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.
