Jan
Profit Peelers - Big Ad Network or Big Joke?
Profit Peelers is a new ad network that specializes in those “peel away” ads you see in the top right corner of some websites. The ad style is somewhat interesting, which is why I got sucked into this, but it turns out that Profit Peelers is a big joke.
All it amounts to is the peel away ads script running on their server instead of yours. It uses their ads and infrastructure so you can get the peeling ads on your site without buying the script (in exchange for losing out on a chunk of your ad revenue.)
It actually sounds good until you go in and look at their offers. The offers are from Maxbounty and other ad networks, so Profit Peelers acts as yet another middleman between you and the actual merchant. It reminds me of the AuctionAds formula (lots of eBay affiliates banding together looking for a higher commission %), except that in this case, there is no such incentive for increased performance. And if there is, Profit Peelers reaps all the benefits.
It gets worse… a lot of the offers are expired. These CPA campaigns only last so long and then they need updated. Well, I don’t think Profit Peelers has been updated since August 2007. Now the Profit Peelers links go to either 404 pages or unrelated offers.
For example, here’s a Free PSP offer.
(Click image for a larger view.)
If you look closely, you’ll see that a user has commented how the offer expired a month ago, but it’s still listed. Way to take care of your publishers!
The next screenshot is the landing page… yep, a Visa gift card page. Definitely not a PSP page.
Stay clear of this one.
However, the PeelAwayAds script itself does seem interesting. It might be worth a shot for the $27 it costs. (It’s a neat script, not some get-rich-quick crap.) I haven’t used it yet, but if I do, I’ll tell you the level of “suckiness” I find.
The only problem I see is that you’ll have to have some good graphic design skills to create appealing ads (no pun intended!) But doing anything right does require extra work and money, so that’s just something you have to live with.
So if you do jump on the bandwagon, you can get Peel Away Ads right here for $27 through my affiliate link, or search Google because I’ve seen it listed for $17. I’m not sure what those people are doing that they can sell it for $17, but whatever.
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The script is nice! But the service blows! I want to get the script for scratchback =D. Is a great script for bloggers.
Thanks for the warning.
You can also get the script for free from some german dude at http://www.webpicasso.de/blog/pageear-free-peel-away-ad - think you have to leave the copyright intact, but otherwise…
Nice find Matt. That script looks pretty similar, I might try it.
I always wondered about that peel away thing. I think I will pass.
I bought the Peel Away Ads script earlier and am just now getting around to playing with it.
It’s a little clunky to setup because you have to edit the actual javascript include files, but it’s manageable if you know anything about javascript and HTML.
To their credit, they provide several videos that walk you through setting up the peel away ads and give several examples for rotating ads and different corner placement.
Overall, I am pleased with Peel Away Ads. Now we just have to see how well they perform.
See it in action here: http://www.freegamepad.com
You can get Peel Away Ads for $17 here:
http://www.peelawaycorners.com/special-offer/
Enjoy!
Donovan, that’s a great implementation! Hope it’s working well
I think peel aways aren’t bad. They are better than pop ups and not as annoying