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Sign Up For AuctionAds and Make an Instant $25

written by John Chow on September 6, 2007

How to make $593 in less than one hour

It looks like AuctionAds is serious about expanding their network. Yesterday, they announced that they were increasing affiliate payout from 2% to 5% and today they sent words that any new publisher signing up for AuctionAds will get an instant $25 credited to his account. This also applies to publishers who have already signed up but haven’t earned a payout yet.

New publishers just need to sign up and they will receive a balance of $25.00 automatically. Please note if you signed up with us previously and have never earned a payout we will bump your current balance to $25 too!

While it sounds like you do make an instant $25, please keep in mind that AuctionAds has raised the minimum payout to $50, so you’ll have to earn another $25 before getting paid. Still, all these sudden increases in payouts is a step in the right direction.

Sign up for AuctionAds

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{ 54 comments }

Chris Jacobson September 6, 2007 at 3:53 pm

I signed up 4 days ago and they credited my accoung $25 today! :mrgreen:

Ebay_Tips September 6, 2007 at 5:38 pm

Likewise! I’m really feeling the new Auction Ad look plus the optional pseudo adsense set up. This $25 is just icing on the cake. I bet they are going to get soooo many sign ups.

***V*** September 6, 2007 at 6:19 pm

I feel the same way Ebay_Tips.

Text Link Ads sure know how to market a product.

V

TheDirectoryDude September 7, 2007 at 7:21 pm

Yeah, you’re right. They have really stepped it up haven’t they.

Hamilton Ontario Web Design September 6, 2007 at 8:33 pm

Auction ads is really pushing to get their name out there…this is another great promotion by them…2 out of 3 ain’t bad :)

SEO Optimization September 7, 2007 at 2:53 am

Indeed seems like AuctionAds finally ended up in the right hands. Hope for them this will stimulate users to sign up with them.

Rob September 6, 2007 at 10:45 pm

i didn’t sign up yet… may it be the right moment :razz:

Chris Jacobson September 6, 2007 at 3:53 pm

*account

Jon September 6, 2007 at 3:55 pm

Yeah, I just signed up yesterday. I have heard mixed things about auction ads, but I will them a shot on my blog and other sites. Part of me is really wanting to know what percentage of people who signup will ever be able to collect on their $25 bonus. :razz:

Hamilton Ontario Web Design September 6, 2007 at 8:34 pm

I think Auction Ads is a great system, but it’s not ideal for everyone I don’t think.

No harm in trying it out though.

Dave September 7, 2007 at 8:32 am

Auctionads is so slow to load, I can’t even imagine getting signups.

Shaun Carter September 6, 2007 at 4:21 pm

I just got that e-mail from TLA today and plan on signing up with AuctionAds… hopefully I can get to payout quickly.

Danny @ MarketTreasure.com September 6, 2007 at 5:45 pm

That’s where the e-mails are coming from because I couldn’t remember signing up for auction ads!.

Skiing at Home September 6, 2007 at 4:39 pm

So far, I have had no luck at all with auction ad’s. I signed up last week and have 6227 impressions with (1) click and no earnings. Not doing so well….maybe it’s my blog?!

***V*** September 6, 2007 at 6:21 pm

I’ve had the same experience Skiing at Home.

So far I haven’t heard of anyone making money with Auction Ads on their blog. Maybe you earn more when you post it on another type of site (i.e. Torrent).

V

KingJacob September 6, 2007 at 7:58 pm

Anyone except for the diabetes mellitus blogger :wink:

Hamilton Ontario Web Design September 6, 2007 at 8:36 pm

Yeah your blog probably isn’t a good match for Auction Ads, it won’t work for everyone.

Making The Money September 7, 2007 at 12:11 am

I’ve got plenty of product based sites so I’m going to try on them.

Matt Corby September 7, 2007 at 6:15 am

yeah.. me either! Waste of time

TheDirectoryDude September 7, 2007 at 7:24 pm

Depends a ot on the site. If you have a product based site and cn target auction ads well enough I think the results would be much better.

MyOGGames September 6, 2007 at 4:41 pm

your able to make lots of money with Auction Ads check out my Arcade website, I am using Auction Ads as my main Source of income
so far so good … http://www.MyOGGames.com

the cool thing about Auction Ads is that your able to use as many ad units as you can with no limit .. i currently have like 30 of them running on my online arcade website check it out to get an idea of what iam talking about MyOGGames.com

Skiing at Home September 6, 2007 at 5:39 pm

maybe I should run more auction ad’s. Of course Arcade things are probably more popular than backyard skiing when it’s 90 degrees outside :lol:

Guess I just got discouraged with them

Hamilton Ontario Web Design September 6, 2007 at 8:46 pm

What kind of CPM are you making off of Auction Ads?

MyOGGames September 6, 2007 at 4:47 pm

the cool think about Auction Ads is that your able to use as many Ad Units as you want there is no limit check out my site i am currently using over 30 units :evil:

Blogging Experiment September 6, 2007 at 5:40 pm

The cool thing about commenting on a blog is that once you do it, it’s done, you don’t have to say the same thing again… :wink:

Hamilton Ontario Web Design September 6, 2007 at 8:48 pm

Well said, tho if you comment a lot, sometimes you forget you’ve said something. I think it’s happened to me once or twice!

Danny @ MarketTreasure.com September 6, 2007 at 5:46 pm

And how much are you making? Posting tons of ad units on a site is easy money, making sales is another thing.

Getting people to click on your ads is one thing, but generating sales is another!

Joel Rivera September 6, 2007 at 4:49 pm

Yeah I received an email today from Auction Ads offering me $25 for signing up, what I found strange was that the email came from Text-Link-Ads.com because Auction Ads is now part of Text-Link-Ads. :wink:

Word Hugger September 6, 2007 at 5:17 pm

Both the updates are good, and combine really well. This will give more incentive for affiliates to signup, and for their referrals to earn more money.

J September 6, 2007 at 5:42 pm

25 bucks is definitely a reason for me to keep this up till i get 50 bucks. I hope i just get it soon and don’t end up wasting the space.

***V*** September 6, 2007 at 6:23 pm

You never know J. You could have a niche that brings in loads of $$$.

Give it a shot. If it works then, “Yay!” If it doesn’t work then try something that does.

V

PHP eBook September 6, 2007 at 5:55 pm

I had signed up for an account a while ago. I signed in today but it’s still showing that my balance is $0… Do I have to be actively serving ads in order to get the bonus $25 ?

Click Input September 6, 2007 at 7:17 pm

The min payout is $50 I believe anyway… so you will have to make money to get paid.

Shaun September 6, 2007 at 6:42 pm

Nice — I signed up. :D

Stefanie September 6, 2007 at 7:08 pm

Now they are talking! I’m going to put the ads up on my site again and give it a second chance!

MyBlogCotest September 6, 2007 at 7:36 pm

$25 for sign up! That;s great! :mrgreen:

Shiggz September 6, 2007 at 7:40 pm

Hmm…I also signed up a while ago but I logged in today and it still shows me at $0. Guess I should redouble my auction-ads efforts and look at some other categories to use.

YC September 6, 2007 at 8:10 pm

Giving an upfront $25 is great, but it also simply means the payout has now risen and tougher to reach for those who were already not experiencing good results. :twisted:

High Return Investing with Dax September 6, 2007 at 9:00 pm

John I’m curious. How much CTR were you getting on your adsense ads when you had it on your site?

DeboHobo September 6, 2007 at 9:07 pm

I have been enrolled with AA, for a few months. I still don’t like the quality of the image, but maybe it is so bad that readers have to click on it to see what the heck it is. Anyway I wonder when I can expect to see the $25.

ebrahim September 6, 2007 at 10:35 pm

:razz: :razz: :raNice — I signed up.
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David September 6, 2007 at 11:01 pm

Wow AA is paying just to have people using it that is pretty crazy!

rahul September 6, 2007 at 11:13 pm

humm I love those promotional carrots , will try my luck , auction ads I am coming :roll:

kenny September 6, 2007 at 11:38 pm

AuctionAds will only be a major money maker if you place it on a high traffic page, that is, until they change the way the ads are delivered.

With that said, on my forums, its a significant money maker. It takes a bit of testing and experimenting but it can definitely make some serious coin :mrgreen:

Making The Money September 7, 2007 at 12:10 am

Free, you can’t beat free. That $25 is enough to convince me to try it for a couple of months.

12 years old blogger September 7, 2007 at 1:28 am

i will give it a try on my blog later :cool:

TheDirectoryDude September 7, 2007 at 7:20 pm

Gee, despite the increase in min payout to $50 a free $25 bump is still pretty cool

Webmaster Money September 8, 2007 at 2:35 am

So I should have $25 on my account since I am not active yet… very good. :grin:

divyesh September 9, 2007 at 6:10 am

introduction

how are you gueys :smile:

WarriorBlog September 10, 2007 at 2:27 pm

I don’t think Auction Ads is a good way to make money with your blog at all :wink:

Wahlau.NET September 10, 2007 at 7:34 pm

i get this email too….seems good to me

Aditya September 11, 2007 at 1:20 am

Old news already heheh

Online Money Makers Blog September 12, 2007 at 7:00 pm

Looks promising. I think I might try it.

roman gelsi September 14, 2007 at 9:11 pm