Absolutely Fantastic is what I have to say!

TrafficSynergy have done it again. With there ever strong strive to get ahead in the affiliate marketing scene in South Africa, they have once again launched an addition to their system, which I feel takes them ahead of Google Adsense.

As you can see by the adverts under each post on this website, there is no "Ads by XXX", which I think for most web entrepreneurs, is one of those things which really does just get in the way! On top of this, I am sure you have noticed the mouse hover, which changes the background colour of the advert? Of course you have, if not, test it out now!

The code to control each advert set is fully customizable:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!–
//AVAILABLE SIZES: 468×60,728×90,250×250,125×125,120×600,160×600
var size = "468×60";
var banner_type = "txt";

//Input Colour variables below, in the following HEX format (RRGGBB)
var colour = "018843";
var background_color = "ffffff";
var font_color = "000000";
var hover_color = "default";//Set to ‘default’ to have it calculate automatically (not recommended for light font colours)

//DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS POINT
var aff_id= "CDXXXX";
//–>
</script>
<script src = "http://www.trafficsynergy.com/adrands.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

There are currently 5 options, which can be changed - These I have placed in bold above. This approach is similar to Adsense, but if you ask me, it seems a fair bit easier to manipulate.

** Another great feature, is the fact that when an advert is clicked, the website loads in a different window, unlike Adsense, which loads in the current window!

CLICK HERE to sign up for an affiliate account with TrafficSynergy!

I’ve been searching lately for a facebook application that allows me to drop my YouTube embed code and some other HTML code for my profile. After a little google’ing i came across HTML Box app.

It’s a really awesome little application. You can now drop your code into the HTML box and it will publish it for you. It allows you to add web images to your profile, CSS formatted text (with hyperlinks, forms, tables) and even external Flash videos from YouTube, Google Video and other video sharing sites.

Click the image on the right to see an example..

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Alexa could not exist without the participation of the Alexa Toolbar community. Each member of the community, in addition to getting a useful tool, is giving back. Simply by using the Firefox and IE toolbars each member contributes valuable information about the web, how it is used, what is important and what is not. This information is returned to the community as Related Links, Traffic Rankings and more.

You can read more by clicking here, or download it here!

It’s almost the end of the month, which means that it’s almost time for us to send our publishers their payments. We know you’re eagerly waiting for your check or EFT deposit to pay your bills, so we’d like to answer some questions you may have and clarify what to expect over the next few weeks.

Will I be sent a payment this month?

You can check to see whether you’re eligible for a payment at the end of July. Just visit your Payment History page, set the date range to ‘All time’, and find the amount in the ‘Monthly balance’ column corresponding to June. If this number is greater than $100 and you removed all holds from your account before July 15th, you’re eligible for a payment at the end of this month.

Can you give me an actual ‘end of the month’ date?

Unfortunately, we can’t. You may sometimes see that your payment is issued on the 23rd of the month, and at other times on the 29th. This is because all earnings are audited for accuracy every month, and this automatic audit process can take different amounts of time during each payment cycle. To keep things simple, you may wish to think of ‘end of the month’ as the last day of the month. After your payment is issued, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery, depending on your location and the form of payment you’ve selected.

What about the 25th? I read somewhere that I’m supposed to get my checks by that day.

That’s a reissue date that applies to the month after a standard delivery check is issued. Let’s say you earned $200 in June and removed all payment holds before July 15th. We’d then issue you a check at the end of July, which we’d expect to reach you by August 25th.

I’ve selected EFT. Does that mean my payments get processed faster by Google?

No, the processing time is still the same for EFT and checks. However, once processed and issued, EFT payments typically reach publishers more quickly, since they’re directly deposited into bank accounts. If you’re issued an EFT payment at the end of July, we expect that you’ll see it in your bank account by August 5th. If you’re issued a standard delivery check at the end of July, we expect that you’ll receive it by August 25th.

After reading through this info, we hope you feel like an expert on payments. We’ve used the current month in all of the examples, but feel free to refer back to this post again in the future. If you’d like to learn more about AdSense payments, we recommend reviewing our Payments Demo, Payment Guide, and subscribing to the AdSense Calendar.

Posted by Arlene Lee - AdSense Publisher Support

Article taken from: Inside Adsense