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ShoppingAds - CPA and CPC Advertising

Posted: Sun 02/03/2008 by ramiro

ShoppingAds (formerly AuctionAds) is a Drupal module for adding shoppingads.com CPA and CPC advertising banners to nodes of selected node types.

Module Features

  • Enter ad keywords or let them be added automatically by using the terms associated with a node.
  • If terms are used as ad keywords you can limit the number of terms to be used as search terms.
  • Restrict terms used as ad keywords to a selected vocabulary.
  • Select from 12 Ad formats.
  • Support for shoppingads ad campaigns.
  • Select the weight to position the ads above or below the content.
  • Select whether to display ads in full view and or teaser view.
  • Select the node types you want ads to be displayed.
  • Enter color values for border, background, heading, description and links.
  • Select the ad style or attitude.
  • Specify whether to open ad links in new windows.

About ShoppingAds

  • ShoppingAds is not a contextually based ad product.
  • ShoppingAds is compatible with other ad systems.
  • ShoppingAds offers an integrated affiliate program.
  • All ShoppingAds units contain a referral link for affiliates.
  • One ShoppingAds account can be used on multiple sites.
  • ShoppingAds supports multiple ad campaigns.

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Module Installation

Simply extract the download package in your modules directory and then enable the module in admin/build/modules/.

Module Configuration

For configuration options go to admin/settings/shoppingads.

You need to add your shoppingads publisher ID here, select the ad format, activate the node types where ads shall be displayed, and enter keywords or select to use the terms associated with your node.

ShoppingAds Module Links

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Submitted by ArticlesGarage (not verified) on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 22:48.
I use ShoppingAds on one of my sites but I didn't realize it use Drupal. And probably I would have never realized if I didn't read this post. Is good to know
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Submitted by David Parkinson (not verified) on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 08:00.
If you're already a ShoppingAds user, or considering becoming one, you should check out emptyspaceads (a product I left my full-time job at Microsoft to build), which allows you to put ShoppingAds units in your website's empty space. After all, when was the last time you made any money from your site's empty space?

I invite you to try it out and send your honestly brutal feedback. Thanks!

-David Parkinson, emptyspaceads founder
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Submitted by Simon (not verified) on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 21:55.
How is it possible to remove ShoppingAds module?
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Submitted by ramiro on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 15:25.

As with any other contrib module. Deactivate in admin/build/modules and remove the files from the file system.

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Submitted by برامج (not verified) on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 08:05.
Today I knew shoppingads.com Through your site Can I put ads from other companies in the same location?
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Submitted by ramiro on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 08:34.

You can put other ads on the same page. The module only supports shoppingads ads.

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Submitted by AndriaD (not verified) on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 16:01.
I can't figure out how to make this thing work at all -- no ads appear, though with the keywords I've selected, ads do appear when I configure the campaign at shoppingads.com. No ads appear on my Drupal site either via this module, or even if I manually insert the shoppingads code as a custom block.

Is the "Publisher ID" the same thing as the "shoppingads_ad_client" (the long alphanumeric that appears in the first line of the shoppingads code)? That is the only thing I can find that remotely seems to be a "Publisher ID".

Some docs on how to use this would be very helpful.
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Submitted by ramiro on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 19:14.

The Publisher ID value on the settings page is the value used for the JavaScript variable shoppingads_ad_client. On the settings page for the module below each form field there is an explanatory text for the corresponding field.

Unfortunately, the shoppingads servers seem to be down quite often, so if no ads appear though the module is configured correctly this is very likely the cause.

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Submitted by AndriaD (not verified) on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 21:47.

Well, that's no good; if we can't even count on their servers to be up, how in the world can we count on any income from them?

Guess I'll have to look elsewhere for ads.

Thanks for the reply though -- I really couldn't figure out *what* I was doing wrong!

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Submitted by ramiro on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 21:51.

You're right an ad server that is not reliable is not of much use.

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Submitted by Busby SEO Challenge (not verified) on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 05:29.
With my page load condition I must have reconsideration to put this script on my blog. too much load can cause my account suspended from my hosting provider. maybe someday after I can host in my own server this ads will be perfect for me.
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Submitted by SEO Learner (not verified) on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 13:50.
Which is better, Chitika or Shoppingads, if I run a blog about cell phone news
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Submitted by Lowest Gas Price (not verified) on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 22:50.
Anyone know of a zip code based ad system? I want a system where I can sell ads based on zip codes advertiser select zip codes and when someone enters them their add is displayed. Not sure how to set up a CPA or CPC also could be time based some lunch and dinner ads could be displayed Think I am going to have to write my own What would you suggest for my lowest gas prices site
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