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I've been considering the MaxBlogPress Stripe Ad plugin for WordPress since the first time I saw it on a blog. That was a couple of weeks ago. Since then, I've been seeing it added to other blogs, including the evil www.johnchow.com. His, however, is the first blog where I saw the "Powered by MaxBlogPress" link removed (he must have paid the fee). [Update: I don't think there's a fee. Check out the comments for Wordpress Wednesdays: MaxBlogPress Stripe Ad at BlueFur's blog.]
Before I make any kind of decision whether to use it or not, I would like you to tell me what you think of it. Some points to consider:
- Since advertising is the primary purpose of the stripe ad (duh), would you consider it as obtrusive or unobtrusive advertising? The color is customizable, so please ignore the default yellow color (which may be hard to see above on this white background).
- What other uses could you find for it? Would it be a cool way to point visitors to your latest and greatest article? I was thinking of using it for a status message, since my time zone is more than likely not your time zone.
- Since each advertisement can be weighted and rotated based on several factors, do you think it would be worth the time it takes to keep it configured? I don't see a problem with that part of it, but then I usually have ample time on my hands.
There are just so many uses for this; your imagination is the limit. My main concern is how it appears to you. I have no desire to put something up there which could be annoying to the average viewer. It doesn't bother me on the blogs I've seen it on, but it does steal my focus for a moment or two.
Disclaimer: I used affiliate links above. MaxBlogPress presents an information product for purchase when you go to get the plugin. The MaxBlogPress Stripe Ad plugin itself, however, is completely free of charge.
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When I saw this, I thought it would be a good idea to use it to highlight your best posts, however on reflection my guess is that people will realize it doesn't look to great and the novelty will wear off. Right now, the stripe ad probably works because it looks a little like the Firefox popup alert thingy, but if it gets widely adopted people will start to ignore it and the effectiveness will go way down.
Or I could be wrong :)
That's a word I was looking for — novelty. The people using it now may not be using it in a month or so, after the novelty effect wears off.
I may have to wait to see what others do or say.
I'd say go for it. Try to customize it a little bit though, adding novelty to something that's already new. It shouldn't be that hard.
If it does wear off, now would be the time to try it while it's still fresh and ready to make you money!
I'm not interested in making money from it. Maybe I'll play a little to see what I can do with it.
If the color is customizable why the heck does everyone leave it that ugly color? It's not a bad idea and before Troy pointed it out I never considered it as anything other than an ad tool. Good idea, Troy.
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Troy you are quite right it is like the Firefox pop up alert, but i think it gona work in future as well. I have put that thing on one of my site in order to generate traffic and what i think its working for me impressively.
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For anyone interested we just released the Stripe Ad into our network making it even easier for publishers and giving publishers access to our advertiser-base.
More info at:
http://blog.adtoll.com/2009/03/09/released-the-stripe-ad-format-and-siteip-exclusion-feature/