just ran across this program and seems kinda interesting since it's not as annoying as some of the rest.
wanted to know if anyone else had heard of them, good or bad.
i do like the aspect of the ad being non intrusive - BUT - it doesnt say anywhere, and i think i checked the whole site, where it says anything about ads being checked before going into rotation.
any input about this site would be appreciated.
thanks

<a href='http://www.SlideUpAds.com/38' target='_blank'>http://www.SlideUpAds.com/38</a>

The ads in the system I would guess are probably mostly aff marketing type links. The slide up code itself should be clean but it's not really possible to declare it clean until it's seen on a site other than it's own because they could easily put clean ad on their marketing splash page but put dirty codes out for members (unlikely in this case, but it's 'possible' that someone could do that if they wanted to).

As for the links being checked or not before being put up... I would say that there's probably less chance of any of those links leading to pages half as nasty as an 'average' PTR site's ads. Unless they're advertising nasties (which imo is unlikely) that brings it more or less down to a chance of any of those pages being infected with drive by hijack trojans, and I personally feel the risk is lower than with a PTP page - it's not zero risk, but nothing is.

ETA I'm not sure what I'm missing here, but if I was looking at this for myself, if I had a site, I would probably want to ask myself what other sites those ads will be going out on and if their viewers will be interested in what I am putting in as my text link. If they won't be interested then I wouldn't bother with it. This code could be turning up on pages in traffic exchanges, that could make it worthwhile though even if the pages themselves are unlikely to be getting the type of visitors I am desiring for my ad?

The whois isn't showing anything suspicious.

Mind you - at 100% plus 100% - the ad inventory could be quite bulky, thereby reducing your exposure.

I don't like to assume, but I think she was thinking about adding it to her sites as a 3rd party for revenue, and not use it to advertise her sites.

I thought that it was a "credit" earner only, not a "cash" one ?

I think you're right, and those credits will be so diluted that you'll probably receive them very slowly (since every credit earned is also earned by three other people in your upline).

I'd think it depends on what you have to advertise on it, and whether the returns from that advertising are worth giving up your online real estate for no cash upfront.

What were you thinking of advertising on it?

I see in the TOS that you can't advertise advertising. The potential here would depend almost entirely on what else you want to sell, and what other sites join and display your ad.

I had to laugh at this: "Let's say your niche is dog training and your biggest competitor is spending lots of money on pay-per-click advertising. If your competitor is a member of our network, you could see YOUR SlideUpAd appear on their website - giving you the chance for even better conversions than your typical link exchange site!"

Wouldn't it be just as likely that an ad for a competitor would end up on your site?

If you Google the owner's name, you'll see he has a great many similar programs. Personally, if I were sold on using something by this guy, I'd look for something structured a bit more logically.

Thinking a little further, I'm curious about whether you can target your ad(s) at all, and whether you'd have any control over the ads shown on your site -- any way to filter out ones with content you find objectionable or detrimental to your program.

I'd be particularly concerned about ones that violate PayPal's AUP. Since he isn't paying anyone via PayPal, he could serve up gambling, tobacco, pharmaceutical, adult or other content PayPal prohibits. That could put your PayPal account at risk.

Ouch. Definitely think carefully. I just tried the sample ad, and instead of opening a new tab or window, the SlideUpAd click loaded the linked page in the same window -- taking your viewer completely away from your page.

It's hard enough to get attention without giving it away.