Some programs and web browser plugins, such as Adblock Plus for FireFox, block ads from being seen on websites. This is great (I use them) for web browsers as it makes the browsing faster and it gets rid of the ads. On the flip side, this is not so good for website owners wanting to make money from ads being clicked on.
Here is how to circumvent the ad blockers:
Copy the ads to your web host. Thus, instead of showing an ad from the url bigadcompany.com/ad.jpg, copy the ad to your server and show an ad from yourwebsite.com/ad.jpg. This is because the ad blockers see the bigadcompany.com url and block any graphics from it.
The second step is to change the name of that ad. Forget ad.jpg or anything with common Adsense sizes in the name, such as ad-160×600.jpg. Again, the ad blockers work by looking for names. If they see a subdirectory or name called ad, or anything similar, or something like 160×600 in the graphic name, it gets blocked.
Keep in mind that ad blockers cannot ’see’ the graphic to know if it is an ad or a picture of your grandma. Instead, they have to rely solely on url information. If you fix that, it’s clear sailing to getting your ads seen.
As an extra benefit, your pages will load faster because the graphics are on your site and you’re not waiting for an ad server to send you an ad from a million competing ad delivery requests happening at the same time.
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