Over in the Performancing blog forums there's the beginnings of a great discussion on the fate, and viability of Chitika for bloggers. Gary poses the question, and members are weighing in with their thoughts. So far, the news aint good...
Want to comment? Join the debate!
Scrivs recently asserted that Adsense is a beginner’s first option, but a professional’s last. I found his analysis to be overly simplistic (he later admitted that there are exceptions to this).
The question I’m interested in, is when is Adsense likely to be a site’s primary monetization vehicle? And when is the right time to “go direct†with your ad sales? Read the rest of this entry
Advertisers and publishers are always looking for ways to improve targeting accuracy. You know yourself when your ads closely match your audience your click through rate goes up, you are happy because you are getting lots of lovely cheques and your advertisers are happy because they get results. You might have read that Yahoo! are testing behavioural targeting, this has got to mean Google are too - could this be just the news we needed to hear? Read the rest of this entry
Chitika eMinimalls has been a bit of a darling with profiteering bloggers since its launch. A few recent developments however suggest that the honeymoon may be over. Read the rest of this entry
I've been talking to Venkat Kolluri, le grande fromage over at Chitika this week, and he tells me that it's now ok to spill the beans on their forthcoming products. Chitika UK, which will feature merchant feeds geo-targeted at the UK market, will launch on Monday 28th - Following that, Europe. These countries will all be rolled out within a few days: FR, DE, BE, IT, ES, DK, NO, SE, and NL. Read the rest of this entry
Getting your AdSense account suspended is not the end of the world but it’s obviously something to avoid if you can. So it was while I reviewed the AdSense Terms and Conditions of Use that I thought it might be worth highlighting some key areas to watch out for. Under no circumstances should this replace your reading the small print thoroughly yourself, which you can do at Google, but this summary may serve as a timely reminder of your key responsibilities: Read the rest of this entry
Google have announced a new scheme where your Adsense blocks now can invite advertisers to sign up and advertise on your site. What does this mean to you us as publishers? Read the rest of this entry
Amazon have begun a beta program with it's affiliates to test a system that will surely rival Chitika, but also IntelliTXT. No, im not kidding -- popup JS windows that activate onhover on links linking to Amazon products. They show the usual suspects: Title, price, buy now, and could well be, if adopted and rolled out en masse, a killer way to monetize certain types of blogs. Read the rest of this entry
My friend Roxanne spots a script that rotates your chitika keywords daily, rotating your Chitika products. Here's the code: Read the rest of this entry
One of the things I didn't want to do with Performancing was blog every single piece of information that might possibly be of interest, but generally write and encourage you to write more original, useful posts. But we all like to have something good to read with our morning coffee right? So, please welcome the start of a new, occasional series called Elevenses, where i'll post a few notable stories for your mid-morning reading. Enjoy... Read the rest of this entry
Chitika have announced that they are to address the issue of "curiosity clicks" by de-linking some of the text in their ad units. The result? Most likely a dramatic decrease in CTR and revenue for publishers. Read the rest of this entry
Yahoo! will be (or possibly have) launching Search ads for RSS today. It's available to all YPN beta users and will presumably work much the same way Adsense for RSS does (paul blogged about Adsense for RSS earlier today). Unfortunately, due the fact that I live in Denmark, I can't get on the damn beta, so if anyone out there want's to fill in a few gaps for Performancing, please do!
Most professional bloggers use the excellent combination of Google AdSense for revenue and FeedBurner's feed publishing service for syndication and promotion. However, I have seen that not too many bloggers are aware of Google Adsense sister-program, AdSense for feeds. Essentially AdSense for feeds ties into your AdSense account and allows you to display advertisements of your choosing within your feed given Google's AdSense for Feeds code. Read the rest of this entry
Having thought about doing a single post on ad placement and design I thought it might be better to split this up into a series. It will be a sort of work in progress if you like. Each tip will be strictly given on a "this is what works for some people but may not work for you basis - with a strong emphasis on personal experimentation." Read the rest of this entry
Many--if not most--bloggers receive most of their advertising revenue from Google Adsense. The reason is simple: despite the program's annoying tendencies towards secrecy (Smart Pricing), Adsense pays out far better than alternatives (usually). But there was one slight problem--we were all dependant on one entity for monetization. Umm, *eek!*
Which is why so many of us jumped for joy when Yahoo! finally announced YPN, their Adsense alternative. The program has been in BETA for a while, and I've tested it out on my own blogs. I've got to say, YPN is nowhere near to rivalling Adsense, and I'll tell you why in one word: Read the rest of this entry
Boost your traffic, improve your blog and become an authority in your niche with Peformancing Services.
