You can advertise your site or blog across the TPCS network!

We have many sites and blogs that you can advertise your own website on. We have very reasonable rates and it's easy to get started. For more information click here.

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We are currently updating all of our gadget's advertising policies, and we will be changing some gadgets around over the next couple of weeks.

In an effort to better place the ads within our gadgets we have undergone a major overhaul of most gadgets. This overhaul should not effect the availability of any given gadget for more than 30 minutes to an hour.

This overhaul covers gadgets being hosted on all domains including but not limited too:

1) scripts.tropicalpcsolutions.com
2) widgets.tropicalpcsolutions.com
3) beachydee.com
4) beyondastronomy.com
5) nobullwidgets.com
6) undergroundwidgets.com
7) essentialreader.com


We appreciate your patience in this matter.
Dave


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These days many folks are using ad blocker programs/plug-ins. I even often use one when editing my own content etc...so, there are good uses for them. None the less sometimes they might cause a problem so here is some code to help you detect the ad-blockers (and notify the end user).

There is no doubt, some ads are just bad for your computer - I have had ads crash my laptop and try to install spyware etc... So really, ad blockers are a necessary evil.

Why do I call them an 'evil'?

I call ad-blocker programs 'evil' because the seriously impact the webmasters of the sites you visit. many of us provide free services and spend much time helping folks out each day. We obtain no paycheck or salary except what we can obtain via advertising. When you stop our ads from being displayed you are helping to put us out of business.

In all fairness, most people have no idea just how bad these programs are to the sites they visit, so you cant really hold it against the folks. I have found that a simple notification might alert the visitor to the situation without being too obnoxious.

Below is some very simple Javascript that will detect if your Google ads have been blocked via some sort of ad blocker. The below code only detects blocked Adsense iframes but could possibly be modified to detect other ad units (or the lack thereof).

<script>
var detect_google_ads = document.getElementById('google_ads_frame1');
if(detect_google_ads == null){

//alert("Please disable your ad blocking software.");
//document.write("Please disable your ad blocking software.");
//location.replace("ad-blocker-notice.html");

}

</script>

More reading on this matter:
http://tropicalpcsolutions.blogspot.com/2010/03/using-ghostery-to-block-internet-ads.html
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In preparation for the new year we have decided to move forward with a different advertising technique regarding the gadgets from UndergroundWidgets. We also have begun to develop and label various gadgets as to their 2 or 3 column designs for iGoogle.

Starting in 2010 all TPCS widgets will be released through UndergroundWidgets. These widgets will be labeled as to whether they are intended for a 2 or 3 column iGoogle layout. To view this list click the below link:

http://www.undergroundwidgets.com/html/featured.html

New advertising ideas...

Yes, we have started to make widgets with new advertising ideas in mind. Not that these ideas are earthshakingly new, but I have not used them before so I am currently unaware of their overall worth.

• Make more use out of Google Search: http://www.google.com/ig/adde?synd=open&source=ggyp&moduleurl=www.undergroundwidgets.com/widgets/2009/quotes-search/as-king/TEMPLATE.xml


• Timed Adsense units for 2 column layouts: http://www.google.com/ig/adde?synd=open&source=ggyp&moduleurl=www.undergroundwidgets.com/widgets/2009/2col/animals/TEMPLATE.xml

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