SitePoint.com

TurtleX · Nov 30, 2005, 21:08

How much did you get cut from your unaudited revenue? I got ~30% cut.

SFSunMedia · Nov 30, 2005, 21:21

That's considered good, mine got cut by 61%, I'm gonna say goodbye to chitika after this month and the sad thing is that 99% of the traffic I send is US. Are we still getting that 10% bonus?

D-Block · Dec 1, 2005, 00:56

HOLLY!!! FSKNDFJNw38u4h793h42bH@G#!!

I haven't been ripped off this bad since that one time when I bought a Dreamcast.

Wow, I got 70%~ cut, I thought earned close to 549$ last month, ending giving me like 80$. Chitika SUCKS!

Chitika is a damn SCAM!! What a waste of advertisement time...I have been screwed again!

shaxs · Dec 1, 2005, 02:15

wow.... I was getting ready to ad them (haha I love puns) to my site, but I guess not now!

abctracker · Dec 1, 2005, 02:48

Yikes, I hope that isn't the case with my site, I won't know until the next pay period since I just started, I hope I'm not wasting my time having their ads on my sites.

SFSunMedia · Dec 1, 2005, 02:51

I'd say if you have a high traffic site just replace the Chitika ads with CPM (Tribal, Burst, etc.)

MrGeeK · Dec 1, 2005, 02:52

around 50% here, posted a message on their blog and am seriously considering pulling them.

eKstreme · Dec 1, 2005, 03:19

40% cut here.

Bye bye Chitika.

xper · Dec 1, 2005, 03:29

50% here. Bye, bye Chitika.

SH-Matt · Dec 1, 2005, 03:34

Heck. Glad I did not sign up with them

bgray · Dec 1, 2005, 03:38

Wow...that didn't last long. These auditing cuts seem quite subjective.

wide · Dec 1, 2005, 03:42

My cut was around 75% (final eCPM is now $0.12)
Have been promoting then alot.

Guess it's time to find something else.

A suggestion to Chitika:
Setup a default system for non-us traffic !
Audith the clicks daily (when you update) !

Fahd · Dec 1, 2005, 04:24

They just did! http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322475

Ingoal · Dec 1, 2005, 05:10

My cut was more like 90%

!!!!!

Now that isn't what I expected...argh!

wide · Dec 1, 2005, 05:12

I was going to accept a 20% cut, but not anything like 75%
Maby it will be better when I start to use the default system.

gabet · Dec 1, 2005, 05:13

I signed up and then waited to see what happens with the auditing before putting ads on my sites.
It turns out it was a good decision not to run them before things were clear.
I guess I will not even consider them anymore...

Groucho · Dec 1, 2005, 05:25

I lost more than 50%

kidbuu · Dec 1, 2005, 06:24

Lost like 70%, however I'm not sure when I started to geotarget. If it was before or after the days that got audited. Nonetheless, I pulled their ads and I'm gona use adsense again. I will consider using them if next months audit turns out good.

GeorgeB. · Dec 1, 2005, 08:14

Droppin em

SH-Matt · Dec 1, 2005, 08:19

It would be interesting to see this thread with a poll of who is dropping them and who is not. Seems like the audit has ticked off a few people.

peach · Dec 1, 2005, 08:28

What the hell is the "cut' for?
Is that something their cost management accountants came up with? A brilliant idea to cut advertising costs by 50%!

They should just not display your ads when they pick up the ip of a country they don't wish to cater ads to (and put the next tier ad in place).

kidbuu · Dec 1, 2005, 08:29

The audit is to filter out fraudulent and invalid clicks.

peach · Dec 1, 2005, 08:29

Ahw I just read they implemented a default to fall back to, well just in time lol they were going to loose many publishers over this thread, it's still very bad for their reputation though, they went down a notch in my book.

TJ3 · Dec 1, 2005, 08:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by kidbuu

The audit is to filter out fraudulent and invalid clicks.

Translation: We can basically decide how much money we want to send you and there is nothing you can do about it.

ticksoft · Dec 1, 2005, 09:04

Think it'll be more like the audit is to remove clicks that didn't result in a sale or lead. They mainly use CPA stuff like cj.com and shopping.com so that would make sense.

Nov 30, 2005, 21:08	#1
TurtleX SitePoint Guru Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 938	Chitika Audited Revenue How much did you get cut from your unaudited revenue? I got ~30% cut.

Dec 1, 2005, 05:25	#17
Groucho SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pizzaland Posts: 27	:\ I lost more than 50%

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Nov 30, 2005, 21:21	#2
SFSunMedia SitePoint Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas - 2006 Posts: 292	That's considered good, mine got cut by 61%, I'm gonna say goodbye to chitika after this month and the sad thing is that 99% of the traffic I send is US. Are we still getting that 10% bonus?

Dec 1, 2005, 00:56	#3
D-Block SitePoint Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 219	HOLLY!!! FSKNDFJNw38u4h793h42bH@G#!! I haven't been ripped off this bad since that one time when I bought a Dreamcast. Wow, I got 70%~ cut, I thought earned close to 549$ last month, ending giving me like 80$. Chitika SUCKS! Chitika is a damn SCAM!! What a waste of advertisement time...I have been screwed again!

Dec 1, 2005, 02:15	#4
shaxs SitePoint Evangelist Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 487	wow.... I was getting ready to ad them (haha I love puns) to my site, but I guess not now!

Dec 1, 2005, 02:48	#5
abctracker SitePoint Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 239	Yikes, I hope that isn't the case with my site, I won't know until the next pay period since I just started, I hope I'm not wasting my time having their ads on my sites.

Dec 1, 2005, 02:51	#6
SFSunMedia SitePoint Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas - 2006 Posts: 292	I'd say if you have a high traffic site just replace the Chitika ads with CPM (Tribal, Burst, etc.)

Dec 1, 2005, 02:52	#7
MrGeeK Non-Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 231	around 50% here, posted a message on their blog and am seriously considering pulling them.

Dec 1, 2005, 03:19	#8
eKstreme SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60	40% cut here. Bye bye Chitika.

Dec 1, 2005, 03:29	#9
xper SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DK Posts: 57	50% here. Bye, bye Chitika.

Dec 1, 2005, 03:34	#10
SH-Matt SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 141	Heck. Glad I did not sign up with them

Dec 1, 2005, 03:38	#11
bgray Makin' It Happen Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 608	Wow...that didn't last long. These auditing cuts seem quite subjective.

Dec 1, 2005, 03:42	#12
wide SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,496	My cut was around 75% (final eCPM is now $0.12) Have been promoting then alot. Guess it's time to find something else. A suggestion to Chitika: Setup a default system for non-us traffic ! Audith the clicks daily (when you update) !

Dec 1, 2005, 04:24	#13
Fahd fad (n): a craze; interest... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India/US - Depends! Posts: 2,952	They just did! http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322475

Dec 1, 2005, 05:10	#14
Ingoal ..back with a vengeance... Join Date: May 2002 Location: Benningen, Germany Posts: 6,939	My cut was more like 90% !!!!! Now that isn't what I expected...argh!

Dec 1, 2005, 05:12	#15
wide SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,496	I was going to accept a 20% cut, but not anything like 75% Maby it will be better when I start to use the default system.

Dec 1, 2005, 05:13	#16
gabet SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 125	I signed up and then waited to see what happens with the auditing before putting ads on my sites. It turns out it was a good decision not to run them before things were clear. I guess I will not even consider them anymore...

Dec 1, 2005, 06:24	#18
kidbuu SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southtown City Posts: 688	Lost like 70%, however I'm not sure when I started to geotarget. If it was before or after the days that got audited. Nonetheless, I pulled their ads and I'm gona use adsense again. I will consider using them if next months audit turns out good.

Dec 1, 2005, 08:14	#19
GeorgeB. Social Media Marketer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,554	Droppin em

Dec 1, 2005, 08:19	#20
SH-Matt SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 141	It would be interesting to see this thread with a poll of who is dropping them and who is not. Seems like the audit has ticked off a few people.

Dec 1, 2005, 08:28	#21
peach perfect = good enough Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: -Netherlands- Posts: 1,424	What the hell is the "cut' for? Is that something their cost management accountants came up with? A brilliant idea to cut advertising costs by 50%! They should just not display your ads when they pick up the ip of a country they don't wish to cater ads to (and put the next tier ad in place).

Dec 1, 2005, 08:29	#22
kidbuu SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southtown City Posts: 688	The audit is to filter out fraudulent and invalid clicks.

Dec 1, 2005, 09:04	#25
ticksoft SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 616	Think it'll be more like the audit is to remove clicks that didn't result in a sale or lead. They mainly use CPA stuff like cj.com and shopping.com so that would make sense.