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Search Box Programs
| Search programs
are an easy way to provide a means for sites to be able
to generate revenue when visitor's are ready to leave
your site. When people are done viewing a site they
either search for other sites, leave via a link or
sponsor, manually type in another site to visit, use
their browser's back button, or call it a day. By
providing a means to search for something else of
interest a site has yet another not so obvious method of
advertising that can generate revenue. There are two main
ways to use search programs. Search programs can be
incorporated via a mere search box or they can be
integrated via actual search results on your webpages. A
search engine type site would find integrating the
results on their page most beneficial. Most search
integration programs require a higher amount of searches
per month and often an actual search engine type site.
For most smaller sites a search box on their site is the
way to go. While there are many search programs out there
I list a few below that are more popular. Overture - 2 cents per first click but may remove websites that do not perform well second clickthru wise Searchtraffic - 6 cents per second click and less likely to remove sites for poor performance than overture Goclick - 2 cents per first click Targetwords - pays 1 to 9 cents per search Integrated Search Programs Overture - their integrated search program is in use by large sites like Yahoo Goclick - for sites over 5000 visitors a day they offer more specialized features including perhaps integrated search results Sprinks.about.com - offers integrated data feeds of paid search results for high traffic sites |