WidgetBucks Proof.

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by Wasted, Oct 10, 2007.

  1. jimkarter

    jimkarter Notable Member

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    #181
    They are international. You can join them whichever country you may belong. They pay by check or paypal.
     
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  2. Computer(Jew)

    Computer(Jew) Well-Known Member

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    #182
    I am testing widgetbucks, as mentioned earlier, good CPC, and quite good clickthrough.... on sites with mostly SE traffic, with well-selected ads.

    The limited selection of products make the ads rather useless for sites with a high % of returning visitors it seems.
    So probably rotating several ads (even less targetted ones) could probably generate better results for sites with many loyal visitors.
     
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  3. pedrotuga

    pedrotuga Peon

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    #183
    Mmmm... it doesn't say anywhere that they pay through pyapal... in their faqs it says that they will only send checks. It looks credible...
    I might give them a try.

    Does it takes aproval or can i just sign up and i am ready to go after a few minutes?
     
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  4. Wasted

    Wasted Active Member

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    #184
    Hey there guys,

    Sorry for not posting an update today, I formatted my PC (after 2 years) Just got my internet back up, I will make an update again tommrrow !

    Yours, Wasted.
     
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    thsadmin Notable Member

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    #185
    Yeah you can be paid through PayPal :

    My only issue is still the claimed CTR and CPM, don't go calculating your traffic thinking "Wow I get 5000 uniques a day" and assume that you will get 5000 impressions.

    The impressions are Widget Impressions and the Widget needs to completely load to count, for instance I had over 5000+ hits and my article says "Read 6223 times" - where as my Widget impressions are just 1347.

    Frustrating waiting time for widgets to load, need to distract visitors during loading time.
     
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  6. Web Gazelle

    Web Gazelle Well-Known Member

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    #186
    They have a category for pets but MerchSense isn't doing a whole lot for getting relevant ads for my site.
     
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    #187
    I've made $6 so far. I signed up 2 days ago, so far so good.
     
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  8. Fahd

    Fahd Well-Known Member

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    #188
    Incase you haven't noticed the revenue figures are estimates. I see this one going down the same hill that chitika plunged down.
     
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    #189
    What do you mean estimates ?
    Are you referring to the estimations in 'Red" that are pending ?

    If so some people are reporting that they actually received more per click once they were confirmed in "Black".

    I think it's been reasonable overall, I may integrate some ebay feeds aswell.
     
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  10. Fahd

    Fahd Well-Known Member

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    #190
    Do they pay only for US clicks? If not anyone want to bet they start paying only for US/NA clicks starting soon?
     
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  11. denovo

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    #191
    From the WidgetBucks FAQs:

    Still, it's a bit vague.
     
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  12. argothiusz

    argothiusz Well-Known Member

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    #192
    What size of ads do they have?
     
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    #193
    Nah I don't think so (not yet), but they may introduce some kind of incentive down the track, WB isn't as rosie as some think, I admit when I read the reports I thought it looked great - but with slow loading widgets and (some) low CTR, plus several other small nuisances - webmasters are joining, trying and then leaving in that order.

    You do need a decent amount of traffic and (in my case) traffic that sticks around long enough to create some cash.

    Today I switched the widgets layout around and I have increased my CTR by 200% - now upto 3.7% - so it's still trial and error, today I am introducing some ebay feeds/widgets to see what happens.
     
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  14. okpara36

    okpara36 Peon

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    #194
    did someone got paid ?
     
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  15. KeyboardHustler

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    #195
    not yet :) wait untill the right month :D
     
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  16. pedrotuga

    pedrotuga Peon

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    #196
    What about reading this thread and their documentation first?... they won't pay untill 45 days after the month you reach $50.

    I got a click and generated 43 cents. Everybody is very enthusiastic but i don't think this will be the golden eggs chicken... the ads might be causing curiosity on the visitors because of their look, as users get used to them they will start ignoring them and the clicks will drop down.
    It looks like a good advertising though. So far it looks ok, and they pay by paypal wich i think is cool.
    Well... lets wait for december. I am positive.
     
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  17. argothiusz

    argothiusz Well-Known Member

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    #197
    Someone answer my question? :(
     
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    #198
    Hello ,

    They have different sizes :

    160 x 600
    120 x 600
    300 x 250
    728 x 90
    468 x 60
    160 x 300
    660 x 330

    Good Luck
     
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  19. pzelf

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    #199
    i have to admit, the ads look very nice.

    I wonder though, did anyone ever get payed by this company?
    Or are they canceling accounts becourse of 'invalid clicks' or other reasons?
     
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  20. jimkarter

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    #200
    No pzelf. Nobdy got paid. The first payment will be in the month of December.

    And yes, they are canceling some accounts for "invalid clicks", but they are ready to talk to the publisher before doing so (unlike adsense).
     
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