Auction ads going to hell

Discussion in 'eBay' started by IamNed, Aug 28, 2007.

  1. nickthrolson

    nickthrolson Well-Known Member

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    #161
    looks like AA is getting on top of things from what i heard
     
    nickthrolson, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  2. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #162
    Where did you hear that from? Their blog or emails?

    People were reporting trouble just yesterday, so unless the news is from today, I'd find a new source.
     
    Qryztufre, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  3. frychiko

    frychiko Peon

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    #163
    Haha thanks fsmedia! Now if only that information was mentioned somewhere... would have helped. The "it only works in the javascript" bit...
     
    frychiko, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  4. adwordaffiliate

    adwordaffiliate Active Member

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    #164
    My clicks are still out of whack but it appears that my earnings this month have been updated & look like they were back in July.

    How about everyone else?
     
    adwordaffiliate, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  5. DaMa

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    #165
    mine have been updated aswell. i think my clicks stats are correct too.
     
    DaMa, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  6. racketboy

    racketboy Peon

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    #166
    Mine aren't nearly THAT good.
    It's still looking like I'm making about 50% of what I did in July and about 30% of June.

    Still much better than Adsense, but not as good as the "good old days" of a few months ago.
     
    racketboy, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  7. KenYN

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    #167
    My numbers are back again - still useless click-through rates, but a few cents every day.

    Quite frankly, it looks like they guess I was owed $4 and randomly distributed it over the last month...
     
    KenYN, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  8. guerilla

    guerilla Notable Member

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    #168
    Great, now when will they pay the missing August and July earnings?

    Or did they just pocket those when the company was sold?
     
    guerilla, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  9. sydneyaus

    sydneyaus Active Member

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    #169
    I already have twice the clicks I had in August but zero conversions:confused: That's why they probably bumped up the minimum payout to $50, so you would have to stick with them until you reach that.
     
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  10. griffey78

    griffey78 Peon

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    #170
    Has anyone ever been paid a referral fee for someone signing up with E-Bay. It's suppose to be $25 if someone pays up and wins an auction. I'm very curious. If you have where does it show up. On the auctionads Account page they show a referral field, but is that for AuctionAd referrals or E-Bay referrals? Something tells me they aren't paying us for new E-Bay sign-ups!!!!!!
     
    griffey78, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  11. jon2k6

    jon2k6 Guest

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    #171
    I love AuctionAds for these facts:

    > They allow you to have ads open in a NEW window.

    > They get MUCH better CTR that other things.

    > They have a build in affiliate.

    > You control the keywords and can rotate them.

    But... you just need to many clicks to turn a profit. And I also experienced a drop in clicks for some reason. I love the look and everything about em' but unless you have a BIG site you may as well stick to Adsense.
     
    jon2k6, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  12. cldnails

    cldnails Well-Known Member

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    #172
    All of this and more without AuctionAds. :)

    Do Without AuctionAds
     
    cldnails, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  13. purdue512

    purdue512 Well-Known Member

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    #173
    I've been watching AA for a long time. I like what they did. I didn't know they were bought. Does anyone have details.

    Also - You guys seem to be pretty up on eBay-based revenue streams. Interested in trying out something new?
     
    purdue512, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  14. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #174
    Those are actually the reasons many of us went with AA to begin with...

    Its the support and reports that are making people wonder of those pros outweigh the cons.
     
    Qryztufre, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  15. WarBud

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    #175
    I finally converted almost all of my ads from AA to CJ/ebay. Once I found the right ad on ebay it was fairly easy to change them. Same format, same keywords, so I am interested in seeing if there is any performance difference.
     
    WarBud, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  16. purdue512

    purdue512 Well-Known Member

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    #176
    That's a very good test. I'd be interested in the results of that too...
     
    purdue512, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  17. WarBud

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    #177
    I'll post the results after I have a large enough sample.
     
    WarBud, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  18. racketboy

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    #178
    Will you post in this thread?
     
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  19. alext

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    #179
    Split testing is the only way to be sure about how AA is really working.

    Anyway, I just tried out setting minprice and negative keywords. As far as I can tell neither of these features work at all. When I add either, I get ads unrelated to my keyword.
     
    alext, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  20. Bigvick

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    #180
    I've read a few pages and noticed many people were having problems with AA. I have a number of popular sites I am looking to replace adsense with AA...


    Is switching to AA worth it right now?
     
    Bigvick, Sep 19, 2007 IP