For the sources listed above, what are the respective program names?
Can you choose your source of traffic (i.e. content, popups, search box)?
Can you buy single distributions (i.e. only content from certain sites)?
Is the content on the results page(s) backfilled by another search engine(s)?
If so who?
Where do you geographically focus?
Key brands/Primary Traffic Partners
How many "searches" / month?
How many clicks to advertisers per month?
Any Industry specialization?
Validation of Clicks
Do you protect against invalid clicks?Yes
7Search has developed a program that identifies exactly from which website or search engine the traffic is orginating and the conversion rate of vistors to actual purchases or sign-ups. This allows us to detect fraud or poor-quality traffic coming from our affiliate programs.Ask Jeeves uses proprietary software to track and evaluate the validity of each click. Each search, impression and click in the Ask Jeeves system is recorded to a log file. The log files are run through a purification process to produce revenue numbers.
What is your refund policy if clicks are determined to be invalid?
Is this an automatic process, or is it client initiated?
Advertiser Economics
How does the Advertiser pay?
How is pricing determined?
Contractual Obligations
Is there a minimum monthly spend?No
If so, what is the minimum spend?
Is there a Setup Fee?No
If so, what is the fee?
What Payment Methods are accepted?
If you accept credit card as payment, is Automatic Billing Required?
Is there a minimum time commitment?
If so, what is it?
When can the service be terminated?
How is the service terminated?
Ease of Use
Do you have a web-based interface?Yes
If so, what can I do with it?
Do you provide tracking?
If so, what kind?
If you provide tracking, how many unique conversions can you track?
If you provide tracking, can you track CPA or ROAS? If so which one?
Do you have an API feed?
If so, what are the requirements to get the API?
Is there a cost for the API?
Budget Management
If you provide budget management, can you track spend on a daily basis?
If so, can you set daily budget caps?
If so, are these daily caps hard caps or soft limits?
Can you spread your daily budget over 24 hours, or does the system pause the account once the daily budget is hit?
How can advertisers pause their campaign?
Editorial Guidelines
What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for headlines?
What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for descriptions?
What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for display URL's?
What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for destination URL's?
Customer Service and Account Management
Do you provide Customer Service?
Do you provide Account Mangement?
If so, are there different levels of service?
If you provide Account Management is it pooled or dedicated?
What kind of service does your Account Management team provide?
When is Account Management available?
When is Customer Service available?
How can customer service be reached?
Do you have standard presentations available for distribution to potential advertisers?
If so, how can one obtain a presentation?
Affiliate Programs
Do you offer an affiliate program?Yes
If so, is your affiliate program for traffic or new advertisers?Traffic
For traffic, do you pay a percentage of revenue, a one time fee, or a flat fee?Percentage
If so, what is the amount?0.5
For new advertisers, do you pay a percentage of revenue, a one time fee, or a flat fee?
In under 75 words, please provide a brief description of your search engine:7Search.com has been a leading pay per click advertising and affiliate network since our inception in 1999 and is dedicated to providing value and service for online businesses. Continually recognized as a premier online advertising solution and a respected Web partner network, 7Search has provided thousands of Web businesses with an economical and measurable opportunity to obtain Internet traffic and generate revenue through their online presence.
