Just what would happen if theyre for real, i bet they would have a MASSIVE increase in the number of publishers, although they might have crappy rules, but their earnings are still better than adsense " in my case"
Since they showed themselves to be a little sleazy with the way they redirect international clicks but don't pay for them, many publishers no longer care whether they pay or not.
I used them on two high traffic sites and didn't get anywhere near what adsense gives me. Yes, the few clicks that I got were higher, but the click through rate was low, their ads were extremely slow loading and their automatic targeting was way off.
If they actually do pay, then there might be a slight increase in users willing to try it out, including me Still, I heard they're not suited for all sites, so I might just stick to Adsense even afterwards.
I wouldnt use them anymore anyways... Although my widgetbucks ads are still on some of my sites... im just to lazy to remove them.
I've said I wouldn't use them until I see proof that they pay. However I doubt i'd start to use them as my adsense earnings are finally taking off.
My observations with them so far: - slow loading ad, ditch flash and go with a java based one - rpc is great so far, I am testing them across several niches lets hope they actually pay, otherwise id have to burn their offices down...ermm..maybe not
Hi everyone. Saw a few questions on here about payment and IF WidgetBucks will pay, etc. Fact is, having launched October 2, our first payments aren't do until mid December, but it's looking like payments will get sent next week (if you haven't selected your payment method, pls do so) And as someone mentioned, WidgetBucks seems to work better for niche sites, those that are for a specific product or topic, which also enables MerchSense to deliver the best results. Frankly, I'd recommend you hand-pick a category (vs. MerchSense) if you are placing WB on a make-money-online blog. And just so you all know, WidgetBucks is backed by Mpire, a real company that's been around since 2005 and is backed by real investors -- so we're not a fly-by-night or scam. Another tip, we’re coming out with an international CPM solution which should help some publishers in the next week -- we know that's been a real point of concern for many...and hey, we're listening. Dean Jutilla, Marketing Director, WidgetBucks dean [at] widgetbucks [dot] com
I've just got a great news from Widgetbucks about payments. They're going to pay us early next week..Payments via PayPal likely to arrive Monday
I'm not going to re-instate them on my site until they pay me and then only in small bits will I use them. The 45-day pay cycle is a bit long for me.
I have to agree, the pay cycle is unreasonable. I am on the fence on keeping them as well. 30 days is now the far end of the spectrum. 45 is simply pushing it
There clicks are worth more but there CTR is lower, so really adsense still tops it. I had like 0.2-1% CTR with widget bucks adverage .3% Adsense 1-4% average 2%, so... But if you own a site that sells cellphones or just talks about them like a ring tone site, then it would be very very good for that, but for sites like... Proxy or warez widget bucks is useless Tyler
If they do pay, that means that they don't care about themselves being bankrupt or that they have more publishers than google... But if you have noticed, its mainly goods that they sell not services so probably it gets them more revenue than google.. Maybe
To a few of you regarding payment, WidgetBucks is in fact paying publishers this week, starting Monday (12/3), nearly 2 weeks ahead of schedule. As we indicated several times, we had hoped to pay more quickly than 45 days and are accomplishing that. Dean Jutilla, Marketing Director, Mpire (the company behind WidgetBucks)
All, Dean from WidgetBucks here. More payment details on our blog post. The essence of it is that the initial wave of PayPal payments was sent yesterday, while the remainder go out over the next couple of days. Checks are being processed and mailed early this week as well, including those sent to international publishers. Cheers. DJ