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if you pace so many ads in your website it will give people a chance to see what they like and it encourage them to buy it.
to advertise things so you are more likely to notice them but they are more likely to send viruses to your computer
Companies pay answers.com to put their ads there in the knowledge that many people use this website and will therefore will see their ads.
If you use Google Chrome, then go to the chrome web store (chrome.google.com/webstore) and search for 'AdBlock'. AdBlock will block ads on your page and ads lag you most the time.
For revenue purposes. 1) Get a good ad-block; they're free. 2) Sign up as a member of this site; then you can choose the "no ads" option in your My Settings.
Registered Members can mute most of the ads on the Answers.com website.
Because this website cares more about the money from the ads, then the viewers of the website.
The ads on Wiki Answers pay for the cost of running its website, management, staff, and so forth. If it weren't for ads, we would have to charge you to ask questions. Nobody wants that! It is duly noted that you believe our site, "Sucks". That's OK.
Ads typically don't bog down a website. It's actually the content within a specific user's browser. If you see a huge impact, try clearing your cache and adding an ad blocker extension.
A three letter word that could mean 'website clutter' would be: ads. Many websites rely on ads for revenue, though too many can seem imposing to visitors of the site.
If you have a FREE membership, you don't see the ads.