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Discussion in 'Co-op Advertising Network' started by digitalpoint, Jul 8, 2004.

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  1. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #41
    You can control the background color already (check the setup page). The background color is set by the site displaying the ads, not by the person creating the ads.

    For ad size, you could always just use the text link option (also under setup) and format it however you want.
     
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    flawebworks Tech Services

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    #42
    If I put the ad on 3 pages or 4, whatever, can I just use the one ad all across the board or do I have to setup several going to each page in the admin panel?
     
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  3. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #43
    No, you can use a single one if you want.

    But... the ad network is designed for sitewide ads (that is how the weight is determined). So when they are validated, it picks random pages from the site to validate.

    Also, if you wanted to just do text only link, you could use this as your URL to grab them:

    http://ads.digitalpoint.com/network.php?type=link
     
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  4. Will.Spencer

    Will.Spencer NetBuilder

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    #44
    I see that. :D

    I am yet another FreeBSD/Apache guy. I will probably try to get it working here, even though I don't sell anything on the web. :cool:

    Another great idea Shawn!
     
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  5. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #45
    Well the two ways I know how to do it off the top of my head would be:

    The same as how the Blogger blogs are done:

    http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/ad-network/setup.php?type=3

    (mod_rewrite which passes it through a PHP script that inserts the ad)

    The other way that is simple is with SSI (server side include) if your server supports it:

    If you have curl installed on your web server, you can use SSI to execute a shell command and pass through the results, like so:

    <!--#exec cmd="/usr/bin/curl http://ads.digitalpoint.com/network.php" -->
    Code (markup):
    (path to curl and ad URL may vary depending on how you want to set it up).
     
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  6. compar

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    #46
    No. It isn't clear from the page that you have to do that. It reads as if your other free tools login should work. But I'll do it.

    When you say SSI are you talking Server Side Includes? Send me the info on httpd.conf and SSI and I'm sure I'll be able to get it up and running.

    BTW how many web site owners have you got signed up so far?
     
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  7. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #47
    See the post right before yours for info on both. :)


    I think around 40 unique sites...
     
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    #48
    Piece of cake Shawn,

    I had it set up and working in less than 15 minutes using the SSI script. Apparently my account is not yet activated, but your links are running on all my InfoPool pages at the bottom in the section head "Some links to our friends". Can you review these please and activate my account.

    BTW please explain how to get the bonus referral points????
     
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    #49
    I don't have room for, or like to run, normal banners on my site. My Adsense ads are all skyscrapper ads. Do you plan to add this format to the available ads?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #50
    You are active... not sure about additional formats at this point, but it might happen at some point.

    The referral bonus basically allows you to get 10% of the weight of people that are referred through your link (in your account there is a link to get the referral URL that is unique to you). Sort of like an affiliate program, except instead of money, you get ad impressions on the network.
     
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    GuyFromChicago Permanent Peon

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    #51
    Hey Shawn, quick question. I know that each participants weight is determined by a number of factors….site popularity, number of pages, etc.

    What's the most important part element in determining the weight? My guess is it's number of pages you can display ads on, but that's just my guess

    One other question too…after I refer someone into the network via my affiliate url how long until the weight bonus is assigned?
     
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  12. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #52
    You are right, the biggest factor is the number of pages you offer to put ads on.

    Bonus is assigned instantly when they become a validated/active user.
     
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    #53
    Thanks. I'll check it out and probably add a referral link to the article I just wrote about accummulating backlinks.

    BTW I am only showing text links. Does that mean I only get text links in return? And finally is there going to be reporting and stats for all these exchanges?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #54
    Doesn't matter what you show, it's up to the user that ads are shown on what types of ads to show. Your ads will show just as often regardless of ad type, and they will show in the format (and color) that the user chooses on the site they are displayed on.

    As far as stats... it's doubtful, I don't really want to get into storing such a massive amount of data on the backend.
     
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    #55
    I've just been thinking about this a little more. These ads/links are never going to show up on Google as backlinks.

    Even if they are on a page when Google crawls it the next time around Google is going to find another link in the same place and hence drop your link. So the only real value of these links are for users to actually click on. Oh my God! the original concept of a link. How innovative is that :D
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #56
    Want to bet they show as back links?

    It will use whatever links are there for it's last known spidering when it calculates back links. It's a numbers game. Hundreds of thousands of pages with ads, you are always going to get some links at any one point.

    Look how many links internet.com gives bluefind.com, even though it's random, and they aren't guaranteed a link on any specific page.
     
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    #57
    I actually like this method as much if not more than a "standard" link. If you lose a link on site XYZ, you'll probably gain one on site ABC. The comparison/reference to bluefind is great, as Internet.com uses a similar program and look what it did for bluefind.

    Will you get backlinks from this - absolutely.

    I posted this on my forum:

    "as a "test" I set up a brand new site two days ago that does not have a single link pointing to it. I placed one text ad in the ad network coop to see what effect a single ad (out of 5 total in my ad set) can have on new site with no other links. After the next PR & backlink update I'll post the site's URL and results…just don't want to post any links to the new site prior to the next update. Should be interesting."

    Here's a link to the actual thread if anyone is interested in seeing how it turns out.
     
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    #58
    Here's my first text ad. Congrats SEOGuy!
     
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    #59
    From the Google AdSense FAQ:
    So would it be ok to display these ads on the same page as google AdSense ads?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #60
    Seems like it would be okay to me...

    And they definitely do not mimic Google ads...
     
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