My latest comment on a hub:
"Nicely-written website, with good advice--but WAY too many ads!!! Especially the horribly annoying pop-ups, at least one of which obscures virtually the entire screen!"
Checking the hub, there was indeed a popup that covered the nearly the entire (laptop) screen. Is this new or have I just missed it? Such popups are extremely annoying in my opinion, and is an excellent reason to immediately leave!
You’re not the only one. I have seen those full page pop ups too. My mind is programmed to ignore them and immediately X them away so I don’t lose my train of thought on the article I’m reading. I wonder how many readers do that, and if so, then those ads don’t work and are just annoying.
Maven is experimenting to see what works to bring us more revenue. Matt left an explanation in another thread on the subject...
https://hubpages.com/community/forum/34 … ing-my-hub
Thanks, Glenn. I had missed that one. As others said there, I'm not happy with it - while it may bring in a little more now, it could cost traffic in the future.
Hopefully Maven will come to that same conclusion, and it will be a short-lived experiment.
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Hi, I received the following message in a comment left yesterday on my Hub about dog diapers (on PetHelpful site)I don't know if this article is useful thanks to the pop up that couldn't be removed covering half my screen asking me "How good is this article?" - counter-productive to say...
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