Comments on: Kontera Taking Flak

By: David Culpepper

David Culpepper — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:49:21 +0000

I gave it another 3 weeks but I finally gave up. For the month, my CTR had fallen to 0.35% and my ECPM was a pitiful $0.19.

By: Maki

Maki — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:18:41 +0000

I used to have Kontera up on Dosh Dosh but took it off because I wasn’t earning enough to justify having them up. I’m sure it has been an irritant for the readers: some have emailed me about it.

Their targeting is still poor to me. For example, I hovered over the text “Your Blog” in your post and out popped an ad for MEADOWLANDS, presumably a TV series.

Just one quick point for everyone who is reading this. You can decide how many content links show up within a single post and even determine the approximate number of words between them. You’ll just need to send Kontera Support an email request. They’ll usually get back to you pretty quick. ^-^

By: Patches and hacks

Patches and hacks — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:17:37 +0000

I have it installed on my blog and seem to get the right ads. No problems with it so far. And CTR and CPM on kontera seems to be as good as on adsense or a bit better. Shocking!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:56:18 +0000

I haven’t installed it yet, but have been thinking about it.

I’ve read a few articles for, and some against. But, I think I’ll give it a go for myself. I’ve also read that it depends on your blog’s content, so I suppose we may all have different experiences using it.

By: Saman Sadeghi

Saman Sadeghi — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:08:44 +0000

I’ve only made $10 since installing it, with 17,364 impressions and 165 clicks – that’s only 0.95% CTR!

I’ll leave it installed for now – patience, patience, patience!

By: David Culpepper

David Culpepper — Sun, 06 May 2007 16:09:14 +0000

I have to admit that I have considered removing them… actually I did remove them for a couple of days. They have been running for over a month on my blog and most of the time the ads are not relevant. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that my CTR has fallen to 0.61% and my ECPM has fallen to $0.26.

I’ll give them another week or two but at this point the distraction of the ads isn’t worth the pennies that I make from them.

By: 2Perfect

2Perfect — Sun, 06 May 2007 15:30:43 +0000

I really don’t mind them. Mouse off to the side and you never notice them at all.

And I’ve also noticed it’s been putting ads on less and less words.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 06 May 2007 14:12:55 +0000

Patience is indeed a virtue that can prove to be very beneficial. The only negativity about Kontera that I have heard is from one individual who does not like ballon like ads. Just one opinion.