Content Locking is one of the newest monetization models for online content & services. Its popularity has grown as more advertisers have adapted their ads for Content Locking allowing the industry to expand into more countries and create more competitive payouts. Users typically earn more from their traffic by using Content Locking vs. other monetization methods such as cost-per-view, cost-per-click, etc.
How Does Content Locking Work?
AdWork Media’s Content Lockers allow you to customize over 50 settings such as design, offer types, monetization styles, and other advanced settings for your widget. A unique JavaScript code will be generated for each widget that you create which can then be inserted into any webpage, software, or mobile app. Users that access a page with your widget code will be presented with a user-friendly Content Locker widget that contains top offers available for their location. You earn money from your traffic each time a user completes a valid action such as a signup, download, or survey completion. The user can unlock your page, download, or redirect the user to another URL upon a valid completion.
How Can I Make Money with Content Locking?
As one of the most lucrative online marketing methods, Content Locking can be applied to nearly any type of content or service. The most popular content for Content Locking includes:
- “How To” Guides
- Premium Memberships
- Conversion Services such as doc to PDF, video to MP3, favicon generator
- Legal Music Downloads for Artists & Agencies
- Game Cheats & Beta Codes
- eBooks & Other Downloads
- App Upgrades or Premium Apps
- Coupons & Discount Codes
- …and any other premium content or service that is desirable to users!
Content Locking Alternatives
Traditional Content Lockers can fit most monetization models but it can be more effective to use alternative locker tools for certain content types. AdWork Media offers 2 hosted locker systems: Link Lockers & Product Lockers. These 2 tools allow you to quickly create short links for downloads and URLs that you would like to monetize. Make money from your content, products, or services without even having a website!
What Are Average Earnings?
International traffic is usually not well monetized with typical ad services such as CPM/CPC monetization, but one of the best advantages to Content Locking is the vast country coverage that our advertisers can reach. Earnings from your Content Locking traffic varies based on the geographic regions of your traffic although we typically see average earnings per user conversion between $0.80-$20.00. These earnings quickly add up, especially if you are a typical user generating hundreds of offer clicks per day with your locker tools.
Can Content Lockers Monetize Mobile Traffic?
Yes! Content Locking traffic is also very effective for monetizing mobile traffic. AdWork Media’s Content Lockers automatically display a mobile friendly platform for user’s with mobile device to optimize the user experience. You can easily monetize your desktop and mobile traffic alike.
Ready to Get Started?
Once you get started with Content Locking you’ll be kicking yourself for not starting sooner! You can apply for an AdWork Media Publisher account by clicking here. Once approved, you will have full access to our tools for use with your sites or apps! If you need any help signing up or if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
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Hello Adworkmedia, this is great idea and information. I will look into this if it is possible to implement on my blog. A lot of people are looking for things that I can offer them. But I will like to ask, how will it convert? Do I do a redirect to an offer or sales page?
Hi Francis, you can easily integrate our widgets into your site and still preserve the user experience. By placing a small piece of JavaScript code on your site you can integrate our widget or you can link to a short link that will redirect the users to a hosted tool on our servers that will display a customized page with offers for your users. We have many flexible options that can fit your needs!
Can I choose the kind of offers my traffic will see?