• All non US/Canada traffic will now be paid on a CPM basis. The WidgetBucks system will do the geo-targeting and appropriately serve out ads. The pricing details have not yet been disclosed.
• Only audited payments will be shown under “My Widgets”. The reports will be generated on a daily basis and will only be the audited results (Currently shown in black. All the ones you see in red will not be shown).

These changes are going to be effective early December. I like the fact that they are thinking about their international customers now. Once more details are disclosed we will know if their CPM model will really fly or not.

For now at least, they seem to be thinking seriously about publishers and how best to look after their interests.

Thanks Mpire! Read more at their blog.

You need to ’subscribe’ to Blogit, which costs $12.95 per month for the basic plan. You can then create a blog for yourself. Every time someone reads an article present in your blog, you get paid for it.

This is a very good model for newbie bloggers since there are no additional costs associated with hosting and blog software deployment. At the same time, if you can build a good reader base, you make money! A win-win situation for all.

I have just started the DYB Blog where you can track the progress and see sneak previews of the website in action.

The launch date is currently set at 25th December. Yes! It has been moved out from the original date of 25th November. A Christmas Launch is what we have right now and I’m hoping the wait will be well worth it. Fingers crossed! :-)

Kontera ContentLink provides inline advertisements for your blogs and websites. Kontera can be quite useful in monetizing your blogs. There is a WordPress plugin available that can make it easy to integrate Kontera into your blog.

Its quite simple to use. Just like any other plugin, upload it into your plugin directory and activate it. You will need to enter your Publisher Id in the Admin Panel to ensure that it works correctly.

If you don’t have a Kontera account yet, sign-up now.

Aaron Wall has come up with an interesting article titled “The Blogger’s Guide to SEO“.

Here are the topics covered in this article:

• What Google Knows About Your Blog
• Why Blog SEO is Different From SEO for Other Websites
• Domain Registration & Hosting
• Keyword Research
• Keeping Up With the Joneses
• Writing Clear & Compelling Headlines
• Optimizing Site Structure
• Web Analytics
• Use Push Marketing After Launching Your Site
• Understanding Network Effects
• Learn More About SEO

The video this week is on SEO Basics. It covers title tags and their importance for SEO. The video by Gareth Davies of GSINC Ltd. is 4 minutes in length.

You can visit their website for more SEO Basics Videos.