Running Adsense and getting thousands of impressions but no clicks ? With WidgetBucks now you can get paid for your impressions as well. This could be really useful if you are using service like Entrecard because you are guaranteed of page impressions with EC.This is also useful if you are getting traffic from sites like digg because digg users are notorious for not clicking on ads.

Signing up process

Signing up is easy but you have to get approved to be a publisher.My blog was approved within two days so if you have blog with a decent amount of content you wouldn't have any problems signing up. Sign up for widgetBucks.

Creating the widget and adding the code

If you have experience in adding Adsense code you wouldn't have any problem adding the WidgetBuck code.All the standard ad formats available in Adsense are there in WidgetBucks and you can preview your widget while generating the code. Another cool thing about the widget is you can choose to let WidgetBuck scan the content and display relevant ads or you can choose a category so WidgetBuck will only show ads from that category , this is a cool feature if you blog about things not related to your main topic once in a while. One problem with the widget is its not valid XHTML. But its not a big issue because it has a simple remedy. The problem is the script tag is missing the type attribute.You can fix it easily by adding the following code just after the src attribute , type="text/javascript" , You can read How to look good in any browser to learn how to make your blog valid XHTML transitional.

Earning methods and Payment

Earnings are based on geographical location.If a visitor from USA or Canada clicks on your ad you get paid.If the visitor from a country other than USA or Canada you get paid for the impressions. And you can earn some extra bucks through their referral program so you have three ways to earn money.Payments are done throug Paypal and check and the minimum payout is 50$. Sign up for WidgeBucks.

I think this is a great method to monetize your blog , especially if you are getting a lot of traffic from non US and Canadian countries.So sign up for WidgetBucks and give it a try.If you are already using it feel free to share your thought about the service.