I’ve been seeing a lot of mixed opinions lately, so I figured I’d ask and share at the same time. Every time someone mentions pop ads, half the replies say they’re dead, and the other half say they still work if you do it right. I’ve been testing a few things myself while trying to way i try to get porn traffic, and honestly, my experience sits somewhere in the middle.
The main pain point for me was quality. Sure, pop ads can send a lot of visitors fast, but I kept wondering if those visitors were actually worth anything. I didn’t want just numbers on a stats page. I wanted people who stayed longer than a few seconds, clicked around, or at least didn’t bounce instantly. After a few early tests, it felt like I was paying for noise instead of real interest.
When I first tried pop ads, I went in with low expectations. I used basic creatives and broad targeting, thinking volume would solve everything. That didn’t work. Traffic came in, but engagement was terrible. It made me think pop ads were outdated and maybe only worked years ago. I almost dropped them completely at that point.
After some trial and error, I realized the setup matters more than I expected. Smaller changes made a difference, like matching the landing page closely with what the pop promised and avoiding anything too misleading. I also noticed timing and device targeting helped. Desktop traffic behaved very differently from mobile, and once I separated those, the results became clearer.
I won’t say pop ads are amazing or perfect. They’re not some magic trick. But I also wouldn’t say they’re useless. For me, they worked best as a supporting source, not the only one. When I treated them as a test channel and kept expectations realistic, they became more manageable and less frustrating.
If you’re trying to get porn traffic and feeling stuck, I think pop ads are still worth testing, just not blindly. Start small, watch behavior instead of just clicks, and be ready to pause fast if it’s not working. They can still play a role, but only if you’re patient and pay attention to what the traffic actually does.
