I think the Ad slots are a good way to advertise and promote new projects on Hive.
Something, which, we don’t have, that I am aware. This concept is interesting and it strikes me that we could think through variations on this also, the initial version would resemble banner ads on posts of authors with high engagement.
The second version could be well established authors hosting content of less well established authors on their blog to provide visibility and an audience.
It would be quite a departure from what we currently do, but would provide additional revenue to established authors, allow them to monetize their fame, and allow them to nurture new authors and help grow the community.
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Yeah, I mean, the sky is the limit with this model. Many use cases that extend well beyond classic banner ads that lead away from the platform. I personally prefer consumers locked into the platform as much as possible, rather than being led astray, since their eyes so valuable. PeakD has a couple promoted slots on the main trending page. I think we can do way better. Once I have a moment I might write something up then the community can brainstorm around it.
Thanks for the tip on the Trending Page Promoted Slots.
I think you make a very good point about keeping people in the ecosystem. I think in SEO terms they are called internal links. Links on your post that link back to other authors in Hive's posts. This spreads the attention around, but keeps the eyeballs in the community. Combining this idea of banner ads and internal links would produce Banner Ads which link people to similar posts within the community. I think Links in facebook woprk this way and prolong the time people spend surfing Facebook. This idea may be very useful and can be implemented without code changes. Just colorful banners which catch people's eye and induce them to click on a link.
Thanks for helping me think through this.