James_Hatts
msg:1367715 | 8:18 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
I'd be more interested if we were able to refer Adwords advertisers via a similar system.
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NoLimits
msg:1367716 | 8:21 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
You can - $20 per referral
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Zygoot
msg:1367717 | 8:30 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
It's a shame the Firefox referral button isn't available for non-US publishers.
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Rodney
msg:1367718 | 8:31 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
| You can - $20 per referral |
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Do you see this in your account anywhere? I didn't see anywhere to promote Adwords in the referral program tab.
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Jenstar
msg:1367719 | 8:32 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
| You can - $20 per referral |
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Yes, but it is a by-invitation program that not many are accepted to. [google.com...] I would love to see a similar feature to refer new advertisers. As a non-US publisher, I was disappointed to be excluded from the toolbar referral program too.
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Zygoot
msg:1367720 | 8:35 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
I just read something interesting over at Google's Adsense Blog about the Firefox thingie: | In addition, if you are a U.S. publisher, for Firefox with Google Toolbar referrals we will pay up to $1 per referral the first time a user installs Firefox. (We hope to make this available soon to international publishers.) |
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[edited by: Zygoot at 8:49 pm (utc) on Nov. 4, 2005]
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Chellezie
msg:1367721 | 8:23 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Hi All, I just got an email inviting me to be an Adsense Referrer. The email states payouts occur once your referral hits $100.00. They will credit your account with $100.00 Chelle
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LeoXIV
msg:1367722 | 8:55 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
| As a non-US publisher, I was disappointed to be excluded from the toolbar referral program too. |
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i second that. they could easily mod the program to be IP based rather than Asdense.Country based!
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zoltan
msg:1367723 | 8:58 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
The question is: Why do Google wants us to refer to Firefox?
Possible answer: More Firefox users, less IE users, MS losing market share... Anything else?
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elsewhen
msg:1367724 | 9:03 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
zoltan - i dont think its about firefox, its really about the toolbar. the more toolbars out there, the more searches google gets (not to mention the fact that they can track user behavior with the toolbar). actually i am surprised that the payout is only $1 - i suspect that google makes significantly more than this per toolbar download.
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zoltan
msg:1367725 | 9:11 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
elsewhen, maybe you are right... but if they only target the toolbar why don't they simply refer people to download the toolbar to IE? It doesn't make too much sense... Installing a 400kb toolbar is always easier than downloading and installing a totally new software... IMO.
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Zygoot
msg:1367726 | 9:12 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Idd Zoltan, I think it's about Microsoft.
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chatterbug89
msg:1367727 | 9:15 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Well, i'm personaly pretty happy about being able to promote Firefox and Google at the same time and get paid. I was originaly going to promote Firefox to people using IE on my site for free.. I'm just wondering though, would putting something like We Highly Recomend Firefox under the ad be agaist the TOS?
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perldiver
msg:1367728 | 9:22 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
IMO, that should be OK. After all, it's not like putting that above an ad, you really can't recommend an ad because you don't know which ones are going to show. But the Firefox thing is basically static, we should be able to say we recommend it. Probably isn't allowed, though...
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skipfactor
msg:1367729 | 9:33 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
>>Firefox with Google Toolbar referrals we will pay up to $1 per referral From paid browsers, to free browsers, to getting paid to use a browser. What a war.
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aeiouy
msg:1367730 | 9:45 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Do the ads intentionally look bad in IE... I noticed they are squared off with whitespace on the corners. They look much better in firefox. :) | zoltan - i dont think its about firefox, its really about the toolbar. the more toolbars out there, the more searches google gets (not to mention the fact that they can track user behavior with the toolbar). actually i am surprised that the payout is only $1 - i suspect that google makes significantly more than this per toolbar download. |
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By the way, I think Bill Gates said google makes $50 per customer off their searching. So that gives you the idea of the value on a customer to them. So $1 for a customer who makes then $50 a year is not too bad for them.
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netscan
msg:1367731 | 10:10 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Well, i'm personaly pretty happy about being able to promote Firefox and Google at the same time and get paid. I was originaly going to promote Firefox to people using IE on my site for free..
I'm just wondering though, would putting something like We Highly Recomend Firefox under the ad be agaist the TOS?
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I would like some clarification on this too, I've been promoting Firefox for awhile, but now I am concerned with my "FireFox is the browser of choice..." statement I've had on my pages...
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chatterbug89
msg:1367732 | 11:21 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
I got a friend to grab the link that it goes to...all it goes to is the toolbar page for FireFox...I orignaly thought it was a speicla place where you downloaded Firefox with the toolbar in one big package :S Though..I noticed, if you use IE, it prompts you to install Firefox before trying to get the toolbar.
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perldiver
msg:1367733 | 11:27 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
I, too, had a friend check it out. His experience was different. It went to a Google page that offered Firefox with the Google Toolbar together as one download package.
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ShunT
msg:1367734 | 11:32 pm on Nov 4, 2005 (gmt 0) |
Google has always supported Firefox from the start (ie. default firefox start page). They also support open source projects. Put two and two together and that's why they want to suppot the Firefox toolbar not the IE version.
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Celicaphile
msg:1367735 | 12:38 am on Nov 5, 2005 (gmt 0) |
It's too big of a coincidence for me that this comes right after Gates talks trash about Google...
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stuartmcdonald
msg:1367736 | 12:45 am on Nov 5, 2005 (gmt 0) |
| I must admit, I did wonder "Who doesn't have an AdSense account yet?" |
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Yes indeed. And while a $100 kickback isn't to be sniffed at, does the world (and more importantly Adwords advertisers) need ever more sites displaying their listings when QC is already such a major issue? A $5 finders fee for reporting MFA sites would have me far more excited!
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