Just got accepted

[Critters]

I just got the "We're excited to let you know that your application has been accepted" email. I am in the UK and signed up for the Beta at the start of the month.

I will prob replace the ads on one of my AdSense sites for a direct comparaison. Any other UK people on Y!PN?

[SaN-DeeP]

Congrats Critters, keep us updated on this.

[Tuning]

Cool!, That is great news!
Congrats Critters!

Can't wait to know your new strategy on YPN. ;)

Best Regards,
Tuning

[Nintendo]

And when you got results, make a post to compair your earnings between the two. That's what every one wants to know!!!! How much does Yahoo earnings CPM compair to Google!!!!

[blackwind]

Going to do the same very soon.
Love to try new programs! I've just been using Adsense for way too long.

[Infiniterb]

I got the same email from Yahoo today.

[T0PS3O]

Nice one!

I've only ever seen a 'sign up' link for US citizens. Where did you sign up?

[webstop]

How do you apply for it? International accepted?

[caroline]

I wanted to ask the same thing; what about international publishers?

[Nintendo]

Same URL that every one else signs up at.

http://publisher.yahoo.com/

For those of you that got in, what did you enter for '*Monthly pageviews'? And did the URL that you submited have Google ads on them?! :D

[SootleDir]

It will be interesting to the hear the details of your experience.

[Critters]

What a mess.

1) The link in the email did not work for 5 hours, it now works.

2) The sign-up form you have to give a user name, and all the variations on my name have gone, and they don't let you use numbers, and david-scott is too long, so I had to use some lame abbreviation (why can't they let you use an email?!!!)

3) The sign up form forces me to select a state (US) there is no "Other" option, so I selected NY, but then my phone number + zip code are incorrect. Managed to press on by using 0000000000 for the phone number and something similar for the zip code

4) I have sent 3 emails to them. The first saying thanks, the second saying the site is not loading, the third saying there sign up form is useless for non-US residents. I have had auto-replies but no human response.

5) When I try and log in it says I have to verify my email address, but they never sent me a verification email.

I did say when I signed up a month ago for the BETA that (and I can quote as I made a copy of what I said)

"I am a UK publisher and I know this beta is only open to US publishers but I would like to be informed when you allow registration from non US publishers"

so if they read it they would have seen I was not in the US, makes me think it was automated based on the hits I said I was getting.

So far, so bad :(

[Critters]

/edit
Such a good rant it posted twice

[Arnie]

There's still a long way to go for Yahoo.

[SaN-DeeP]

There's still a long way to go for Yahoo.
what makes you think so ? by experience or personal assumption ?

[Nintendo]

There are non-USA webmasters that are in it right now. One just entered fake info to get in! *Wounders if he'll get his first check, or be the first to complain about geting the invalid clicks E-mail from Yahoo.*

[SaN-DeeP]

There are non-USA webmasters that are in it right now. One just entered fake info to get in! *Wounders if he'll get his first check, or be the first to complain about geting the invalid clicks E-mail from Yahoo.*
wont yahoo determine about this ? or maybe this webmasters knowingly entered the wrong information to just test the YPN ?

[Critters]

Well I finaly got the conf email, and when I log in the first thing I have to do is enter tax info, and as it is all for the US, and needs things like social sec number, I can not progress. :(

[Nintendo]

That's where one webmaster entered fake info just to try out the program! Of course E-Mailing them...again would be the safest thing to do!!

[Mia]

If you a tax ID number you do not need to use the SS. Just set up a dummy corp and get a tax ID. It's pretty easy and takes no time at all. Good luck!

[webstop]

That's mean it's still valid for US webmasters only?

[SonHouse]

I received an acceptance email from yahoo yesterday for YPN as well and had some problem getting a confirmation email from them but it finally came today, about 24 hours later. The UI is very familiar and easy to use, cut and paste the code, etc. you can create channels to track where the hits are coming from. I applied over a month ago and live in Texas..I'll let everyone know how it goes.

[Arnie]

what makes you think so ? by experience or personal assumption ?

Both, and through observations.
Yesterday Yahoo appologized via press release to advertisers, because they couldn't login to their accounts for a week just another thing to mention.

[jlawrence]

If you a tax ID number you do not need to use the SS. Just set up a dummy corp and get a tax ID. It's pretty easy and takes no time at all. Good luck!
So as a non US citizen, is it possible to setup a dummy US corp ?

/edit
yes you can. I suppose it's something that might be useful one day.

[gariben]

I think anybody who applied to Yahoo YPN program with "decent" websites (webmasters based in US) probably got into the Beta program.

Anyways.. time for me to test Yahoo YPN too.

[webstop]

So as a non US citizen, is it possible to setup a dummy US corp ?

/edit
yes you can. I suppose it's something that might be useful one day.

How to set up a dummy corp?

[Arnie]

How to set up a dummy corp?

A friend of mine did it online and has now a company registered in Nevada (many years ago). He's now in Siberia so I can't talk to him and
I haven't found a websource yet (actually didn't look yet).

[fryman]

lol, how can you find something if you don't look for it? :D

[jlawrence]

run a search on G for 'delaware llc foreigner' and you'll get plenty of results.
The resource I've been reading is: http://incorporate-in-delaware.ukincorp.co.uk/s-7K-delaware-company-non-resident.html

[seckin]

I hope all goes well and YPN becomes available in other countries soon. Feels good to hear of alternatives other than Adsense.

Weapon-of-choice;)

[mohawkri]

I just applied. Let's see how long it takes..

[DreamingEagle]

Like someone said above, one criteria will be do they pay more, and, equally importantly, do they serve ads with the same relevancy to the page content as does Google. I certainly have not seen any eureeka posts just yet, so I will see how this pans out before I give up a steady stream of good income from ads that enhance rather than clutter up my web sites.

[LeeD]

I have been invited to the beta program too and my signing up process was smooth and steady. I will keep you posted on the results!

[carl_in_florida]

I just got rejected for the fourth site I submitted.

[brotherZ]

I have been invited to the beta program too and my signing up process was smooth and steady. I will keep you posted on the results!

WHich website did you use to apply for the beta program and how old is it?

[lkj]

you need an US address, I guess, too..... search for "mail forwarding" companies....