Can't seem to reply in my own threads...

You aren't likely to see us discourage people from advertising. We knew that some people would simply repost their ads to move them up...and there isn't a problem with that, as long as they delete their old ads as they go. If they leave in their wake a trail of repeated ads, that will be addressed with them; but our goal was never to prevent people from aggressively marketing their animals/products.

Allow me to use u as part of my example Steven, just hypothetical. Since u look on the site a few times a day that means if u had an ad u can repost it and still have time in ur day. Some people here not only run large scale breeding programs, but still work a full time job as well. So for their convience there is a bump option, that way they can bump all their classifieds in the short time they are able to come on here. They pay for that convience. (although im sure alot of them just want to support the site)

That is true, I see the point now, it just irks me sometimes seeing the same posts always up there lol. But dont get me wrong, IMHO, I believe that this is the best forum/classified site out there. For reptiles and everything else.

Originally Posted by sfconstrictors

That is true, I see the point now, it just irks me sometimes seeing the same posts always up there lol.

Then god forbid you ever decide to make this more than a hobby. Cause without some sort of advertising.... your doomed. Those that have made it in their chosen field have not done so just by sitting back and hoping great fortune falls on them. They bust their butt to get there. In my eye's... staying on top of your advertising is part of that process.

Sure.... I could post an ad and just say.... welp.... I've posted. Now I can sit back and hope. Meanwhile my ad gets lost in the massive shuffle of old posts. OR I can attempt to keep my ads fresh in everyone's mind.

Truth is... if you see something enough times you will remember it. That's why you see the same commercials over and over and over inside a few hours span.

Yea I do see your point really, but when I see the same ads, I aslo cant help but thinking, "If someone really wanted them, they wouldve been bought by now."

Originally Posted by sfconstrictors

Yea I do see your point really, but when I see the same ads, I aslo cant help but thinking, "If someone really wanted them, they wouldve been bought by now."

Well, there's no controlling what goes through the minds of each and every individual who looks at your ad. The fact is, the most effective advertising methods are ads that are "in your face" and repetitive, repetitive, repetitive. Annoying? Yes. Obnoxious? Sometimes. But...it is what it is.

Originally Posted by sfconstrictors

Yea I do see your point really, but when I see the same ads, I aslo cant help but thinking, "If someone really wanted them, they wouldve been bought by now."

Not if that someone that really wanted them hasn't looked 5-10 pages deep in that section. Just because you have seen them and didn't want them doesnt mean that someone logging in after you might not feel the same way.

Case in point. After one of my ads got bumped to the top because of a question... I had someone else see it and placed an order. So you may get tired of seeing ads your not interested in... .but keeping ads within the first few pages gets sales.

I never said I was not interested in the ads, just said there were a few that were always up there. Just stating opinions remember, not trying to get attacked lol. I just think smaller breeders are having a hard enough time as it is. And now all of the bigger breeders are just reposting every day. But business is business...

Originally Posted by sfconstrictors

I never said I was not interested in the ads, just said there were a few that were always up there. Just stating opinions remember, not trying to get attacked lol. I just think smaller breeders are having a hard enough time as it is. And now all of the bigger breeders are just reposting every day. But business is business...

Well, you may want to look at the evidence you are bringing up here and ask yourself the question "How did the bigger breeders GET to be 'bigger breeders'?"

But there are also people that don't want to necessarily be "bigger breeders". They do it for the love of the hobby more then to make a real business out of it.