WidgetBucks’ B Tracks and AdSense Images
For anyone using WidgetBucks, there’s good news. You now have more options for how your ads will look! According to the email I received (as well as their blog post):
The new ads are noted with a “B” (for “B Series”) in the pull-down menu of the “Customize Your Widget” page, where publishers can also see a preview before selecting with option to choose. One “C Series” widget, offered in the 300×250 medium rectangle size, includes a search box.
Since I haven’t gotten around to creating a product based blog yet (I’ve been meaning to for months), I haven’t put WidgetBucks to the test. However, it’s always good to see ad networks give publishers more control over the ads they display. For those of you that have put WidgetBucks on your sites, what has your experience been? I’d be interested to hear how it stacks up against the likes of Chitika or AdSense, especially for non product focused blogs.
In related news, Google AdSense has released a new ad format called “Checkout Gadget” that is likely to give WidgetBucks and Chitika some added competition. I’ve been a pretty outspoken opponent of AdSense, however, I’m sure there are plenty of bloggers that will be happy to use the new ad units.
Comments
david December 20th, 2007
Widgetbucks has been pretty good since I began using it about two months ago — on a “per impression” basis, it is actually performing a bit better than AdSense and Amazon Associates.
Ben Cook December 20th, 2007
David, thanks for the input! To be honest, I wouldn’t have thought it would do well on a blog like yours that’s not really centered around any sort of product (at least the one your name links to isn’t).
Ruchir December 20th, 2007
I haven’t really tried them but some of my blogging friends run it and they earn more from WB than from AdSense. The only problem with WB is that they don’t count the clicks from non-US visitors, which sucks. I’ll be using some php geotargeting code so it only shows up for US visitors though…
SEO Blog December 20th, 2007
I have widgetbucks placed on one product review site but the site is not really one of those that would show the exact results as I really got no time and energy to mantain and further develop it (well, we could get in partnership maybe? lol).
Even with the few hits a day the site receives I have to say it is performing very well, and the CPC they pay is really good, the only thing is that, I wish i had time to develop it further or find someone that would manage the site and share 50/50 everything.
The new ads tho, i have to admit are slightly better.
Meanna Blog January 8th, 2008
Is it just me or does it take a while for widgetbucks to get back to you when you apply for an account? Is there anything i’m doing worng?
Ben Cook January 8th, 2008
Meanna, what do you mean by “a while”? I don’t think it took them more than a day to get back to me but that was also when they were focused on the launch etc. It could be different now.