Widget Bucks-
Widgetbucks is a new competitor to the google adsense juggernaut. Widgetbucks system displays a list of top WidgetBucks features a pay-per-click shopping affiliate program, according to the WidgetBucks site, ads will instantly display the most popular products based on buying trends of 100 million shoppers, thus permitting extremely targeted, content relevant and highly engaging ads. If everything goes like expected the end result will correspond to more sales, in the case of advertisers and more dollars for the publishers. To join WidgetBucks click here.
Pros:
* Ads are extremely interactive and dynamic which tend to capture the attention of readers
* The ads displayed are new looking to the person viewing the page, which make it look interesting and different.
* WidgetBucks works exceptionally well for gadget, electronic, computer and gaming orientated sites given that most advertisers derive from those markets
* The widget look, together with its interactive approach, makes the widgets look less like an ad and more like a tool. Users are naturally very curious.
Cons:
* WidgetBucks is still a very young affiliate program so its long term sustainability is unknown
* Bloggers looking for ads on more traditional topics can’t rely on WidgetBucks
* For some blogs the extremely lively ads might not work well
* Only available for English sites
Google Adsense-
Google adsense is currently the single most used affiliate program on the internet. Almost every page you visit is bound to have a google ad somewhere. Google is a very well established company, so you can feel quite safe using them, and not having to worry if you will get your check in the mail.
Pros:
* Stable, reliable and undoubtedly trustworthy
* Been in the market for many years, good experience in the affiliate advertising arena
* Many advertisers in nearly all languages
* Google powered
* Endless inventory of ads
* Provides a comprehensive list of tools for publishers (very important)
Cons:
* Ads are boring, many internet users disregard them completely
* Ad units very dull and lack user interactivity
* Secretive about revenue sharing between Google and publishers
* PPC sometimes very low
* Sometimes they only respect the advertisers side
You can judge for yourself.
Through my experience i would say Adsense is still superior , althout WidgetBucks could prove to be a worthy competitor.
1 comment:
Can you use both widgetbucks and adsense on one website or would google penalize you for that?
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