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Fahd · Dec 12, 2005, 02:30

Past few days...

Date Impressions Clicks CTR Avg Cpc eCPM Revenue
2005-12-10 2590 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-09 912 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-08 5005 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-07 11100 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-06 16468 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-05 3278 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-04 3102 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005-12-03 2901 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Guess I'll be dropping them sooner than I thought and never looking back!

How has your chitika ads been performing over the past few days? That is, if you didn't drop them already!

ORiN · Dec 12, 2005, 05:02

I cannot help but agree with you. I am only getting $1.15 for my past 6 days with Chitika.

guk6kk · Dec 12, 2005, 08:14

holy...that is pretty bad...

rotren · Dec 12, 2005, 08:32

Same experience here, nobody clicks on the Chitika ads. About 250 impressions daily, and one click every other or third day. I'm stumped.

kidbuu · Dec 12, 2005, 08:34

I had the same thing, as soon as it happened I dropped them completely. It were as if they simply didn't record any clicks.

Nikolas · Dec 12, 2005, 08:39

This propably has to do with the curiosity clicks thing.

http://www.webdigity.com/index.php/t...cks%94%3F.html

kidbuu · Dec 12, 2005, 08:50

No, that already happened before I was receiving 0 clicks.

N_F_S · Dec 12, 2005, 08:51

Since 1 Dec chitika only logs clicks that they pay for, so no audit will be needed. Since then I get:

1 click with 5,5K impressions/daily

Before that I was doing better, up to 15-20 clicks/day, however that's unaudited clicks still.

dropped them yesterday.

Nikolas · Dec 12, 2005, 08:56

Have you done any optimization to the keywords?

Check this : http://www.chitika.com/catalog.php

kidbuu · Dec 12, 2005, 09:03

It seems Chitika was overhyped badly.

Using them was the biggest mistake ever, I lost quite some money with it, favoring them over any other ad network for their ad positions.

doggod · Dec 12, 2005, 10:22

No, Chitika was not overhyped badly. You just have to find keywords / products that work for your site and do some layout tweaking and you can make nice money with it...

SFSunMedia · Dec 12, 2005, 13:39

Even though they took at 60% cut from my last payment I'm still using them because I still use other networks and it's just extra money on the side.

emmzee · Dec 12, 2005, 13:41

Same thing happened to me. On Dec 1 clicks dropped from a couple per day to 0. On thousands of impressions. Similar to the original poster. I've dropped Chitika. And yes, I did have relevant keywords.

BLazeD · Dec 12, 2005, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by N_F_S

Since 1 Dec chitika only logs clicks that they pay for, so no audit will be needed.

I wasn't aware of this - I thought they only introduced the ability for detault ads to be served on that date.

So even if you have no defaults set up, the Chitika stats will only show money you will actually get paid, i.e. not pre-audited amounts.

Fahd · Dec 12, 2005, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by N_F_S

Since 1 Dec chitika only logs clicks that they pay for, so no audit will be needed...

I'm not sure where you're getting this info from!

http://chitika.com/blog/?p=30

Quote:

Q: Does this mean there will be no need to audit the stats at the end of the month?

We still need to run our fraud detection algorithms so that we can filter out fraudulent clicks and bad quality traffic. But our goal is to put in place processes so that we can reduce the difference between the daily raw click stats and the final monthly audited stats.

fbiboy · Dec 12, 2005, 16:52

well.. this friend.. http://www.coolmusic.x3x.biz/ makes 4.00$+ /day dunno how and his site is not big, dunno?

tolkein · Dec 12, 2005, 17:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by N_F_S

Since 1 Dec chitika only logs clicks that they pay for, so no audit will be needed.

Where did you hear this from? It's no wonder I've hit $0 on some days - used to be doing $10 to $15/day unaudited.

N_F_S · Dec 13, 2005, 06:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolkein

Where did you hear this from? It's no wonder I've hit $0 on some days - used to be doing $10 to $15/day unaudited.

I've read it on geekvillage somewhere, and that was a surprise for me as well, because chitika never emailed me saying of this changes. However, looking at your own stats tell it for itself, that invalid clicks are not there anymore.

tolkein · Dec 13, 2005, 08:04

Chitika posted an updated on their blog today that they've started discounting/filtering clicks from unsupported countries on a daily basis ...probably in response to earlier complaints about audited revenues.

The bad news? They'll still be auditing the final amount at the end of each month for click fraud, merchant feedback, etc.

GeorgeB. · Dec 13, 2005, 08:39

merchant feedback????? wtf??

So if a merchant doesn't like the amount of the clicks I sent him that didn't convert he/she get's their money back and I don't get paid?

Sure wish Google did that for adwords publishers.

D-Block · Dec 13, 2005, 08:55

Chitika sucks, I think thats the overall message from this thread.

Before I dropped them last month, 60k daily impressions made me less than 3$ after there lil audit.

I say we move on, a big performer right now is Bitvertiser.com

BLazeD · Dec 13, 2005, 14:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeB.

merchant feedback????? wtf??

So if a merchant doesn't like the amount of the clicks I sent him that didn't convert he/she get's their money back and I don't get paid?

Sure wish Google did that for adwords publishers.

Yes, the Merchant feedback thing is a pretty big issue!

Merchant: "I don't want to pay you what we agreed, I didnt convert very well on the traffic you sent"

Chitika: "OK, we will "audit" their revenue to down 50% of what it was.

Merchant: "Sounds good to me"

tonyd · Dec 14, 2005, 08:34

Has anybody noticed dodgy ads being served by Chitika, or is it only in the UK? They've only just introduced UK targeted ads, so it may be teething troubles, but I've noticed the prices on the "best deals" section don't relate to the product described

For instance on my site -
Apple iPod nano 4gb white at Purelygadgets £399.95, but if you go to the Purelygadgets site its actually £209.95.

Not exactly going to set the punters alight is it?

Or perhaps more seriously on another site I came across -
Maxtor one touch 300GB usb hard drive advertised as £62.25 when its actually £151.56 at the site in question (clicking on the link takes you to a completely different product)

I wonder where the blame would lie if someone complained about false or misleading advertising?

Dec 12, 2005, 02:30	#1
Fahd fad (n): a craze; interest... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India/US - Depends! Posts: 2,952	Pathetic Chitika Performance Past few days... Date Impressions Clicks CTR Avg Cpc eCPM Revenue 2005-12-10 2590 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-09 912 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-08 5005 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-07 11100 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-06 16468 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-05 3278 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-04 3102 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2005-12-03 2901 0 0.00% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Guess I'll be dropping them sooner than I thought and never looking back! How has your chitika ads been performing over the past few days? That is, if you didn't drop them already!

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Dec 12, 2005, 05:02	#2
ORiN SitePoint Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 342	I cannot help but agree with you. I am only getting $1.15 for my past 6 days with Chitika.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:14	#3
guk6kk am I a Guru? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 1,193	holy...that is pretty bad...

Dec 12, 2005, 08:32	#4
rotren SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 92	Same experience here, nobody clicks on the Chitika ads. About 250 impressions daily, and one click every other or third day. I'm stumped.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:34	#5
kidbuu SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southtown City Posts: 688	I had the same thing, as soon as it happened I dropped them completely. It were as if they simply didn't record any clicks.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:39	#6
Nikolas SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: <?= $Solar_system-> Earth['Hellas']; ?> Posts: 1,344	This propably has to do with the curiosity clicks thing. http://www.webdigity.com/index.php/t...cks%94%3F.html

Dec 12, 2005, 08:50	#7
kidbuu SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southtown City Posts: 688	No, that already happened before I was receiving 0 clicks.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:51	#8
N_F_S SitePoint Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Russia/UK Posts: 771	Since 1 Dec chitika only logs clicks that they pay for, so no audit will be needed. Since then I get: 1 click with 5,5K impressions/daily Before that I was doing better, up to 15-20 clicks/day, however that's unaudited clicks still. dropped them yesterday.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:56	#9
Nikolas SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: <?= $Solar_system-> Earth['Hellas']; ?> Posts: 1,344	Have you done any optimization to the keywords? Check this : http://www.chitika.com/catalog.php

Dec 12, 2005, 09:03	#10
kidbuu SitePoint Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southtown City Posts: 688	It seems Chitika was overhyped badly. Using them was the biggest mistake ever, I lost quite some money with it, favoring them over any other ad network for their ad positions.

Dec 12, 2005, 10:22	#11
doggod SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 63	No, Chitika was not overhyped badly. You just have to find keywords / products that work for your site and do some layout tweaking and you can make nice money with it...

Dec 12, 2005, 13:39	#12
SFSunMedia SitePoint Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas - 2006 Posts: 292	Even though they took at 60% cut from my last payment I'm still using them because I still use other networks and it's just extra money on the side.

Dec 12, 2005, 13:41	#13
emmzee Unauthorized Web Theologian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 738	Same thing happened to me. On Dec 1 clicks dropped from a couple per day to 0. On thousands of impressions. Similar to the original poster. I've dropped Chitika. And yes, I did have relevant keywords.

Dec 12, 2005, 16:52	#16
fbiboy SitePoint Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 379	well.. this friend.. http://www.coolmusic.x3x.biz/ makes 4.00$+ /day dunno how and his site is not big, dunno?

Dec 13, 2005, 08:04	#19
tolkein SitePoint Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 264	Chitika posted an updated on their blog today that they've started discounting/filtering clicks from unsupported countries on a daily basis ...probably in response to earlier complaints about audited revenues. The bad news? They'll still be auditing the final amount at the end of each month for click fraud, merchant feedback, etc.

Dec 13, 2005, 08:39	#20
GeorgeB. Social Media Marketer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,554	merchant feedback????? wtf?? So if a merchant doesn't like the amount of the clicks I sent him that didn't convert he/she get's their money back and I don't get paid? Sure wish Google did that for adwords publishers.

Dec 13, 2005, 08:55	#21
D-Block SitePoint Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 219	Chitika sucks, I think thats the overall message from this thread. Before I dropped them last month, 60k daily impressions made me less than 3$ after there lil audit. I say we move on, a big performer right now is Bitvertiser.com

Dec 14, 2005, 08:34	#23
tonyd SitePoint Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cleethorpes UK Posts: 14	Has anybody noticed dodgy ads being served by Chitika, or is it only in the UK? They've only just introduced UK targeted ads, so it may be teething troubles, but I've noticed the prices on the "best deals" section don't relate to the product described For instance on my site - Apple iPod nano 4gb white at Purelygadgets £399.95, but if you go to the Purelygadgets site its actually £209.95. Not exactly going to set the punters alight is it? Or perhaps more seriously on another site I came across - Maxtor one touch 300GB usb hard drive advertised as £62.25 when its actually £151.56 at the site in question (clicking on the link takes you to a completely different product) I wonder where the blame would lie if someone complained about false or misleading advertising?