EmberAds
Web and SaaS
affiliate ad network
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
8 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 15 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Execution: 3 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good to see competition in the ad space.
From 2 comments
It is good (?) to see competition. Yet, I would like ads to be beautiful, at the very minimum. Yours do not nicely blend in. Ads well done are those coming from 'The Deck', for…
davidcollantes on HNI have an idea for such a sentence! "We're not Google Adsense" I am just happy to see competing services in this space. Adsense has shut off many publishers and stonewalled them.…
readme on HN
Ember ads are an alternative to AdSense's account bans.
From 1 comment
AdSense can throw you out with no explanation given or appeal possible. Just being an alternative is reason enough to exist.
gcp on HN
Objections
CPA pays publishers less than CPM/CPC; not a true AdSense replacement without CPC/CPM.
From 2 comments
Sorry Dom but I think unless you have CPC/CPM pricing you have no right of calling this Adsense replacement. 2-3 years back I would be applauding for launching something that…
forcer on HN> we've found this works better with sites that add value I haven't. CPA tends to be the last resort of desperation for publishers -- unless, of course, the publisher's site is…
billirvine on HN
Ads shown were irrelevant (e.g. dresses) during matching.
From 2 comments
That's great. I just installed on my blog, but the ads are very un-relevant(mostly about women dresses) to my topic (free and open source softwares, tools etc).
rk0567 on HNHey HN, We've been working on EmberAds for a few months now and I think we are ready to get HN using it, The idea is you paste two lines of code, we match to your content and…
thehodge on HN
Design of ads and site is weak.
From 2 comments
It is good (?) to see competition. Yet, I would like ads to be beautiful, at the very minimum. Yours do not nicely blend in. Ads well done are those coming from 'The Deck', for…
davidcollantes on HNA few things bug me with the site design - The header background at the top of the page seems strange, not exactly sure what it is (wood logs?). It makes the white text harder to…
netfire on HN
Conversion tracking can be gamed by advertisers.
From 2 comments
Also, you're kind of at the advertiser's mercy on how reliable they are about reporting conversions, right? I can't see how the ad network could audit conversions with certainty,…
rpm4321 on HNYou still require honesty from the advertiser. Whats to stop the advertiser omitting the script on every nth completion page to reduce their outgoings? Maybe omitting it for high…
RobAley on HN
Requests
Add CPC and CPM pricing.
From 2 comments
Sorry Dom but I think unless you have CPC/CPM pricing you have no right of calling this Adsense replacement. 2-3 years back I would be applauding for launching something that…
forcer on HNWe've had requests from both publishers and retailers for CPC / CPM pricing and our system is built to handle that, it's just a case of finding some time in the schedule to build…
thehodge on HN
Clearer US-market branding and differentiation from AdSense on the site.
From 2 comments
"UK + US" Not seeing any US advertisers (except Staples) that I recognize. "you get paid per action " A quick look at your marketing doesn't make that apparent. It was a question…
larrys on HNBest wishes to you but I just want to reiterate what larrys says. Your home page could really do with a one-sentence description of what makes you different from adsense (and…
glaucon on HN
Non-English and AJAX support.
From 1 comment
does this serve international website owners, non-English and Ajax?
wiradikusuma on HN
Questions
How are conversions audited?
From 1 comment
Also, you're kind of at the advertiser's mercy on how reliable they are about reporting conversions, right? I can't see how the ad network could audit conversions with certainty,…
rpm4321 on HN
Are links converted to affiliate links and can that be disabled?
From 1 comment
``` (we even convert links into affiliate links automatically) ``` How does this play out? Your service looks incredibly interesting, but is there any way I can disable this? I…
kmfrk on HN
How is inappropriate content like adult or gambling sites filtered?
From 1 comment
I noticed there is no approval process. How do you deal with inappropriate content like adult or gambling sites which may breach the TOS of the affiliate networks you work with?
jasonlingx on HN
Alternatives named
Skimlinks
From 1 comment
Isn't this similar to Skimlinks i.e. you don't get paid by them until conversion?
wtracz on HN
VigLink
From 1 comment
And so does VigLink, and arguably at greater scale...it takes scale to do this well. VigLink claims to have over 30,000 merchants.
odamone on HN
Google AdSense
From 1 comment
A friend and I built a similar service back in 2006-2007. It was actually a rev share program based on affiliate aggregators like LinkShare and Commission Junction -- that's how…
thwarted on HN
Prosperent
From 1 comment
How is it different from http://prosperent.com?
extesy on HN