azoogle ads adsense alternative

[Shoemoney]

http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/23/azoogleads-getting-ready-to-launch-adsense-alternative/

I was contacted today by one of AzoogleAds co-founders about a new product the are going to launch very soon to publishers. As many of you know I have been critical of Azoogleads in the past but it seems like that might have been a revamping time for them and I have been very happy with there services in the last few months.
Here is the bottom line on this new product:

The beta will display ads for the category of site you specify that have the highest payout/conversion.
The beta will offer some Category targeting but not contextual.
The beta will be available to only existing azoogleads publishers. If you are not a azoogleads publisher get setup NOW if you want to test this when its available. (http://www.shoemoney.com/link.php?go=azoogleads) I personally am very excited about this product and will run it on some niche sites that are not doing so hot with AdSense/ypn.
Since it is CPA it has some NICE advantages over regular old contextual CPC advertising (Adsense/YPN/Chitika/Adbrite). Specifically you can feel free to say things like “Please visit our sponsors!” or other things like that to encourage people to click on these advertisements to support your site.
From my experience CPA payout can be EXTREAMLY lucrative for the right site. Its always good to have yet option for revenue http://www.shoemoney.com/wp-images/smilies/icon_wink.gif
There are literally THOUSANDS of ad formats to choose from.

[mdvaldosta]

I registered using your link and will probably give it a try, although I am alittle weary of a site that kinda spoofs another company's name.

[Shoemoney]

Cool...

I switched to them from cj.com last summer and had issues at first...

http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/10/24/azoogleads-now-im-scared/

They have continually gotten better but still have a long way to go.

[jackburton2006]

I'm gonna give them a shot on a few sites that doesn't seem to be doing all that great with Google. Thanks for the info, Shoe!

[sunchy]

Interesting, but we will see

[janjalani]

I tried them and got a few $$$ last December.:) I was wondering how do they pay you and how soon will the payment come? And what does Net 15 means?:D I tried emailing them thrice but I never got a reply.

[Seiya]

Azoogle has replied to my questions in matter of minutes... through AIM... was nice. I like them so far. Dont know about profits, can tell you next month :)

[Shoemoney]

you might want to never mention me... i put the squeeze on them a lot ;)

[sunchy]

you might want to never mention me... i put the squeeze on them a lot ;)

And Why is That??

[Shoemoney]

to get the highest payout of course ;) All of these companies have margins.

Don't get me wrong I would love it if you signed up under my affilaite code... I would get 2% of your income for life!

I am just saying its probably easier for you if you don't

[xboxundone]

i applied to azoogle received a phone call asking a few questions and said i should be contacted within the next two days and it has been almost a week and still nothing...

[Shoemoney]

i applied to azzogle received a phone call asking a few questions and said i should be contacted within the next two days and it has been almost a week and still nothing...

hmm im not familiar with azzogle

did you goto www.azoogleads.com

[xboxundone]

hmm im not familiar with azzogle

did you goto www.azoogleads.com


Yes thats what i meant. its wierd i received a phone call but never an email stating ur info has been submitted etc..

[blinxdk]

I tried signing up some time ago after you mentioned them on shoemoney.com - sadly I was rejected, because even though I only have english sites with lots of US traffic - I'm not in the US. Grrr!

[sunchy]

I tried signing up some time ago after you mentioned them on shoemoney.com - sadly I was rejected, because even though I only have english sites with lots of US traffic - I'm not in the US. Grrr!

I have that situation with me also :mad:

[impressev]

I also applied and just received a phone call. Lets see how it goes!

[MattEvers]

I am in the same situation. I applied, got a call, got approved, but never got anything from the "affiliate manager" assigned to my account. It is a little frustrating, as I had a good idea for one of their programs.

Maybe I'll give them a call tomorrow...:rolleyes:

[xboxundone]

i dont even think i am approved.... as i just got the call.

[janjalani]

I got the payment :) Its faster than google, I received my December earnings last Friday, Jan 20. (snail mail)

[i_am_dhaval]

i m from india can i applay?

[MattEvers]

Called yesterday about my account, got an email today with an active account. It looks like a good program to me. I am going to give it a try.

[xboxundone]

looks like i need to give them a call.

[MattEvers]

looks like i need to give them a call.

Not sure if that had anything to do with it...they didn't return my call, but did send me an email. I'd definately call...probably had a surge of affiliates applying lately.

The program looks like a good oppurtunity. I am going to try some creative PPC to see what I can do. It'll be fun...:D

[Shoemoney]

ok for those of you having trouble I talked to them and got a direct line and name for you.

Chantelle White
Affiliate Manager
AzoogleAds
chantelle@azoogleads.com
905-946-0300 Ext. 2235

she said to mention me but do whatever you want.

I did over 50k with them last month (january) and going to move them more into my ad rotaton this month. There affiliate programs are pretty good.

[MattEvers]

ok for those of you having trouble I talked to them and got a direct line and name for you.

Chantelle White
Affiliate Manager
AzoogleAds
chantelle@azoogleads.com
905-946-0300 Ext. 2235

she said to mention me but do whatever you want.

I did over 50k with them last month (january) and going to move them more into my ad rotaton this month. There affiliate programs are pretty good.

I'm not on course to do that much, but I am doing well. One of the best affiliate programs I have seen. The customer service is awesome... talked to my affiliate manager today.

He talked to me about what I was doing and recommended some other programs for my sites.

Thanks Shoemoney... woudln't have ever known about them if it wasn't for your blog...:D

[Shoemoney]

cool dude hope it keeps growing for you.

[sunchy]

cool dude hope it keeps growing for you.
I think that Shoemoney here is Legend :D

[MattEvers]

I think that Shoemoney here is Legend :D

I think he is a good guy. I get tired of people who either love him or hate him, and go to extremes either way (like the scraping thing). It's like that with any successful person... I know it can become annoying. I just take it for what it is.. he helped and I'm thankful.

[Shoemoney]

People can judge me ... whatever ;)

I just try to share from my experiences... good or bad

[sunchy]

I think he is a good guy. I get tired of people who either love him or hate him, and go to extremes either way (like the scraping thing). It's like that with any successful person... I know it can become annoying. I just take it for what it is.. he helped and I'm thankful.

You have right my friend :)

[xboxundone]

no one has contacted me but it appears i am in as i can access there ad layout etc... appears to have tons of offers etc.. wish it was little more organized... but i will run some offers and see how they perform.
so far though customer service gets thumbs down as i was not notified i was able to run ads etc.. onlything i got one day was an email telling be about newest ads and when i went to login it worked... plus they told me affiliate manager would contact me and one still hasnt...

[Shoemoney]

no one has contacted me but it appears i am in as i can access there ad layout etc... appears to have tons of offers etc.. wish it was little more organized... but i will run some offers and see how they perform.
so far though customer service gets thumbs down as i was not notified i was able to run ads etc.. onlything i got one day was an email telling be about newest ads and when i went to login it worked... plus they told me affiliate manager would contact me and one still hasnt...

I posted a phone number above and extension for the peson who manages my account. You should get someone assigned to your account.

[azn_romeo_4u]

i just joined...currenlty working on only one type of program. So far not much. But it's a very targetted program. I'll give it maybe 1000 clicks and report back, and then right a review about their network. They pay net-15, and offer prizes to publishers who score 10k or more per month. Small stuff to 52inch flat screen tV. But that's like 100k a month. That's cool man.

[miles]

Signed up and accepted. Will report back!

[sunchy]

Any News Guys???

[MattEvers]

I'm doing well with one of their programs... looking at X,XXX this month.

Anybody know when I should expect payment? Are they usually good about sending it right on the 15th?

[Shoemoney]

Matt - I do direct deposit and it is in my bank account 7am every 15th (or next business day)

[rubeina]

Can people from all over the world apply to azoogle?

[LaCabra]

Hey Shoemoney, I was going to join but their website really doesn't provide much info about the program (or at least I couldn't find the info). Can you PM a site running these ads or some detailed info? ;)

thanks
Frank

[Michael_Goldman]

you can see some ads here www.autosurfbest.com

[Shoemoney]

Hey Shoemoney, I was going to join but their website really doesn't provide much info about the program (or at least I couldn't find the info). Can you PM a site running these ads or some detailed info? ;)

thanks
Frank

ok for those of you having trouble I talked to them and got a direct line and name for you.

Chantelle White
Affiliate Manager
AzoogleAds
chantelle@azoogleads.com
905-946-0300 Ext. 2235


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[amitpatel_3001]

Iam unlucky guys tried it was not approved :(
THey say the traffic is not from US

[MattEvers]

I'm doing well with one of their programs... looking at X,XXX this month.

Anybody know when I should expect payment? Are they usually good about sending it right on the 15th?

Got my check yesterday. A little delay because of the holiday and weekend, but no biggie.

Talked to my guy and he said I could set up wire transfer, so it's all good for next month. :cool:

[dcristo]

What kind of sites is azoogleads good for?

[Shoemoney]

its really good for sites that maybe adsense isnt... like dating, ringtones, free offers, quiz, subscriptions ...

stuff like that.

[Zygoot]

I tried to sign up but they rejected my application because I don't live in the US :(

[Shoemoney]

you are only the 2000 person to post that too...

[Joseph]

What kind of sites is azoogleads good for?


Smilie sites, avatars - teen orientated sites :)

[azn_romeo_4u]

They have a lot of campaigns...a lot. There is a variety. you just have to check them all out.

[MattEvers]

Shoe, any idea when they will be starting the adsense-like ads?

[Shoemoney]

I hope to have them running today

[MattEvers]

I hope to have them running today

How is that coming? Are they up and running yet?

[Shoemoney]

Hey Shoemoney, I was going to join but their website really doesn't provide much info about the program (or at least I couldn't find the info). Can you PM a site running these ads or some detailed info? ;)

thanks
Frank

its less then 48 hours old ... documentation probably will not be out for a long time.

Its for beta testers right now its not ready for fullscale production

[Shoemoney]

How is that coming? Are they up and running yet?

its all running good... we had a little dns issue earlier but its ok now

[MattEvers]

its all running good... we had a little dns issue earlier but its ok now

Is this not similar to what you setting up at www.shoemoneyads.com ?

[Shoemoney]

they are now the same

[MattEvers]

they are now the same

Keep us posted on how it's going..... Are you going to work with azoogle and have one network? What will it be called? :D

[Shoemoney]

well i was telling them they need a product like this for a long time... but they are so slow to develope it... so i just made shoemonyads

[MattEvers]

Well I'll definately run the ads on my sites I am current setting up specifically for azoogle affilate stuff. I'll keep an eye on the site and this thread.

[Shoemoney]

i am going to move questions/discussion to here

http://forums.shoemoney.com/forumdisplay.php?f=27

too many threads to keep up with

[neilboland]

I find their website not very clear on some things . . is this limited to US publishers only, or do they have any plans to open it up to the rest of the world?

thanks

Neil

[sundaybrew]

its less then 48 hours old ... documentation probably will not be out for a long time.

Its for beta testers right now its not ready for fullscale production


Did they start this?

[m0rtal]

Yes! I have it up and running on my site I will make a posting letting people know how it goes, just got them up tonight but it looks great, check it out if you want @ Pimp Myspace (www.pimpitout.net) Should be MUCH more effective IMO than Adsense ads that were irrelevant. Watch for my post tomorrow. I shouldn't need more than a day to be able to judge if this will be good or not.

[sundaybrew]

Thanx for the reply !

[kearnsey11]

Seems interesting, can azoogle ads be displayed on a site alongside google adwords?

[m0rtal]

Seems interesting, can azoogle ads be displayed on a site alongside google adwords?

You mean Adsense...Yes, they are non-contextual!

[Shoemoney]

I think azoogle is days away from rolling out there product.... should have some good payouts.

[m0rtal]

I think azoogle is days away from rolling out there product.... should have some good payouts.

Hey Shoemoney, wondering if you've tested their text ads. I just set them up last night and it doesn't seem to be showing any clicks or conversions whatsoever. I find that hard to believe as I get many clickthroughs when I run Adsense on that site, either their stats are messed up or take a long time to update. I certainly hope they don't roll this out to the public like this.

[old_expat]

Have a look at their TOS. Especially the part where you may have to prove you are not defrauding them.

[Shoemoney]

Hey Shoemoney, wondering if you've tested their text ads. I just set them up last night and it doesn't seem to be showing any clicks or conversions whatsoever. I find that hard to believe as I get many clickthroughs when I run Adsense on that site, either their stats are messed up or take a long time to update. I certainly hope they don't roll this out to the public like this.

hmmm maybe you could say exactly what offer you are testing? I have also found some issues with tracking but it seems to be with certain offers. This is where communication with your rep really plays into a factor.

[Shoemoney]

Have a look at their TOS. Especially the part where you may have to prove you are not defrauding them.

welcome to making money on the internet =P

[m0rtal]

hmmm maybe you could say exactly what offer you are testing? I have also found some issues with tracking but it seems to be with certain offers. This is where communication with your rep really plays into a factor.


I was testing their text ads so it shows whatever offers they want to show, it kind of looks like adsense but it's non-contextual. I looked under my subid stats and it showed one click for Miva Downloads which really is impossible as the same placement with Adsense gets me anywhere from 200-300 clicks a day. Another person that tried it from here PMd me and was having the same issue, after about 2000 impressions it said 1 click through for Miva downloads and no conversions. I have contacted my rep we'll see what happens.

[Shoemoney]

I was testing their text ads so it shows whatever offers they want to show, it kind of looks like adsense but it's non-contextual. I looked under my subid stats and it showed one click for Miva Downloads which really is impossible as the same placement with Adsense gets me anywhere from 200-300 clicks a day. Another person that tried it from here PMd me and was having the same issue, after about 2000 impressions it said 1 click through for Miva downloads and no conversions. I have contacted my rep we'll see what happens.

Ohh... I have not tested this yet. I dunno =(

[sundaybrew]

Yea, I did 3k impressions or so, and no clicks, well actually one, but no converstion.......................

[Shoemoney]

hmm I love them and have made a lot of money with them but there reporting and tracking is ..... not so good.

I think that is what is really holding them back from taking over affiliate marketing. Some things I still use cj.com for just cause of the tracking/reporting even tho it pays LESS =(

[klingerrr]

Well, I'm finally going to try Azoogle tomorrow. I've been approved and my page is ready. Just waiting on approval of some keywords and I should be off and running. Hopefully I will have some positive info to post soon.

My initial impression with the manager at Azoogle is pretty good. He seemed to be more of a cheerleader than businessman..

[sundaybrew]

Well, I'm finally going to try Azoogle tomorrow. I've been approved and my page is ready. Just waiting on approval of some keywords and I should be off and running. Hopefully I will have some positive info to post soon.

My initial impression with the manager at Azoogle is pretty good. He seemed to be more of a cheerleader than businessman..

Yes , they sure do give you very nice support!

[routed11]

I'm also having poor results with Azoogle...

Hits Leads Rev
Grand Total 56 0 $0.00

I find it hard to believe that with 56 hits not one conversion. I think I am going to dump em.

[Alva Ed]

azoogle is very new to me. now know something about them now. Thanks.

[m0rtal]

I'm also having poor results with Azoogle...

Hits Leads Rev
Grand Total 56 0 $0.00

I find it hard to believe that with 56 hits not one conversion. I think I am going to dump em.

I do get conversions, make sure your ads are targeted to your content..what I was specifically having issues with was their BETA text ads which look sort of like google ads....my account manager is looking into this.

[bestgoodgirl]

showmoeny, how can i contact u? i wana take part in showmoneyads. Ok?