Due to my inability to get re-signed up with adsense, which in make money terms is a bit of a disaster, I’ve had to look at alternative PPC schemes as another way to make money online with my blogs.
I know that in earlier posts I was dead against using PPC on my blogs to make money, citing the downside of losing visitors from your site for the sake of a few cents where those clicks could be better served with affiliate products which make money in many dollars in affiliate commissions.
But my mode of thinking has come full circle and I’m giving PPC to make money another try in the form of Bidvertiser.
I know a lot of people sneer at Bidvertiser as a very poor cousin of adsense as a way to make money online and for many reasons it certainly is. But it’s like they’ve looked at a load of cars in the showroom and picked the red Ferrari before looking under the bonnets (hoods for those of you in the US) to see what lurks beneath.
Well I can tell you that when you give Bidvertiser a closer inspection, it’s not half as bad as everyone makes out. For one, the cost per click that you can generate is generally much higher than adsense when you set it up properly if you really want to make money with it.
What?
That’s right. You get to select whether you approve or decline the ads your blog will display. That means you can effectively ignore the 5 cents per click ads and just display the higher denomination ads to make money.
How do you know how much each ad pays?
Aha! Did that get your attention? You can’t do that with adsense, can you?
Shall I tell you how?
You’ll have to look back here in this Make Money blog for future posts for that delicious snippet of make money information - after I’ve written a few more paid reviews (hahahahaha!).
No, seriously… I will write a mini-series on how to make money with Bidvertiser right here in this blog over the next few days - and let you into some secrets about how to make money with Bidvertiser that most bloggers are unaware of.
If you want to sign up with Bidvertiser, you could of course make me happy and click on their small banner in my sidebar as I make money as an affiliate too - every little helps - especially as I’m going to the trouble of writing what will amount to a valuable source of income information for you - for free!
The next instalment to follow soon…
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Bidvertiser
A somewhat different approach to pay-per-click advertising is offered by an entity called Bidvertiser. Although it is difficult to fit Bidvertiser into one of the neat little slots of types of search engine, it does offer another way to participate in pay-per-click advertising where you, the advertiser, have more control than normal in where your ads appear.
Bidvertiser is a subsidiary of Bpath, established in 1997 as an international services provider for websites. Bpath’s approach to business is to develop and offer private label website functions for leading web hosting and domain registration providers. With more than half a million webmasters in its network (over 80% of whom are small business concerns), Bpath offers international solutions that may fit the small business model in the United States.
Bidvertiser is called an “onsite bid-per-click” option that is a “3rd generation bidding-based marketplace connecting web publishers with advertisers.” As such, its main concentration is on linking together advertisers who wish to become involved in partnerships, affiliateships, or referral-type programs.
However, it does offer a bid-per-click process that is rather unique. Most every aspect of the model for advertisers who wish to place pay-per-click ads on the Bidvertiser network is standard, except that the advertisers themselves choose which websites they wish their ads to be place on. As they describe the process, “Place your ads on sites of your choice, set your pay per click pricing and pay only for clicks you receive.”
Sounds easy and simple, and it is easy and simple to set up. Advanced tools are included, such as auto bidding to adjust your cost per click to just 1 cent above the nearest competitor, but for the most part, the offering looks fairly standard and not as robust as other search engines in its league. However, it does offer international advertising in a well-developed online marketplace, especially for France, so if your target audience is international, it is worth investigating.
However, user comments are generally not very favorable about Bidvertiser. It is difficult to find postings citing a great experience with this search engine, but quite a few comments about being disappointed in the conversion results and general experience. This is not uncommon with smaller search engines, and particularly with one that is striving to serve an international marketplace at the same time.
It is an interesting concept that appeals to a lot of advertisers -- being able to choose which sites they want to bid to have their ad on -- but until their available sites become more numerous and varied, it will be difficult for Bidvertiser to be one of bPath's leading ventures.
Bidvertiser is a subsidiary of Bpath, established in 1997 as an international services provider for websites. Bpath’s approach to business is to develop and offer private label website functions for leading web hosting and domain registration providers. With more than half a million webmasters in its network (over 80% of whom are small business concerns), Bpath offers international solutions that may fit the small business model in the United States.
Bidvertiser is called an “onsite bid-per-click” option that is a “3rd generation bidding-based marketplace connecting web publishers with advertisers.” As such, its main concentration is on linking together advertisers who wish to become involved in partnerships, affiliateships, or referral-type programs.
However, it does offer a bid-per-click process that is rather unique. Most every aspect of the model for advertisers who wish to place pay-per-click ads on the Bidvertiser network is standard, except that the advertisers themselves choose which websites they wish their ads to be place on. As they describe the process, “Place your ads on sites of your choice, set your pay per click pricing and pay only for clicks you receive.”
Sounds easy and simple, and it is easy and simple to set up. Advanced tools are included, such as auto bidding to adjust your cost per click to just 1 cent above the nearest competitor, but for the most part, the offering looks fairly standard and not as robust as other search engines in its league. However, it does offer international advertising in a well-developed online marketplace, especially for France, so if your target audience is international, it is worth investigating.
However, user comments are generally not very favorable about Bidvertiser. It is difficult to find postings citing a great experience with this search engine, but quite a few comments about being disappointed in the conversion results and general experience. This is not uncommon with smaller search engines, and particularly with one that is striving to serve an international marketplace at the same time.
It is an interesting concept that appeals to a lot of advertisers -- being able to choose which sites they want to bid to have their ad on -- but until their available sites become more numerous and varied, it will be difficult for Bidvertiser to be one of bPath's leading ventures.
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