Testing Adsense with Kontera
After months of testing Kontera as a supplement to Adsense on my websites, I have reached a conclusion. Kontera was a failure as a supplement to Adsense.
First, the amount per click from Kontera (132 clicks = $6.30) is a fraction of what Adsense pays per click. I received messages from people who said that their Kontera earnings per click has dropped dramatically the last few months.
It seems from testing, Kontera on the same websites as Adsense causes CTR for Adsense to drop. Thus, there is a drop in overall revenue. Some people have claimed it is not the same for their websites, so other factors may be in play.
I got an email from Kontera stating the Kontera code was not implemented correctly on my blog. They said placing the Kontera code directly above the </body> tag in the HTML is ideal. Obviously, the optimization team must not read their own “Kontera Blog”. When anyone puts the ContentLink Tag directly before the </body> tag on a Blogger template code, the Kontera ads do not show on the Blogger page. You need to go to the dashboard, click “layout”, then click “add a page element” , add HTML, place the ContentLink Tag there, and place the new element at the bottom of the page. It gives these EXACT directions on the Kontera blog!
When I received this email from Kontera, my ads were working fine. Then I tried to take the optimization teams advice just to humor myself and placed the ContentLink Tag directly above the </body> tag in my HTML. The ads all of a sudden did not show. But I already knew this from when I originally figured out how to correctly place the ContentLink tag on a Blogger template.
I also had several emails to them not returned. They were mostly regarding payment form. I asked that my payment be PayPal. They finally said that I was already set up for PayPal. Then I received a paper check. Then I asked that my next payment be direct deposit into my checking account. They finally wrote back and said that the changes have been made to my account. Then, I received a message saying to go to their help pages to find out how to change my payment method. I don’t even know how my next payment will be sent to me now.
Everything is done through a message to them. They have no “account page” where you can do things like update payment method.
So in summation, I have removed Kontera from my pages. For now I am stuck with only Adsense until I can find another good supplement. It is scary having all my eggs in one basket (Adsense).
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