A week ago, I started using Chitika eMiniMalls on this blog, and two others. So, how is it going?
Very well, so far. Much like Darren reported (although his numbers dwarf mine, of course), Chitika daily earnings tend to be as large as AdSense ones. That means that if you have a blog with AdSense ads and you add a Chitika one (remember, you have to use eMiniMalls in non-contextual mode if you use it together with AdSense… but that’s not really a problem), you can double your earnings.
Now, that can either mean that you move from $1 to $2 a day… or it can actually mean something. 
Especially if you have a real money-making blog (which I don’t), such as a product-oriented one. Hmm…
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Happened to join Chitika by way of your own website (and I give you credit for so introducing them to me in this essay on my weblog, as also recommends it to other interested weblogs).
I’ve been testing the eMiniMalls on my blog, and I haven’t noticed much of a difference. Who knows, maybe I need to change their layout or something.
selsine: have you customized the products / types of products list in the javascript? It may not be obvious that you need to do so. You should think about what your readers may be interested in - which may not necessarily be what your blog is about.
Besides (free advice! :)), you might be more successful if you move your ad nearer the top.
Hey Dehumanizer,
Thanks for the advice, my worry with moving more adds to the top is that it would make my site look too ad-centric. But maybe it’s time that I play with my current layout.
Thanks.
You’re welcome.
“Too ad-centric”, to me, means that the site has more ads than content, which is certainly a bad idea.
Having at least one of the ads at the top, however, is helpful. Remember that a lot of people don’t scroll down. It’s stupid, but it’s true.