I think that they started to clean up their backyard before paying, and they are trying to remove the websites that have earned a lot, but the traffic didn't convert very much. Think about it...they get their revenue out of affiliate comissions for the products they sold. If a website sends 1000 visitors but those visitors don't convert at all, they try to suspend that website, because they do have to pay for 1000 visitors that didn't bring them anything. So that's why they'll try to pick on every little detail of their TOS. I'm still in and hope to remain that way at least until I receive my payment.
What has pissed me off is that on their official blog - the rule for the Non-English sites came into effect on the 25th October. When I signed up and placed ads on some non-english sites, this wasnt a problem with them. One of my non-english sites was getting a decent amount of clicks. Whats a quick answer for widgetf*cks - ban the account, wipe out the earnings, and screw the member. Shouldn't they have informed all members about this change in their terms and conditions before suspending and banning members accounts with no warning or explanation ??
Took me almost 1000 impressions to just make 6 hits and only got $1.08 total Then to day i look and now its not $1.08 its only .37 cents.. What might be good for some might not be good for all Im sick of it too.. How else would they afford the 25$ bonus for everyone.. ? PS NINTENDO SAID Thanks ill remeber your advice.. +rep 4 you
hmm very interesting... thatswhy never sign up any new affiliate company, watch them for 3 months then sign up. i had a feelings that they will scam people. and now they started to ban all account. lol
Woah, sorry to hear that. I don't trust any of thies new Adnetowrks that have poping up lately. Nothing good all about them. If you making 100 a day then you should just use the trusted Networks, like Adbrite, Casalmedia, Kontera,adsense etc.. Thies guys won't rip you off. I don't think htere is autoclicker for Flash. Well you never know.. But It is Flash and Bots can't really read that stuff yet.
I had earned like $18 with them last month. Then I logged in, and it was reduced to $9! The click value had gone from $0.28 to as low as $0.08! On clicks I had already gottten. Now for the month of November, it shows me as earning NOTHING. No impressions, no clicks. BS. I should've known it was a scam...
I have been against WidgetBucks from the beginning, they are finally showing their true colors. Go to http://widget-sucks.blogspot.com and post your experiences!
I am just thinking these two things: 1. If I would have been at widget bucks place, AND I WANTED TO SCAM PEOPLE, I would have never closed even a single account and would have got as many clicks and conversions and money before the payment day of Decebmer 15. Why are they banning? I am just thinking. 2. People are thinking that high earners are getting banned before posting the earnings. I am still waiting for that so called *you are banned* email. Why have I not got that email? By any chance, are my clicks converting? Have I put them on right places? Have I not put those "digital camera" widgets on "how to make money" websites? I am still thinking... $0.02
I agree with the above post....there are a lot of people that have been banned ...........but for what reason? If they are banning for non conversion - i.e people not actually buying the products after they click, then yes the niche selected is important and needs to fit the niche of the website that the widget is placed on. If they are banning because they don't have the money to pay publishers that have a huge amount of money earned then we could be in trouble I guess the "proofs in the pudding" and we will have to wait for all the juicy first proof of revenue reports that will no doubt be displayed here on dp in December
Banning for clicks not converting seems completely wrong to me. If clicks don't convert then they should reduce the RPC, not ban the account. That is how I understood the program to work.
My problem with them isn't that they banned me (because they haven't, I'm still in the program), it's that they went back through my already done and reported earnings, and reduced them!
Still working fine for me and no big reductions. RPC is between 23-25 cents. Guess I'll have to wait and hope.