HendryTan Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 1. BlowingWind readers may have noticed that we have NOT shown Google Advertisements since late Sep 2011. Our Google Search also broke.2. Reason: Google Advertising reviewers have found some BW-Forum posts contain "pxxnography, adult or mature content". This is prohibited by their Advertising Program. We have appealed and volunteered to remove Google Advertisement from those pages. Google has REJECTED.3. WE HAVE LOSS OUR SOLE SOURCE OF INCOME.4. BW Cashflow: The moderators are un-paid volunteers. Our Forum is hosted on a commercial $ite in the US. Every month, the computer bill is charged to Moderator-Lungker's credit card.Every year when the Moderators meet, we give whatever "reasonable" amount from Google to Lungker. So far Lungker takes whatever we give him without much question.5. Going forward, we have to look for NEW Sources of income to pay for the forum hosting.6. We welcome any suggestions.On behalf of the ModeratorsHendry Tan
Guest imseeker Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Yes, maybe via Paypal or some other similar payment mechanism...
gstc82 Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 i prefer to subscribe directly to a account? but of cos it on a trust basis.
lovehandle Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 ooops! this explains why the search engine cannot function anymore...even if we chip in the $, is there any chance we can afford some other search engine/function?
doncoin Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 You guys can try linkshare.com, adify.com commision junction etc. There are other ad platforms. Love.
Guest Ironrod Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 ok some yearly donation program like wiki?
gstc82 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 if we do chip in, we must also leave the mods alone to do what they have been doing thru the years. we dont want to have a situation whereby if we donate, people start to demand things to be changed becos 'we donated'. moderators i am sure will inform us that once target is reached, donation or whatever its called will stop.
suckling_pig Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 You could also try some paid advertising. Maybe some of the banners on some pages can be used for paid adverts? We see things not as they are, but as WE are - The TalmudWhen the student is ready, the teacher will appear - The Buddha
Guest Guest Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 How abt leaving donation boxes at all gay establishments - saunas, shops, restaurants, spas? (to collect on a weekly/monthly basis)Hosting BW parties(karaoke session, potluck, auction) as fund raising events?Donate items(hopefully new & unused) or services(healthy massage) to BW for bidding?Lead gay tours to other parts of asia - Bangkok, Hongkong, Taiwan?
sum1outhere_03 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 add pay-per-click from other advert agencies that pays. Will you be my valentine's?
FrenchManInAsia Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 How much does hosting BW site cost on a monthly basis btw?
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 How much does BW receive from google each year?There are alternative programs out there similar to adsense but prob not as good. In addition, you can place a donate button (through paypal) on every page and as an when a member feels generous, he can click and donate some.
Guest Guest Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 How abt coming up with a BW 'eat-wind' card, with discount on gay establishments - restaurants, saunas, shops, etc.Sell 10 to 20 dollars per card, at the same time, promote local gay biz or biz in the region.
Guest 4Mature Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Just wondering whether will there be any implication for asking members of the public to do a donation to a forum thingy as it involve with public funds. Perhaps someone can check with the relevant authority whether the owner of the forum need to apply for such donation. Will there be any tax implication and etc. Once you have the correct info, then you can decide whether to pick up the suggestion from some of the fellow members here on donation to the forum.Also you might want to try to talk to yahoo? Maybe they are willing to do advertising? Then we can also have the search engine? I suppose yahoo may agree since some of their groupsnalso contain adult contents. :-) Muslex79 1
HendryTan Posted October 23, 2011 Author Posted October 23, 2011 (edited) 1. Thanks for all the encouragement and suggestions that have received here and received by the mods.2. Need to emphasise that The current Moderators are COMMITTED to keep this forum and the community going WITH or WITHOUT external funds.3. Some of the suggestions that we'll be taking further:a. Source for other alternative viable online advertising platforms.b. Sell Banner Advertisement instead.c. Online machanisms for Readers to chip-in to help defray our cost. eg Paypald. Others.4. Our preferred solution is something simple and yet does NOT take too much time from the Moderators.Reason being the Mods are all working and are doing this as UNPAID volunteers.5. We have NOT decided anything. Will only confirm after the Moderators meet and have a consensus.We will keep the community posted.6. Please keep any suggestions coming in.Hendry Tanon behalf of the ModeratorsPS: Yes the Google Search broke as we have a combined search and advertising account. Over the next few weeks, we will try to apply for a new search account and see whether Google will allow. Edited October 24, 2011 by HendryTan Edited the wordings for clarity
Guest some help Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 some suggestions:- use other online ads- paid accounts, pay a sum per month, benefits? no ads, bigger inbox, more customising feature etc etc- donations from paypal.
Guest Guest Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 Pls look into the possibility of cash donation. Where to hand the cash over/issue of receipt? If u could appoint some establishment to take care of this. And also what is the amount needed. Is that a target? Prefer a lum sum or monthly basis? Any gay lawyer/accountant to advise on this? Do u need declare the amt donated plus acct statement on this website for transparency purpose? Tks.
HendryTan Posted October 24, 2011 Author Posted October 24, 2011 1. Would really like people who has worked with online advertisements platforms (especially alternatives to Google) to provide us recommendations.2. We are looking for an advertising platform that has reasonable payout in this part of the world.Where the Advertisers has a good reputation and will not advertise for spams / virus which will hurt our readers.3. Anyone who can help, please post here or PM me.Thanks.
doncoin Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 Check out http://gayadnetwork.com/. They are part of Adify which is a more liberal ad network compared to Google. Love.
No Frills Factory Outlet Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 How about setting up an eshop interface ?Or charging a listing fee to list services ?Another alternative is doing what Fridae does by charging a commission per sale on Fridae Shop.On Ad networks, Google is still the best paying. You can try :Black Label AdsBidvertiserClicksorSome also offer text link ads service.
Guest Guest Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Were you living in a cave the last few weeks? Events already superceded your suggestions and the mods had already explained what they are doing and why they are doing it in this forum.Read up the threads lah bodoh.
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