For publishers interested to see what's hot these days, here are some TOPs we generated based on ExoClick.com data. Some of the countries are a bit surprising.

The top keywords are not so surprising but it's still interesting to see the most paid keywords.

This data is for the first 3 weeks of 2007. I hope you enjoy it :)

TOP 20 Keywords with the Max Bid

1. cheap tramadoll
2. tramadol online
3. what is carisoprodol
4. tramadol
5. buy soma
6. soma
7. buy viagra online
8. order tramadol
9. loans
10. buy viagra
11. order viagra
12. buy tramadol online
13. online tramadol
14. purchase tramadol
15. online casino
16. debt management
17. carisoprodol soma
18. casino online
19. cash advance
20. buy tramadol

TOP 20 Keywords having the highest average Bid

1. tramadol
2. credit counseling
3. debt solution
4. hydrocodone
5. cash advance
6. buy hydrocodone
7. refinance
8. refinance home loan
9. credit cards
10. free credit report
11. online degree
12. online casino
13. credit card debt
14. loans
15. online cash advance
16. credit card
17. work from home
18. online forex trading
19. business credit card
20. hosting

TOP 10 Countries with the Max Bid

1. USA
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Haiti
5. Belgium
6. Turkey
7. Switzerland
8. France
9. Portugal
10. Germany

TOP 10 Countries having the highest average Bid

1. United Kingdom
2. USA
3. Canada
4. Italy
5. Poland
6. France
7. Portugal
8. Belgium
9. Germany
10. Finland

I'll try to give you regular reports such as this one!

It's a great pleasure for me to announce that ExoClick.com moved its technical platform to ISprime, a leading company in managed hosting solutions. When it comes to hosting of critical applications, ISprime is just one of the best.

Our whole structure is now hosted on brand new Dell PowerEdge Dual 3.0GHz XEON servers and the system is now faster than ever. Security has also been improved, with redundant hardware, redundant power and a powerful firewall.

Why did we choose ISprime?

- They work with top companies such as Akamai or Casio and their reputation is proven since a long time.
- They are available 24/7 and answer any request with no delay.
- They monitor our platform 24/7 for any problem.
- They provide highly scalable solutions, with great hardware. The structure we have now will be able to grow as our needs grow.

In short, it's a great news and give us the assurance our platform is running at 200% at all time. This also gives you the assurance of working with top quality services, at every level.

I though the previous post would be the last one before I fly to Lisbon, but William from DDBoard prepared a 14 questions interview for me and I wanted to give him answers before to go off.

Here is an extract of this interview, if you want to read it all, check this post at DDBoard.

1. What made you want to create another affiliate program out of the gazilion affiliate programs out there?
I'm a Webmaster since about 7 years and followed with interest the boom of search engines and Online advertising. 2 years ago, I saw a good friend of mine (Search Engine Optimization Webmaster) struggling to monetize its traffic, especially in adult and dating. Pay Per Signup affiliate programs were bringing a very unstable revenue, Adsense does not allow that content... So I implemented XML Ads for him, in various formats, created stats and keyword optimization tools, and he doubled his revenue, even with me getting a nice share. So I wanted to push the idea further, providing tools that people need.

2. What do you think is the edge and advantage of exoclick.com over all other programs?
ExoClick.com started as a platform created by a Webmaster, for Webmasters. This means we are extremely flexible and move very fast in providing cutting edge tools, that fits your business. We pay using Paypal, Epassporte or Moneybookers and we pay weekly, which is good for any Webmaster. We provide attractive ads. I'm available for clients through email/phone/ICQ anytime.

3. What exactly is Exoclick.com? Please summarize in 2 to 3 sentences.
ExoClick.com is a pay per click platform, open for advertisers and publishers who are looking for something different. With all legal content allowed and good looking ads. ExoClick.com also offer additional services such as text links ads for Search Engine Optimization and domain parking.

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Read the full interview at DDBoard, thank you to William and DDBoard for the opportunity!

If someone cares, I'm taking a well deserved 4 days break and traveling to Lisbon! I've never been there but they say it's the most beautiful town in Europe so I'm looking forward to see it.

On the planning, a nice and quiet hotel, a bit of cultural visits, a lot of good typical food, a lot of cocktails and some relaxing days I hope. I'll post a few pictures when I'm back. There will also be some important changes at ExoClick.com next week, stay tuned ;)

Have a great week-end and see you soon!