Chitika Performance Drastically Down since April 1st 2011 - anyone else can confirm?

Discussion in 'Chitika' started by 1-script.com, May 6, 2011.

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    Hi guys, I'm trying to confirm if there is something wrong with my sites/traffic or Chitika system-wide.

    Has anyone else here experienced a sharp 50%-60% drop in Chitika's eCPM since around April 1st, this year? On my site there was no change in traffic volume, traffic sources, site layout or any other change I can think of that would affect eCPM. Also, other types of ads are largely unaffected during the same time.

    Please share your Chitika performance experiences in the time period.

    Cheers!
     
    1-script.com, May 6, 2011 IP
  2. techGuide1

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    Same to me also. Chitika is just WORST from my point of view. Just find some good alternative.
     
    techGuide1, May 9, 2011 IP
  3. 1-script.com

    1-script.com Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for your input! Well, I do have an alternative (Chango) but I've been with Chitika for more than three years and I would like to avoid resorting to drastic measures such as pulling their ads completely. They haven't always been that bad, I do hope they'll improve but ever since that integration (takeover , customer database exchange - whatever the hell that was) with YPN last year the trajectory has been down and down :(

    There's one interesting aspect to their performance: their international (not US or Canada) eCPM has lately been higher than US. This strikes me as rather unusual. Anyone else made that observation?
     
    1-script.com, May 9, 2011 IP