Google AdSense is a fast and easy way to monetize your website, or blog, but has a lot of stringent rules in place. This Buzzle article looks at some of the better alternatives to AdSense.
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Google AdSense is one of the most popular and effective ways to monetize your website. But Google has set out some rather stringent rules and guidelines in place, to rule out any malpractices in advertising adopted by websites to make money. Some may argue that these guidelines are apt, whereas others may call them absolutely outrageous. Whatever school of thought you may belong to, you would agree that rules need to be set in place so that everyone has a fair chance at making money the right way. While there is no denying that few other ad serving applications match up to AdSense, there are quite a few alternatives that you could opt for. Here are the top 10 alternatives to AdSense, that you could choose –
1. Chitika
Chitika is one of the most preferred choices for bloggers and webmasters looking for suitable alternatives to AdSense. It gives you a lot of flexibility, with regards to how you would like to place the adverts on your website or blog. What makes it a favorite amongst bloggers is the fact that it has a real low minimum payout of 10 USD.
Minimum Payout – 10 USD
Payout Time – Net 30
2. Yahoo! Bing Network
The closest competitors of Google―Yahoo, and Bing, along with other syndicated partner sites―have their own ad serving applications, which are just as good as its competition. It offers Pay Per Click adverts, in addition to search marketing ads. Its key USP is the high level of customization. It offers the website to modify, and place the adverts so that they blend with the rest of the content on the website.
Minimum Payout – 100 USD
Payout Time – Net 30
3. Kontera
Kontera is another popular choice, especially for webmasters looking to monetize their website. Kontera relies on in-text adverts, wherein it creates a hyperlink for the keywords on the page. Kontera’s popularity has grown in recent times, with some big names opting in for the application.
Minimum Payout – 50 USD
Payout Time – Net 30
4. Clicksor
Clicksor relies mainly on their text adverts, and in-text adverts, to generate revenue for the host website. It also offers a 10% commission for any referrals that sign join in.
Minimum Payout – 50 USD
Payout Time – Net 15
5. Vibrant Media
Vibrant Media offers different forms of advertising, right from in-text ads, to in-image ads. They also have display ads, which is based on the Cost per-thousand Impressions (CPM) model.
Minimum Payout – 50 USD
Payout Time – Net 45
6. AdSide
AdSide uses a banner ad format to generate revenue. The banners also have a small thumbnail to the left of each row of ads. As compared to the other forms of advertising, AdSide takes a non-intrusive approach, which has worked in its favor.
Minimum Payout – 50 USD
Payout Time – Net 30
7. Bidvertiser
Bidvertiser offers all the usual features like in-text ads, image ads, and banner ads. In addition to the regular Pay per Click option, it also offers a conversion bonus―if the clicks from your webpage or blog lead to valid leads, you stand to get an additional bonus.
Minimum Payout – 10 USD
Payout Time – Net 30
8. LinkWorth
Another ad serving application that is seen as a worthy AdSense substitute, LinkWorth offers in-text ads, image ads, and sponsored posts among other advertising options.
Minimum Payout – 25 USD
Payout Time – Net 30
9. Amazon Associates
The largest online store, Amazon, offers a fairly simple, and straightforward ad solution. It places image adverts on your web page, or blog, and then, for every click on the advert that translates into a purchase, it pays you an amount as commission.
Minimum Payout – 100 USD
Payout Time – Net 60
10. Infolinks
Something that makes Infolinks rather appealing, is the ease with which you can choose to place their in-text ads, along with a banner, or image ads from some other provider.
Minimum Payout – 50 USD
Payout Time – Net 45
These applications should serve as viable alternatives to Google AdSense, and help monetize you website or blog. However, the fact remains that Google AdSense is the biggest player in the market, and has the biggest payout as well. However, Google is also infamous about how it bans sites, without any valid reason. So, adopt one of these alternatives, and improve upon your ad sense!