Other than on NerdZone, one is used to seeing annoying animated and intrusive ads plastered all over the sites you visit. Heck, some of them even detect the ad blocker that you're inevitably using and refuse to serve the page until you turn it off. Annoying as hell, for sure. This is why it's great to see that Universe Today has gone ad-free! How did they do it? Patreon supporters. This is a good quality website about the, uh, universe, that has enough voluntary subscribers that it no longer needs to show ads in order to stay afloat, which I think is fantastic.
The founder, Fraser Cain, explains all this in the article below:
If you'd rather watch the video explaining the same thing, it's here:
Finally, for those of you browsing NerdZone with your ad blocker on, try turning it off: you'll be pleasantly surprised to see that there are no ads of any kind here, so there's no need to keep it on. I don't have a Patreon account, but one day I might, so watch this space!
The founder, Fraser Cain, explains all this in the article below:
Welcome to the New, Ad-Free Universe Today, Brought to You By 3,000 Space Fans - Universe Today
If you're a regular visitor to Universe Today, you've probably noticed that the website looks dramatically different. Simpler, cleaner, without all those pesky intrusive ads. We're in a new era, now. Here's what happened, why I decided to remove the ads from the site, and what you can expect...
www.universetoday.com
If you'd rather watch the video explaining the same thing, it's here:
Finally, for those of you browsing NerdZone with your ad blocker on, try turning it off: you'll be pleasantly surprised to see that there are no ads of any kind here, so there's no need to keep it on. I don't have a Patreon account, but one day I might, so watch this space!
