Whenever I see the name Chitika (pronounced CHIH-tih-ka), 
I think of Chiquita bananas.
And then I think of that Gwen Stefani song,  
“Hollaback Girl“ B.AN.ANAS. Bananas.
So here I am in today’s free shirt from Chitika Advertising Network.

I have never been a big fan of contextual / in-text ad programs, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt and decided to try them on a site of mine.  At first I tried Kontera ContentLinks, but didn’t find the ads to be anywhere near relevant, thus the click-through conversion rate sucked.

After seeing that PerezHilton.com uses Vibrant Media in-text ads that shows totally relevant ads, I decided to apply.  Well, they denied me saying I didn’t have enough traffic.  Ok, I’m not exactly Perez Hilton yet anyway, but you gotta start somewhere.

So, right now I’m using Chitika Linx. And I just went to check the relevancy of the ads…
“gossip girls” brought up “Raquel Welch”
“black leather” brought up “McCain for President”
“hot pink” brought up “Sarah Palin Tanning Bed”
Now considering the page did talk about Sarah Palin and Raquel Welch wigs, the ads themselves may be relevant, but the words they chose to highlight the ads on is a fail.

Since I have yet to earn enough to receive a check from Chitika, I think I’m going to remove the Linx and try Chitika eMiniMalls - their new flagship product that they’ve been bragging up (and Joel Comm recommends) that claims to provide users with relevant content and comparative shopping information.

And then I’m gonna reapply to Vibrant Ads.

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I wasn’t able to attend BlogWorld in Vegas last week, and heard I missed a great opportunity for learning, networking and partying!  Am definitely penciling it in for next year!

I was pleasantly surprised when Debby, Lisa and Karen all twittered me that Mike Allen of Shopping-Bargains.com plugged a few of my sites during the Affiliate Marketing Secrets For Bloggers panel.   I’m flattered that he mentioned Steal The Style, Shoeaholics Anonymous and this very site, Work In My Pajamas as “great examples of creativity.”   Thanks for the kind words, Mike!  And check out Mike’s Shopping-Bargains Blog.

Other panel members on the Affiliate Marketing Secrets For Bloggers panel included Tim Jones, Shawn Collins and Jim Kukral, all noteworthy bloggers to follow.

Shawn videotaped the session and uploaded the slides to follow along with.

Today’s free tshirt is courtesy of ChoiceShirts.com - the premier online destination for getting your hands on vintage, funny and graphic t-shirts for any occasion, any mood, any friend, any reason at any time! 

Looks like they have some cool shirts to add to Gary Vaynerchuk’s PleaseDressMe.com. You can even design your own tees. Plus they have an affiliate program housed at ShareASale paying out 20%. 

Thanks for the shirt!  Want me to model your goods?