Hi All,

The day that I thought would never come has arrived. It is very deep regret that I inform you that after 11 years Demonland will be using advertising banners on the site. After many years of out of pocket expenses and despite many generous donations I have finally turned to the dark side. I have attempted to make the Google Ad banners as discrete as they can be and attempted to let them blend in with the look and feel of the site. They will be at the top of each page under the main banner, the bottom of the page and after the first post on a page (in this instance there will be no top banner).

For those who don't like the advertising banners I am offering a paid subscription based service that will remove the advertising banners from view whilst you are logged in. If there is enough interest I may offer a Members Only forum. This is not a cash grab and all money raised will go towards paying for and maintaining the site, the forum software as well as other associated costs. All remaining funds will be donated back to the footy club.

The costs for a Demonland.com membership is as follows:

Annual Demonland.com membership is $20 per year.

Lifetime Demonland.com membership is $50 for life. - You are also entitled to custom your own title (the wording under your avatar).

You can subscribed by clicking the Subscription tab under the main Demonland logo at the top of the page next to the Home tab and follow the prompts through to PayPal.

I understand that not everyone can afford this and membership is not required to sign up and read and post on the site. All I ask is that you occasionally look at the advertising and if something catches your fancy then by all means click on the link. Or you can just ignore it.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cheers and Go Dees,

Andy

Andy mate I doubt anyone would be anything but sympathetic. The work you put in is enormous and a bit of advertising here and there, whilst not ideal, is far from the end of the world.

I will ask Andy (and feel free if you don't want to answer) but is it based off clicks or views? I run Adblock software yet don't want to drain you of important funding for the site, so if it's based on that I'm fine with paying the premium fee.

I will ask Andy (and feel free if you don't want to answer) but is it based off clicks or views? I run Adblock software yet don't want to drain you of important funding for the site, so if it's based on that I'm fine with paying the premium fee.

I'm pretty sure it is click throughs.

Absolutely fair enough Andy. And I want to thank you for clarifying, as I was beginning to think I was losing the plot Kept looking at these things, scratching my head and thinking "I'm sure I've never seen ads on here".

No worries Andy...Living costs money these days!!

How is the best way to pay membership fees...i have no problem with that if it keeps things ticking over.

Just opened up (and then closed) about 16 links, does that generate revenue?

No worries Andy...Living costs money these days!!

How is the best way to pay membership fees...i have no problem with that if it keeps things ticking over.

Oops I forgot that important part. I've included it now in the original post.

You can subscribed by clicking the Subscription tab under the main Demonland logo at the top of the page next to the Home tab and follow the prompts through to PayPal.

Just opened up (and then closed) about 16 links, does that generate revenue?

I'm not sure but I think so.

Lol, can you believe they're advertising the Brisbane Football Club on here?? Hahahaha

I'm outraged, how dare you expect us to support the financial requirements of the site!!!!!

You'll have my lifetime subscription today.

And if anyone sees any interesting ad sites can they PM me the link (just joking Joyce...)

Hi All,

The day that I thought would never come has arrived. It is very deep regret that I inform you that after 11 years Demonland will be using advertising banners on the site. After many years of out of pocket expenses and despite many generous donations I have finally turned to the dark side. I have attempted to make the Google Ad banners as discrete as they can be and attempted to let them blend in with the look and feel of the site. They will be at the top of each page under the main banner, the bottom of the page and after the first post on a page (in this instance there will be no top banner). I have blocked the more unsavoury forms of advertising such as Cosmetic Procedures & Body Modification, Dating, Drugs & Supplements, Get Rich Quick, Politics, Sex & Sexuality, Religion and Weightloss but some will obviously slip through the cracks. Since that makes up 99% of the internet I'm not sure what there is left to advertise.

For those who don't like the advertising banners I am offering a paid subscription based service that will remove the advertising banners from view whilst you are logged in. If there is enough interest I may offer a Members Only forum. This is not a cash grab and all money raised will go towards paying for and maintaining the site, the forum software as well as other associated costs. All remaining funds will be donated back to the footy club.

The costs for a Demonland.com membership is as follows:

Annual Demonland.com membership is $15 per year.

Lifetime Demonland.com membership is $40 for life. - You are also entitled to custom your own title (the wording under your avatar).

You can subscribed by clicking the Subscription tab under the main Demonland logo at the top of the page next to the Home tab and follow the prompts through to PayPal.

I understand that not everyone can afford this and membership is not required to sign up and read and post on the site. All I ask is that you occasionally look at the advertising and if something catches your fancy then by all means click on the link. Or you can just ignore it.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cheers and Go Dees,

Andy

Have you considered approaching the club to ask if a sponsor would like to come on board? Considering how many people view the site I would have thought there would be some interest? Just a suggestion, thanks for the work you do.

I just paid up Andy, and wanted to thank you for sponsoring the site till now. 10 yrs of looking after us Demon faithful.

...and I also want to congratulate you in being so considerate with your choice and placement of Ads. The Demonland faithful who aren't in a position to pay for a subscription, can at least enjoy the site without the Ads taking over.

Go Dees!

just paid up.

Do not worry about doing things to keep demonland alive.

There is no such thing as the free lunch!

Andy you have done a stellar job to date and now one would begrudge you covering costs.

Funnily enough the very 1st advert I saw was for a company I sales manage for an Electricity company great stuff.

$40 is a small price to pay to make my lifetime membership official.

40 bucks for lifetime membership...cheap as chips...

need a daily fix - cheap as all get up

Demonland is my football lifeline ....... I'd lose my mind without it. Thanks Andy for all your hard work and generosity. Such a tiny subscription.

Lifetime membership for me.

When you think about the information and entertainment I've had through this forum over the past few years, it's money well spent. Hate to think how much you've spent on the site over the years.

Long time reader despite not posting much if at all. I took out an Annual Membership as that is all I can afford at the moment. I more than happy for it to be spent on a site that gives me so much enjoyment. I read it every day so I feel I should give back. Thanks to all involved.

I'll grab a membership too, as it is a great site. I will also click all the ads to!

Just opened up (and then closed) about 16 links, does that generate revenue?

I'm pretty sure it only counts one click through for each IP in a certain timeframe. Otherwise people would be rorting it even more than they are now and I'd spend my entire work day double dipping and clicking the ads on Demonblog.

I have just paid $40.00. That is the least I can do to support this entertaining site.

Thanks for your transparency and honesty Andy! We all understand it costs money to keep these things going!

Keep up your great work