Possible to Hide Advertisements?

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   Toby Hoffmanposted 4 years ago

   I would pay for this feature / option. The ads SEVERELY detract from my reading enjoyment - and I will not continue after reading this one novella unless this option becomes reality.

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      theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Use an ad blocker? Most browsers have one built in these days.

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   Holly Howardposted 4 years ago

   That's how we make our money. If there's a really annoying ad, report it to the HubPages team.

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   eugbugposted 4 years ago

   I wonder how many other people would be willing to pay, rather than just turning away? I'm sure HubPages has thought of this as a source of revenue?

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      Glenn Stokposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Medium doesn’t have ads. To answer your question, they have over 60 million readers monthly that pay to read.
      
      That method requires a different type of writing. I discovered that I need to write articles on Maven that attract followers. That’s a lot more challenging, in my opinion, than writing for organic traffic as we do on HubPages.
      
      Traffic on any individual article tends to dry up after a while when it’s dependent on followers. But organic traffic has an endless supply of readers as long as it’s evergreen. Therefore HubPages and Medium are completely different platforms, which don’t compete.

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         eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         I was thinking more of it being an alternative source of revenue. So either a reader views ads which generate income for us, or they subscribe or pay per article and we also earn from that. Or even pay to have their problems solved in the comments. Fixya once had a system where a reader could have their technical problems solved and agreed to pay a set amount for the privilege if they were happy with the outcome, typically about $5 or $10.

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            Glenn Stokposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            I've heard of that. There are other sites like Fixya that do that. Medium's method is with a fixed fee for unlimited reading. Personal problem solving, as you refer to, can be a viable income producer with the right venue.

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               eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Fixya also had what was called a "marketplace program" where we could provide services. I had a manual sourcing service where someone would pay me to look for instruction guides for products if they had lost them or they weren't easily found online. I made a few hundred dollars doing that from what I can remember!

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   Toby Hoffmanposted 4 years ago

   I'll pay dearly to get rid of these ads on the right. Just contacted author offering payment for a clean format or PDF or viewable in "Reader". Hubpages has completely turned me off from any future visits. The ad is so in your face obnoxious, and half of them are moving even more distacting and nauseating. Can I not pay $10 for and article in a format without ads? Just clean?

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      theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Can't you just add an ad blocker to your browser?
      
      Of course, you will be depriving your favourite writers of earnings, but hey, who cares?

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         Toby Hoffmanposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Offering author money for an ad-free version. 2009 Apple Mac Pro may not allow ad blocker?? BTW - is this a sure fire way to get rid of that square (adchoices) on the right ? Again -  and more to the point - IMHO Hubpages and its authors might make MORE money offering this option. No?

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            eugbugposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Yeah, just add a "read this article ad-free" button that debits from their PayPal account if they have have one. Sounds simple. You can be sure there's some obstacle for it not to be so though.

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               Toby Hoffmanposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks! I agree ! Oh well - perhaps author will respond, and I will post. Thank you all

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            theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Maybe, but that choice is not available now.
            
            If you use Safari, there may already be an option in the settings to activate an ad-blocker. It works in your browser and is nothing to do with what computer you use.

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               Toby Hoffmanposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Are you able to do it?

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                  lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  Every browser has an inbuilt function or an ad block extension that can go along with it. If it does not, it is not going to have a lot of users.

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                  theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  I can do it in Opera, but I don't utilise it on HP. I also use Ghostery, again, HubPages is one of my exceptions.

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   eugbugposted 4 years ago

   PayPal have a "donate" widget, but I think it's only for charities?

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