TommyCarey
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Now we all know that Google can be really friendly to their adsense and adwords users by banning them for no damn reason. So I'm going to go over some alternatives to adsense for anyone that needs to swap out their adsense code.
Amazon Associates: Now if you're familiar with an affiliate program, this is pretty much the same thing. You get paid for any sale that is made through the clicks you send to Amazon, so pretty much their affiliate system 
Your commissions vary depending on what sells. Electronics tend to be a lower commission percentage but you get more per sale because they tend to be higher priced items.
If you don't live in the USA you might have a problem with getting paid because Amazon sends out checks or does direct deposit. I'm set up for direct deposit so my commissions go through right away, but if you're over seas you will need to wait for a check that I've heard can take up to 3 weeks to get
Chitika: This is one of the platforms that reminds me a lot of adsense because they're pretty similar. I remember the first time I was banned from adsense I immediately went over to chitika and it was like a carbon copy of Googles system, which lowered the learning time.
Chitika pays via paypal so you don't have to worry too much about getting paid fast unless you live in a country that doesn't allow paypal. But there aren't many countries now that don't allow paypal, so the majority of us are good.
InfoLinks: Now infolinks is a pretty huge platform and I'm sure you've seen them before. Have you ever hovered over a link inside some text and seen a small pop up? That's what infolinks is. Now there are some competitors out there to infolinks, but they don't even come close.
I haven't used infolinks too much because the websites I usually have will focus more on a service and not as much on content creation. But with my news website coming out I may have to slap some infolinks on there to make a few bucks
What are your favorite adsense alternatives?
So do you guys and girls have any adsense alternatives to add?
Such a long response lol :D
Yeah, you can only use certain platforms when pushing adsense because they are pretty hateful towards certain ones lol. I know for sure you can use the amazon associates platform along with adsense because they're not really the same thing. One is more of an affiliate program and one is basically a paid to click site :D
Kontera is a great platform as well. I used them temporarily after I was banned by adsense the first time and I didn't have any disputes with their system.
I also used bidvertiser but I didn't like the amount of clicks I was getting on the ads, I'm not sure what the reason was :(
I've never used Propeller ads, PopCash or PopAds but anything with the name "Pop" in it just rubs me the wrong way at the start lol. Cost per measure networks sometimes are really good if you can get a good CTR. But sometimes you may not get a click per 1,000 impressions or even 10,000 impressions which is heart breaking lol.
The PopAds system does sound like you'd get punished because of how they operate. Yes, Google doesn't particularly like websites that use popunders because sometimes it gets pretty annoying and spammy :(
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idealmike
I wouldn't call these alternatives as much as I would call them substitutes!
Which is really good you know because although a lot of people use AdBlock today, those that don't still might not click your Adsense ads in your sidebar or in your content, but might click on one of the others if it's done in a way that isn't obtrusive and annoying to the reader. Such as presenting a problem and providing it as a solution at the end of your post so you're gently walking your buyer into it.
The way I'd do it with the four together would be 2 Adsense units on the page max, one in the sidebar at the top and one in my post at the top. Then sprinkle the Infolinks in at least twice on the text content on that page itself, followed off by an amazon product at the bottom. If I was using Chitika too I'd put one in the sidebar and one in the middle of the content so it's wrapped in text it can find the best ad for. Chitika isn't famously known for showing the most "relevant" of ads. But it's a great reputable advertiser/publisher that can be worth using.
Worth using if you have the traffic that is! If you are only getting 1k views on your blog per month there probably isn't really any reason to have ads at all! The general rule of thumb when it comes to advertising, (without annoying your readers) is the more traffic you have, the more ads you can have. You don't want to have more ads than traffic! You only really want to add all four or three of these advertising networks ads to your site at once if you are getting big serious traffic like 100k per month.
But it depends on the quality, source and intent of that traffic. It could be that you could earn more by removing one and only using one or two or even just using one only. It's all about experimenting as you don't want to spoil people for choice when it comes to ads!
But yeah just like any good ad network, they are good ad networks to make money with. They do have some top affiliates and earners as well. They all have their own affiliate system and can be profitable if you're skilled or lucky lol.
This is a great post though. I was thinking about posting some stuff here about how Pinterest are pinning all their hopes on their new video ads. I think these will show on Pinterest and on peoples websites as well. That seems interesting and new era of video ad but 2016 is the year of the video or so that are saying anyway.
Some other Adsense Alternatives/Substitutes don't forget are Yahoo Bing Network although by request only currently still. Kontera which is another in-text ad network like Infolinks. Oh and Clicksor which are a well known brand but I've not used. Also Bidvertiser who I've used in the past too. Propeller Ads, PopCash, which is a CPM network very similar to PopAds if you've ever used that before. But PopAds uses popunders and I hear Google is punishing sites that use pop ups/unders right now.
But that's another discussion.
Cheers!
Mike. Nice! I've never woken up to an email that says “[b]Your Google Adsense account has been disabled or temporarily banned[/b]” but if I do I'll know where to look! I wouldn't call these [b]alternatives [/b]as much as I would call them [b]substitutes[/b]! :D That's because I would use them along with Adsense to substitute and maximize my earnings. And these three I have used in the past and still do today and can all be used together (at the same time) if you're using Adsense or not I do believe? I mean, when you're using Adsense on your site, their TOS states that you can't use certain other publishers and things on your site at the same time if I'm right. I need to brush up on that side of things and get updated to what they allow today because I think there is some advertisers that you can't use at the same time as you're using Adsense. But I think these three alternatives/substitutes are all okay to use alongside Adsense. Which is really good you know because although a lot of people use AdBlock today, those that don't still might not click your Adsense ads in your sidebar or in your content, but might click on one of the others if it's done in a way that isn't obtrusive and annoying to the reader. Such as presenting a problem and providing it as a solution at the end of your post so you're gently walking your buyer into it. The way I'd do it with the four together would be 2 Adsense units on the page max, one in the sidebar at the top and one in my post at the top. Then sprinkle the Infolinks in at least twice on the text content on that page itself, followed off by an amazon product at the bottom. If I was using Chitika too I'd put one in the sidebar and one in the middle of the content so it's wrapped in text it can find the best ad for. Chitika isn't famously known for showing the most "relevant" of ads. But it's a great reputable advertiser/publisher that can be worth using. Worth using if you have the traffic that is! If you are only getting 1k views on your blog per month there probably isn't really any reason to have ads at all! The general rule of thumb when it comes to advertising, (without annoying your readers) is the more traffic you have, the more ads you can have. You don't want to have more ads than traffic! You only really want to add all four or three of these advertising networks ads to your site at once if you are getting big serious traffic like 100k per month. But it depends on the quality, source and intent of that traffic. It could be that you could earn more by removing one and only using one or two or even just using one only. It's all about experimenting as you don't want to spoil people for choice when it comes to ads! But yeah just like any good ad network, they are good ad networks to make money with. They do have some top affiliates and earners as well. They all have their own affiliate system and can be profitable if you're skilled or lucky lol. :) This is a great post though. I was thinking about posting some stuff here about how Pinterest are pinning all their hopes on their new video ads. I think these will show on Pinterest and on peoples websites as well. That seems interesting and new era of video ad but 2016 is the year of the video or so that are saying anyway. Some other [b]Adsense Alternatives/Substitutes[/b] don't forget are [b]Yahoo Bing Network[/b] although by request only currently still. [b]Kontera[/b] which is another in-text ad network like [b]Infolinks[/b]. Oh and [b]Clicksor[/b] which are a well known brand but I've not used. Also [b]Bidvertiser[/b] who I've used in the past too. [b]Propeller Ads[/b], [b]PopCash[/b], which is a [b]CPM[/b] network very similar to [b]PopAds[/b] if you've ever used that before. But [b]PopAds[/b] uses popunders and I hear Google is punishing sites that use pop ups/unders right now. But that's another discussion. Cheers! Mike.
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