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Adsdaq
ClickQuick.com Rating: 1/2 out of $$$$
Company Overview:
(Note that as of June, this program appears to be defunct. This review will remain listed in the off chance that this program returns.)Adsdaq is not technically a pay-per-click banner network, but rather one of the few that pays based on impressions. They also offer click-through bonuses if the ads perform well, which is actually out of your control since you have no way to control which ads are displayed.
Program Details:
By signing up with Adsdaq, you will earn between $0.25 and $0.75 for every 1000 banner ads your site displays ($0.25 to $0.75 CPM). Although they claim you can earn up to $0.75, for most sites, you will end up earning between $0.25 and $0.37 for every 1000 banner displays, since you will need either high traffic or high click-through rates to do better. They also offer a referral program that pays a measly $0.01 CPM on the ads that sites you refer display. To earn these referral payments, you must however be an active Adsdaq advertiser displaying at least 1000 impressions per month. Although perhaps adequate for filling unsold banner space, the examples Adsdaq quotes on their site are very unlikely. They use statements like "if your site displayed 800,000 impressions in a month you would earn $216." I personally doubt many sites with 800,000 page views would be interested in this paltry sum. For their referral program they claim that if you refer a site that gets 100,000,000 page views a month, you'll earn an extra $1,000. Sorry, don't count on Yahoo! signing up under you any time soon. Lastly, hidden in the fine print is the dislaimer that 5% of ads displayed are to promote the network, and you don't get paid for those. One potential benefit however, is that you will get paid at least something, even if it is not much, thus removing the risk that your banners might produce no income for you. Online statistics are provided, and checks are said to be issued monthly, once commissions have reached a reasonably low $10.
Visitor Feedback:
Several visitors have lodged serious complaints against Adsdaq. Beyond the fact that the rates they pay are very low by industry standards, and require an amazing amount of traffic to reach a reasonable CPM level, Adsdaq has also received a variety of complaints centered around late payments, or even missing payments. The general consensus of ClickQuick visitors is to avoid this program.
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