Comments on: Chitika – Too Good to be True? http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/ One man's quest for global domination Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Zach shine http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 Zach shine Fri, 26 May 2006 06:50:58 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1545 DataFeedFile.com has a Chitika alternative... I found this site because I was kind of po when I received a rejected email from Chitika... so I went searching for alternatives. Chitika turned me down due to not enough traffic on my blog. Fortunately I found a similar service based on a much more fair and open market. DataFeedFile.com is a similar service with much more options and banner sizes to choose from. What I like about DataFeedFile.com is they allow you to choose what merchant to display products for. DataFeedFile.com seems to be a colaboration of hundreds of merchants from the affiliate industry. Check them out yourself, http://www.DataFeedFile.com. Zach Zach DataFeedFile.com has a Chitika alternative…

I found this site because I was kind of po when I received a rejected email from Chitika… so I went searching for alternatives.

Chitika turned me down due to not enough traffic on my blog. Fortunately I found a similar service based on a much more fair and open market. DataFeedFile.com is a similar service with much more options and banner sizes to choose from.

What I like about DataFeedFile.com is they allow you to choose what merchant to display products for. DataFeedFile.com seems to be a colaboration of hundreds of merchants from the affiliate industry. Check them out yourself, http://www.DataFeedFile.com.

Zach Zach

]]> By: Eric Scalf http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Eric Scalf Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:37:11 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1544 Chtika is doing more than using an insecure backend, and shady auditing practices. They are using misleading copy in their ad units. <a href="http://www.fyreplace.com/2005/11/21/are-chitika-ads-misleading-your-readers/" rel="nofollow">According to Chitika</a>, advertisers bid to be listed as the "best deal" for any particular product. The high bid is listed on the product information page (and the "best deals" tab on smaller units) as being the best deal, whether or not the company provides the lower price. Chtika is doing more than using an insecure backend, and shady auditing practices. They are using misleading copy in their ad units. According to Chitika, advertisers bid to be listed as the “best deal” for any particular product. The high bid is listed on the product information page (and the “best deals” tab on smaller units) as being the best deal, whether or not the company provides the lower price.

]]> By: » Finger-pointing over the Chitika fiasco @ Ambot ah! [ technology news and reviews ] http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 » Finger-pointing over the Chitika fiasco @ Ambot ah! [ technology news and reviews ] Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:49:51 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1543 [...] So who’s to blame now? That’s what you get when you count your eggs before they even hatch. As Marc quipped, “If it’s too good to be true, it ain’t”. [...] [...] So who’s to blame now? That’s what you get when you count your eggs before they even hatch. As Marc quipped, “If it’s too good to be true, it ain’t”. [...]

]]> By: www.Wadblog.com http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 www.Wadblog.com Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:09:28 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1542 <strong>Chitika Backlash - My view from the sidelines</strong> Wadblog of course is now looking for who to whore himself err partner with in return for loot. Adsense from Google is kind of a no brainier, but who else is out there? Chitika is one who while doing my research I have looked at and it’s interesting. N... Chitika Backlash – My view from the sidelines

Wadblog of course is now looking for who to whore himself err partner with in return for loot. Adsense from Google is kind of a no brainier, but who else is out there? Chitika is one who while doing my research I have looked at and it’s interesting. N…

]]> By: SEO Consultant Esoos Bobnar http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 SEO Consultant Esoos Bobnar Sat, 03 Dec 2005 08:47:08 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1541 <strong>Chitika Audits Kinda Shitika</strong> I've hung back from experimenting with Chitika, the hip new contextual advertising program, so this info is all second hand, but a lot of people are reporting heavy earnings cuts over the past few days, as Chitica has begun auditing revenue: Jensense ... Chitika Audits Kinda Shitika

I’ve hung back from experimenting with Chitika, the hip new contextual advertising program, so this info is all second hand, but a lot of people are reporting heavy earnings cuts over the past few days, as Chitica has begun auditing revenue: Jensense …

]]> By: Inside Online Advertising http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Inside Online Advertising Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:13:14 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1540 <strong>Chitika Publishers Furious Over Revenue Audit That Has Taken Up To 90% Of Their Revenue</strong> Chitika implemented a revenue audit to invalidate clicks it calls "curiosity clicks" that I mentioned here on Nov 17,2005. Unfortunately for some publishers -- and most it seems -- upon checking their month ending stats some have seen upwards of... Chitika Publishers Furious Over Revenue Audit That Has Taken Up To 90% Of Their Revenue

Chitika implemented a revenue audit to invalidate clicks it calls “curiosity clicks” that I mentioned here on Nov 17,2005. Unfortunately for some publishers — and most it seems — upon checking their month ending stats some have seen upwards of…

]]> By: Skills to pay the bills http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 Skills to pay the bills Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:46:50 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1539 <strong>Problogger in bed with Chitika early maybe not so smart</strong> At first I thought it was weird how much problogger.net promoted Chitika. Then I found it even more weird when I got a email from Chitika telling me to visit problogger for tips on better conversions… Maybe its just ironic but perhaps maybe of t... Problogger in bed with Chitika early maybe not so smart

At first I thought it was weird how much problogger.net promoted Chitika. Then I found it even more weird when I got a email from Chitika telling me to visit problogger for tips on better conversions… Maybe its just ironic but perhaps maybe of t…

]]> By: Hyper http://www.golod.com/2005/12/chitika-too-good-to-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Hyper Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:10:51 +0000 http://www.golod.com/?p=242#comment-1538 Forget the hype. As always you need to focus on maximizing the revenue to your site. Since you can use Chitika along with AdSense, (hopefully without hurting the AdSense revenue) you need to check to see if the additional revenue from Chitika is worth it when compared to the other AdSense compatable services. I have three websites and I found that on 2 sites the Chitika effective CPM (after the audits) is still worth it when compared to the low cpm banner ads. On the third, it just didn't work out. So I am going to remove minimalls from the third site but continue to use it on the 2 sites where it seems to be working fine. Forget the hype. As always you need to focus on maximizing the revenue to your site. Since you can use Chitika along with AdSense, (hopefully without hurting the AdSense revenue) you need to check to see if the additional revenue from Chitika is worth it when compared to the other AdSense compatable services.

I have three websites and I found that on 2 sites the Chitika effective CPM (after the audits) is still worth it when compared to the low cpm banner ads. On the third, it just didn’t work out. So I am going to remove minimalls from the third site but continue to use it on the 2 sites where it seems to be working fine.

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