart - is it allowable to promote your business in the forum posts in here ? by way of hyperlinks ? I am not here JUST TO DO THAT by any means but it is hard not to

cheers,

[trubreTab]

Great idea AT!!!! Give me a few weeks to get my s*** together and we'll be talking business. hehe

JD

[Bonioners]

Are there any limitations on the type of business you can advertise, or is it totally free-for-all?

[WaydayTew]

Great thread here and thanks for the tips.

[Uttephabeta]

We have had some pretty good feedback from our members who have taken advantage of using the free links.

I have even heard of a few people who have made some sales from it, so thats really rewarding to know.

I suppose you know that the services that are advertises, the business is actually a member of the forum.. maybe we could put the member name under the ad as well.. what do you think about that?

[HRCPda7R]

Neat idea. What sort of feedback have you been getting from those who have traded in their credits for a month or so of space?

Seeing as the space is limited to a short text-only sentence, I wonder what works best...

[RlUbQU3R]

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2011 THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISABLED BASED ON MEMBER'S REQUESTS TO SIMPLIFY EVERYTHING. WE HAVE MOVED TO A MORE TRADITIONAL PAID ADVERTISING BASED MODEL. JUST CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO ADVERTISE.


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Want an Ad up on Aussie Tycoon site straight away?
- Check out our Paid Advertising Options (New!)

Whats this all about?
As part of our recognition to our members and making sure everyone gets the best from this forum, we have implemented an advertising network that allows all our members to advertise their business across these forums for free!

But why would I want to advertise on AussieTycoon?
As you may know, AussieTycoon (AT) is a forum with members from all over that have a vested interest in business and entrepreneurship. We are all looking to succeed in business and help other succeed, so what better way than helping each other out but to trade services with like minded people!

But its not just about the networking, AT is becoming one of the fastest growing Entrepreneur forums in Australia and is already indexed and ranked very highly within Google rankings for some great keywords as well as most of the other major search engines, we are constantly improving our search engine ranks and advertising strategies to get the best results for our forum and our members.

Check out some of our Google Rankings
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#5 Entrepreneur - http://www.google.com.au/search?q=entrepreneur

High rankings for us in search engines mean high ranking for our advertisers!

Aussie Tycoon also received around 200-300 hits PER DAY, which means that is 200-300 more people seeing your business in this forum and this traffic is constantly growing with a 5-10% increase each month.

Mass Media Recognition

Sydney Morning Herald, and The AGE in Melbourne have been talking about us..

Article in SMH - http://www.smh.com.au/small-business...0528-wiq0.html
Article in the Age - http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/from-social-media-to-real-deal-20100528-wiq0.html

Not only are we getting great traffic, we are also widely recognised as a leading resource in Australia - so you are with good company.

How can I put an Ad up for Free?
Yep, that's right.. free! Basically what you need to do is earn Ad Credits on the forum, then you pay us with those Ad Credits in exchange for advertising space.. simple!

<font color="black">Each registered member gets given some ad credits to start with when they join the forum, you can see this on the left

[Freeptube]

Hi
I have a media training business and offer online products for sale.
Am i able to advertise those products and services.

and if so How do I go about it (im more interested in the payed adds)

cheers
Mark Aiston
www.mediainsider.com.au