Widget Monetization with AdaptiveBlue SmartLink Feeds

AdaptiveBlue has announced their new SmartLink Feeds which is a great way to add a new layer of monetization to your Web site or blog. It seems like everyday I am speaking with someone about using widgets to monetize, and this might be another way to do just that. You can also use the widget to show any feed you would like and relevant links will appear including Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo, etc. The easier way is to monetize existing feeds published by AdaptiveBlue.  Among these feeds are NY Times Best Sellers, Netflix Top Rentals, iTunes Top Albums and Amazon Hot Gadgets. All you need to do is to grab the widget for your blog and fill in your Amazon id. The feed content will update automatically with new, popular items. When your readers click through or buy via SmartLinks you make money.

As Alex notes in the official blog post, SmartLink Feeds is a good complement to your existing advertising programs. As opposed to say AuctionAds which provides a widget of eBay items, the SmartLink Feeds widget can provide more content about the book or music item.  Depending on the type of item, ~20 links are provided to the item including links to purchase the item on Amazon, eBay, etc. These purchase vehicles can use your affiliate code so any purchases made credit your account.

Here is a sample widget using the iTunes Top Albums (RSS click through to view!):

Editor's note: AdaptiveBlue is a current CenterNetworks sponsor.