What The Heck Are Chitika eMiniMalls?

What The Heck Are Chitika eMiniMalls? by Titus Hoskins Copyright 2005

What are Chitika eMiniMalls or ads? No, it's not a chain of banana split parlors! You have probably seen thousands of them on the web, you may even have used a few without knowing exactly what they were called.

Keyword based and JavaScript powered, Chitika eMiniMalls are popping up everywhere on the web. Matched to content or context - these ads hit targeted consumers who are searching for information on particular products. Surfers can interact (search, read reviews, even find the best price) without having to leave the webpage they're viewing. Big Plus for both the surfer and the website owner. It provides valuable content or information without the surfer having to leave the webpage. And since these product ads are directly targeted to your site's content you have a better chance of keeping your visitor's attention while offering an advertising product.

Chitika (pronounced CHIH-tih-ka) ads are revolutionary in design. It presents all the features that makes the Internet so convenient for shopping. Information, images, reviews, comparison shopping and search links are presented right in one spot - the banner ad itself.

Many believe online advertising takes a small step forward with Chitika eMiniMalls. These cool looking online ads may just give Google Adsense a run for its money. It may just be a better all-around package for webmasters, consumers and advertisers. These Chitika ads display pictures as well as textual content and information. If a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, it might also mean more sales for the advertisers. Ads with images of the actual products will give the prospective buyer a solid image of what's being discussed. Ads with images usually out preforms ads with just text.

The Chitika eMiniMalls were launched on June 20, 2005 by Chitika Inc. - a Massachusetts based contextual advertising services provider. Chitika was founded in May 2003. According to their website, Chitika means "in a snap" in the South Indian language Telugu.

For webmasters, Chitika presents another advertising revenue option besides Google Adsense. There is even a referral system where webmasters can earn 10% of what their referrals earns for up to 12 months. Since Chitika plans to return 60% of ad revenue to publishers this may prove to be a lucrative alternative advertising system for many webmasters.

Chitika eMiniMalls are extremely easy to use. You can customize your ads, banner size/shape/color to blend in with the layout of your site and you can also program in your keywords to match the content on your site. You can pick just one product or you can rotate numerous products with eMiniMalls. Webmaster can have up to 1000 channels to help track their ads.

Once you have the Java code, you just place this code on your webpage where you want the ads to appear. These can also be used on blog posts and there is even a convenient plugin for WordPress, created by x74.org that you can use.

You can keep track of your stats from your login affiliate page, previous day's stats are reported each day. Monthly payments are made by Paypal on earnings of $10 or more. Checks are used if a webmaster doesn't use Paypal - the payout minimum is $50.

Chitika eMiniMalls may prove to be another popular revenue stream for webmasters and content providers. These Chitika ads will enhance any website with targeted products that surfers can explore further while staying directly on the webpage. It may just be this interactive feature that makes eMiniMalls an advertising winner for all concerned. An innovative advertising solution whose time has arrived.

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