Now I have used AdSense on my blogs, in fact I've even blogged about getting it and loosing it. I must say that it's an ingenious way to make money for practically nothing, but for those of us that have be suspended from further use, it can be rather frustrating. For instance I no longer have AdSense, and so I no longer profit from any ads you may see on this or any of my other blogs. My only way I'll profit from a reader right now is if they decide to ChipIn and send me some money. Now while it was active, I had clicked on a couple AdSense ads because I was curious what they were about, and if there was any merit or connection to this blog. Turns out even one click from yourself can get you banned from AdSense for all time. So that's it, no more AdSense, no more free money from Google. I can't even do any of those get rich quick schemes you see all over.
Anyway this is a review site, and I can't just leave you without any reviews. So, it was actually nice to be able to see not only click traffic, but where the clicks came from and what sort of things were getting clicked on. It showed all sorts of handy things like balance, $ per click rate, and a list of all enabled websites and blogs. I believe there's a newer layout now, but the old one was pretty clean and easy to use much like the new blogger experience and all the other Google page re-designs to make everything look more like Google+.
Does not pass mustard, because it penalizes the curious, with no forgiveness. You may not agree with me on this one, and that's ok, just don't think you can change my mind on it.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Chip in
This is a mini-review of www.chipin.com.
Creates an event to allow others to "Chip in" and help pay for things. Chip ins are sent directly to your paypal account using the e-mail address you used to sign up for paypal. It's very handy, works every time, and I've been using it for years already. If you want to see how chipping in works, just click the orange Chip In button on the right.
Passed Mustard!
NOTE: The whole chipin.com website was closed on March 7 2013... Don't bother with this any more, the review has been downgraded to "doesn't cut the mustard".
Creates an event to allow others to "Chip in" and help pay for things. Chip ins are sent directly to your paypal account using the e-mail address you used to sign up for paypal. It's very handy, works every time, and I've been using it for years already. If you want to see how chipping in works, just click the orange Chip In button on the right.
Passed Mustard!
NOTE: The whole chipin.com website was closed on March 7 2013... Don't bother with this any more, the review has been downgraded to "doesn't cut the mustard".
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