Comments on: Top 5 – GWP Winner (and the #1 Reason Why Chitika Rocks) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:13:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Renee http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-4355184 Renee Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:50:08 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-4355184 That's awesome, I heard about Chitika a lot and the more I hear about it the more I like it! That’s awesome, I heard about Chitika a lot and the more I hear about it the more I like it!

]]> By: Voice Of Dingchao http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-2940414 Voice Of Dingchao Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:20:50 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-2940414 I have applied for Chitika many times, but they didn't accept me! Do you know how to let them accept me successful? Thank you very much. Sincerely, Dingchao I have applied for Chitika many times, but they didn’t accept me! Do you know how to let them accept me successful? Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
Dingchao

]]> By: Chris http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1521559 Chris Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:42:11 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1521559 If I got paid that much from Chitika I would be pretty happy with them also. But the truth is that they have really SCREWED many good publishers over and not paid them ANYTHING!. Even a couple of years later I could rant on and on, but the short version of my story is that I signed up with them and had some good results. I then took the time to add their code to many of our sites. in a short while we had gotten perhaps $60 in clicks and I was thrilled. The ads looked great and worked even better then the AdSense I had been using. Then I received a notification that we were being dropped because of bad clicks. I was in shock because I don't do that and have no one connected to our company that would do that either. I tried for 3 MONTHS to get a detailed account of what had happened. If there was click fraud going on, you would think they would want to work with publishers to determine the source and get the bad guys. I got a few responses to the 30 or 40 support tickets I sent in, but I was never able to get them to treat me any better than scum. I was never able to reach anyone by phone either. I was never paid a CENT and had to spend more time pulling all their crap from all my sites. It was a HUGE waste of time and a very frustrating experience. Don't just take my word for it, do a search in Google for "Chitika sucks" and look at the nearly 80,000 results that come up...! My advice? Sure, give them a try. Maybe you can get big checks from them also. But if you don't want to risk what I and MANY others have gone through, stay with AdSense, Affiliate programs, or Ebay Auction Ads. There are better choices out there. If I got paid that much from Chitika I would be pretty happy with them also. But the truth is that they have really SCREWED many good publishers over and not paid them ANYTHING!.

Even a couple of years later I could rant on and on, but the short version of my story is that I signed up with them and had some good results. I then took the time to add their code to many of our sites. in a short while we had gotten perhaps $60 in clicks and I was thrilled. The ads looked great and worked even better then the AdSense I had been using.

Then I received a notification that we were being dropped because of bad clicks. I was in shock because I don’t do that and have no one connected to our company that would do that either.

I tried for 3 MONTHS to get a detailed account of what had happened. If there was click fraud going on, you would think they would want to work with publishers to determine the source and get the bad guys.

I got a few responses to the 30 or 40 support tickets I sent in, but I was never able to get them to treat me any better than scum. I was never able to reach anyone by phone either. I was never paid a CENT and had to spend more time pulling all their crap from all my sites. It was a HUGE waste of time and a very frustrating experience.

Don’t just take my word for it, do a search in Google for “Chitika sucks” and look at the nearly 80,000 results that come up…!

My advice? Sure, give them a try. Maybe you can get big checks from them also. But if you don’t want to risk what I and MANY others have gone through, stay with AdSense, Affiliate programs, or Ebay Auction Ads. There are better choices out there.

]]> By:   Don't Read This If You Want To Keep Wasting Time With Adsense | Startup or Bust http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1289970   Don't Read This If You Want To Keep Wasting Time With Adsense | Startup or Bust Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:05:59 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1289970 [...] AuctionAds? Chitika? These are all fine and swell, and when done right can definitely make you a bunch of money. But I want to talk about Eli who took an entirely different route and rocketed from $0 to [...] [...] AuctionAds? Chitika? These are all fine and swell, and when done right can definitely make you a bunch of money. But I want to talk about Eli who took an entirely different route and rocketed from $0 to [...]

]]> By: Can blogs really make money? : Viral Voices http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1279409 Can blogs really make money? : Viral Voices Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:47:58 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1279409 [...] Darren Rowse made US$244,381.98 from Chitika (aff) since 2005, and it is only one of the many income streams he has from his blogs [...] [...] Darren Rowse made US$244,381.98 from Chitika (aff) since 2005, and it is only one of the many income streams he has from his blogs [...]

]]> By: Jason S http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1255464 Jason S Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:15:50 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1255464 The problem with Chitika is that they don't accept blogs from any of the FREE services!! That's really bad :( Cheers!! Jason I Blog at <a href="http://jsbi.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://jsbi.blogspot.com</a> The problem with Chitika is that they don’t accept blogs from any of the FREE services!!

That’s really bad :(

Cheers!!
Jason
I Blog at http://jsbi.blogspot.com

]]> By: Blogging Basics Part One: So you wanna blog? | PureBlogging http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1200467 Blogging Basics Part One: So you wanna blog? | PureBlogging Tue, 22 May 2007 19:27:58 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1200467 [...] Stop right there and push yourself away from the keyboard. While many can attest to the fact that there is money to be made from blogging, what you see on their websites comes from a serious dedication to the hard work and experience [...] [...] Stop right there and push yourself away from the keyboard. While many can attest to the fact that there is money to be made from blogging, what you see on their websites comes from a serious dedication to the hard work and experience [...]

]]> By: ogene http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1172021 ogene Wed, 16 May 2007 08:55:51 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1172021 That's a whole lotta money for an affiliate! I only wish.. even a quarter of it! That’s a whole lotta money for an affiliate! I only wish.. even a quarter of it!

]]> By: John http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1170051 John Tue, 15 May 2007 20:47:17 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1170051 And here's a reason why Chitika sucks. They *NEVER* *EVER* respond to support tickets. I've tried many many time to get some support from them on many issue, and they never responded once. They probably DO respond to you, but hey, all I make out of chitika is two or three bucks per day, so they don't give a * about me. And here’s a reason why Chitika sucks.

They *NEVER* *EVER* respond to support tickets. I’ve tried many many time to get some support from them on many issue, and they never responded once.

They probably DO respond to you, but hey, all I make out of chitika is two or three bucks per day, so they don’t give a * about me.

]]> By: punky http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1168739 punky Tue, 15 May 2007 12:42:41 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1168739 Congratulations to Nancy!!! cant wait for the next one. Congratulations to Nancy!!!
cant wait for the next one.

]]> By: Blantonious http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1166616 Blantonious Tue, 15 May 2007 00:35:39 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1166616 WOW I could pay off my house and have enough left over for a couple of toys. :-) WOW I could pay off my house and have enough left over for a couple of toys. :-)

]]> By: The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource » And the winner is… http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1165361 The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource » And the winner is… Mon, 14 May 2007 17:00:49 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1165361 [...] Rowse, creator of Problogger.net announced the winner of his latest group writing project Saturday. It was Nancy R. Callahan for her entry Baby names [...] [...] Rowse, creator of Problogger.net announced the winner of his latest group writing project Saturday. It was Nancy R. Callahan for her entry Baby names [...]

]]> By: Denise Grier http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1165209 Denise Grier Mon, 14 May 2007 15:56:53 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1165209 I posted the full list on my blog today but when I went through it I noticed that my entry at http://internetmarketingreview.org/blog1/2007/05/10/top-five-celebrity-faux-paus/ was not included. I have added it to the list on my blog but I would appreciate it if you'd make sure it gets included on your list, Darren. I sent it in early in the afternoon on Thursday and it was included in the list you posted of the Thursday entries here on your blog, though for some reason it got left off the list of ALL entries. Thanks, Denise I posted the full list on my blog today but when I went through it I noticed that my entry at http://internetmarketingreview.org/blog1/2007/05/10/top-five-celebrity-faux-paus/
was not included. I have added it to the list on my blog but I would appreciate it if you’d make sure it gets included on your list, Darren. I sent it in early in the afternoon on Thursday and it was included in the list you posted of the Thursday entries here on your blog, though for some reason it got left off the list of ALL entries.

Thanks, Denise

]]> By: Alden DoRosario http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1164928 Alden DoRosario Mon, 14 May 2007 14:13:16 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1164928 Dave Zatz said> Looks like Chitika pays out a 10% bounty on commissions for each person referred for 15 months. Of course being a VIP, I’d say he gets a higher rate. Dave, just to clarify, we do not differentiate. Even VIPs get the same rate. Dave Zatz said> Looks like Chitika pays out a 10% bounty on commissions for each person referred for 15 months. Of course being a VIP, I’d say he gets a higher rate.
Dave, just to clarify, we do not differentiate. Even VIPs get the same rate.

]]> By: Nancy’s Baby Names » Blog Archive » Name of the Day: Lucky http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1163669 Nancy’s Baby Names » Blog Archive » Name of the Day: Lucky Mon, 14 May 2007 06:29:56 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1163669 [...] to blog about Lucky today because I recently (and quite randomly) won a fantastic prize from ProBlogger. It made me feel quite lucky, and then I wondered whether ‘Lucky’ had ever ranked as a [...] [...] to blog about Lucky today because I recently (and quite randomly) won a fantastic prize from ProBlogger. It made me feel quite lucky, and then I wondered whether ‘Lucky’ had ever ranked as a [...]

]]> By: David Jackmanson http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1162682 David Jackmanson Sun, 13 May 2007 23:37:55 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1162682 This is going to sound churlish, but here goes: Unless your name is Darren Rowse, there is <i>really no point</i> putting all 900-odd links on a single big post and claiming you are bestowing 'link love'. The ONLY visits my article has had, apart from people who came directly from Problogger itself, is from a site that picked the 10 or 15 articles most relevant to that site. 20 or so sites have posted the whole list (that's what my trackback stats show anyway) and not a single visitor has arrived at my site from there. Perhaps people need to re-think the influence they have on the blogosphere? This is going to sound churlish, but here goes:

Unless your name is Darren Rowse, there is really no point putting all 900-odd links on a single big post and claiming you are bestowing ‘link love’.

The ONLY visits my article has had, apart from people who came directly from Problogger itself, is from a site that picked the 10 or 15 articles most relevant to that site. 20 or so sites have posted the whole list (that’s what my trackback stats show anyway) and not a single visitor has arrived at my site from there.

Perhaps people need to re-think the influence they have on the blogosphere?

]]> By: The ProBlogger Effect http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1162156 The ProBlogger Effect Sun, 13 May 2007 20:40:00 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1162156 [...] few days ago I participated in Darren Rowse’s group writing project over at [...] [...] few days ago I participated in Darren Rowse’s group writing project over at [...]

]]> By: Ginene http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1161646 Ginene Sun, 13 May 2007 17:42:53 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1161646 I have an idea for a yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. How about creating BlogIdol. Like American Idol and have various random topics to have the first 50 bloggers blog that enters the contest, blog about some topics you choose and put a poll on your site. You choose the top 20(sort of like the judges on American Idol) then have people vote for the top 10, then narrow it down to the top 5, then top 3 and then choose the winner. I have an idea for a yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. How about creating BlogIdol. Like American Idol and have various random topics to have the first 50 bloggers blog that enters the contest, blog about some topics you choose and put a poll on your site. You choose the top 20(sort of like the judges on American Idol) then have people vote for the top 10, then narrow it down to the top 5, then top 3 and then choose the winner.

]]> By: Madhur Kapoor’s Blog » Problogger’s Group Writing Project - All entries http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1161187 Madhur Kapoor’s Blog » Problogger’s Group Writing Project - All entries Sun, 13 May 2007 15:00:02 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1161187 [...] Problogger’s Group Writing Project is over now and Congrats to Nancy R. Callahan who was the winner . Thanks to the Project , i came [...] [...] Problogger’s Group Writing Project is over now and Congrats to Nancy R. Callahan who was the winner . Thanks to the Project , i came [...]

]]> By: Sue http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/comment-page-2/#comment-1161172 Sue Sun, 13 May 2007 14:54:38 +0000 http://problogger.net/archives/2007/05/12/top-5-gwp-winner-and-the-1-reason-why-chitika-rocks/#comment-1161172 Congratulations to Nancy, and what a great project. It was fun,thanks Darren. Congratulations to Nancy, and what a great project. It was fun,thanks Darren.

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