Alrighty then. Looks like Performancing has got their ad network up and running and are pushing through the first test ads. Here’s an excerpt from Nick Wilson’s latest post on the subject:
We’ve just finished inputing the promised
first round of CPA (cost per action) ads into the beta “Network Ads”
program to backfill unsold ad space across the Partners network.Right now they are very broad in topic, as this is simply a test
(but a test with the aim of making you money..), but presuming all goes
to plan, we’ll roll out more creatives and more specific targeting in
coming days.The ads are geo targeted, so if you’re outside of the US, you may
not see too much, but visitors in the US will see ads targeted to them.
Again this is something we hope to work on if the beta test goes good.
Maybe I’ll try winning the free cruise myself. We could use a week on some beach belonging to a nice warm tropical island. Give me that Pina Colada.
I welcome any comments that you might have about the look of things. Please keep in mind that this is only a test and I can’t pick and choose any categories yet.
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I really like what you’ve done with your blog. About the ads, at least they’re not annoying like so many are, nor are they big and flashing which really irritates me. Actually I don’t mind these at all. Have a great weekend
Thanks for the feedback Elaine. The first test is over and the crew over at Performancing are getting ready for the second test and working out the kinks as they go along.
I don’t like flashy ads either and since I can position the ads anywhere on the sidebar I want to then I have some control. I’ll have more once they get the “categorizing” for blogs vs ads figured out.
I’m still not sure how much I like this style of theme for the blog but my intuition tells me it’s right and to leave my personal preference out of it. I learned awhile back that what I prefer and what works are two different things indeed