As the name suggests, blog carnival is meant for and being controlled by bloggers.It is a quite different from the web directories.There are many bloggers using 'blog carnival' to express themselves.
How does it work?
Basic principle : Choose the category and submit your article to specific carnival.
When a blogger creates or arranges a new carnival, it is listed and published on homepage.Hence, all the members come to know about it without any complications.What a publisher needs to do is search for the category which suites best to his/her blog and then submit the article to it.This article gets published on the blog of carnival manager (who arranges the carnival).
Every carnival creator puts some limit on the final date of article submission.
The carnival can be repeated after some specific time period.For a few popular topics among bloggers, the repeated carnivals are required because of its large scope.
e.g.If you are blogging on 'mental fitness and stress management', search through the category Health, find the best suitable carnival, get the details about owner, submit the article and you are done.
Advantages:
1.Increase in blog traffic + Get a backlink from carnival host blog.
2.Free and quick sign up.Simplicity of article submission.No maintenance.
3.Good stage to express yourself.
Sign up for Blog carnival.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Widgetbucks now offering CPC ads for European traffic:
Here is a good news for all the widgetbucks publishers who are getting good traffic from European countries--Widgetbucks has now decided to offer CPC ads in these countries.
Here is the updated list:
What's more?
When publishers serve WidgetBucks ad widgets on their sites, users based in the above countries will now see a short-duration CPM display ad followed by a CPC shopping widget.This will help you in earning in two ways through a single ad.
New ad formats launched:
Not signed up yet?
Signup for Widgetbucks and take advantage of these ad formats.
Earn $$ with WidgetBucks
Here is the updated list:
What's more?When publishers serve WidgetBucks ad widgets on their sites, users based in the above countries will now see a short-duration CPM display ad followed by a CPC shopping widget.This will help you in earning in two ways through a single ad.
New ad formats launched:
Not signed up yet?
Signup for Widgetbucks and take advantage of these ad formats.
Earn $$ with WidgetBucks
Monday, July 14, 2008
List of different ad networks with payout limits:
| S/No. | Program | Min.Payout | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adsense | $100 | Check |
| 2. | Bidvertiser | $10 | Paypal/Check($50) |
| 3. | Widgetbucks | $50 | Paypal/Check |
| 4. | Adbrite | $5 | Check |
| 5. | ComissionJunction | $100 | Check |
| 6. | Chitika | $10 | Paypal/Check($50) |
| 7. | Kontera | $100 | Check |
| 8. | Oxado | €100 | Check |
| 9. | AuctionAds | $50 | Paypal |
| 10. | YPN | $50 | Paypal/Check($100) |
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Commission Junction: Best affiliate marketing program:
Commission Junction is the largest affiliate marketing company on internet.They have attracted a pool of advertisers because of excellency in terms of results.They are now linked to over 1700 merchants, serving the ads in 30 different categories.With highest payouts, they have succeeded in growing their publisher network within last 2-3 years.
To read more about the company, click here.
How it works?
Here, the advertisers (online merchants that sell products or services) pay publishers (independent parties that promote the products or services of an advertiser on their Web site) only for results, such as a visitor making a purchase or filling out a form, rather than paying simply to reach a particular audience.
We have to choose the advertisers from the list and apply for their ads separately.The advertisers respond us within 2 days.Once your request is approved, you can select any of the ad formats the advertiser is offering. These formats are displayed in "popularity" order (i.e. the best performing ad is at the top of all).
The advertisers either pay us flat fees per sale or they offer commission in terms of % of value of product sold.The flat fees paid are anywhere between $1 - $100 depending upon the product sold.
Payment:
-->on monthly basis via check
-->No minimum limit for payout
Join commission junction.
To read more about the company, click here.
How it works?
Here, the advertisers (online merchants that sell products or services) pay publishers (independent parties that promote the products or services of an advertiser on their Web site) only for results, such as a visitor making a purchase or filling out a form, rather than paying simply to reach a particular audience.
We have to choose the advertisers from the list and apply for their ads separately.The advertisers respond us within 2 days.Once your request is approved, you can select any of the ad formats the advertiser is offering. These formats are displayed in "popularity" order (i.e. the best performing ad is at the top of all).
The advertisers either pay us flat fees per sale or they offer commission in terms of % of value of product sold.The flat fees paid are anywhere between $1 - $100 depending upon the product sold.
Payment:
-->on monthly basis via check
-->No minimum limit for payout
Join commission junction.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Planet pulse surveys:
This is one of the best survey taking companies.They have a different kind of valuation system.The currency they use is "pulse".
100 pulses = $1.00 (USD)
They offer the surveys worth 100-5000 pulses ($1 - $50.00).The surveys are of "choose your choice" type.The company taking the survey asks the questions with 5-6 options provid
ed. You need you select one of them( You will never have to write anything, thus saving your precious time).The surveys generally require 10-15 minutes.
The only disadvantage of Planet-pulse is the initial frequency of surveys.You may have to wait for a month or two, to participate in a survey.But, once started, you will never have to wait for long between two surveys.
Here is a sam
ple of mails you receive from them (invitation to take a survey):
Payment:
-->Via Paypal
-->Minimum payout limit of 2500 pulses ($25)
Click here to signup:
100 pulses = $1.00 (USD)
They offer the surveys worth 100-5000 pulses ($1 - $50.00).The surveys are of "choose your choice" type.The company taking the survey asks the questions with 5-6 options provid
ed. You need you select one of them( You will never have to write anything, thus saving your precious time).The surveys generally require 10-15 minutes.The only disadvantage of Planet-pulse is the initial frequency of surveys.You may have to wait for a month or two, to participate in a survey.But, once started, you will never have to wait for long between two surveys.
Here is a sam
ple of mails you receive from them (invitation to take a survey):Payment:
-->Via Paypal
-->Minimum payout limit of 2500 pulses ($25)
Click here to signup:
 Get paid for your opinions! Click on the banner above to join Planet Pulse. Its totally free to sign up, and you can earn UNLIMITED. Find out more by visiting PLANET PULSE. |
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Amazon associates:
It is the affiliate marketing program by Amazon which was launched in 1996.It is one of the best affiliate programs in the internet world.Because of the large variety of ads it offers ( more than 20 types of ads), Amazon associates has been a popular program among webmasters.
How does it work?
When a user buys something from amazon.com through your link, you will earn a fixed commission ( 4% - 15%).
Because you have total control over the ad selection, you can earn anything from $1 - $1000 per sell.
For example, if you succeed in selling a software worth $100 through your link, you get paid between $4 - $10.
On the other hand, if you sell a very expensive product (e.g. Vehicle like truck,car lol!!!), you can earn a massive income of $1000, just from 1 sell.
Payment:
1.Via check: $100 minimum payout ($15 processing fee for non-US publishers)
2.Via gift certificate or direct deposit: $10 minimum payout
Click here to signup.
Amazon offers many types of ads, which have been listed as follows:
1.Wish List:
2.Your Video Widget:
3.Search box:
4.Slideshow:
5.Text Links:
6.Unbox videos:
7.Quick Linker:
8.Product Links:
9.Recommended product links:
10.Search:User will search for the products he is interested in.
11.Product Cloud:
12.Product Reviews:
13.Page Recommender Widget:Help your visitors discover relevant pages within your website
14.Omakase: Amazon automatically matches the products relevant to your website.
15.My Favorites:
16.MP3 Clips Widget:Add music to website and reveal the variety of albums.
17.Kindle Chicklet:Matches with the RSS chicklets on webpage.
18.Deals Widget:Showcase the hottest deals from Amazon on your web page. Delight your viewers with the Deal of the Day, Lightning Deals or Our Best Deals from across Amazon.
19.Context inks: Automatically identify and link contextually relevant phrases within your content to Amazon products.
20.Carousel Widget:Pick your favourite products and guide visitors towards shopping store at amazon.
21.Banner: Guide visitors directly to amazon.com and earn commissions for each sell.
22.aStore widget:Build your own store by choosing any products from list.
Click here to signup.
How does it work?
When a user buys something from amazon.com through your link, you will earn a fixed commission ( 4% - 15%).
Because you have total control over the ad selection, you can earn anything from $1 - $1000 per sell.
For example, if you succeed in selling a software worth $100 through your link, you get paid between $4 - $10.
On the other hand, if you sell a very expensive product (e.g. Vehicle like truck,car lol!!!), you can earn a massive income of $1000, just from 1 sell.
Payment:
1.Via check: $100 minimum payout ($15 processing fee for non-US publishers)
2.Via gift certificate or direct deposit: $10 minimum payout
Click here to signup.
Amazon offers many types of ads, which have been listed as follows:
1.Wish List:
2.Your Video Widget:
3.Search box:
4.Slideshow:
5.Text Links:
6.Unbox videos:
7.Quick Linker:
8.Product Links:
9.Recommended product links:
10.Search:User will search for the products he is interested in.
11.Product Cloud:
12.Product Reviews:
13.Page Recommender Widget:Help your visitors discover relevant pages within your website
14.Omakase: Amazon automatically matches the products relevant to your website.
15.My Favorites:
16.MP3 Clips Widget:Add music to website and reveal the variety of albums.
17.Kindle Chicklet:Matches with the RSS chicklets on webpage.
18.Deals Widget:Showcase the hottest deals from Amazon on your web page. Delight your viewers with the Deal of the Day, Lightning Deals or Our Best Deals from across Amazon.
19.Context inks: Automatically identify and link contextually relevant phrases within your content to Amazon products.
20.Carousel Widget:Pick your favourite products and guide visitors towards shopping store at amazon.
21.Banner: Guide visitors directly to amazon.com and earn commissions for each sell.
22.aStore widget:Build your own store by choosing any products from list.
Click here to signup.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Adsense referral ads will be retired during last week of August:
Google has decided to retire its referral ads.The reason behind it is that these ads have not worked well in the past and many publishers have complained about its efficiency.
Here is the official word from Google,
"We're constantly looking for ways to improve AdSense by developing and supporting features which drive the best monetization results for our publishers. Sometimes, this requires retiring existing features so we can focus our efforts on the ones that will be most effective in the long term. For this reason, we will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program during the last week of August."
They have advised all the publishers to remove the referral ad codes from their sites before the time limit as mentioned.
Possible Effects of this move:
1.Increase in Cost-Per-Click: The advertisers will now use their total money in Google Adwords, thus increasing the competition among each others.This may bring up the rise in the cost per click of both "Adsense for Content" ads as well as "Adsense for Search" ads.
2.There is a percentage of publishers who are earning well with this program.This move is a shock for them.A few sites, specially in business areas, were largely dependent on referral ads.
3.New affiliate program by Adsense: Google has launched a new affiliate program just after their decision to retire referral ads.
Official word from Google:
"Google Affiliate Network: As part of the integration of DoubleClick, the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now operate as the Google Affiliate Network for advertisers targeting users located in the United States. Similar to the AdSense Referrals program, the Google Affiliate Network enables publishers to apply for advertiser programs and get paid based on advertiser-defined actions instead of clicks or impressions. For further details, please visit: http://www.google.com/ads/affiliatenetwork/."
Here is the official word from Google,
"We're constantly looking for ways to improve AdSense by developing and supporting features which drive the best monetization results for our publishers. Sometimes, this requires retiring existing features so we can focus our efforts on the ones that will be most effective in the long term. For this reason, we will be retiring the AdSense Referrals program during the last week of August."
They have advised all the publishers to remove the referral ad codes from their sites before the time limit as mentioned.
Possible Effects of this move:
1.Increase in Cost-Per-Click: The advertisers will now use their total money in Google Adwords, thus increasing the competition among each others.This may bring up the rise in the cost per click of both "Adsense for Content" ads as well as "Adsense for Search" ads.
2.There is a percentage of publishers who are earning well with this program.This move is a shock for them.A few sites, specially in business areas, were largely dependent on referral ads.
3.New affiliate program by Adsense: Google has launched a new affiliate program just after their decision to retire referral ads.
Official word from Google:
"Google Affiliate Network: As part of the integration of DoubleClick, the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now operate as the Google Affiliate Network for advertisers targeting users located in the United States. Similar to the AdSense Referrals program, the Google Affiliate Network enables publishers to apply for advertiser programs and get paid based on advertiser-defined actions instead of clicks or impressions. For further details, please visit: http://www.google.com/ads/affiliatenetwork/."
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