Although I like my job, the problem with being salaried staff is that no matter how hard you work or how ever much overtime you do, the only way to get more cash in your pocket is by getting a pay rise (hint, hint boss).
Because I like money I’ve been setting up a few sites and blogs with ads on to try and get some extra cash. So far I’m really happy with the way Google AdSense is performing on the various blogs and other sites they are on.
I did want to create some articles on a particular site called Opportunity Club and then put some specific ads with the content. I headed over to Tradedoubler and found the various programmes I needed and applied for them.
Every single one of them came back “Denied”. Now I can see why various companies might not want to approve this site, even though it is trying to make them more money directly. The problem I’ve got with Tradedoubler and the way they do things is that it’s not just that domain I’ve had problems with.
I’ve also been refused for numerous programmes for the Medicology site which is surprising since it’s a well designed, corporate site with high PR and traffic.
I’ve also been refused for various computing and technology programmes for this site. What the hell do they want? “XYZ Computers are great!” in a H1 tag on your homepage with the banner underneath? It’s stupid.
Now I realise that some of this isn’t Tradedoublers fault, but there’s other things that annoy them about me:
- The half a dozen “newsletters” they seem to send me every day
- The absolute uselessness of their website and reporting tools
- The fact that their ads either don’t work or slow your site down so that you loose visitors
- Some of the bizarre rules and restrictions they have
Well, I’ve decided to give Commission Junction a try for a while since they seem to be approving my requests to join programmes and I’ll obviously be sticking with AdSense.
I’ll probably update this in 3 or 4 months when I get a feel of what CJ are like.