Monetize Your Web Site Traffic with Chitika

In January, 2004, two men ventured to create a new ad-based earnings company. It was in the previous year when Chitika co-founders Venkat Kolluri and Alden DoRosario left Lycos and formed their own company. They wanted to create a ad-based earning programs that brought online consumers sand qualified buyers together.

What is "Chitika?"

They thought carefully about what they wanted to call this new company. The name they chose was "Chitika" which in the Telugu language literally means 'snap of the finger.' The very name implies promptness and speed. This was just part of their goal.

Chitika is a full-service online advertising network that according to their web site, serves over 3 billion monthly ad impressions across 100,000 websites and growing. Their mantra was to create an easy to use platform that connects relevant targeted ads to interested potential customers, earning daily ad revenue for their partners upon whose site their ads appear.

Chitika and Milestones

Going back over the previous seven+ years, Chitika has reached many tangible milestones and they are likely an up & coming entity for advertisers and the web master seeking to monetize their web traffic.

Applying to Chitika is easy. Because of the high volume of applicants however, the wait-time might be extended for new applicants.

Being Accepted by Chitika Online Ads Service

I applied to Chitika several months ago received a prompt reply that they were not accepting new applicants at this time. I decided to wait a month or more and try again, but neglected to follow-up. I guess that I forget that they existed and did not re-apply. Imagine my surprise when I was contacted by them recently. My bid to join Chitika was accepted! I can now use their ad-code on my web site!

I spent an hour reading their site, learning about their program and studying their mission statements and it is very impressive. I became very enthused. I was ready to insert their ad-code units into my web site.

Chitika, an AdSense-alternative revenue earnings program: Can be used with/without Google AdSense!

I studied the various types, sizes and styles of 'ad units' ('blocks' of ads of varying sizes, styles) available that they allow their members to insert into their site I chose several that with their size and placement would compliment my site. I chose colors that are complimentary. They look good. I hope Chitika ads provide a tangible revenue stream for me.

To be brutally honest I was surprised and sincerely humbled that my modest blog site was accepted. An threshold of a certain amount of regular traffic was my expectation. Certainly, for earnings potential this will need to be the case. Now it throws the onus upon me to write oftener on my blog, create links to other bloggers and sites and of course, to more actively promote my site.

Is Chitika Compatible with Google's AdSense?

Yes! You are permitted to use Chitika and AdSense ads together on the same web site. Chitika ad units are not contextual and they have a distinctive and differential appearance from AdSense ads. They are 'eye-grabber' and visually attractive. The ad partner can adjust the colors and borders to blend, compliment and enhance the appearance of their site and web pages.

How Does Chitika Pay Me?

Chitika pays its partners via PayPal. Your account needs to have earned a minimal amount of $10.00 before a PayPal payment is issued.

Partners in countries where PayPal is not available are not forgotten either, for Chitika also pays via check when the partner site earns a minimum of $50.00.

Chitika pays under what they call a 'net 30' schedule. -Whatever PayPal earnings you earn and accumulate in any month prior to the end of that month, is payable and sent by the end of the following month.

For Chitika partners using checks as their preferred payment option, the same 'net 30' schedule applies once they reach their minimum threshold of $50.00. Compare this to AdSense's minimum of $100.00 for both PayPal and for check. -Advantage Chitika for setting attainable goals for the smaller website that is still building traffic.

Chitika Referal Program: Earn Even More!

Chitkia even has a referral bonus program where referrals earn their uplevel a 10% bonus of their affiliate's earnings for a full 15 months upon their acceptance into the Chitika program.

So even if you are not an expert at driving traffic to your site but have friends who are, you can invite them to sign as your Chitika affiliate and enjoy a revenue stream from their traffic.

How Good is Chitika?

I am still too new to say with any authority, but the Chitika web site has a page of actual partner testimonials that provide affirmation that their program works. It's easy to get excited reading the glowing reports of earning potentials.

Summary About Chitika Online Earnings Service

I am very excited about being accepted into Chitika ad-based earnings program and hope that my web pages prove to be worthy to be advanced to their Gold-level program. I am also hopeful for a lucrative revenue stream from Chitika's providing relevant targeted ads shown upon my approved web sites.

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