Adsense Style Sheet Ads
Ok, maybe not CSS style sheet ads, but damn close. It’s now possible to create an ad, place it on your site, and in the future change the ad directly from your Adsense control panel. So, for people like me with multiple ads across multiple sites, when changing the look and feel, it becomes simple. NO MORE EDITING INDIVIDUAL ADS!
Just wanted to bring this to the attention of those who haven’t made an ad lately. You can see the official Google FAQ on the Ad Management here.
We now offer the option to create new AdSense units which you can customize and update within your account to see changes directly on your site. When you create a new AdSense unit, details of the ad unit (like colors and channels) will be stored in your AdSense account. This gives you faster, simpler ad management, allowing you to make changes to an AdSense unit on-the-fly without needing to re-paste the ad code or make additional changes to the page itself.
Ahh, simplicity.
Necessary Scheduling
In the past it’s never been a problem for me to find a little bit of time to make a single post a day, sometimes more on my multiple blogs. However, since I now have a little mouth to feed, and often times at all hours of the night, I’m exhausted and don’t have the time needed to commit to blog posting. Well, with a little bit of searching I found a solution to my problem, future blog posting.
According to Wordpress.com you can type out a post, just as you normally would, and then edit the time stamp to the time you want it actually published. Therefore, I can now make multiple blog posts, when I have time, set the stamps to auto-publish once a day and walk away. It’s a perfect solution to those days when being productive just isn’t an option.
For a full explanation on Future Blog Publishing check out the official Wordpress site.
WidgetBucks WidgetSucks Review
My first impression of WidgetBucks was a positive one, especially considering everyone, including my grandma, was promoting it. However, I’m always suspicious of bloggers promoting a BRAND NEW company before any kind of real testing can be done. Although, since the dust has settled some new light has came into the dark closet of WidgetBucks ads.
For starters, Andy Beard first reported of hidden links within the code, although later it was fixed. So don’t forget, if you are using WidgetBucks, update your code, because otherwise you are unwittingly contributing to a massive link campaign for Mpire. This entire debacle was my first turn off.
Second, they promise the highest payouts and BETTER payouts than typical CPC programs. Which is fine and dandy, if they didn’t report clicks and revenue in a fashion that bloated the figures. They can get by with it, because they hide it in their terms and conditions, but they have a magic button that cuts your earnings by 50% or more. Be sure and keep track of not just your daily earnings, but weekly and even monthly, because they will change.
The statistics for one of my channels, for a single day, went from $1.80 to $.54. This is a sizable cut that is not clear to the common publisher, because of their intricate system to hide the facts. The change in earnings took a process of more than 24 hours, although they were merrily displaying $.10 per click during single day reporting. Am I being a bit melodramatic? Perhaps, but it still pisses me off and just another reason for me not to trust them.
But guess what, they know how to manipulate the blogosphere. You would have thought a week after launch that WidetBucks was the best thing to happen to the internet since broadband. I’m gonna keep my distance and for all you bloggers who jumped on the affiliate band wagon, why not take the time to consider what you are promoting before getting greedy for a few dollars.
And that reminds me, I need another post to bash AuctionAds, because I have yet to see my tiered payout. pfft.
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