EthicalAds
Web and SaaS
ad network
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
12 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 15 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 6 for, 5 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Non-tracking, non-intrusive ads with good tech-niche quality
From 1 comment
Have been using this network for 6+ (?) months now on my blog [1], and I've been amazed. The current CPM is well higher than what Google AdSense used to give (at least many years…
cunidev on HN
Fast, responsive website
From 1 comment
What an exceptionally fast and responsive website. Gives a very good first impression. Does anyone have additional examples of non-intrusive ad-networks and similar? I'd like to…
marginalia_nu on HN
Objections
CPM prices seen as high for advertisers
From 2 comments
Professional marketing person here. I think this is pretty neat! I would definitely consider chucking a few dollars into something like this. Especially since it has a nice,…
legitster on HNLove this idea, but Wow.. those are some crazy CPM numbers. Would it not be a better idea to shoot for CPC?
matt-p on HN
Developers are a hard audience to advertise to
From 1 comment
Professional marketing person here. I think this is pretty neat! I would definitely consider chucking a few dollars into something like this. Especially since it has a nice,…
legitster on HN
DNT handling criticized as not honoring user intent
From 1 comment
> To comply with DNT, we pledge to delete user personal information such as IP addresses in server logs after no more than 10 days. We do this regardless of whether you set the…
benjaminjosephw on HN
Requests
Expand beyond developer audience
From 2 comments
Would love it if you expanded beyond devs, though I know that’s a challenge as it requires building up a new base. I have been keeping an eye on you for a while either way.
shortformblog on HNInteresting concept. A couple questions: Do you plan on expanding your audience beyond developers to other users such as, for example, the slightly more general group of those…
tech234a on HN
Publish pricing and payout details in an FAQ
From 1 comment
Your site missing key piece sof information. Pricing.. what amount/percentage does a publisher get? What does running an ad cost? What are your maximum daily traffic numbers if I…
ipaddr on HN
Questions
How fraud is detected
From 1 comment
It sounds like you have a good handle on targeting, where you can use contextual information to show ads users are likely to be interested in, but what about fraud detection?…
jefftk on HN
Differences from Carbon Ads
From 1 comment
Could you describe how your service differentiates from Carbon? https://www.carbonads.net/ I've been considering monetizing my blog for a few months, but was only considering a…
brightball on HN
Alternatives named
Carbon Ads
From 1 comment
Could you describe how your service differentiates from Carbon? https://www.carbonads.net/ I've been considering monetizing my blog for a few months, but was only considering a…
brightball on HN
BuySellAds
From 1 comment
Sure -- we have a post about just that topic! https://www.ethicalads.io/alternative-to-carbon-ads/ To be 100% honest, Carbon is a great product, and I do recommend them. I wish…
ericholscher on HN