Recent content by wysardry

I'm not sure about non-English speaking countries, but Focusin and others tailor the display of their banner ads to the country the visitor is in. The easiest way to tell whether they're likely to do that is to check the documentation to see which countries they accept applications from. I...

Yes, I understand that the ads would be translated, but I still don't see the point. Surely if a site is in Italian, and the company is based in Italy, the ads would already be in Italian? If they weren't, then the site content is unlikely to be in Italian (which is what I was referring to...

Well that sounds rather pointless to me. What would be the point of gaining extra visitors to your site if they didn't understand the content. Most sites that pay for traffic do so because they're selling a product or service, and those from other countries are less likely to purchase...

Yes, if the Americans spoke English it would be so much easier. :D Seriously though, I don't think a truly global traffic program would work. It would be better to specialise in a certain (non-US) country - especially at first. If the idea catches on, separate programs could be included...

Riverworld: Can you not edit your original post to remove the "100 Addon and Parked Domains" part? Many users won't read this far down, or even past the first few lines of your post, before applying.

Can I just ask what the addon and parked domains are to be used for if users are only allowed to use a subdomain address?

That site doesn't appear to offer targetted banner advertisements - all their links lead to a single search engine, and they don't seem too fussy about how you (mis)represent them. I'd rather not mislead my visitors, and I'd prefer advertisements for multiple (related) sites and services in...

I'm considering starting a games related forum, and was wondering if any of you knew of an ad company that will allow their (targetted) banners to be added to a startup forum. Traffic will initially be low, and I don't want any popups, which narrows the choices quite a bit I would think...

That makes a welcome change. :) I'm actually using Opera 6.04 (UK version), but I haven't installed the Flash plugin as I'm using someone else's computer. Besides, I despise Flash. ;) I was hoping to see info on your other plans, the FAQ, TOS and/or the forums rather than ask questions...

Can you please add a text link on your home page or at least provide a link here to get further inside the site for those of us that don't use IE and/or don't have Flash installed?

Why? They obviously aren't going to bash themselves. :D

On the other side of the coin, many users do not read the FAQ first, and it frustrates some people here to read requests for x, y and z features without advertisements to fund the service. It would be helpful if posts started off with something along the lines of "I read the FAQ, but the...

Well, if I were choosing a free forum, I'd probably go for IkonBoard (Perl) or InvisionBoard (PHP) rather than the others you've mentioned. You could then use the $160 you were going to spend on vBulletin to purchase two years (or so) of hosting, or upgrade your existing package to get extra...

Typhlosion: Have you considered using a remotely hosted forum service? They tend to be more reliable than using free hosting, as the servers are usually configured specifically for use with a particular forum and mailing facilities are usually enabled as they can only be used for forum related...

All sites are unavailable or slow from time to time - even one as big and popular as Yahoo. You can't really judge a host's services from one visit. To make a fair assessment you need to have an active account with them for several weeks at least.