How to be a Profitable WidgetBucks Publisher?

WidgetBucks is a New Contextual Ad Service and it is probably the most sophisticated and ingenious contextual product unit I have ever seen!

Essentially, you select your WidgetBucks size, color and product category, place the code on your site, and you will receive a very attractive ad unit displaying products in a professionally merchandised manner.

Whenever a visitor clicks anywhere in these ads, you get paid!

I’ve been trying these out on my shopping site, and I am VERY pleased with the results.

We are seeing CPMs of $2 or more on some units, and they are not cannabilizing clicks from my AdSense ads at all.

WidgetBucks is giving new approved publishers $25 just for signing up for their service!

I’m always on the look-out for new ways of earning income on my websites. I still think AdSense is the best, but I’m certainly not going to ignore any of the other methods that might bring me income.

In fact, I’ve found that combining different ad systems on one page is often the best way to make the maximum use of my users.

WidgetBucks is one of the systems that I’ve been experimenting with lately and as I say, I’ve been very pleased with the results so far.

I love the way the units look and the revenues for my local users have been very impressive too.

In this guide, I’ve tried to introduce you to the way WidgetBucks works and how you can make it work for you.

I started by explaining how to create your widget, and I pointed out the importance of coming up with a good name for your unit… and choosing a format that shows it. I then talked about whether WidgetBucks is right for your site.

Although the system can work on any site, it’s likely to deliver the best results on sites related to products. It’s also likely to deliver very poor results on sites with lots of international users — and that’s something you’ll need to bear in mind when considering whether WidgetBucks is right for you.

As much as I think WidgetBucks is a good idea, I don’t think it’s going to replace AdSense. But it can complement AdSense.

I explained some of the ways you can use both systems on the same page and noted that you’ll have to do lots of careful testing to make sure that the AdSense unit you replace with a WidgetBucks unit earns more money — not just in comparison to the AdSense unit itself, but for the page overall.

The stats table supplied by WidgetBucks is pretty simple. But it’s also very important. The lack of channels makes life with WidgetBucks harder than it needs to be, so you’ll have to keep careful records showing how you name your units and where you put them so that you can make meaningful comparisons.

Higher eCPMSome early adapters are claiming earnings of $3 to $6 CPM (cost per thousand impressions). Most ad networks are paying out $1 to $2 CPM. Of course only time will tell if the $3 to $6 CPM carries over for everyone, but it’s worth a shot to see what happens.$25.00 signup bonusYou need $50.00 for a payout and the $25.00 bonus puts you halfway there. The only “condition” is that the bonus only hits your account after you have made another $25.00 in clicks. Not a big deal.What makes Widget Bucks different than all the rest?First and foremost it’s a widget that goes in the sidebar so it obviously has application for blogging. Oh and if you don’t like a traditional widget you have an assortment to choose from. I went with a traditional 468×60 banner. Also you can either choose the catergories it displays, or you can let MerchSense handle it for you automatically.

MerchSenseâ„¢ is Mpire’s patent-pending contextual algorithm engine. It detects and analyzes the content of your website or blog to determine what product offers are most relevant to your audience. If you choose the MerchSense option when creating a new widget, simply place the code on your site and let MerchSense automatically provide the most appropriate ad content. MerchSense evaluates your editorial information daily, so, as your content changes, WidgetBucks will dynamically offer the highest-yielding products.

Beyond those things the reported CPM of $3 to $6 is neary twice the industry average. Not bad at all.

What other features and benefits are there?Taken directly from the Widget Bucks “about us” page. Self-service, scalable and relevant content that’s free and easy to publish Dynamic, contextual widgets act as content (vs. ads) that more effectively targets your users, not the masses Dynamic Ad Yield Management matches the best merchant for each product while offering consumers the best price MerchSense (patent pending) contextual algorithm automatically targets the right products for your site Proprietary analytics, pricing and relevancy engines display buying trends of 100 million shoppers Extensive reporting tools and daily updates; Payouts are monthly Complements existing programs, such as Google AdSense Over 300 configurations, 256 color schemes and formatted for major IAB standard sizes Manual configuration also available by category Product listings from 30,000 merchants including trusted leading brands What are YOU waiting for?I know you’re interested so why not just sign up for Widget Bucks and give it a shot? For $3 to $6 CPM, and an instant $25.00 signup bonus what have you got to lose?
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