Tom Chapman

I'll Never Use Ads

Added 2024-03-05 01:36:07 +0000 UTC

This month, I’m trying something I said I never would.

Braytech is lucky to have millions of users but less than 0.01% support its development through subscriptions or donations.

It’s been more than 5 years without a page ads but with the cyclical decline in interest, I’m under more financial pressure than ever. This pressure needs to be offset in one way or another and one of the ways I’ve chosen to employ is an ads test.

This month, I’ll be running unobtrusive ad spots to test their reach and fundraising potential. Subscribers will of course never see any ads.

I’m also continuing to look for employment unrelated to my Destiny projects but it’s tough as heck.

It feels hypocritical to move to ads but I’m not so stubborn to dismiss a perfectly valid avenue of support in lieu of spending less time developing Braytech or canning it altogether. After last month, I'll be living off of bread and water.

The only experience I've had with ads is blocking them so I'm learning as I go (it's the Braytech way).

At the end of the day, my implementation of ads is clean and I hope everyone understands my need to try.