Posted by kexbrown on August 12, 2009
Over the next two months we are implementing some changes that will require us to bump up the points system to 600 points. We have 3 new programs coming on board and it will increase the number of points a member may receive.
Many Publishers Are Happy
As many of you realize the whole system of publishers and advertisers is incumbent upon the system to have a revenue stream. I know many publishers are happy with the extra amount of money they receive from Adgitize, but I know many of you would like more.
Our executive team has approved 3 new programs that will all come on line in the next 60 days. The first program is being implemented tonight and will affect you immediately. We are increasing the total number of points available to a member by 100 points to a total of 600 points per day.
Advertising Discounts
The program we are implementing tonight will encourage advertisers to place more than one ad with us. We are discounting the 3rd ad placed on the Adgitize Ad Network to only $13 a month. The 4th ad will be discounted to $12 a month. There must be at least 10 days left on remaining ads to receive these discounts.
Now, advertisers should be happy to have reduced costs for placing extra ads with us. Advertiser/publisher members who do both will be happy because additional ads will now be rewarded with additional points. The first ad in the Adgitize Ad Network is still worth 100 points a day. The 2nd ad will be worth an additional 50 points per day. The 3rd ad will be worth an additional 25 points a day and the 4th ad will be worth another 25 points a day.
With increased ads from advertisers – publishers should see their net revenue rise. This will probably take two to six weeks to see the kind of bump to make a publisher excited. But, I think it will definitely happen.
Secondly, in about 2 weeks we will be implementing our Preferred Publisher program. This program will be a paid program for publishers to get more traffic to their blog at a smaller cost than a monthly ad in the Adgitize Ad Network.
Preferred Publishers List
This program will replace the “Blogs Not Clicked List.” Plus, the Preferred Publishers list will be available on the Adgitize Home page and will see some outside traffic. This will not be the branding or traffic opportunity that a normal ad will receive, but it will provide publishers with some Adgitize traffic.
There will be specific rules about placement of Adgitize Ad Groups to qualify for this program. Adgitize points (Up to 100 points a day) will be awarded to publishers involved in this program.
Third, toward the end of September we will rollout the Adgitize Marketplace. This will be an interesting mix for bloggers and non-bloggers to interact and buy and sell services to grow their blog and increase revenue. Points in the Adgitize System will be awarded for selling and buying in this program. More information to come in 6 weeks.
Points Go Up Starting Tonight
I think many of you will be excited about these changes and new products. Give us a chance to grow your blogs and help you earn more money. Don’t look for overnight surprises. Some members already running multiple ads in our system will see their points go up starting tonight.
Those on the Leaderboard that only have one ad in the system, don’t panic. It is great being at the top of the Leaderboard, but I think you will like even more when you see more affiliate income and more revenue each month.
Thank you all for being a part of Adgitize. I hope that you embrace these changes and I am expecting these changes to be a positive result for the Adgitize system. Let me know your feelings about these changes.
Posted by kexbrown on March 29, 2009
Adgitize is making changes to the earnings calculations which will increase growth and revenues for active publishers.
Earn $25 a Month
When I started Adgitize, I envisioned an opportunity for the top active publishers to be earning in the range of $25 to $100 a month. Well, if you have been near the top of the Leaderboard for any length of time you know that you currently don’t earn anywhere near that much. That is changing for the better!
When I was planning the structure and possibilities within Adgitize I was making certain business decisions based on assumptions I perceived within the ad marketplace. I was reading forums which led me to believe there was a niche for what Adgitize has to offer. I was right. In fact recent changes within Entrecard and Cmfads proved I was 100% right.
But, during my planning and market analysis I was terribly wrong on the number of advertisers that would be interested in this market niche. I had concluded from talking to other advertisers and publishers that there would be a 6 to 1 ratio of publishers to advertisers. Well, it wasn’t even close.
After 5 months in the ad marketplace I have real world numbers to make decisions. I have decided to restructure the earnings report to take into account these actual numbers of publishers to advertisers.
So, starting with points earned on April 1st, you will see a big change in what you earn. Now, many things are staying the same. There is still a maximum of 500 points available on any given day. There are still advertiser bonuses available. The point system isn’t changing, only the amount of money you earn from those points. But, all the earnings are still based on the total points in the system and the total revenue earned from the advertisers.
New Guidelines Equal More Money
Here is a very loose guideline to predict your earnings. If you are scoring 300 points to 500 points on a daily basis then you will see earnings from $15 to $35 a month. Publishers scoring 100 points to 299 points daily will see monthly earnings from $1 to $10 a month. If you are scoring less than 100 points a day your earnings will be less than $1 a month.
Now these are ball park numbers still dependent upon the revenue available from advertisers. These numbers will be much lower if we only have 25 advertisers and much higher if we have 200 advertisers. These current predictions are based on an advertiser base between 50 and 75 advertisers a month.
If everyone earns 300 points a day then these earnings figures will go down. But, real world dynamics don’t predict this to be a problem.
I thank you all for your participation within the Adgitize Ad Network. I know many of you were disappointed in the amount of money you were making each month. This change will correct many of those issues. I encourage you to stay involved and do the steps necessary to earn 300 points a day in the coming months.
I have to tell you, I am very excited about this change. Members that were wondering how they could afford to advertise next month now have an answer. Most advertisers are near the top of the leaderboard. Of course, because you receive an advertiser’s bonus each day. Well now you will earn enough to pay for the ad and a little extra on top.
Publishers who are active with regular articles, visiting advertisers, and decent traffic will be well rewarded with these new earnings calculation.
Posted by kexbrown on February 21, 2009
Have you ever gotten frustrated when clicking ads within the Adgitize Ad Network? You click an ad and end up on an advertiser’s landing page that isn’t displaying an Adgitize Ad Group. Then what do you do? How do you get started clicking again?
Well, many people have used the New Publisher list found on the Adgitize Blog and in the Members Lounge. Others go through the LeaderBoard. But, both of those solutions are limited in their functionality and usefulness.
Frustrating Finding a Publisher
Adgitize member SharkByte was expressing concerns about this issue last week. And you know I agreed. It can be frustrating finding a publisher that you haven’t clicked on today. Well, problem solved. Two changes made this week will solve this problem.
LeaderBoard Expanded
LeaderBoard expanded to include top 300 members! This change will open up another 200 member’s blogs that you probably haven’t clicked on today.
Blogs Not Clicked Report Now Available
This I think will be a huge win for members that choose to score points by clicking on ads. This report is specific to your needs. It takes all active publishers and their active blogs. Then it removes publishers you have already visited. Then it randomly chooses 50 blogs you haven’t visited today.
How do you get to the report? It is simple. Go to the Member’s Lounge. Choose Reports. Then under the Publisher’s Section you will see a link for “Blogs Not Clicked Today.” Just click that link and you are ready to go.
One thing I noticed is some members have multiple blogs. They may have the Adgitize Ad Group on one or two of multiple blogs in our network; but every blog may not be carrying the Adgitize Ad Groups. So, on occasion you will come across a blog or two that aren’t displaying ads, but it should be a minimal issue compared to your current process.
Exposure to New Blogs
For me the exciting part is each day you won’t be clicking the same blogs. You will be exposed to new bloggers. You will have the opportunity to find new similar blogs to possibly partner with and gain new friends. You will see how others have used themes and plug ins to build their blogs. Who is using WordPress, how about Blogger? As an active clicker in the Adgitize Ad Network you are building a list of blogs that you enjoy by your exposure to new and varied bloggers. You are expanding your personal BlogoSphere.
Anyway, the next time you are clicking in the Adgitize Ad Network, take a look at the new Publisher Report – Blogs Not Clicked Today and let me know how you like it. Did it help you? Was it easy to use? How can it be improved?
If you find a blog that is abusing our rules, please let me know. There are still some out there with too many ad groups and ads, inappropriate content, pop ups and other things that are against our terms of service. In the past these blogs ran under our radar, but now they will be exposed, so please let me know if you see something and we can correct those issues.
Posted by kexbrown on November 8, 2008
You probably joined Adgitize to help cover the costs of web hosting and associated blog expenses. So, one of the questions I hear most frequently from bloggers is, “What do I have to do to maximize my earnings with Adgitize?” This article will give you some tips and advice to help you make the right choices for your blog.
You have decided that you want to be a publisher. Do you know how to get the code you need to place on your blog? The first step is to log in to the Adgitize Member’s Lounge. You might just notice that it is completely secure utilizing the Network Solutions SSL Certificate. We have your safety and security in mind for every aspect of working with Adgitize.
Next, find the menu item labeled Get Code. This takes you to the section of the site where you can manage all your blogs. If you want to create a new blog or edit an existing blog the tools to make those choices are available. But, for today, let’s get the code we need to place on our blog to begin earning revenue from Adgitize.
Choose the Get Code Button for the blog you want to get the credit for the points earned. Each day all the points earned by all your blogs are accumulated into one day’s record. Now you will be presented with some choices. Do you want to place a 468px by 60px ad on your blog or a 125px by 125px ad? Make sure you have enough space to handle the ad size you choose. Once you choose the size you also have the ability to choose one ad per view or up to 4 ads per page view.
The More Ads You Choose the More Ad Views Points
This is where you can maximize your earnings. The more ads you choose the more ad views points you will earn. The ad network is designed to never show the same ad on the same display. So, if we have 10 adveritisements to show, we evaluate the ads and make sure you only see one ad per member. Even if a member has multiple ads in our system, you will only see one of their ads at a time.
It used to irritate me when I would have 4 ads to be displayed by a company and I would see 4 ads for one blog. We don’t do that. Mousing over the links for the ads will show you what the ads will look like and the amount of space they will require.
Then choose one of the links. A page opens up and code is generated that is specific to your blog. Copy that code and place it on your blog. Then, whenever anyone visits your page, our ad segment will be shown. Everytime our ad segment is shown you will score a point for each ad being shown. These will be Ad View Points. You can see how many you score each day in the Adgitize Reports section.
You will score additional points known as Page View points when anyone visits a page with our ad segment on it.
Now Maximize Your Scores
To summarize briefly, you can score the most points by placing a One by Four Adgitize ad group on your site. You can maximize the Page View scores by showing the Adgitize ad groups on as many pages as possible. Now at the bottom of each ad group is the words Adgitize Me. Whenever a visitor to your site clicks on that they are taken to the Adgitize Home Page. The cool thing is there is a code attached to that image with your name on it. If your visitor joins with Adgitize after clicking on the Adgitize Me link then you get credit for that referral. This means more opportunities for you to earn.
As a publisher you can also earn when you visit other publishers by clicking on the ads in the Adgitize Ad Groups. Now, don’t just click on the ads on your site. That is a waste of time. You only get credit for one click a day. But, make sure you are logged in and then click on an ad. That will take you to another site. Look for the Adgitize ad grouping and click on another ad. Then continue to follow through with that action until all ads have been clicked.
Not all advertisers are publishers and not all publishers are advertisers. So, if you ever get stuck just go to the Leaderboard in the Members lounge and click one of the links there to find more publishers. An important way to earn more money from the network is to write articles on your blog regularly. You can earn up to 100 points a day for one article a day.
Number One Way To Maximize Your Points
Finally, the number one way to maximize your earning potential is to become an advertiser. Nobody in the network will earn if we don’t have advertisers paying the bills. Just like TV. You may enjoy the science fiction channel but if no one pays for advertising then the channel will have to quit. So, the points in our system are weighted to favor advertisers. I highly recommend you become an advertiser. It is less than 50 cents a day ($14) a month. You will get more traffic to your blog, plus, you will earn more from the Adgitize Network.
So, to wrap up, get the code to place on your blog. You don’t earn as a publisher without the Adgitize Ads showing. Maximize your ad groups. Check out the other blogs in our network. And become an advertiser if you can.
Let us know if you have any questions as we are here to help.