Hi folks,

When we were a part of Psych Central, we ran ads from our advertising partners there. We carried on those partners when we separated in 2020. By and large, the advertisements you see on the site help pay the monthly server bills and related costs to running our community.

A few weeks ago, these advertising partners sent me an email letting me know they are shutting down the program we're a part of and recommended a different firm to take over our advertising. I've been working with this new firm to implement their advertising on the site in the next week or two.

This is a transition period I wanted you to be aware of. We're going to be trying out some new stuff that our old partners didn't do. We're seeing what works and what doesn't. In the end, I want to maintain the community experience you've been accustomed to, which is minimal advertising when you're logged in (non logged-in users see more ads).

We just need the new partner to perform in a similar manner as our old partner. But during the transition, you may see some new ad formats or what-not you don't see today. Some layout issues with our templates may occur. Be assured that during this period, we'll be working on fixing the issues and ensuring your experience here remains largely the same. I'm extremely sensitive to "too many ads" on a site and will work to ensure that doesn't happen here.

I'll post to this thread when we're ready to roll out the new ad formats. And I'll post again when all of our efforts are complete. Feel free to drop any questions you may have in the thread, but I've shared pretty much all I know at this time.

Best,
DocJohn