“I can’t see my Chitika Premium ads!”

April 7th, 2009

11 comments

Posted in: Chitika | Premium, Publisher Tools

If you find yourself silently thinking or very loudly shouting the above statement then we’re here to help. The good news is, your ads are probably working perfectly on your site - you just can’t see them; this is actually normal, and I’ll tell you why.

Chitika Premium ads work differently from traditional advertisements on your website. It will not just camp out on your site displaying an ad all the time (which can be annoying to your visitors), because the wise people here at Chitika decided that approach to displaying ads was actually not all that smart. So we decided to do it differently.

The Premium Approach
Premium ads will only appear on your site to a visitor that clicks through to your website from a search engine. Why? Because we believe that targeting their search query and showing an ad related to that will result in a higher CTR and we don’t want you to feel like you are annoying your regular visitors with ads (this is especially important for forum owners).

How to test your ads
It’s very easy to check out how the ad actually displays on your site by adding #chitikatest=keyword to the end of your URL in your browser’s address bar (for example - www.yourdomain.com#chitikatest=doctor)

Hit

Refresh the page by pressing +

You will now see how the Chitika | Premium ad looks on your site for whatever keyword you used in the test (in the example, we used “doctor”).

You won’t see exactly what your visitors will see in the ad unit because for them it’s targeted to their search query, remember? :)

Still have questions? No problem, comment below so I can help.

If, after using the test tool to view the Premium ad on your site, you still cannot see it or are experiencing issues, you can receive assistance from our experts in support. To submit a ticket to support, click here.

11 Responses to “ “I can’t see my Chitika Premium ads!” ”

1. 
   Google Conquest Says:
   April 27th, 2009 at 7:26 am

   Brilliant I’ve increased my profits with your advice. Thank you!

2. 
   Scritube Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 12:54 am

   I have a websites in Non English Language. Please let me know if you support Non English Traffic.

   Many thanks

3. 
   Chitika Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 11:25 am

   @Scritube at this time, we do not accept websites that are not in English.

4. 
   Walt Says:
   May 16th, 2009 at 6:22 pm

   I added the Chitika Premium plugin to my WP blog. When I click on the “preview in a new window” I don’t see an ad come up. I really need to see if the new “mega” size looks OK.

5. 
   Chitika Says:
   May 18th, 2009 at 11:03 am

   @Walt,

   The Chitika ads are working fine. Copy and paste this url to view them: http://greatfinewine.com/wines-spirits/custom-personalized-wine-bottles-2/#chitikatest=custom%20personalized%20wine%20bottles

6. 
   Shirleyann Says:
   August 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

   How do you know when your ads are displayed on your site?

7. 
   paul Says:
   September 4th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

   thanks, I can see my ads now…

8. 
   Arnab Says:
   October 30th, 2009 at 4:31 am

   my traffic is regular traffic (non search engine ) …Collapse into nothing is that option help me to increase my traffic & proffit?

9. 
   Dasta Says:
   November 3rd, 2009 at 9:37 am

   my traffic is regular traffic (non search engine )

   how can i show my ads

10. 
    Fish Says:
    November 4th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    I used #chitikatest=keyword but my adv still don’t show. What problem?

11. 
    VoIP for Bangladesh Says:
    November 6th, 2009 at 5:22 am

    Chitika should be open in Asia, Bangladesh, India, Srilanka, Pakistan and middle east. There are lots of visitor’s visits our sites everyday, and chitika place the ads very nicely, but we get no earning from this huge visitors block.

    Pls consider this matter for us, for asian bloggers/publishers.

    Thanks

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