One slight problem with the chat bar is it slows down my computer (and Lumi's) a ton, and actually limits the amount of time I can be on YWS if I have it on. Is there a quick way of turning it on and off?
Edit- Nevermind. Found it.
A writer is a world trapped in a person— Victor Hugo
Ink is blood. Paper is bandages. The wounded press books to their heart to know they're not alone.
I hoped to have notifications done today, but got tied down in some other non-YWS stuff.
So instead, I devoted time to another task: getting reviews and points working again. Both are now fully functional, and the browse area has been given a facelift as well.
This means that once again it costs 150 points to post a new work. The maximum you can earn per review is 100 points (.05 points per character, minimum of 25, maximum of 100). A review is at least 250 characters in length.
I've also synced all reviews and points going back to December. So, have fun!
Also, I apologize for the new ad in the sidebar. While activity has remained stable since December, revenue has not, and it's beginning to impact my ability to continue paying for YWS.
What you should move up to the top of he priority list: Pro accounts and donations. I'm old enough to get a job this year so I shall no longer be poor. I'm sure something like a point bundle or something might be enough incentive for people to donate. (Thought to be honest, I would donate anyway if I wasn't so poor.)
Seriously, the ads changed my perspective about the world. Now I know I'm living in reality.
No really, the ads catch my eye; it makes YWS feel more homey I promise to check them out every time so that the site can get more revenue. I also like Noninja's suggestion, it can help the whole lot, I think Is it even possible?
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Alfred, it's better to only check them out when they interest you. Ad software has algorithms to detect when you are clicking just to give the site revenue and then none of your revenue will count.
#TNT
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -- Robert Frost
Basically, Google tries to avoid click fraud by limiting the number of clicks a certain IP can make before the site stops making revenue.
The reason for this is some advertisers pay for every click their ad receives. So people can drain a whole campaign's online budget by just constantly clicking. Google tries to prevent this by making it no one IP can click on ads too much.
Hence, only click if interested.
A writer is a world trapped in a person— Victor Hugo
Ink is blood. Paper is bandages. The wounded press books to their heart to know they're not alone.
Aye, please only click if you see an ad you're actually interested in. Thanks to Google's algorithms, clicking just once a month is probably more valuable to clicking once every few days.
Just to give an idea of how much revenue is "lost" from alleged click fraud, the difference between the estimated earnings (which take all clicks into account) and the finalized earnings (which subtract for alleged fraud) was 25% in March.
With a sidebar ad now in place, though, I'm going to work on bringing back pro accounts since those who paid for a lifetime pro account shouldn't see such an ad.
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Reviews: 0