MSN Adcenter Invites

[Blogmaster]

Was just wondering if any of you guys have received invites for MSN Adcenter (https://adcenter.msn.com/Default.aspx) yet.

[tbarr60]

How did they find you or how did you express interest?

[GuyFromChicago]

I've been using it since the beginning of November.

You can apply here:

http://advertising.msn.com/searchadv/PilotForm.asp

[fsmedia]

I've been using it since the beginning of November.

You can apply here:

http://advertising.msn.com/searchadv/PilotForm.asp

That seems to be for an advertiser, not for a publisher though. Do you have a link for the publisher to sign up?

[GuyFromChicago]

That seems to be for an advertiser, not for a publisher though. Do you have a link for the publisher to sign up?

That's what the orginal poster (Mike) was asking about. There is no publisher division of the Adcenter program at this time.

[Seiya]

Yea i think thats only for their own search pages.

[adCenter411]

yep, no adCenter for publishers yet. i don't know when it will happen but if you have any ideas or requests let me know and i can pass them along to the folks doing the planning.

thanks,
adCenter

[Blogmaster]

Just pay me more than Yahoo! and Google :p

[LinkSales]

This may be for the new free IE that is coming out (which is ad supported)

[Blogmaster]

I see that an adcenter rep has been busy on forums (including DP). So far I have been reading requests for suggestions, not really much more. Has anyone been given some concrete answers from him so far on anything that is coming up and going to improve what GA and YPN have been doing?

[escante]

How many of you think adcenter is better then adwords?

[ly2]

i want a msn publisher invite.
just incase anoyone from MS happends to read this post. =]

[Blogmaster]

Me too, actually :);)

[Deano]

I would quite like one myself :)

[Moncal]

I would like payments through paypal and an invite of course.

[Dekker]

why are microsoft's sites so ugly in general?

[airforcematt]

Me too, actually :);)

me three :P

[Arnie]

Send me an invite when available, thanks

[liquidboy]

don't even bother asking people, you'll have a better chance at winning the lotto!

[ly2]

you never know, mr gates may stroll by this thread, you never know!
=x

[tbarr60]

How many of you think adcenter is better then adwords?

Of course there is the potential to be better or it could win because it is Microsoft and they tend to win a lot of the big battles. They may chose to win by keeping pricing reasonable and go easy on minimum bids. They could also win by forgoing a cut for themselves (example if I bid 0.05 as an advertiser, the 0.05 goes to the publisher providing a click to me). MS has given away the browser, why not give away clicks to win the click war? I am sure Google will put up a fight which should be good for advertisers and publishers alike.

[Blogmaster]

I'm tired of msn's promises. I want to see something good ;)

[927group]

d'oh - thought it was for the publisher program!

[dotcompals]

Eager to know whether MSN AdCenter is having any plans to open a Publisher section?

[cagintranet]

This may be for the new free IE that is coming out (which is ad supported)

IE has always been free. I think you are talking about the new project to give away a version of Windows XP that is ad supported.

[Nick_Mayhem]

I also tried this link months ago and then found out that it was for advertisers willing to advertise their sites on MSN network.

This link is not for publishers to get ads by MSN.

[Seiya]

you never know, mr gates may stroll by this thread, you never know!
=x

If you do Mr Gates can i please have 500,000$USD to invest on my sites and to pay my college education (had to add this one since all do) :D

[seoaddict]

Well i think every one is waiting for msn invite.
I Too.

:p

[Seiya]

Well i think every one is waiting for msn invite.
I Too.

:p

Long wait when their program hasnt even launched yet ;p

[raven2424]

one that that will be cool is that it will say

ads by msn
ads by yahoo
ads by google

ads by msn will be the shortest and least noticeable??? lol dont know if that will play a factor but it will be strange to see ads by msn there.

Maybe they will put in a twist and it will say ads by microsoft or what if they have nothing saying ads by at all so evertyone will try them for there higher ctr.

In the end we can all wonder what msn has up there slevees

[internetguy]

Got the adCenter invite a couple of months ago. Have been testing it... there's some nice features that AdWords doesn't have but the interface still takes some getting used to. Nothing beats the instant keyword approval of AdWords though.

[tstaut]

I've been using it a couple weeks now, CTR really beating the hell out of Adwords but waaaaaay less impressions. I gave it a budget of $10/day and so far it hasn't spent $10 in January!

[Shoemoney]

I find it pretty effective. You can find many really cheap words atm

[wentworth]

I got an Adcenter Invite.

Why are they charging Publishers $5 to sign up for a program for people who sell ads when we want to host them?:confused: :rolleyes:

[internetguy]

Maybe they want to make sure that you'll actually do something with the account rather than just sign up and not use it. It's a way to get some sort of commitment - screen out tirekickers, so to speak.

[GuyFromChicago]

Maybe they want to make sure that you'll actually do something with the account rather than just sign up and not use it. It's a way to get some sort of commitment - screen out tirekickers, so to speak.

Exactly. If someone has a problem paying $5 to sign up then they are not exactly AdCenter's target market.

[wentworth]

The program now is like Adwords. $5 is not a problem. The point I was trying to make is if you want a MSN Adsense, then you may not want to pay $5 for a MSN Adwords which is a totally different thing.

MSN Adcenter from what I can tell is for Advertisers now, not Publishers so Publishers would be paying $5 for nothing.

[Wiley]

I signed up for AdCenter and I can tell you this is not even Beta quailty. No reports and their customer service does not have a clue how to help. All they say is you need to raise your bid price (they must be on commision). When I told her that why would I increase my bid price when I do not even have a report that tells me where I rank she had no answer and to be honest did not even know how the system worked. I have put this on hold until MSN actually give us a reason to work with them.

[GuyFromChicago]

I signed up for AdCenter and I can tell you this is not even Beta quailty. No reports and their customer service does not have a clue how to help.

Customer service hasn't been up to most people's expectations yet (myself included), but there are plenty of reports that show you your average position.

[Glo-con]

What about earnings of MSN adcenter?Higher than google and yahoo?Same quality?

[GuyFromChicago]

What about earnings of MSN adcenter?Higher than google and yahoo?Same quality?

There is no publisher division of the Adcenter program at this time.

[Shoemoney]

For some reason I had to do a min 10k deposit... I dont know if this is something new or what? anyone else have this issue ?

I did say that was my monthly budget so I wonder if they just wanted to see if I was true or not maybe?

[GuyFromChicago]

For some reason I had to do a min 10k deposit... I dont know if this is something new or what? anyone else have this issue ?

I did say that was my monthly budget so I wonder if they just wanted to see if I was true or not maybe?

Wow, first time I've heard of that being required. Did you just sign up? I set our account up and only paid the $5 fee. Total daily budgets are in the xx,xxx range...although due to the limited ad distribution actual activity comes no where even close to meeting those budgets.

[forgetmenot]

Is AdCenter still for US only?

[melfan]

Is MSN Adcenter now available to publishers?? or for those invites?

[ly2]

i got my invite
never used the account thoogh
maybe i will use it tonight, give it a test

========================================
Hello Barry,



My name is XXXXXX and I will be working with you throughout the QuickLaunch process.



MSN adCenter is thrilled to have you participate in the pilot of our new advertising platform. We are here to support you in getting your current P4P campaign migrated so you can start using our audience intelligence tools to optimize your campaigns and connect with your audience at the right time and place.



As part of the QuickLaunch process, I would like to schedule a time to speak with you for 1 hour on the phone regarding your business and upcoming adCenter advertising campaign(s). Our hours of operation are 9am to 6pm Pacific Standard Time. Please email me back at XXXXXXX@microsoft.com with three day/time combinations that work best for you.



There are two actions that we need you to take to enable us to provide the best service possible....
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i didnt post it all, the email was very long.

[justreal007]

is this like Google Adsense??

[wentworth]

no you have to pay $5 to be an advertisor.

nothing for publishers yet.

they have sent me 2 invites so far...

[Nick_Mayhem]

is this like Google Adsense??


It is like google adwords.

No publishers allowed right now. Only advertisers.

[talknames.com]

i want an invitation too, anyone tell now to get one?

[GuyFromChicago]

i want an invitation too, anyone tell now to get one?

You don't need one. It's open to everyone.