I wrote a couple of posts ago about how my Kontera check was sent to Senegal, while I'm here in good ol sunny Malaysia. Well, some good soul re-routed my check and the postman delivered it today. Don't know to laugh or laugh harder at the timing. I just confirmed a request with Kontera to re-issue my check with last month's earnings added to it. Now this check is void.
I said Kontera was a wee bit (tongue in cheek) primitive on the admin side and here's proof. Check out the handwritten word "Senegal" on the address.
Oh my. Could it be that they actually employ real people to vet the addresses? A handwritten correction to boot! In any case, I told them I wasn't thrilled with their user admin and I'm relieved that they're aware of their lacking in this department. Well at least the email I received said they were looking into it :
| ... but our development team is working on having our system changed in the near future. There is no word on when the update will happen but I hope that it is soon. |
So, I'm keeping this check as a momento. This check has travelled almost all the way around the world to me :
But to be honest, Kontera gives me good money. Contextually, they fill in the gaps that Adsense leaves when they serve off-target ads. I can check the latest in-demand keywords, plunk them into my posts and be sure that it will be picked up by Kontera.
Oh well, there's good and bad in everything. As long as Kontera pays me good money and stops sending my checks on world tours, I'm happy as a bee. Lesson to all : make sure you confirm your address with Kontera. You have to do it by email though, because as of this post's date, their user admin doesn't have the function for users to check their addresses.
Hi
I have never tried kontera, do they pay well?
Are they worth promoting?
Thank you
Hello Richard
I'll be totally honest. Some folks who have much bigger sites than mine with huge traffic don't do well with Kontera (comparatively). It really depends on your niche and the inventory of ads they have on that niche. I suppose I'm fortunate in that the sites that I run are in niches that I'm confident will have adequate ad inventory in any ad program. The only way to find out for sure if Kontera IS for you is to try it for at least 2-3 months. Assuming you have adequate traffic, this should be a good enough trial period.
Thanks for your response Andrew.
you're Very helpful.