Might as well use them while they can still be used...

If Earthlink and AOL's trend become an expected, out-of-the-box feature for browsers, consoles (as we know them) will be a thing of the past.

Maybe it's time to look at other technology options for interstitials...?

quiet - Start your own free pass site, and collect emails... and then spam their emails.. j/k...

Cheers,
Matt

Well if you actually take your analogy, then think about this. When you go to the store, why is there a rack at the cash with candy bars, magazines, batteries, pens and all that junk? Because they might make that extra sale. Why is it that when you go to Walmart, there's stuff that you can buy when you're PAST the checkout line? Because they can make that sale.

I personally hate the pop-up hell. I don't mind a console in or a console out. But do not like a chain of popups/unders. I hate that, and it leaves me with a negative feeling of a site.

Would I use a console? Yes I would. I currently use a console on entry to run a quick poll. We did this because we did an overhaul of the site and wanted input from our fans. Now, we'll change it to an exit console once we've designed a proper one. No chain of pop-ups. Right now, we need to get the extra $$ because we still need more $.

As for Quiet, excellent. If you don't need the extra cash, and you don't do it cause you don't like them, excellent! That's the best thing. People leave your site, it's clean. It's not like some guy closed it quickly, and all of a sudden 5 windows poped up.

I hope that my income goes up there in your category and I can do the same soon! hehehe

I am Anti-Popups...period

Pop ups are worse than spam. Much worse.

That's not true at all.

Misuse of popups is bad. A single popup that's not chained is nothing.

Just liked dialers, popups were abused to the point that people now think the popup itself is bad, while it's just the dicks who can't stop themselves from chaining 25 of them together who are to blame.

Quiet,

The reason you see 3-4 popup chains at the major programs is simple. They make money. If they didn't they wouldn't be there. The reason they make money is because newbie affilates send shitloads upon shitload of untargeted traffic converting 1:35000.
The paysite make probably 15-25% of their income from those popups.

In your case however, the traffic is very well filtered. Reasons they might not join are a. no pay option b. they simply refuse to pay for porn. c. under 18 no CC. d. god knows.

IMO popups probably won't do too hot on your site unless it's like a special offer to join.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by m0rph3us
[B]Quiet,

The reason you see 3-4 popup chains at the major programs is simple. They make money. If they didn't they wouldn't be there. The reason they make money is because newbie affilates send shitloads upon shitload of untargeted traffic converting 1:35000./QUOTE]

again, i was never asking why i see popups on other sites. anyway bro :glugglug

on a side note, can any point out good providers of paid pop-up traffic for paysites? i know only of sexzity, and what i would *really* like is an opportunity to buy traffic in lots from certain locales (general UK, german, japanese, etc.)... any links would be great, thx all..!

I agree, with targetted traffic a pop-up to a cheap trial join would be great.

You could also have a tasteful pop-up to some choices of different paysites covering different niches and use 3rd part programs.

With that much traffic you definitely have a % of people who are looking for something else.

Post a 'need sponsors for my exit console' thread and you'll get a thousand replies with ref codes :1orglaugh

Come to think of it - it would be VERY interesting to see how a teen 4free sponsor would do. If they are THAT targetted and don't have a cc it could do well.

If I were you I would do both - an exit console to choices of outher sponsors and exit that to a teen/movie 4free site.

You might as well - you are the only one who sends that tour traffic it's not like you are going to piss off afiliates - and for surfers? fuck em - if they didn't buy - then they are USELESS to you. Your members never see these popups so who why not?

To me it sounds like leaving money on the table - quite a bit (or should I say 'quiet a bit')

LOL

Hey, I want to buy your exit consoles :)

chupacabra: we can provide what you're looking for; targetted popunders. Contact me at [email protected]