In Part 5 I would like to talk about Chitika eMiniMalls. If your blog is product-oriented, or if you regularly feature products on your blog, you really need to be using Chitika’s eMiniMalls.

What is eMiniMall?

It consist of a tabbed interface which you does not require any click to activate. Visitors are presented with featured products, reviews, best prices from around the web, and search when mousing over tabs in the ad unit. You are also allowed to customize which tabs are shown.

What is the Strength of eMiniMalls?

• eMinimal ad units present a lot of information in a small space.
• They provide  value and information to your readers without ever leaving your blog.
• Readers can easily scan through the various tabs before making the click decision.
• Flexibility in determining how your ads look, how their content is targeted, and where they’re positioned.
• eMiniMalls also include a “behavior-based feedback loop,”. This means they look at which products are performing best on your blog. They maximize your earnings by serving your readers more of those products.

What is Chitika Premium?

It was released in 2008 so as to replace eMiniMalls. It has a few serious limitations compared to eMiniMalls:

• Chitika Premium only targets premium US traffic.
• All other visitors will see an alternate URL (which you can easily define) or a blank space.

Why Should You Prefer Chitika Premium?

Because US people tend to buy online, and the payout is more profitable.

How To Increase Chitika Payout

• Use Chitika RPU 4 WordPress plugin to manage Chitika  for your WordPress blog.
• The best position for both Chitika eMiniMalls and Chitika Premium is directly within a blog post that is mentioning or reviewing a product.
• The ad units should be in harmony with the rest of your content. You should remove the border, and set the border coler same as the background color.
• Always track your results by checking the Chitika online reporting tools.