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My Website Hijacked by a CPM Network!

by Henlus
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Hi everyone, I'll like you to take note of this CPM network and avoid it. When I was starting out in IM, I was very anxious to monetise my traffic. As a result, I signed up with Fastadvert.com. I was lured by what they wrote on their homepage:

"Let Fastadvert.com handle your advertising sales. We pay webmasters $1 per 1000 banner-impressions from their website. While other advertising networks only pay for leads and sales, we continue to pay for impressions."

I have been running their script on my site for over a year now and nothing happened. It was just last week that I noticed something. Fastadvert.com was redirecting my traffic to web-traffic-analysis.com/2/?zz=1! It took me some hours to find this out.

I have now deleted all their script from my website and I will advise you guys to be wary of this site. After this horrible experience with Fastadvert, I really wonder if there is any CPM network out there that I can trust.
#cpm #fastadvert #hijacked #network #website
  • Profile picture of the author getty
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    I hope you recover well from your loss, my advice is: do shop around for the best deal before committing to your purchase.
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  • Profile picture of the author mtmjohn
    Originally Posted by Henlus View Post

    Hi everyone, I'll like you to take note of this CPM network and avoid it. When I was starting out in IM, I was very anxious to monetise my traffic. As a result, I signed up with Fastadvert.com. I was lured by what they wrote on their homepage:

    "Let Fastadvert.com handle your advertising sales. We pay webmasters $1 per 1000 banner-impressions from their website. While other advertising networks only pay for leads and sales, we continue to pay for impressions."

    I have been running their script on my site for over a year now and nothing happened. It was just last week that I noticed something. Fastadvert.com was redirecting my traffic to web-traffic-analysis.com/2/?zz=1! It took me some hours to find this out.

    I have now deleted all their script from my website and I will advise you guys to be wary of this site. After this horrible experience with Fastadvert, I really wonder if there is any CPM network out there that I can trust.
    Fastadvert.com? Never heard of it before. Why not just stick with those reputable CPM ad networks such as Casale Media, Tribal Fusion, ValueClick Media, Burst Media, CPX Interactive and ContextWeb etc?
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    • Profile picture of the author ktmakwana
      Originally Posted by mtmjohn View Post

      Fastadvert.com? Never heard of it before. Why not just stick with those reputable CPM ad networks such as Casale Media, Tribal Fusion, ValueClick Media, Burst Media, CPX Interactive and ContextWeb etc?
      Yes, these are trustworthy companies. They may not pay as much as Fastadvert offered you, but they are serious.
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    • Profile picture of the author KeepItSimpleSilly
      Originally Posted by mtmjohn View Post

      Fastadvert.com? Never heard of it before. Why not just stick with those reputable CPM ad networks such as Casale Media, Tribal Fusion, ValueClick Media, Burst Media, CPX Interactive and ContextWeb etc?
      I agree, these are the networks I trust as well. It's risky to try to go with a starter advertiser that promises such things as $1 per 1000 page views!
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  • Profile picture of the author Henlus
    @Getty, thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out. From your signature i guess you own the site, right?
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  • Profile picture of the author Henlus
    @ mtmjohn, thanks for the suggestion, I'll also consider the reputable sites you suggested.
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  • Profile picture of the author mothert26
    what type of traffic do you have?
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    • Profile picture of the author Henlus
      Originally Posted by mothert26 View Post

      what type of traffic do you have?
      About a hundred hit per month. I know that's too small for some cpm network.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tezzsun
    Wait, so anyone who access your site, it goes to that link? Wow, pretty surprising!
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    • Profile picture of the author Henlus
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      Originally Posted by Tezzsun View Post

      Wait, so anyone who access your site, it goes to that link? Wow, pretty surprising!
      Yes, but the script was kind enough to let my site to finish loading. After that the redirection starts. I just thank God I was able to discover this on time. If anybody have used fastadvert before please tell us your experience.
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  • Profile picture of the author KeepItSimpleSilly
    @henlus You can also try to use adsense, They have a fairly good contextual ad base which utilizes both eCPM and CPC ads.
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    • Profile picture of the author Henlus
      Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleSilly View Post

      @henlus You can also try to use adsense, They have a fairly good contextual ad base which utilizes both eCPM and CPC ads.
      I have some adsense on my site already but they're not doing that good. One need a lot of traffic to make good money with adsense. Thanks for the contribution.
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  • Profile picture of the author oon7
    maybe you can try paid to promote here hxxp://goo.gl/ev5Pj , this CPM still work and fine in my website
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    • Profile picture of the author KentLijitRiggs
      Sorry to hear about your luck with the page takeover situation!

      With traffic below 1k daily you're probably better served seeking out CPA/CPC offers.

      It will take more research and work on your part but a few conversions will end up making you more money than a strategy based on page views.

      Depending on your site i'd be happy to work with you... but in the interest of the most income CPM might not be the best fit.
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  • Profile picture of the author bravo75
    Never heard of them. I stick with the bigger, better known ones to stay on the safe side.
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    • Profile picture of the author Henlus
      Originally Posted by bravo75 View Post

      Never heard of them. I stick with the bigger, better known ones to stay on the safe side.
      That's exactly what i have resolve to do.
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  • Profile picture of the author JMDCali
    That's too bad man. Thanks for the heads up.
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  • Profile picture of the author mec64
    Thanks for the heads up, indeed! The website looks shady at first glance, in my opinion. The internet is ripe with bad apples, it's rare that I ever feel 100% comfortable doing business online. I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience, and I hope you find a good network soon!
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