Important Updates from WidgetBucks.com

[weblord]

From my inbox:

Dear WidgetBucks Publishers,

We're seeing strong traffic on the WidgetBucks shopping widgets during this holiday season and wanted to tell you about three things: new International CPM Ads, removing pending data, and payments coming soon.

International CPM Ads

Here's an upcoming feature. In early December, we will start serving CPM ads to the non-U.S./Canada traffic. This will give you revenue, per impression, for your site visitors who come from other countries. This is designed to help publishers who have a blend of traffic from a variety of countries.

Our system will do the geo-location for you, determining where the visitor is coming from. Then we'll either show the regular pay-per-click widget (to visitors from the U.S. and Canada) or show an ad that pays per impression (to visitors from other countries). You'll see a new column, called "CPM Revenue" in your earnings reports.

We're also working on pay-per-click arrangements with global merchants, but those will take longer to implement. We're glad to deliver a way for you to monetize almost all of your traffic in December. Please check our blog at http://widgetbucks.blogspot.com for further updates on this.

Removing Pending Data

We'd like to give you some advance notice of a pending change that will help publishers manage their business. Next week, we will remove the "pending" data from the "My Widgets" page. This data is the numbers that are displayed in red. Instead we will only display audited data in black.

We're making this change because we've worked with our merchant partners and succeeded in speeding up the auditing process, which many of our publishers requested. Audits now take up to 24 hours, instead of the previous timeframe of up to 72 hours.

When we make this change next week, you will only see audited figures (in black) and they will be displayed by noon (Pacific Standard Time) of the following day. So, by noon on Tuesday, you'll be able to see all of your confirmed clicks, revenue, and RPCs for Monday.

This change will remove confusion about the red pending figures, and frustration about changes from the pending to audited figures. Thus the clicks and revenue you see will be the confirmed clicks and revenue, which will then not change. Please check our blog for more info: http://widgetbucks.blogspot.com.

First payments coming soon!

We're very excited that our first set of payments are lined up to go out early next week. Our deadline is by December 15th (45 days after the end of October), but we are working very hard to get them out to everyone at the beginning of December.

We would like to remind you that we need correct payment information from you to be able to send you your payments. Please go to the My Settings page and indicate if you want to be paid by check or by PayPal. Reminder: PayPal is faster. Checks are sent regular U.S. mail. All payments are in U.S. dollars.

If we don't have your correct payee information and mailing address or your correct PayPal e-mail address, we won't be able to send you money. So please go to https://www.widgetbucks.com/mySettings.page and make sure the information is there and correct.



Happy earning!

The WidgetBucks Team

If you have any questions or issues please contact us at http://support.mpire.com

 

[bojianh]

does anyone know the CPM rates for Widgetbucks. thanks!

 

[weblord]

U.S.$4/cpm for videos
text ads are lower

does anyone know the CPM rates for Widgetbucks. thanks!

 

[trevomanut]

I reached payout and they suspend my account I wrote them a couple of times about my site and they told me that everything is OK and now when I reached payout tjey just delete me ... I can't believe

 

[happyhappy]

That sucks, what site was it that got you suspended? If you want to pm me that would be great. Also did they give you any reason... what $ were you at sorry to hear about them banning you

I reached payout and they suspend my account I wrote them a couple of times about my site and they told me that everything is OK and now when I reached payout tjey just delete me ... I can't believe

 

[trevomanut]

Well I am not sure why they do this but the problem is there that my site is Non English but I know that and wrote them in the beginning,ask them and explain them that site is non English and all other information about my site.They said this won't be a problem and now they tell me that they change agreement and non English sites will be removed.Why they don't pay me and then I'll remove Widgets ? I thought that they are honest company

 

[happyhappy]

Yes that is not good. They should at least give a two week window on non english sites. Did you receive the updates via email and did you have to agree to them to proceed? Doesn't add up to me

Well I am not sure why they do this but the problem is there that my site is Non English but I know that and wrote them in the beginning,ask them and explain them that site is non English and all other information about my site.They said this won't be a problem and now they tell me that they change agreement and non English sites will be removed.Why they don't pay me and then I'll remove Widgets ? I thought that they are honest company

 

[trevomanut]

I received them.

"did you have to agree to them to proceed?"
Anything like this.

I am sure that they have a clause where is said that they can change everything...

 

[submitqueen.com]

What I dont like about widgetbucks is they always change their rules and TOS. Those thing make me bored to stick in this program. I know now some people start getting paid from them.

 

[weblord]

they change again their min. payout, pls. correct me if Im wrong, im about U.S.$41.71 on my earnings.

Payment is issued up to 45 days following the month your account balance reaches $50.00 or more.

 

[pluto459]

there stats dont match what the rev amount says and payout is horrible.

 

[bizwiz]

I have all but given up on them.

 

[Dreads]

hmm do they pay for unquie ips? or does it matter?
because forum = cpm $$ :P

just wondering
Thanks

 

[weblord]

let me see if i just reach out 50 bucks
now i only have

2/29/2008 Referral Fees (02/01/2008 - 02/29/2008) $0.05 $42.71