Google AdSense
Alternatives To Monetize Your Blog
We badly wanted to monetize our blog even though we knew
we wouldn’t be getting jack shit with only 10 visitors a day. We then embarked
on a journey to search for Google AdSense alternatives. To our surprise there
were quite a lot of alternatives available. Some of the best alternatives that
we came across are discussed in this article for the convenience of the new
bloggers.
Yahoo! Bing Network
Yahoo! Bing Network is a contextual ad network provided by
Media.net. It has the potential of connecting the business with high-value
audience that other search engines are not able to reach. The good thing about
Yahoo! Bing network is that it accounts for about 29% of the online search in
the US. This means that an advertiser can reach about 160 million unique users.
Media.net then scans the pages and publishes the ads based
on the keywords. The minimum payout for advertising through this network is
100$. You can get your money through PayPal or through online money transfers.
The only downside is, registrations are not open and you
will have to apply for an invite. Then the normal process of approving your
site begins. Among the rest on this list, Yahoo! Bing Network paid the best.
You might then ask, why bother with a list of Google AdSense alternatives?
While we got in Yahoo! Bing Network pretty easily, we have heard quite a number
of sites getting rejected.
Chitika
Chitika is one of the best-known alternatives for Google
AdSense even before Yahoo! Bing Network came about. It has a huge publisher
network that ranges up to 300,000 websites. The ads on this network are content
driven based on optimization technology and targeting. It has Yahoo!,
SuperMedia, HomeAdvisor and Hibu as its advertising partners. The ads offered
by Chitika vary from search targeted ads, local ads, mobile ads and so on.
The ad payout on Chitka varies according to the region
from which the traffic comes. The payout for these ads might be low when it
comes to traffic that’s not from USA, UK or Canada. They have two types of
programs to improve the earnings from Chitika:
* Silver level ad program
* Gold level Ad program
The payment can be received from PayPal or through check.
For PayPal the minimum payment can be 10$ and for check it should be 100$.
While revenue from Chitika was relatively low, we got in pretty easily.
AdSide
AdSide is another AdSense alternative that gives great
results. The focus of AdSide is to bring media agencies and advertisers
together with publishers who are highly targeted. In order to be eligible for
the AdSide publisher program, a website should get a minimum of 500,000 unique
visits per month. Not just that, AdSide focuses on traffic mainly from US,
Canada and UK.
The payment for these can be redeemed through check and
should be more than 50$. The ad types offered by AdSide are:
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Margin ad
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Banner,
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Pop-under ads
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inImage ads
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Corner ad
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Interstitial and
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inVideo ads
Clicksor
Clicksor is another contextual ad network. This means that
the ad is displayed as per the content on your page. You can have only three
ads per page via Clicksor. In addition to ads from Clicksor, you can have ads
from other networks as well.
Clicksor offers five kinds of ads:
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PPC Inline Text Links
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PPC Text Banners
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Graphical Banner
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Pay per view Pop-Unders
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Pay per View Interstitial Ads
The minimum payout for an ad via Clicksor is 50$ for
PayPal or check or 1000$ for payment via wire transfer.
Infolinks
This is one of the best Google AdSense alternatives that
is very easy to get an approval from. Infolinks offer four kinds of ads:
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Insearch ads
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Intag ads
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Intext ads
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Inframe ads
The best part about Infolinks is that its ads are mobile
optimized. This also means that from whatever source you get the traffic from,
you can monetize it. The membership and approval on this is based on the
content on the website or the blog and not on the traffic that is generated.
The minimum payout for Infolinks is 50$ and the modes that
are accepted are eCheck, Wire Transfer, PayPal, Western Union.
Always remember that before you join any ad network you should
ensure that your website is getting enough traffic. If you have used any of
these ad networks or have others to suggest, do share your experience in the
comments section below.