"WebBuilder451" <WebBuilder***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I need to place ads on my site. And i'm getting a little confused as to the
> best way to do it, do i write it myself or get a control. Problem is there
> are way too may of them out there and they all claim to be good. Here is
> what
> i need for my asp.net 2.0 site. I can do all of this myself, but i hear
> there
> are some restrictions in the 2.0 rotator control, and it will take perhaps
> more time to write my own, meaning it may be cheeper to just get someone
> elses system. Can any one recomend one they have used with the features
> below
> or advise me on the best way to create a flexable system myself?
>
> 1. Multiple ads on each page
> 2. different ad groups on each page.
> 3. different weighted rotation rate per ad
> 4. ads will timeout after preset number of clicks
> 5. need to track the clickthroughs.
> 6. provide reports to customers who purchase space.
>
> any advice would be appreciated
> --
> thanks (as always)
> some day i''m gona pay this forum back for all the help i''m getting
> kes

"Rob MacFadyen" wrote:

> My advice would be to go strickly with Google Adsense. Its a prepackaged
> solution that has worked very well for lots and lots and _lots_ of websites.
> You could put a lot of effort into reinventing the wheel... but frankly I'd
> question the return on that effort. You might also want to look at Google
> Analytics... a great website statistic reporting package (free). The
> combination of the two provide considerable value.
>
> One nice thing about Adsense is that it is a direct line to customers. There
> are customers out there that are ready to buy advertising on your site right
> now... you don't need to contact them, negiotiate a price, handle payments,
> or any of the nitty gritty details involved in selling advertising (not to
> mention the challenges around handling disputes).
>
> That's my $0.02 worth (actual cash value $0.0000001, not valid in all
> States, offer void where prohibited, skill testing question required).
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob MacFadyen
>
>
> "WebBuilder451" <WebBuilder***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B721C368-816F-485D-AC42-3DEFFB14E90E@microsoft.com...
> >I need to place ads on my site. And i'm getting a little confused as to the
> > best way to do it, do i write it myself or get a control. Problem is there
> > are way too may of them out there and they all claim to be good. Here is
> > what
> > i need for my asp.net 2.0 site. I can do all of this myself, but i hear
> > there
> > are some restrictions in the 2.0 rotator control, and it will take perhaps
> > more time to write my own, meaning it may be cheeper to just get someone
> > elses system. Can any one recomend one they have used with the features
> > below
> > or advise me on the best way to create a flexable system myself?
> >
> > 1. Multiple ads on each page
> > 2. different ad groups on each page.
> > 3. different weighted rotation rate per ad
> > 4. ads will timeout after preset number of clicks
> > 5. need to track the clickthroughs.
> > 6. provide reports to customers who purchase space.
> >
> > any advice would be appreciated
> > --
> > thanks (as always)
> > some day i''m gona pay this forum back for all the help i''m getting
> > kes
>
>
>

"WebBuilder451" <WebBuilder***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for responding,
>
> we are purchesing google ads now., but we want to sell ads on our site. I
> don't believe we can co-opt the google tech for our own purposes? and use
> the
> solution apart from google.
>
> --
> thanks (as always)
> some day i''m gona pay this forum back for all the help i''m getting
> kes

"WebBuilder451" <WebBuilder***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6EAD74A5-9793-4E25-89CA-35C90FA65DA8@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for responding,
>
> we are purchesing google ads now., but we want to sell ads on our site. I
> don't believe we can co-opt the google tech for our own purposes? and use
> the
> solution apart from google.
>
> --
> thanks (as always)
> some day i''m gona pay this forum back for all the help i''m getting
> kes
>
>
> "Rob MacFadyen" wrote:
>
>> My advice would be to go strickly with Google Adsense. Its a prepackaged
>> solution that has worked very well for lots and lots and _lots_ of
>> websites.
>> You could put a lot of effort into reinventing the wheel... but frankly
>> I'd
>> question the return on that effort. You might also want to look at Google
>> Analytics... a great website statistic reporting package (free). The
>> combination of the two provide considerable value.
>>
>> One nice thing about Adsense is that it is a direct line to customers.
>> There
>> are customers out there that are ready to buy advertising on your site
>> right
>> now... you don't need to contact them, negiotiate a price, handle
>> payments,
>> or any of the nitty gritty details involved in selling advertising (not
>> to
>> mention the challenges around handling disputes).
>>
>> That's my $0.02 worth (actual cash value $0.0000001, not valid in all
>> States, offer void where prohibited, skill testing question required).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Rob MacFadyen
>>
>>
>> "WebBuilder451" <WebBuilder***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:B721C368-816F-485D-AC42-3DEFFB14E90E@microsoft.com...
>> >I need to place ads on my site. And i'm getting a little confused as to
>> >the
>> > best way to do it, do i write it myself or get a control. Problem is
>> > there
>> > are way too may of them out there and they all claim to be good. Here
>> > is
>> > what
>> > i need for my asp.net 2.0 site. I can do all of this myself, but i hear
>> > there
>> > are some restrictions in the 2.0 rotator control, and it will take
>> > perhaps
>> > more time to write my own, meaning it may be cheeper to just get
>> > someone
>> > elses system. Can any one recomend one they have used with the features
>> > below
>> > or advise me on the best way to create a flexable system myself?
>> >
>> > 1. Multiple ads on each page
>> > 2. different ad groups on each page.
>> > 3. different weighted rotation rate per ad
>> > 4. ads will timeout after preset number of clicks
>> > 5. need to track the clickthroughs.
>> > 6. provide reports to customers who purchase space.
>> >
>> > any advice would be appreciated
>> > --
>> > thanks (as always)
>> > some day i''m gona pay this forum back for all the help i''m getting
>> > kes
>>
>>
>>