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Bringing The Buzz To WidgetBucks

By • October 12, 2007 • Blogging, Buzz, Widgets • 6 Comments

Last week I helped a company called Mpire launch a new shopping widget called WidgetBucks.com. I was brought in to help them get the “buzz” going and get people talking and bloggers blogging about it.

WidgetBucks Total Users

I guess I did a good job, because in one-week they went from 0 signups… to 5,000 signups, as well as 25 million impressions from those signups.

It’s been a wild first week for WidgetBucks, the new ad network of shopping widgets. Launched Tuesday, Oct. 2, WidgetBucks has registered 5,000 publishers, bloggers and affiliates, as well as 25 million impressions during its first seven days.

Maybe someday I’ll write a long post telling exactly how I helped them, but for now, my specific methods remain a trade secret. :)

One thing is for sure though, if you’re going to put your name behind a product, you have to believe it’s going to work for people. WidgetBucks has the potential to earn for many. I hope it’s working out for you.

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Business Around A Lifestyle

The world changed on 9/11 in so many different ways. Since that day, there has been a major shift happening in the way people think and live their lives. Sure, many people still chase the dollar as their ultimate goal. However, many more people have begun to realize that the world could, well, end tomorrow.

That's why people are choosing to pursue a business around a lifestyle, instead of a lifestyle controlled by their business. It makes sense, right? If the world was going to end tomorrow, would you still try to live your life in a way you never wanted to?

Take a look around you and you'll see that this shift to becoming a lifestyle entrepreneur is being adopted by more and more people every day. Some of those people are falling into it because they have been laid off from their jobs and are literally forced into it. Some of those people just figure out a way to make it happen because of the "end of the world" thinking mentioned above.

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  1. GettyCashg→
    October 13, 2007 at 2:51 am #

    I am happy with WidgetBucks so far. Hmmmm… I’d like to know how you helped them. ;)

  2. GettyCash→
    October 13, 2007 at 2:56 am #

    I found it ” According to Jim Kukral, online marketing veteran and award-winning blogger, WidgetBucks represents “a strategy to help publishers get all of their eggs out of Google’s basket…which is a good thing.” Jim, we couldn’t agree more. “

  3. David Berkowitz→
    October 14, 2007 at 1:52 pm #

    Good job, Jim. Keep me posted on what’s hot in the widget world and with any other things you’re working on. I did hear a ton of buzz for this one – well done.

  4. Vijay Teach Me $$→
    October 14, 2007 at 5:05 pm #

    Hi Jim,
    I am using the widgetbucks and the main reason for me using it, was due the chatter on the blog secne, Buzz… is more appropriate word.

    Looking forward for your execution of this game.

    Vijay

  5. Markk→
    October 15, 2007 at 2:25 am #

    Looks like there’s a future for WidgetBucks. Since coming on, I’ve been getting impressions and clicks and $$ added to the bonus $25. But you gotta know one thing – not all WB products attract. You need to test them out and settle for the ones that appear to get clicks. I know a few that really works but you gotta try them out yourself and that depends on the kind of blog you have.

  6. Online Presence :: Make Money Online→
    October 17, 2007 at 4:59 am #

    WidgetBucks has been doing quite well on my websites so far. I’m even happier now that I know you’re behind this in some way :-)