Pay per install affiliate programs have had a rough history. In the past they used to be linked to Adware and Spyware being installed to user’s computers and still are. However they are a great way to earn some extra revenue quickly and easily from the Internet. Pay per install programs can work with pdf reports, software programs or videos that you have created. Whenever someone installs the program, software or report from your website, you get paid a commission. In that sense, they work like Pay per action affiliate programs. Whether you are a publisher or a software developer, there is a way for almost every Internet businessperson to include Pay per install affiliate programs in their business model. The first issue in choosing a pay per install affiliate program is whether it pays to your country. Some affiliate programs only limit payment to certain countries. You should be able to check on this when you sign up. Like any other affiliate program you sign up for, you also want to make sure it has good reporting technology. This way you can keep track of your statistics and your progress. The way to promote your installation link is just like how you would promote any other website or offer. You can use ‘answers’ websites to refer your program, or post in forums and discussion boards. Another way to promote these programs is to submit your software to software and shareware directories around the web. Many pay per install affiliate programs still work with Adware and Spyware. I advise avoiding those programs as most people do not like having something spying on their activities on their computer!
Are they still around? The only one I know about is the FF referral on google... If they are that would be sweet! Point me in that direction!
if you are software developer you can make good income from this but it all depends on country install , most pay for US/UK and drop other traffic I still think ad agency makes a lot of money from those ad-wares and they give their publishers/developers so little money
this one also pay per install matcash.com 1-40 $cents per instal around 10 countrys, game toolbar to install
I think once you have the users, it's a great idea. Take my forum for example (link in my signature), you can see it's got barely any members, new and not too active, yet I've already got 2 installs for my firefox referral. Now imagine if you had the user base of say, Digital point. I'm sure you can get my point. I'm all for it
I think they can make you some nice profit if you are looking for a quick way to monetize a freebie download site. Also, if you have no ethical dilemma with people installing spyware/adware, then you can choose any of the ppi companies that are around. The biggest problem with that though is that you can lose repeat customers with spyware installed.