Widgetbucks – A User Review
Posted on November 18, 2009
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I want to thank Yogi from All About Coffee Makers for sharing her Widgetbucks review on this blog!
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I started using Widgetbucks in July 2008. Basically , the reason I first used them on my site was just as a filler in the empty right side column of my website (I have a 3 column website)
It doesn’t interfere with the other ad networks that I have on my website. And it can be used along with Adsense as well as Chitika or any other networks. The only restriction being, you can’t use more than 3 widgets on a page.
Am I happy with the results I get from it? I would say yes, because Widgetbucks has become another regular stream of income for me.
Here is how to get started?
Head over to Widgetbucks where you register your details and wait for them to approve your website. Once approved you can then login to your account and create a widget in the My widgets section of the website. Here are step by step instructions on how to create a Widget.
Step 1
You choose one of the channels from the three options provided.
It lets you name the widget which is very good as you can then customise it to suit your website.
These are all the different layouts it offers for Shopping Channel .
Step 2
The next step lets you customise the Widget for colors , sizes and category.
Each style offers different sizes to choose from. These are all the different sizes available for the original Widget style.
Step 3
Click on get the code button and add the code to your SBI website in a include (which is what I do) I find adding it as a include useful as I can make changes site wide with a click of a button.
Other Channels offered by Widgetbucks
Widgetbucks even offers the option of choosing a travel or a local channel. I haven’t tried those but let us know in the comments if you have tried those channels and how effective they are.
Payments
Widgetbucks offers the option of getting paid by paypal and check. They pay once the balance reaches $ 50 usd.
I have never had any delays or any other problems in receiving payments from them. The payment always hit my paypal account on the 15th of every month.
The only drawback they have I feel is, they make payments only after 45 days unlike other networks which make payments every 30 days.
How does Widgetbucks compare to other ad networks?
While I do not receive similar kind of income as I get from Adsense they have proven to be a regular stream of additional income for me.
I receive almost the same amount from them as Chitika ads network for my product based website. Infact, in comparision to Amazon widgets, Widgetbucks has worked well for my website.
Another good reason to use them is, the relevancy of ads served.
Placements That Work Best
I find the third column above the fold as the best place to put the Widget on. Above the fold is a new position I am trying, which at the moment appears to be yielding better results than my previous positioning of this Widget where it was somewhere in the middle of the right hand column.
I haven’t tried it, but I would think it is perfectly suited even to go in the left side nav bar, below the navigation buttons, if it’s a two column website you have.
So here is why I use Widgetbucks:
- Easy to implement
- Good additional source of income
- Payments on time
- Relevant Ads
I would recommend you to give Widgetbucks (aff link) a try.
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Great review – I’ve been a Widgetbucks publisher for awhile. I use them above the fold in my left sidebar and they do pretty well. Here is my review: http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/05/27/widgetbucks-review/