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Hi.
Some of you will likely have just noticed a red "ADMIT ONE" ticket image in the header, just above the Quizzes link. This is an affiliate link that offers discounts on theater tickets and concessions and the like.
This is part of our ongoing effort to find a clean, non-invasive way to keep running this site (with it's awesome dedicated server (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=37321)) with the same kind of time and effort that you've all come to expect. The new design we launched last year has been well-received in part, I think, because we deliberately scaled down the space for ads. But this means getting creative with the space we have. And it also means finding ways to offset server costs without annoying or intrusive ads.
Clicking ads has always been welcome, and helpful, and does add up. But even more helpful, by far, would be buying your tickets through that link. It'd go a long way towards keeping us going, and because purchases are more significant than clicks, it would add up a lot faster.
As always, open to ideas about how to make this more enticing, less invasive, easier to remember, etc. :)
Fabulous
06-12-15, 04:34 PM
Will the icon be a permanent feature?
Citizen Rules
06-12-15, 04:38 PM
As always, open to ideas about how to make this more enticing, less invasiveCan you change the bright shade of red to #86030C which will match the deep red of the banner on the left side of the page. I find the bright red overly powerful compared to the rest of the sites nice subtle color schemes. I understand your need for advertising, maybe just a little darker red on the ticket, please.
Before we know it, this site will be covered in ads and pop-ups. :D
Sexy Celebrity
06-12-15, 04:39 PM
I thought that was a decoration for my MoFo Prom Night going on tomorrow at first.
A ticket to enter the prom. That kind of thing. I was like -- that's pretty nice, considering the prom's a failure at the moment.
So that Dealflicks thing pays for the server sort of?? I was gonna say why not link to like Movietickets.com or Fandango.com. 90% of the areas you type in don't even coincide with the thing yet.
The Rodent
06-12-15, 04:40 PM
I thought it was a piss take about the high ticket prices near me.
I thought it was a piss take about the high ticket prices near me.
Isn't it? lol
Will the icon be a permanent feature?
That largely depends on how well-received (and utilized) it is. If nobody uses it then I'd probably try to integrate it some other way to see if that helps. Amusingly, if lots of people use it, that might also be a reason to integrate it differently, too.
Can you change the bright shade of red to #86030C which will match the deep red of the banner on the left side of the page. I find the bright red overly powerful compared to the rest oft he sites nice subtle color schemes. I understand you're need for advertising, maybe just a little darker red on the ticket.
When I do that it's basically illegible, unfortunately, and as you say catching the eye is the whole idea. It's also tricky to edit (I didn't design it). But if it looks like it'll be sticking around, I'll likely find a subtler replacement.
Fabulous
06-12-15, 04:46 PM
I thought that was a decoration for my MoFo Prom Night going on tomorrow at first.
A ticket to enter the prom. That kind of thing. I was like -- that's pretty nice, considering the prom's a failure at the moment.
That's what I thought it was for too, until I clicked it.
So that Dealflicks thing pays for the server sort of??
Depends on how often it's used. That's certainly the hope. :)
I was gonna say why not link to like Movietickets.com or Fandango.com. 90% of the areas you type in don't even coincide with the thing yet.
From what I can see both sites have very low affiliate rates, to the point where a very large number of people would have to use the link regularly to make much difference. But I might be wrong--if it looks like people would be much more likely to use it with those sites instead, I'd be open to trying it.
From what I can see both sites have very low affiliate rates, to the point where a very large number of people would have to use the link regularly to make much difference. But I might be wrong--if it looks like people would be much more likely to use it with those sites instead, I'd be open to trying it.
I use Fandango and Movietickets gradually back and forth so I'd be all for the change. :D
gbgoodies
06-12-15, 05:47 PM
Should the ticket open in a new window or tab?
I just clicked on it, and it took me away from MoFo.
Generally speaking it's considered poor UX to force links to open in new tabs or windows, since the user can choose to do that on their own (and can't choose not to if you force it to).
Not wanting to "take people away" from a site can be a concern, but usually only for "bouncy" sites (as opposed to "sticky" ones) that people find for a single piece of information and then might not return to.
gbgoodies
06-12-15, 05:59 PM
Generally speaking it's considered poor UX to force links to open in new tabs or windows, since the user can choose to do that on their own (and can't choose not to if you force it to).
Not wanting to "take people away" from a site can be a concern, but usually only for "bouncy" sites (as opposed to "sticky" ones) that people find for a single piece of information and then might not return to.
Oh, okay. I just thought it was strange that it didn't open in a new window or tab because most sites seem to prefer it the other way. (But I don't surf the net much, so you can't go by my experiences. :shrug:)
You're quite right--lots of site do that. I've argued with people about this. :laugh:
Should the ticket open in a new window or tab?
I just clicked on it, and it took me away from MoFo.
For me it doesn't. I click on my mouse (if I'm using my laptop) and I have to right click on 'open link in new tab' in order for that to happen. :eek:
Yeah, that's what she's saying. "Took me away from MoFo" means staying in the same window and leaving the site, as opposed to opening in a new one.
Austruck
06-13-15, 01:18 PM
And here I thought it was just a pretty decoration. :)
Now, if only I went to the theater more often... LOL
Mr.Sparkle
06-14-15, 02:44 PM
Before we know it, this site will be covered in ads and pop-ups. :D
I already see ads on this site in each thread "pretending" to be a post.
The Rodent
06-14-15, 02:47 PM
As long as MoFo doesn't end up like a number of sites, including Photobucket, where when you click something, anything, it automatically opens a new window to some spam crap you didn't want to open.
I've noticed Facebook has been doing the same recently too.
Ðèstîñy
06-14-15, 04:22 PM
As long as MoFo doesn't end up like a number of sites, including Photobucket, where when you click something, anything, it automatically opens a new window to some spam crap you didn't want to open.
I've noticed Facebook has been doing the same recently too.
I hate that. I see people mention ad block all the time. Something like that. We ought to try that for phoptobucket.
Well, nobody used it, so it's gone. Guess I'll try something else. :shrug:
gbgoodies
06-19-15, 01:53 PM
Well, nobody used it, so it's gone. Guess I'll try something else. :shrug:
Hubby looked at it, but he said that it didn't have any theaters near us that we would go to. :shrug:
The Rodent
06-19-15, 01:54 PM
I had a look as well but wasn't anything I could use.
Tbh,I don't shop online for anything. The only thing I ever bought online was a set of pool balls but I used my Brother's credit card for that and gave him the cash back :D
The Sci-Fi Slob
06-19-15, 02:03 PM
I looked at it but I was too busy to fly to the states to go to the cinema.
Sexy Celebrity
06-19-15, 05:51 PM
I looked at it but I was too busy to fly to the states to go to the cinema.
Say what? You're in America?
Oh, wait, nevermind.
Just read this a week later, I thought that had to do with the 60s Countdown :laugh::facepalm:
I still say try and use Movietickets.com or Fandango. It probably is more useful. :)
MovieGal
06-19-15, 06:03 PM
Yeah the theatres it featured in my area are not ones I go to.... so the discount would not have really worked.
The Cinemark I go to is $4.40 for matinee and $6.60 for evening.. thats pretty cheap compared to AMC and Dickinson threatres in my area.
I tried too Yoda. There was nothing for my theaters.
Sexy Celebrity
06-19-15, 06:09 PM
The Cinemark I go to is $4.40 for matinee and $6.60 for evening.. thats pretty cheap compared to AMC and Dickinson threatres in my area.
That's an amazing price. A theater near me is, like, $12.50 for ALL DAMN DAY.
MovieGal
06-19-15, 06:11 PM
That's an amazing price. A theater near me is, like, $12.50 for ALL DAMN DAY.
You live on the East coast.. things tend to be higher there... I live in the Midwest..
The Cinemark I go to is $4.40 for matinee and $6.60 for evening.. thats pretty cheap compared to AMC and Dickinson threatres in my area.
That's because Cinemark kicks ass!! :D
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Thanks for the feedback; appreciate that you guys took a look. Probably one of those things that's really great if your preferred theaters are covered, but doesn't have enough coverage yet to be useful to most.
MovieGal
06-19-15, 06:14 PM
Sexy, Cinemark has theatres under other names as well... like Tinseltown, Century Theatres and RAVE Theatres. You should see of one of them is close to you.
Sexy, Cinemark has theatres under other names as well... like Tinseltown, Century Theatres and RAVE Theatres. You should see of one of them is close to you.
He can just go on Cinemark.com and type in his zip code in the theaters section. Then see if there is a theater near him. Or click on 'View all Cinemark locations".
MovieGal
06-19-15, 06:39 PM
He can just go on Cinemark.com and type in his zip code in the theaters section. Then see if there is a theater near him. Or click on 'View all Cinemark locations".
Yeah I know but I wasnt sure if he knew one of the other theatres under the names that Cinemark uses as well.
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