Question regarding ads for Premium users

I’ve been keeping my adblocker off at thurrott.com and intend to keep doing the same. I am curious though how much it helps you guys on top of my subscription to display the ads.

Conversation 11 comments

  • wunderbar

    Premium Member
    21 September, 2017 - 4:18 pm

    <p>no ads are displayed to premium users.</p>

    • Brad Sams

      Premium Member
      21 September, 2017 - 4:50 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#180655"><em>In reply to wunderbar:</em></a></blockquote><p>This is correct, premium users are not shown on-site display ads.</p>

    • Oasis

      Premium Member
      21 September, 2017 - 5:00 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#180655"><em>In reply to wunderbar:</em></a></blockquote><p>You mean no ads are shown to Premium users after we sign-in. There is that webinar ad….</p>

      • Brad Sams

        Premium Member
        21 September, 2017 - 8:12 pm

        <blockquote><a href="#180661"><em>In reply to Oasis:</em></a></blockquote><p>This is a tricky one because this 'ad' is something we are actually hosting.</p>

        • anchovylover

          22 September, 2017 - 1:46 am

          <blockquote><a href="#180800"><em>In reply to brad-sams:</em></a></blockquote><p>You know my feelings about pop up ads but l'm also receiving bloody emails about the webinar. I've had to block the site which means l no longer receive the daily email. Not good Brad!</p><p><br></p><p>Is there a way to receive the daily email only and not promotions?</p>

          • Polycrastinator

            22 September, 2017 - 9:05 am

            <blockquote><a href="#180828"><em>In reply to anchovylover:</em></a></blockquote><p>YMMV on all these things. If my job will let me take the time, I want to do the webinar. If I didn't hear about it because I wasn't receiving ads as I pay for the site, I'd be pretty mad. Inevitably, it's not possible to create a balance that has everyone perfectly happy.</p>

            • jimchamplin

              Premium Member
              22 September, 2017 - 5:01 pm

              <blockquote><a href="#180845"><em>In reply to Polycrastinator:</em></a></blockquote><p>I kinda had the feeling that the limited ads would be things like that. Thurrott and Petri related events, et al.</p>

        • jimchamplin

          Premium Member
          22 September, 2017 - 4:59 pm

          <blockquote><a href="#180800"><em>In reply to brad-sams:</em></a></blockquote><p>Ohhhhhh! Well, that's fair. After all, I <em>did</em> think that Premium users still would see some ads. I guess that's one of them.</p><p><br></p><p>My original post was just because it was breaking the frame in Safari.</p>

      • Paul Thurrott

        Premium Member
        22 September, 2017 - 8:23 am

        <blockquote><a href="#180661"><em>In reply to Oasis:</em></a></blockquote><p>Isn't the promise "most ads," not "all ads"? </p>

  • Simon Flynn

    22 September, 2017 - 8:54 pm

    <p>Do ads have to be actually clicked on for sites to make money? I don't think I've every clicked on an ad anywhere (at least not intentionally). </p>

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