We’re giving our Publishers a forum to show off that swagger on the wall of our Facebook page, where twice a month you can win a $75 gift certificate and other cool prizes!

Here’s how it works:

• Every other week we’re going to ask you two questions on Kontera’s Facebook wall.
  1. One question that’s industry related- about the world of blogging, Kontera, and web monetization.
  2. The other question will tackle an even more serious topic: YOU. We want to learn a little more about your interests, like what’s your favorite scary movie or what horribly annoying pop song is currently infecting your head .
• You can leave your answers as a comment on our Facebook wall – and put it to the vote of the Kontera Fans.
• The publisher whose comment receives the most “Likes” from their fellow Publishers and Facebook friends will be awarded the first place prize of a $75 Amazon Gift Certificate.
• Additionally, two runner-ups will get a $50 gift certificate each, and the next two runner-ups will receive a $25 voucher each.

So basically, every couple of weeks five happy winners will enjoy some online spending money – just for sharing their opinion! It’s fun, it’s easy, and best of all… it’s virtually impossible to give a wrong answer.

So what are you waiting for..
Find out this week’s questions – Start now »

* While all comments are welcome, and everyone can vote for the best answer (by “Liking” the comment), only current Kontera Publishers are eligible for the prizes. If the winner with the most “Like”s is not a current publisher in good standing with Kontera, the winning will be passed on to the next runner up.

Kontera’s Summer Blowout promotion has gotten such an enthusiastic response from our affiliates, that we’ve decided to extend the promotion through the month of September. The terms remain exactly the same, except for the new end date:

• Kontera affiliates will earn a $25 bonus, for every publisher they refer to Kontera by September 30^th , that generates at least 25,000 U.S. page views during their first 30 days on the network.
• That’s on top of your usual  10% monthly Affiliate commission.

Simply keep on referring those quality publisher to sign up to Kontera using your dedicated Affiliate URL. Eligible Affiliates get the bonus automatically added to their account.

And now you have an extra full month to earn some more spending money!

You can learn more about the Kontera Affiliate Summer Promotion.
If you’re not yet an affiliate, you can apply to become one.

Quality sites joining Kontera that generate over 25,000 pageviews coming from the USA during their first month on the network – receive a $50 bonus.

This summer, our affiliates join in on the fun:

When you bring in quality publishers – you’ll get an additional bonus on top of your regular Affiliate commission.

Win-Win for Everybody!

• For every publisher that signs up to Kontera through you this summer, and generates over 25,000 U.S. page views during their first 30 days on the network – You get a $25 Bonus!
• There’s no limit to how many bonuses you can earn.

What do you need to do?

• Continue to refer quality publishers (with sites popular amongst US visitors) to the Kontera Network.
• We will monitor the performance of the publishers that sign up through your dedicated Affiliate link.
• For publishers that join through you by September 30th, and reach over 25,000 US Pageviews during their first 30 days on the network – we’ll automatically add the $25 bonus to your account.
• That’s in addition to your monthly affiliate commission of 10% from the net yearly earnings of the publishers you referred.

So get cracking – summer doesn’t last the whole year!

Affiliates: You can download some promotional banners for your site to get you started. If you require additional sizes- don’t hesitate to contact us and we’d be happy to help!

If you’re not yet an affiliate and would like to take advantage of this promotion, you can apply to become a Kontera Affiliate.

* Promotion valid for registrations you generate until September 30, 2010

TechCrunch and Kontera bring Holiday Spirit to the Bay Area with a Private Screening of Avatar.

The popcorn is on us!

Kontera has partnered with TechCrunch to bring a little Holiday joy to the local startup community and to help raise funds for two great causes, the UCSF Foundation and Malaria No More. TechCrunch has organized a private screening of one of the most anticipated films of the year, Avatar.

Local TechCrunch readers have the opportunity to be among the first to see James Cameron’s latest creation compliments of TechCrunch. On your way into the theater, stop by the concession stand for a complimentary bag of popcorn and a cold drink on Kontera, then put on your 3D glasses, sit back and enjoy the show.

For more information on ticket availability check out TechCrunch.  In the spirit of the holidays, TechCrunch is requesting a $5 donation per ticket to help support either the UCSF Foundation or Malaria No More (your choice).

Happy Holidays and we look forward to seeing you at the Metreon.

We see no better time than the holidays to introduce a brand new program for online publishers.

If you own a website or a blog we invite you to benefit from the following promotion that we are glad to announce today:

Kontera Pays Double for Your Clicks!

Join Kontera this holiday season and we’ll match your first month earnings, so as a special holiday bonus you’ll be EARNING DOUBLE. Joining is a snap:

1. Sign-up with Kontera.
2. Implement the Kontera tag on your site or blog and start earning right away.
3. EARN DOUBLE your first month -whatever you’ll earn during your first month we’ll match!*

Sign-Up Now!»

How will it work?
We’re joining in on the holiday cheer – There’s no top limit we’ll match your earnings dollar for dollar!  

This limited-time offer is valid only for publisher sign-ups through the promotional link so don’t miss out on this great opportunity and sign-up now!»

Happy holidays everyone.

* Offer is valid only for sign-ups through the promotional link
* Bonus valid for earnings over $10 per publisher
* Visit the promotion’s Terms & Conditions page.

Whether you’re ready or not, the holiday season has officially arrived. We wanted to take a second to wish you and your families a happy Thanksgiving and an enjoyable holiday weekend.

As you’re enjoying spending time with your families and the warmth of the holiday spirit, we’ll be working hard to plan some exciting things including special bonuses for our newest publishers. All the news will be posted here, but it’s a great time to be sure you are in the know and connected with us on Twitter and Facebook.

Again, from all of us at Kontera, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving.

The time has come to officially announce the winners of our MVP Awards contest for the best blog posts describing Kontera success stories. We are excited to announce the winners who will each receive an Amazon Kindle: Randy Brown from Grownupgeek.com and Jason Caetano from techsquirt.com.

Randy is a “veteran” Kontera publisher and shares some great tips from his extensive experience; Jason is a new Kontera publisher who shared his outlook on starting out in the blogosphere and why Kontera is a natural fit for techsquirt.com.

Randy made a great point in how Adsense and Kontera make a good match: “Over the last 2.5 years… Kontera has earned right up with, and some times better than Adsense. Kontera has also performed better than other In-Text ad networks I have tested over the years. Those solid earnings combined with my own dedicated Kontera account manager that answers my questions and deals with any problems that arise (something you won’t get from Adsense) has kept Kontera on my “Best ad network” list.” Read Randy’s post>>

Jason described the importance of engagement and relevancy in online advertising and emphasized the added value Kontera In-Text brings to user experience: “Kontera helped me obtain my goals of earning revenue for my blog, not just by providing in-text advertising but providing relevant and engaging information… If you’re looking for simple and easy to use In-Text advertising program that is relevant to your content and users – I would look no-further then Kontera.” Read Jason’s post>>

Thanks everyone for your submissions, we enjoyed reading your success stories and congratulations to our winners. Enjoy your Kindles! If you didn’t win this time around check out our Triple Play program running until the end of the year.

We’re working on some great new offers for our publisher partners so be sure to stay tuned here, or by following us on Twitter and Facebook.

]]> http://blog.kontera.com/2009/11/11/meet-the-kontera-in-text-advertising-mvp-award-winners/feed/ 1 http://blog.kontera.com/2009/10/22/win-a-kindle-from-kontera/ http://blog.kontera.com/2009/10/22/win-a-kindle-from-kontera/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:27:47 +0000 Kontera Team http://blog.kontera.com/?p=2073 Have you heard?  Kontera is giving away Amazon Kindles through our MVP Rewards Program!
We wanted to take an opportunity to re-introduce our latest promotion:

Entering is simple and only requires presenting some of your Kontera In Text Advertising successes in a post on your site, and then shooting us an e-mail with the link to the post. You can be rewarded with a great prize!  Find all the details here.

We look forward to reading your post and shipping out your new Kindle. 

Hurry up and enter this contest as the deadline is October 31st – increase your chances to get a special Halloween treat from Kontera!

We want both our large and small publishers to benefit and win as well.

Kontera “Triple Play” — Three new ways for publishers to gain extra revenues between now and the end of the year.

1. Optimize for Revenues – Take Advantage of the biggest ad spending quarter of the year. Increase your revenues by implementing our Tips and Tricks to optimize Kontera across your sites. We provide some proven techniques that will help you maximize your earnings during the end of the year and holiday season.

   Learn More ->

2. MVP Rewards – Tell Us Your Kontera Success, Win a Kindle

   We want to hear from you! We’re always interested to learn more about the publishers in our network, their experience with Kontera In Text ads, and how Kontera is helping them. Send us a link to your post or story about your successes with Kontera and you will be entered to win one of several Amazon Kindles and gift certificates that we are giving away for the best submissions. All Our MVP winners will also be featured in Kontera’s all-star gallery series of blog posts.

   Learn More ->

3. Heavy-Hitters’ Special – If you regularly receive Kontera earnings of more than $1500 per month, then we should talk! Kontera can significantly increase your In Text Advertising earnings for the October through December timeframe. There is no better way to get additional end- of- year revenues. Simply send us an email to support@kontera.com with “Heavy Hitters Bonus” in the subject line, and our team members will follow-up to get you into this exciting program.

WIN A KINDLE!

We’re always interested to learn more about the publishers in our network, their experience with Kontera, and how Kontera is helping them.

Send us a link to your post or story about your successes with Kontera and you will be entered to win one of several Amazon Kindles and gift certificates that we are giving away for the best submissions.

All Our MVP winners will also be featured in Kontera’s all-star gallery series of blog posts.

Here are a few questions to get you started:

• What inspired you to start your website, blog, or latest initiative?
• How did you come up with the idea?
• When did you start using Kontera?
• How has Kontera helped you to attain your goals?
• What words of wisdom do you have for other web publishers or bloggers?
• What do you see for the future of your site or blog?

Send a link to your post to support@kontera.com with the subject line: “Kontera MVP”.

Deadline for entry is October 31st. Winners will be drawn by November 3rd and will be contacted via email and featured in an upcoming Kontera blog post. For more information visit the T&Cs page

Enter Today!