WidgetBucks launches in the UK and Europe today
As of 10pm GMT today, WidgetBucks are launching their contextual ad network of shopping widgets for online publishers to the UK and European market.
So what’s so good about it?
Well a few things actually. First of all WidgetBucks gives bloggers and site owners another revenue stream via it’s widgets. But what’s different about their widgets is that publishers can earn via both CPM (Cost-Per-Thousand Impressions) and CPC (Cost-Per-Click). The way it works is that when you serve a WidgetBucks ad widget on your site, users based in the UK will see a short-duration display ad followed by a shopping ad widget that features UK-based merchants and products, listed in £UK pounds sterling. So you get to earn twice from one ad serving. Sweet.
Here’s an example of a WidgetBucks widget in action:
What else?
Well, for non-techies like me the interface is an absolute dream to use. After signing up and creating an account (which takes 20 seconds tops) you can access the “New Widget” page which gives you all the options on one single page to create your own widget. Again this process is simple and very straightforward, you can create your own widget, and preview it live within 10 seconds. You can also choose to either let WidgetBucks crawl your page and choose suitable content to be displayed within your widget or you can choose your own categories. It’s the simplicity and user-friendliness of the interface that I really like, it’s an absolute joy to use.
Sounds good, anything else?
Yes! You can also earn money by referring people to WidgetBucks. So when you refer a new WidgetBucks user, you will receive a 5% referral fee based on the commissions earned by the people you refer. You’ll receive this 5% for the full 12 months after the new member joins. In my opinion this is a really good deal, if only UK affiliate networks offers these kind of deals.
Background
WidgetBucks isn’t just a new startup, they have been around for since 2005 as part of the Mpire Corporation. In the last 9 months, they’ve served over 6 billion ad impressions and are nearing 1 billion monthly impressions. In June of this year, they announced a $10 million investment, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a premier venture firm.
I’ll be plugging WidgetBucks into a few of my sites and blogs today and tomorrow. To sign up and try them out for yourself, click here.
What I’m listening to right now: Lloyd feat. Sway – “How We Do It In The UK”
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WidgetBucks launches in the UK and Europe today
Original post by Kieron