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Posted 12/19/2024.
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I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?
So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.
But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.
Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.
I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.
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Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.
And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
STEEL CITY REPTILE EXPO! September 12, 2009!
- Thread starter mvite
- Start date
Please?
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
I'm gonna have to talk to Ben and Paul about putting an age limit on the show, lol!
I hope you guys know each other or else she's gonna beat your arse, Mikey!
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
No No! I mean like, nobody under 18 aloud! Haha! Sorry about that! That did sound bad! I don't even know her age! Why do I feel like I'm gonna get slugged at this show for something I did by accident, haha?
LOL---I mistook that! Hopefully she gets to your explanantion before she replies!
Mike--Where did you come up with the name for your company?
I'm just a big softie, Mark. You know that. Never been in a fight in my life beyond the cop stuff.
Never been in a fight in my life beyond the cop stuff.
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
LOL---I mistook that! Hopefully she gets to your explanantion before she replies!
Mike--Where did you come up with the name for your company?
Yeah me too! Sometimes I write faster than I think and I come up with....well, you see, lol!
My company.....? Well my name is Mike Shaffer and the reptiles are owned by me, so....Mike Shaffer Reptiles just worked and was really simple. Why? Don't you like it? I can change it for you Mark! I'm not picky, haha!
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
I'm just a big softie, Mark. You know that.
Thank God!!! I thought this was gonna be my last show, haha! Sorry for the confusion!
You beat those poor guys senseless. I remember seeing the video.
You took all the funny out of it for me by 'splainin it like that. I was just picking on you.
Also---I hesitate to share this because I know I'll get someone else all interested in them and then they will buy them out from under me.....but---
I'm thinking about getting some albino red-eared sliders....but I'd like to get 4-6 of them of course...gulp. I hope someone there has some nice turtles and such.
I'm thinking about getting some albino red-eared sliders....but I'd like to get 4-6 of them of course...gulp. I hope someone there has some nice turtles and such.
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
Up to 34 vendors!!
You know that was my job to count the vendors.......Now what am I going to do.
I think Mark has no right to talk about names..... ppfftttt Awesome aquatics.
Do snakes swim well? Can you frag them?
Oh no you dittnt.
I went and paid the stupid lawyer to set up the coral biz---why pay again?!
Plus if it was Awesome Snakes or Awesome Lizards people would get freaked out.
I like the A because it comes early in the alphabet.
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
Well I guess you could double check my count and repost, haha! I will leave it up to you from now on but no slacking!
Mark....Do you sell Sea Snakes?
Mark....Do you sell Sea Snakes?
Nope--nothing aquatic at all any more. I don't even have my own fish tank!
HEY PAUL--
If you don't post something here soon, I'm likely to start some sort of poll--like "What color shirt should Paul where to the Expo?"
A.) Not white
B.) Any color but white
C.) Nothing whitish
D.) All of the above
E.) Blue
Mike Shaffer Reptiles
New member
You know that was my job to count the vendors.......Now what am I going to do.
Umm....It's time to count again! I'm not saying a word though!
37 vendors...
Mark makes sense not to pay the lawyers again. Completely understand. I just had nothing else to take a jab at. Nuthin.
Mark makes sense not to pay the lawyers again. Completely understand. I just had nothing else to take a jab at. Nuthin.
LOL--I know--Nuthin else??? That's right, we met on the internets loooong ago!
There will be plenty to make fun of, as will show you my hog and balls very soon!
Many of my corns will still be in the egg, so that will have to wait for the next show.
I called Paul this morning--and guess what?
He and Ben were in Washington PA putting up fliers locally! They were literally canvassing business owners and veterinarians offices to round up some local interest and ask permission to post fliers.
I think it's great that they are working the vendor crowd and the attendee crowd.
It's so much more fun to bust on these guys than to give them props, but it's only fair of me.
