ypn the holy grail.

[Ajay]

So, the general consensus is that it is practically impossible for newbs to get into YPN with a myspace site... so, I'm wondering, what types of sites have a relatively good chance of getting in? How are they with accepting blogs? if anyone knows, share.

[jeremy860]

when I got in I think the last quarter of 2005, I applied with a fansite and got approved 3 weeks later.

[lyzyrdgyzyrd]

If you have any vacant domains kicking around you could use vendors from CJ/Linkshare/Sharesale to set up a storefront website with just about any line of products.

[Ajay]

If you have any vacant domains kicking around you could use vendors from CJ/Linkshare/Sharesale to set up a storefront website with just about any line of products.

oh good one, I never thought of that... hmm I'll look into that.

[shimmeringgraphix]

Why don't they accept Myspace related sites?

[rize]

i think because there are not much advertisers that show ads that are "myspace sites" related :D

[mincioni]

IMHO, some ad firms are tightening up on MS sites because some are bringing in relatively low-quality traffic, i.e., low relative CTR and/or conversion ratios as compared to their average publisher sites.

For CPM ads, I try to place them so that they will get a decent CTR. For YPN, I experiment with the ad categories so the best CTR and CPC can be achieved.

Hope that helps.

[Ad disengaged]

you may get banned but for the amount of money you make it is worth the risk

[mincioni]

If a site is earning a lot of revenue, so is the ad company. They'll love the extra profits.

However, I agree that if a site's payout is large and the quality of its traffic is poor, they might decide to pull the plug on that site for good.

[Scilynt]

when I got in I think the last quarter of 2005, I applied with a fansite and got approved 3 weeks later.Did you have a decent amount of traffic? I have other sites I could try but none with the traffic level of the myspace lol.

[Nocturnal]

I got accepted last year and haven't implemented the ads yet. I run a blog.

[Ajay]

I think they don't like ms sites because most of the clicks don't convert and some sites lost ypn because of too much foreign traffic.

[Ad disengaged]

they dont convert well, but is that our fault or yahoo's fault for not serving relevant ads?

[Chili]

It's absolutely YPN's fault, a huge company like that shouldn't still be in beta after 2 years! It's getting worse and worse because advertisers are jumping ship.

The CEO is an ex hollywood guy, so, it's like an ex oil guy trying to run a country.. ;)

Plus, they only count half of your clicks since around Dec...

[SWD]

Mostly blogs and such are getting accepted nowadays, even though, they rates are getting similar to adsense ones.

[v12kid]

ypn is currently crap imo. Targetting is a cruel joke and when you think you have it setup properly you get served Mazda ads on a health site! go figure..

for those that arent in yet, dont let the hype fool you. Stick with G and get decent targetted ads that actually serve your end users better

[mincioni]

i agree that the ypn ad targeting is not perfect, but i believe the reason is that they may not have enough ads in each category to fill 100%, so they'll throw in some unrelated ads to fill the excess ad space. i'd rather have that than psa's any day. i think they are doing a good job. i'll stick with 'em. :)

[PalmOS]

i had a basic forum