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[MORNE]

3 hours ago, Matt said:

As we stand currently ad revenue makes up a significant majority of total revenue. So "no ads = no Bike Hub" is not far from the thruth.

 

time for a pay cut?😅

though i'm not totally ignorant the fact that its better to make it LOOK like the company is barely scraping by to SARS ☺️

[Shebeen]

11 hours ago, Li Mu Bai said:

mmm. Having been part of this "hub" for several years now, I'm not enjoying the current "visual pollution" of these massive adverts spalshed across my screen when opening up my browser. I've had Bikehub as my homepage for years, and now I'm greeted with a huge banner advert (Clicks this morning), with a smaller advert just below it, followed by two more banner adverts lower down, and it seems to me that this site is no longer about cycling but more about promoting products and advertising.

I have to scroll down an entire page to get to what Bikehub is actually all about, the forums etc. Four adverts on the Home page, and whilst i understand that selling this advertising space is what is funding Bikehub, is bombarding us as users like this really neccessary?

The small banner adverts selling un-cycling-related stuff and general junk is somewhat tolerable, but this current format is really annoying.

 

my 2c...

The yellow frame on my avatar indicates I don't have a clue what you're talking about.

[M L]

10 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

No, it isn't.

The meat of the website (except this whiney thread and a couple of adverts) is bike related.

I'm out. Do you think only bike companies and bike related ads have a right to advertise on a bike related website?

I remember massive Swarovski ads in ZigZag and some big full page medical aid adverts in Bicycling. 

I think you're missing the point where without revenue, the site disappears. 

Just look past it, seriously. Like I'm about to do with this whiney thread.

He clearly doesn’t get it. 

[OVERDRIVE]

5 hours ago, Matt said:

As we stand currently ad revenue makes up a significant majority of total revenue. So "no ads = no Bike Hub" is not far from the thruth.

Medium to long term are are focussed on significantly growing revenue from classifieds and transactions (Bike Hub Pay). It will dramatically reduce our reliance on ad revenue, however even then we see that advertising will continue to play an important role. 

@Li Mu Bai thanks for the feedback. We've always been conscious of not bombarding Hubbers with too many adverts, invasive pop-ups or autoplay videos. Finding the right balance between the ideal user experience and a sustainable ad-based business model can be tricky. In an ideal world we'd have no ads and only rad ride imagery as you suggest, but somewhere along the line bills need to be paid. 

If you're looking for an ad-free Bike Hub utopia take a look at Bike Hub Plus. For the cost of coffee per month you can turn off all the ads.
 

And the wise man said...

Ï forgot the bulletproof vest smelt after I survived the shooting"

Ads are what it is. Lets all live...

[Nico van Loggerenberg]

Look, it could be way worse... Sum total of 4 lines of text visible on cycling weekly, with a banner video (autoplay), a bottom ad (just white here for some reason), and a third in line ad. 

Edited March 29, 2022 by Nico van Loggerenberg

[MORNE]

still dont get how some people navigate the web without a 'condom' lol. It's a dirty dirty place out there. And no...you don't need a paid for proverbial "yellow frame around your avatar" for the privilege. You just need to spend 5 min...learn something new, press a few buttons...and ad free Koos is your uncle. THE WHOLE INTERNET...not just one bicycle forum.

Edited March 29, 2022 by MORNE