tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255590702011-04-21T17:57:30.219-04:00Chitika Help, News & Tips BlogJimnoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-76981441592964685822007-03-09T14:41:00.000-05:002007-03-09T14:46:06.135-05:00

With currently 236 registered users, Chitika SPHERE has become the best resource for current users to learn the latest tips & tricks, and for new users to get started with Chitika, fast! SPHERE kicked off with an invitation to selected publishers who we knew could do a great job starting off discussions about the best ways to implement Chitika on their pages. Now hundreds of publishers

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1168442133603962612007-01-10T10:12:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:15:33.633-05:00

Well looks like our friends over at Chitika have decided to give more to their top publishers. iPod shuffles have been popping up in mailboxes. I don't know how they are figuring out who gets them and who does not but it's still a great idea.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1164383846134495872006-11-24T10:52:00.000-05:002006-11-24T11:00:35.510-05:00

The ShopCloud$ on your website will now give your visitors a chance to create & customize their own ShopCloud$ and grab their code, in 10 seconds!When your visitors click on the link below the search box: “Create your Chitika|Shopcloud$”, a customization panel fades into your cloud as shown below, where they can set the category of their choice.Font size: The cloud automatically adjusts to the

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1163021924577429672006-11-08T16:33:00.000-05:002006-11-17T22:36:35.150-05:00

As I mentionded earlier Chitika came out with some new sizes for their ShopCloud$. Well there was a size I wanted that they did not have. I posted the question on their new forums and in under 8 hours of posting the question the new size was available.So anyone that uses 120x160 for their ShopCloud$ I would like a 5% commission.Only kidding keep making those internet $$$.Thanks again Chitika.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1162988662514674732006-11-08T07:19:00.000-05:002006-11-08T07:24:22.540-05:00

Looks like Chitika has upped the sizes available for their new ShopCloud$. Making it even easier to incorperate into your website. The sizes are:468×180300×250250×250160×600160×160120×600They were also nice enough to include my site NJ Night Sky as an example site.Keep it going Chitika.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1162927628434655382006-11-07T14:23:00.000-05:002006-11-07T14:28:32.856-05:00

Chitika has been paying referrals for 12 months they have just raised this to 15 months. That's 3 more months of free revenue so start signing up your friends and family that have websites. Now if I could get just one referral I'd be happy..Oh wait I forgot I have one that never put Chitika on their site. Note to self - Yell at that person when you see him.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1161777549389031402006-10-25T07:56:00.000-04:002006-10-25T07:59:45.163-04:00

Chitika has release their new ShopCloud$ unit to all and also have fixed a bug that I found while testing the new unit. It was a small bug that would show onMouseOver" on the bottom of IE in the status bar. It now shows the link.Great work again Chitika.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1161440458831850962006-10-21T10:15:00.000-04:002006-10-24T16:22:50.023-04:00

Well the new Chitika forums have been up for about a week or so now and is not bringing in the amount of members and information trading I thought that would alread be going on by now. Ya ya I know it's only been a week so I'm not cutting them down yet. I am not sure if Chitika's bad press has kept publishers away from the program or if that there current publishers don't want to share how they

Jimnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1161257117467057342006-10-19T07:22:00.000-04:002006-10-19T07:25:17.500-04:00

Chitika is woking on putting out a new ShopCloud$, it is currenly being offered to a few from there new forum.ShopCloud$ display popular products in a tag cloud format, where each product is linked to paid (CPC) search results featuring listings (i.e., deals, promotions and offers) from hundreds of name brand merchants. All user clicks on the merchant listings will generate CPC revenue for you!

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1161018593811480062006-10-16T13:07:00.000-04:002006-10-16T13:09:53.823-04:00

Chitika has just launched there own forums where members can exchange ideas and be in direct contact with the Chitika staff.Great going Chitika it can only get better from here on.http://www.chitika.com/forum

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1156418653834241082006-08-24T07:22:00.000-04:002006-08-24T07:24:13.846-04:00

I received this email from Chitika and there was a bug in the new Shoplincs. They got it all working now.You get a gold star! That was a bug. There is a missing field from you ShopLinc control panel which allows you to state where ShopLinc should look for your expert research. It is being reintroduced as I write. Meanwhile, I had the value for that field changed so that your ShopLinc will return

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1156251409420691562006-08-22T08:49:00.000-04:002006-08-25T13:28:02.903-04:00

OK I have had ShopLincs up and finally have them all configured and they are paying off. Here is my Shop.NJ Night Sky ShopLincWhile playing around I have done some searches in shoplinc and copied those urls so products that show up are more relevant to my visitors needs. Here is an example of a search for telescopes.Shoplinc Telescope landing pageI have noticed that the Reasearch from the Expert

Jimnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1155816782991094352006-08-17T08:12:00.000-04:002006-08-17T08:13:02.993-04:00

I have had ShopLincs up for only a couple of days and have already noticed an increase in revenue. This is very new and can only get better. Way to go Chitika.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1155572631391248772006-08-14T12:22:00.000-04:002006-08-17T08:04:58.823-04:00

Your ShopLinc will feature content from your website, blog posts or articles. So its not just another shop, its your shop with your content, not ours.Maintained by Chitika, “remote” controlled by you!Chitika | ShopLincs will be offered to select publishers. At this time, ShopLincs are being offered on an invitation basis only. You will be able to apply for your own ShopLinc soon.Looks interesting

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1150888681973680202006-06-21T07:17:00.000-04:002006-06-21T07:18:01.986-04:00

Chitika introduces a new interactive eMiniMalls Multi Product Unit, allowing our publishers to show 4 products at once. Now offer your visitors a true interactive window shopping experience.By mousing over the images the unit will automatically refresh the description, best deals, etc.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1148646152196605232006-05-26T08:21:00.000-04:002006-05-26T08:22:32.206-04:00

We are thrilled to announce the release of Chitika CNET co-branded eMiniMalls units featuring best deals, promotions, offers and paid listings from hundreds of name brand merchants along with expert product reviews from CNET editors.More deals, offers, and promotions for website visitors and increased revenue for our publisher clients!We are selectively integrating offers and promotions from CNET

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1147125651705272232006-05-08T17:57:00.000-04:002006-05-08T18:05:22.996-04:00

As I last posted that when I received my March payment via Paypal, Paypal took out their 3% in fees. I emailed Chitika support and still have not received and answer but I did get an email from Paypal today with the missing funds that Chitika sent. The additional funds was for the exact amount that was missing and was not hit by Paypal for the 3%.Way to go Chitika,!Here is the reason that was

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1146568223039117962006-05-02T07:08:00.000-04:002006-05-02T07:10:23.050-04:00

I received my March payment via Paypal but as I reported last month that I did not get hit with the 3% Paypal fee this month I did. Not Good. I will be investigating this further and post my findings.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1145877693661514712006-04-24T07:16:00.000-04:002006-04-24T15:23:43.533-04:00

Chitika has released the March Audited clicks.I went over my audited vs my unaudited clicks and they audited out 1.11% of my clicks and 1.12% of my revenue. This is still within my tolerances and not out of hand as reported by many people. This was up over Februarys audit were I lost .85% of clicks and revenue.If the audits were keeping you from using Chitika worry no more this is my second month

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1145539991149672542006-04-20T09:31:00.000-04:002006-04-20T09:33:11.166-04:00

The most effective position for eMiniMalls is inside the content of the blog post. Studies show that units positioned within the post content outperform units placed outside the blog posts. Recommended unit size for in-content integration: 180×150. eMiniMalls also work best when positioned at the end of the blog post but above the comments section. Recommended unit size for end-of-content

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1145309028215956342006-04-18T17:23:00.000-04:002006-04-18T07:40:03.910-04:00

If only a small number of pages on your site are displaying Chitika, try placing the Chitika code on more pages, especially those rich in text-based content. Chitika can be effective on many different types of pages, whether they contain product descriptions, forums, or news articles. Increasing ad exposure helps add variety across your site and offers users more selection, which in turn can

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1145308798937643812006-04-17T17:11:00.000-04:002006-11-23T19:32:47.770-05:00

The best placement for Chitika ads varies from page to page, depending on content. Here are a few questions to ask yourself when considering where to position your ads: What is the user trying to accomplish by visiting my site?What do they do when viewing a particular page?Where is their attention likely to be focused?How can I integrate ads into this area without getting in the users' way?How

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144766980403738952006-04-13T10:49:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:34:16.823-04:00

Affiliates may promote the program on their websites, as long as thewebsite meets our program policies listed in this agreement.To protect the integrity and reputation of the Chitika brand, affiliatesmay not promote the "tagged" links via postings to non-commercialnewsgroups or cross-postings to multiple newsgroups at once.Affiliates may promote the "tagged" referral links and theservice via

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144929079748044802006-04-13T07:46:00.000-04:002006-04-13T07:52:26.560-04:00

New: For reports from April 11th 2006 onwards, we have incorporated a small change in the way we count ad impressions. Going forward, we will no longer be reporting on ad impressions from countries we do not support. This is designed to provide a more accurate picture of the effective CPM (eCPM) we are delivering for your traffic from supported countries. Please note that this reporting change

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144766329823499102006-04-12T10:37:00.000-04:002006-04-12T08:18:12.670-04:00

For webmasters, Chitika presents another advertising revenue option besides Google Adsense. There is even a referral system where webmasters can earn 10% of what their referrals earns for up to 12 months. Since Chitika plans to return 60% of ad revenue to publishers this may prove to be a lucrative alternative advertising system for many webmasters.Chitika eMiniMalls are extremely easy to use.

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144766257283704052006-04-11T10:37:00.000-04:002006-04-11T10:37:37.423-04:00

What are Chitika eMiniMalls or ads? No, it's not a chain of banana split parlors! You have probably seen thousands of them on the web, you may even have used a few without knowing exactly what they were called.Keyword based and JavaScript powered, Chitika eMiniMalls are popping up everywhere on the web. Matched to content or context - these ads hit targeted consumers who are searching for

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144673632586201882006-04-10T08:50:00.000-04:002006-04-10T08:53:52.596-04:00

Chitika has a referral program that helps boost your income, when a publisher you refer applies for eMiniMalls through your referral link, is approved, and then displays Chitika's eMiniMalls on their website, you are eligible to receive Publisher referral commissions. You will earn 10% of the CPC revenue that your referrals earns for up to 12 months from their approval date. Not a bad deal but

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144582450919709832006-04-09T07:32:00.000-04:002006-04-09T08:40:36.810-04:00

There are a variety of other pieces of code that you can include in your eMiniMalls code to change the functionality of your ads. These include:Disable Search Tab - If you want to disable the search tab (and remember if you use the Adsense search function you need to) - simple add the following line of code to themiddle of the code that Chitika give you:ch_nosearch = 1;Make ‘Best Deals’ Tab the

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144511658053638362006-04-08T11:49:00.000-04:002006-04-08T11:54:18.053-04:00

Chitika supports Channel tracking. Channels allow you detailed tracking on your eMiniMall units. Chitika allows you to specify your own channel names, so you can set meaningful names like “180×150 Side Unit” or “Home Page”. Your reports can then be broken down by channel name. This allows you to break down the performance of your eMiniMalls units by metrics you define.Use this code to track your

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144414121305270952006-04-07T08:39:00.000-04:002006-04-07T08:49:05.170-04:00

There has been much buzz about Chitika and the auditing of your clicks. Many people have been screaming over lost revenue. After my first month (February) I too had missing clicks and $$. After revueing my loss it was not bad and probably accurate. I only lost .85% of my clicks and revenue and I know a couple of those were probably me.Chitika has this to say on the subject:"We are working on

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144361753172936942006-04-06T18:11:00.000-04:002006-04-06T20:09:44.946-04:00

Ever wanted to just sit back and show the top products in a category ? Say your site is about GPS devices and you want to show the top GPS gadgets out there.Why would you want to do this ?This is the quickest and easiest way of showing the most popular products in your selected category. And the product selection is updated automatically for you as new popular products are released in that

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144361103371966542006-04-06T18:05:00.000-04:002006-04-06T20:12:29.200-04:00

The first thing you notice when looking at anything whether it be a cereal box or a website is the COLOR. It catches the eye and stands out BAM! Yelling and screaming at you saying “look at me!” So what does this have to do with eMiniMalls?Everything.The color you choose as the background and font will depend on if you have chosen the right recipe for the content of your site. What the heck am I

Jimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25559070.post-1144359492541883382006-04-06T17:36:00.000-04:002006-04-06T18:57:08.426-04:00

Chitika Publisher Program ReviewedA great companion to your Adsense accountChitika is an online marketing company founded in May 2003 and based in Massachusetts, USA. Chitika is affiliated with sites like shopping.com which power their advertisements.eMiniMalls is Chitika's contextual advertising flagship program. It allows webmasters to monetize their websites by serving Chitika partner

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