Alternatives to Google AdSense
This is the second article about Google AdSense, being banned from it, and finding alternatives to the program. I described being banned in my previous article: Banned from Google AdSense. In this article I discuss the alternatives I chose for advertising revenue on my blogs and other websites.
If you find yourself banned from Google AdSense, there are many alternatives for pay-per-click (PPC) advertising available. If you search “alternatives to adsense” or “PPC advertising programs” you’ll find many advertising services that have publisher programs.
I chose AdBrite for my ad publisher service. There aren’t as many size options but the other advantages still make it a far better service. Here is a 300 x 250 text/banner ad box:
I like AdBrite over other services because they have a low payout amount. Most have a $50-$100 payout amount, and unless you have lots of sites with lots of traffic, it will take a long time to reach payout.
AdBrite lets you set your payout as low as $5. Anytime you earn your minimum or above, your payment starts processing at the end of the month in which you reached the minimum, and they mail you a check 60 days after the end of that month. If you reached your payout amount at the end of March, you will receive your check sometime in the first 10 days of June. If you don’t make payout, they roll your balance over until you make your payout amount.
AdBrite also seems to have higher-paying advertisers because I’m making a lot more faster than I ever did with AdSense. AdSense barely paid me 10 cents a day from all my sites. After only a few months with their service, I’m making 35 cents a day and the rolling average daily amount grows each day, about doubling or more each month. The rolling average daily pageviews is also in the thousands where they were only in the hundreds with AdSense.
Other advertising income streams I use are privately sold text ads, Text-Link-Ads.com, and Kontera. I also privately sell banner ads for my blogs. I don’t really like Kontera, and I haven’t made payout with it yet. But I will eventually. Kontera is like the Amazon contextual ads program.
I also make money by hosting products and services from the eBay Publishers Network program and the Amazon Associates program. They both have low payout amounts as well, $5 for eBay and $10 for Amazon. eBay and Amazon pay directly to your bank account. I wish AdBrite would do direct deposit or pay via PayPal. Maybe they will adopt it in the future.
If you are unhappy with AdSense or were banned from it, I highly recommend AdBrite. You will earn more faster than with AdSense. If you are using other programs please leave your stories in the comments. I’m interested in how everyone is doing with their PPC programs.
Here is a kind of clever and off-beat scheme I’ll bet you never considered:
I worked steadily for 30 years, increasing my skill set and education all along the way. I banked at least 10% of every paycheck, and maxed out my 401(k) contribution.
I have now retired at 47 1/2, with over a million net worth, and can spend my days hiking, biking, going to the beach, puttering in the garden, boating, traveling, and even getting on the ‘net to make fun of tards like you at my leisure.
I highly recommend the method. But then, you do please go on, and let us know how yours works out for you, being unemployed, a couple hundred tho’ in debt, and frittering away all of your time, and what little money you can lay your hands on buying ‘Get rich on the Internet! Secrets THEY don’t want you to know!’ packages from gooroos…
Dreaming of Rachel Maddow and sweet passive income…
Who knows, maybe eventually you will come from behind and eclipse everyone with your genius plan, Sherri!
Do keep us posted!
Comment by Reality Chex | June 10, 2009
Great advice Sherry!
Comment by Lucie | June 10, 2009
New reader. Why do you have so many websites?
I’m afraid this would cause me to have ADD. If I were you I would concentrate on just one, maybe two.
Sherri’s Other Blogs and Websites:
•Invader Zim Episodes
•Batman Villains
•Superman Villains
•Home Office Organization
•Homeschool Your Teenager
•On Being the Change I Wish to See
•Ferris Mowers
•My Thirty Day Challenge Notes
•Hurricane Katrina Pictures
Comment by Homero | June 10, 2009
@Reality Chex: Your plan was my original plan until my industry slid way down hill and jobs went to South America and Asia. It works if you can keep the gig.
If you worked for 30 years and retired at 47.5, you either went to college while working full time or you didn’t go at all. My career didn’t start until I was 24. I put myself through college 100%. If you have that much money you must not have a family. Kids cost money.
I’m not unemployed. I tutor a lot of students in math and science, and now I make more per hour than I ever have. I do make money online, and I do plan to eclipse you all. I have several other blogger friends who are ahead of me making full-time incomes from home blogging.
I will keep you posted.
Comment by joubess | June 11, 2009
@Homero:
those other blogs make me money and don’t require that much time. This site doesn’t make me much money and requires a lot of time, so if I were to shut one down, it would be this one. The only other blog I write to regularly is “Being the Change I Wish To See”.
Comment by joubess | June 11, 2009