New Presearch Ads Are Here!
Tags: Search, Announcements, Privacy, Presearch, Advertising

Presearch.org first launched in November 2017. Since then, we have amassed more than 1.1 million registered users and 250,000 active users.

This amazing group of people is passionate about freedom, privacy, technology, and alternative currencies.

Not only are they passionate, but as Presearch users, they are collecting PRE tokens every time they search, making this one of the largest groups of cryptocurrency holders anywhere.

Presearch is closing the loop on its token economy, and ensuring the future viability of the project for many years to come.

Many different token projects and companies have expressed interest in reaching this group of people, which includes many prominent thought leaders in this new and exciting space.

Presearch has always had a basic advertising platform built into it, which enabled sponsors to add a short text message to the Presearch homepage. Sponsors must use PRE tokens to purchase these ads.

While the reception to this product was good, we did not actively promote the opportunity as we knew that the platform was progressing beyond just being a website and towards a platform mainly accessed via the browser extension.

With the April release of our latest extension that enables Presearchers to search from a browser search field as they typically would, we are now prepared to launch a brand new advertising opportunity that we intend to promote heavily.

A non-targeted ad is displayed to Presearchers when they earn PRE tokens for searching.

While advertising isn’t typically something to be excited about, we feel very differently in this instance. Presearch is closing the loop on its token economy, and ensuring the future viability of the project for many years to come.

The new ad unit is now live for all users and is displayed between the time that someone searches and when the search results are loaded.

The signature coin flip that denotes the Presearch token reward that is received for searching will now morph into an ad corresponding to the reward payment made by a sponsor.

The Presearch Ad Unit is now live! We have shortened the coin flip based on your feedback.

Up until this point, Presearch rewards have been paid from the Presearch reward pool. Now, these rewards will be paid for directly by the associated sponsor.

“…with no data harvesting, tracking or other privacy-compromising trade-offs, Presearch is well-positioned to thrive in the current environment where people realize that large online companies are making massive profits on the backs of their users.”

In this initial rollout, ads will not be targeted and will be served to all searchers in a round-robin fashion. Because of who our audience is, this sponsorship opportunity appeals to any project that is looking to reach token enthusiasts.

In time, keyword targeting will be added, which will enable significantly more targeted sponsorship opportunities.

Because sponsors are rewarding advertising viewers with tokens for their attention, we believe that this model will solve many of the issues with traditional online advertising.

And with no data harvesting, tracking or other privacy-compromising trade-offs, Presearch is well-positioned to thrive in the current environment where people realize that large online companies are making massive profits on the backs of their users. Presearch has created a system where brands pay our members directly (with PRE tokens) to consume their content.

We are aligning the interests of all participants in the Presearch ecosystem to ensure that all benefit and thrive.

We would like to thank all Presearchers for participating in this grand experiment to create a more cohesive online environment. We value your feedback and ideas. With your help, we will build the next great search engine that levels the playing field online.