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Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

teq — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:39:29 -0000

These adverts are the most annoying thing ive ever come across. I would never trust them to purchase anything and spend five minutes trying to find where to turn the damn thing off and discover... you cant. So it sits there blocking the page that its on meaning you cant use the site.

I personally hope every one of the people behind these dies in a horrifically painful and slow manner to reflect the sheer annoyance of what they induced on internet users.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

teq — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:39:29 -0000

I personally hope every one of the people behind these dies in a horrifically painful and slow manner to reflect the sheer annoyance of what they induced on internet users.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

DJ — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:52:32 -0000

WidgetBucks removed the hidden link today (though you have to update your code to get rid of it).

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

DJ — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:52:32 -0000

WidgetBucks removed the hidden link today (though you have to update your code to get rid of it).

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Stephan Miller — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:43:57 -0000

I took me a while to spot that sneaky link they put in. It now has a no-follow tag.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Stephan Miller — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:43:57 -0000

I took me a while to spot that sneaky link they put in. It now has a no-follow tag.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Favorite Browser — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:22:29 -0000

I've actually already signed up there but after you've said that they include their link decided not to install it into my site.

Thanks Andy.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Favorite Browser — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:22:29 -0000

I've actually already signed up there but after you've said that they include their link decided not to install it into my site.

Thanks Andy.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Helen — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:36:05 -0000

I am using on my blog. I don't find any problem in earnings now. However just 2-3 day before, the clicks and impression were not updating but now they are getting update.
What I m curious to know that they pay or not. I've earned around $6 till now. As they say you have 25$ as bonus so i need 19$ more to reach 50$. I am sure I will do it by this month.

I also saw they have starting advertising through Adwords also.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Helen — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:36:05 -0000

I also saw they have starting advertising through Adwords also.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Claude Gelinas — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:46:56 -0000

I love your article, Andy!

This new "service" doesn't clearly identify the advertisers. The "sites in our network" promotional slogan (on their "home page") fails to explain what role these companies play in their "network".

When so little "valuable" information is provided to web publishers, perhaps it's smarter to stay away from this potential waste of time... and money.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Claude Gelinas — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:46:56 -0000

I love your article, Andy!

This new "service" doesn't clearly identify the advertisers. The "sites in our network" promotional slogan (on their "home page") fails to explain what role these companies play in their "network".

When so little "valuable" information is provided to web publishers, perhaps it's smarter to stay away from this potential waste of time... and money.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

moneymaker — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:18:39 -0000

is adsense and widgetbucks allowed in one page?

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

moneymaker — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:18:39 -0000

is adsense and widgetbucks allowed in one page?

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

whydowork — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:31:17 -0000

Since it was pre-release with exclusive invites only, do you think crushing them on changing payment structure is premature?

I think its great you were honest about this widget. Seems that as of late responsibility has been slipping at quite a few of the major blogs.

I posted something similar today about the million$wiki's out there. I'd value your feedback:

http://www.whydowork.com/bl...

Thanks! :)

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

whydowork — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:31:17 -0000

Since it was pre-release with exclusive invites only, do you think crushing them on changing payment structure is premature?

I think its great you were honest about this widget. Seems that as of late responsibility has been slipping at quite a few of the major blogs.

I posted something similar today about the million$wiki's out there. I'd value your feedback:

http://www.whydowork.com/bl...

Thanks! :)

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Brian Auer — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:09:57 -0000

I'm really not impressed with these guys. The fact that there was a link in the ad code just pushed me to the point of removing all their ads from my site.

I also noticed (and maybe others have too) that their stats don't seem to track any ad impressions unless they're at the url specified in that particular widget. I run my ads with an ad server plugin and I serve out ads to all my pages by percentage or weight. I'd been running 50/50 with AdSense and WidgetBucks for the last day or two, and my impressions stats were WAY off between the two. AdSense was showing about 1000 impressions per ad per day, while WidgetBucks was showing 50. My guess is that only those shown on my home page were counted. The method of requiring a URL sucks -- there's no way I'm going to create 500 widgets and place each one manually just so I can show the ad on my blog.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Brian Auer — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:09:57 -0000

I'm really not impressed with these guys. The fact that there was a link in the ad code just pushed me to the point of removing all their ads from my site.

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Rita Wilhelm — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:53:17 -0000

Personally, it doesn't bother me that they changed their affiliate structure. The new program offers more of an incentive.

It also says alot about big business vs. small business. Larger businesses are not as flexible to make changes based on the feedback they receive. Smaller companies can make those changes with out getting approval from a bunch of middle managers. And, if those are options that can easily be changed and don't require major programming changes, why not?

I put WidgetBucks on my PetBoogaloo site. I really like the ads it serves up, and the product comparisons it makes. It will be interesting to see how it performs in comparison to Adsense.

Rita Wilhelm

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Rita Wilhelm — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:53:17 -0000

Personally, it doesn't bother me that they changed their affiliate structure. The new program offers more of an incentive.

I put WidgetBucks on my PetBoogaloo site. I really like the ads it serves up, and the product comparisons it makes. It will be interesting to see how it performs in comparison to Adsense.

Rita Wilhelm

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Geschenke — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:24:29 -0000

Thank you, just found this article over google. I thought about testing it myself but I guess you saved me a lot of time and effort. Damn there are so many programs comming out which no one seems to have tested before. I heared about problems with joomla updates and podpress updates and several more. Just strange

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Geschenke — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:24:29 -0000

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Chris Lodge — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:02:14 -0000

Good work Andy, I was almost tempted to try them after reading Darren's write-up, but the sneaky links and TOS have put paid to that.

Thanks :-)

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

Chris Lodge — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:02:14 -0000

Good work Andy, I was almost tempted to try them after reading Darren's write-up, but the sneaky links and TOS have put paid to that.

Thanks :-)

Re: Monopoly Buxx With Hidden Links – WidgetBucks Review

moneymaker — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:48:04 -0000

I dont understand that invisible code. YOu mean even if you remove the widget, the code will still be there?