- Mike, I personally do not like banner ads and don't read them and have NEVER clicked on one. To me they seem to lower the quality of a website which makes it look like a giant ad. If it would be possible to have them on a separate page, that would be better, but I doubt many would open a page of just banner ads. If I want to order something from the internet, I'll do a Google search and locate the product that way. This is just my opinion but of course will go with the flow. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 6:59 AM Subject: [GeoStL] commercializing SLAGA > - > I would like to throw out the following for discussion. However, before I begin, Congrats to K-Team for their upcoming milestone of 1000. I hope we have the opportunity to participate with you for the 1000th find. > We have an awesome website. There is no doubt that Rich, Paul and Others have put a lot of time and energy into the site. It is enjoyed by many from all over not just from the St. Louis Area. > > Would it be beneficial to SLAGA if we started affiliating with certain businesses to raise money? By this, I mean, join an affiliate program in which we have banners on the website and anyone who clicks the banner, makes a purchase, results in a small commission. There are thousands of businesses we can affiliate with and make a few extra dollars if someone purchases something. All of this is done behind the scenes and we only have to have an affiliate number and the banner or link on our website. > > Of course, it would not be banner city. We could perhaps even have a seperate page that has a few banners. I would purchase Items I generally purchase on the Internet but I would do it through SLAGA so we get the commission. Items range anywhere from contact lenses to household cleaners to prescriptions. > > You can see all the affiliates at http://www.linkshare.com/clients/extended.shtml > This of course is just one of the many link management companies out there. > > It's a simple process, you click, you buy, SLAGA gets a check. > > I leave it for discussion... > > Mike > > **************************************************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > > > **************************************************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field