Why so many ads?

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   Kenny Minkerposted 3 months ago

   Has anyone from Hubpages ever explained why they cover articles with so many ads? It ruins the reader experience and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's embarrassed to share my articles because of the ads. Surely fewer ads would lead to more views, and be better for the earnings of writers and the company.

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      Miebakagh57posted 3 months agoin reply to this

      That's common with hubpages since tag's took over.

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      Kenna McHughposted 3 months agoin reply to this

      Google ad layout on HP sucks, which sums it up.

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      Kyler J Falkposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      The most explanation we have received is cookie cutter corpo-newspeak along the lines of, "We take an active approach to adhere to Google's ever-changing, enigmatic guidelines and desires." 
      
      Translating that: We keep an eye on what Google gives for limitations, and try our best to live on the edge of what is acceptable at the expense of readership.
      
      At least, that's the outcome whether or not it is truly the intention. The ad layout is one of the first things I ever posted about on the forums. Google is much more favorable towards quality aesthetics than simply remaining within the guidelines. Hell, they favor aesthetics more than accurate content if their SERPs are anything to go by. 
      
      We scream into the void, and the void just stares back at us.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 3 months ago

   This has been a subject of conversation in the forum for several years. Nothing has been achieved other than to feed the grumpiness of writers.

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   Thomas Swanposted 3 months ago

   Seems to me that TAG got greedy, filled our top-ranking articles with tonnes of ads, made some short-term dough, and now we're dealing with Google's wrath. So I don't know if there's much point in reducing the ads at this point.

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 3 months ago

   About 10 years ago, Google rolled out the "Google Page Layout Algorithm Update," whereby webpages "might" be penalized for having a proliferation of adverts above the fold. Perhaps Google is still adhering to this policy when ranking webpages in their organic search results for designated keywords and key phrases.
   
   Again, I am not sure whether Google is still adhering to this policy, but it is possible.
   
   Edit: There are many other factors that determine where a webpage ranks in Google's organic search results, such page load speed and the number of microseconds that a reader stays on your webpage.
   
   Taking the above factors into consideration, potential readers might not be staying on our webpages (articles) very long. As a result, the positioning of our articles in Google's organic search results for designated keywords and key phrases might be affected accordingly.

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   Miebakagh57posted 3 months ago

   I think Big Google still maintain 3 ads on a page? Those numerous ads are that of hubpages, not Google?

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   Miebakagh57posted 2 months ago

   More than 3 ads on a page are unhealthy.

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      Kyler J Falkposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Last time I scrolled Hubpages without an adblocker, there was an ad between every major header and new capsule. There were popup videos in two sections, and the way to exit them was not clear enough to warrant their invasive nature.
      
      I wouldn't even read my own content to check aesthetics without my adblocker turned on. LMAO

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         Miebakagh57posted 2 months agoin reply to this

         It's so sad.

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   Kobby95posted 2 months ago

   They have set up a great system - very much appreciated. But when it comes to the ads, it seems they rely solely on coders with minimal or no inputs from experts in marketing. That's really sad, after all the work that has been put in.

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      Miebakagh57posted 2 months agoin reply to this

      HubPages is really a better writing platform. It's the intrustive ads that destroy the system.

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