Performancing Ads is a new ad network that sets itself apart from all of the others in a lazy yet brilliant way: it exclusively focuses on the sales of 125×125 ad boxes on blogs. Instead of confusing people with such complicated things as 486×60 and CTR and whatnot, all it offers are those cool little square buttons that are the hottest thing on the web since, well, 468×60.
But don’t let my seemingly mocking introduction fool you - the concept really is nice. Most blogs have space for 125×125 ads and lots of people want to sell them, and making a dedicated marketplace for the format is a nice move by Performancing.
SO HOW DOES PERFORMANCING ADS WORK?
After signing up for an account and submitting a blog that you want to display ads on, you install the Performancing Ads plugin and add a piece of code to your blog. The process is fairly straightforward (although installing a plugin takes more work than the far-easier variant of putting javascript/HTML to display the ad) and shouldn’t take too long. You then set a weekly price for each square you add and wait for the money to start flowing in.
Well, kinda. I haven’t had a single booking yet for my test period (only two days, but at four bucks per week it’s a steal compared to my normal pricing) and all of the other sites that I’ve seen using it are filled with the default ads. This would be all fine and dandy if the backup ads actually made me money, though, or if I could at least CHANGE them. Not so. Having useless affiliate ads on my blog is not something I’m partial too, so Performancing needs to get its act together.
Despite this huge shortcoming, Performancing Ads is still worth checking out because it’s the first ad program of it’s kind.
By Lucas on Aug 16, 2008 | Reply
I signed up for Performancing Ads just to promote the program as an affiliate. I’d rather sell my ads directly.
By Hussein | Random Blog on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
I haven’t tried performancing ads yet because i’m using oiopublisher. but it sounds cool. i’ve seen this already in many blogs.
By Blood08 on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
buysellads.com will blow these guys out of the water once they launch.
By David on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
Actually, you can book your own ads in those spots, so you can push your own affiliate offers, or sell spaces outside of Performancing Ads. It is really cool and not hard to do. Might want to give it a more thorough look.
By Max Miroff on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
@David: Do tell how. There’s no option on the site nor is there one on the plugin. If they’ve added this feature, they haven’t made it obvious.
By YIAM on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
Seems to not be very usefull to me.
By The Cheapest Domain Registration on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
I have seen several posts on Perf Ads, and have yet to check it out. There is so much stuff out there it is hard to keep up.
Thanks Max,
JR
By Eliza J. on Aug 18, 2008 | Reply
Performancing ads attracts bloggers and advertisers due to their nice features.
It’s an interesting idea to exchange ads.
By albachtimi - online information on Aug 18, 2008 | Reply
I’ve heard performancing ads lot of times, since I plop down in blogging activity for searching a certain luck of making money, I try a lot of chance to thrive my blog to be one most well known blog and could earning much money on it. But this time, I couldn’t enroll in this performancing ads… i still focus to build my blog niche and promote it.
By Paid Online Free Surveys on Aug 20, 2008 | Reply
I am a growing fan of performing ads. Just started using them on one of my blogs.
By Netizen on Aug 20, 2008 | Reply
4 bucks a week is indeed a trash offer
By AndyS on Aug 26, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the informative post. I am trying out this service for this week. If it doesn’t work, out it goes.
By ed on Sep 1, 2008 | Reply
Uh….absolutely very useful for me. Thank you very much for your great post. Good job.
By Wrist Watches on Sep 10, 2008 | Reply
I’m a member at Performancing. Also another great place is the hive at Performancing its $10 per month but some great advice and help is available for all levels of bloggers
By blankshooting on Sep 25, 2008 | Reply
i’ve started using performanceads and i can’t actually see any ads. jury’s out on this one!
By Internet Marketing on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
well i am using adbrite
By Make money online on Oct 8, 2008 | Reply
Well, I think the best way to benefit from this is to promote their affiliate program. There are other websites through which you can earn much more by selling ads.
By wedding dresses on Nov 2, 2008 | Reply
I just earn little from my blog
By Internet Marketing Money on Nov 29, 2008 | Reply
When you can make $2000 a month from adsense you don’t really need anything else : )
By Jason on Dec 18, 2008 | Reply
Their signup seems to be broken over the last week and the site seems kind of shoddy, not too impressed
By bondox on Dec 19, 2008 | Reply
I use performancing ads and they are working fine.