Official Arcade Webmasters Thread

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by FIVE539, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. Charcoal

    Charcoal Peon

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    #781
    where is the best place to spend money on advertising an arcade site?
     
    Charcoal, Dec 25, 2008 IP
  2. ColorWP.com

    ColorWP.com Notable Member

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    #782
    Adwords and other PPC companies. Also, you can buy private advertisement spots from other arcade sites.
     
    ColorWP.com, Dec 26, 2008 IP
  3. Mess

    Mess Well-Known Member

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    #783
    Hi,

    I would be most grateful if you were to consider my game for inclusion on your website.

    Here is the details:

    Game Name: Jewels of the Dark

    Game Description: Jewels of the Dark is a game where you simply make rows of three, four or five gems and they disappear, only to have new gems falling down. Make combos and you will have gems raining down. After filling up the bar at the bottom of the screen to full, you proceed to the next stage.

    Demo: http://www.1dressup.com/jewels-of-the-dark.html

    Swf File: http://www.1dressup.com/swf/167345396.swf

    Best Regards.

    Note: this is not a new game, please search your web site before submitting it.
     
    Mess, Dec 26, 2008 IP
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  5. doot

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    #785

    Nice templates thanks for sharing.

    - Arcade Index
     
    doot, Jan 2, 2009 IP
  6. saku24

    saku24 Well-Known Member

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    #786
    Just published another template, this time for GameSiteScript (GSS) 4.0 - Dark Manga
     
    saku24, Jan 4, 2009 IP
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    #787
    looking for banner (728*90- homepage-top) exchange. I have a multilingual (tr-en-de) arcade 15-20K daily UV and 120-160K PV. Please pm me if you have 10K or more daily unique.
     
    troyan_comu, Jan 4, 2009 IP
  8. Harmony

    Harmony Well-Known Member

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    #788
    For those of you who are using ValueClick Media, how much do you make a day? And how much uniques do you receive per day?
     
    Harmony, Jan 4, 2009 IP
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    jeremynet Active Member

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    #789
    what is the best way to monetize arcade site?
     
    jeremynet, Jan 4, 2009 IP
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    #790
    I heard VCM earns much better than Adsense.

    However, my site has 2000 daily traffic, I earn around $10 - $12/day from adsense. I changed the codes to VCM for a few days, only $3 per day. So I have to switch back to Adsense.
     
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  11. ickle

    ickle Active Member

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    Depends on your site. I also have a niche arcade earning $3-$4/day Adsense, with 150-200 uniques, mainly US traffic. I also have a general arcade using VCM that gets 500-600 uniques/day, and earns around $6-$7/day. I think VC is slightly better with non US traffic. A site of mine barely earns $1 with the first 25% of adsense impressions, which is when the US is asleep. At the end of the day you have to test them for your own sites though.
     
    ickle, Jan 5, 2009 IP
  12. jeremynet

    jeremynet Active Member

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    #792
    VCM still accept arcade site? I heard they don't accept arcade site anymore during application.
     
    jeremynet, Jan 5, 2009 IP
  13. ickle

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    #793
    Not sure if you can use an arcade to apply, but once you're in you can apply to use other sites from the control panel. I've found that they aren't as strict on additional sites once you're in. Initially i applied with a tutorial site that gets 3500 uniques / day.
     
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    #794
    tutorial site with 3500uniques.. pretty good traffic ;)
     
    jeremynet, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    #795
    I have around 3000 - 4000 uniques for VCM & most traffic are from USA.
    I'm only generating about $4 - $7 a day. Not sure if that is too good..
     
    Harmony, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    #796
    I applied using my arcade site yesterday, got this email from them today

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    
    Thank you for applying to join the ValueClick Media Ad Network. We have reviewed http://www.****games.com and appreciate the time and effort you have invested to create a quality environment for your visitors. However, we are unable to approve your site as a publisher on our network at this time. We very much appreciate your interest in our company and wish you best of luck in your endeavors.
    
    Sincerely,
    
    ValueClick Media
    Code (markup):
    they don't accept arcade site anymore .. :(
     
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  17. jeremynet

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    #797
    Many adnetwork do not accept arcade sites anymore due to the low conversion rate... is arcade site saturated?
     
    jeremynet, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    #798
    What if you apply another arcade site into the network using an already approved account? Any luck with that? I have another arcade site under development and I'm hoping I can get it in there too.
     
    Harmony, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    #799
    Yes, that's what i did a while ago, but i haven't tried it recently. I think it'll help if the arcade has some traffic.




    You could try Direct Media Exchange. You use one bit of code, apply to several networks on the site, and they compete to show you ads.

    CPX interactive are one of the ads and they seemed pretty good. Adtegrity were ok for popunders.
     
    ickle, Jan 6, 2009 IP
  20. Johnny Doomo

    Johnny Doomo Banned

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    #800
    GamesForWork.com (my site) offers very competitive if not out right amazing ad prices http://www.adtoll.com/rate-card-for-games-for-work-6440-ref=6143-s=24685 (Scroll down to see more ad spots that vary by price and clicks)

    They get tons of clicks for only a few bucks a pop. I've been hoping they would become more popular, but I'm having to push the ad spots just to get a few buyers. They are very cheap right now though as demand is low.
     
    Johnny Doomo, Jan 7, 2009 IP