The best Google AdSense alternatives compared
1. Media.net
Like AdSense, you can create your own custom display ads or let Media.net figure out the sizes that get you the best results.
If you only try one AdSense alternative on this list, I would recommend it be this one.
The minimum payout at Media.net is $100, which is a bit higher than some of the other AdSense alternatives on this list.
2. Monumetric
Monumetric has a reputation for being publisher-focused, with tools to help you manage which ads appear on your site and where they display.
For example, if you don’t want to display ads from a certain company or industry, Monumetric makes it easy for you to avoid those advertisers.
Monumetric works with sites starting at just 10,000 page views per month. However, if your site is under 80,000 page views, Monumetric charges a one-time $99 setup fee.
3. BuySellAds
BuySellAds is notable in that it’s not about automatically displaying contextual ads like you get with AdSense. Instead, you can list your ad inventory in the BuySellAds marketplace, where advertisers can directly purchase it.
For example, you can say, “I have this footer ad spot that gets 30,000 impressions. I’ll sell it for $300 per month”. Then, advertisers can easily purchase that inventory through BuySellAds – it’s all automated.
If you like that approach, definitely give BuySellAds a look.
The only downside is that BuySellAds will only work with your site if you’re getting over 100,000 page views per month.
4. PropellerAds
Propeller Ads can help you monetize your website with a variety of different ad types, including some aggressive ad types that may or may not be right for you.
The two tamest ad formats are:
- Native banners which contain contextual ads related to your content.
- Smart links which automatically take users to the most relevant offer
If you want to get more aggressive, PropellerAds can also help you with…
- Onclick/popunder ads
- Interstitials which appear before or after specific pages on your site
- Push notifications, which let you advertise even after the person has left your site (if they accept your request to display push notifications)
PropellerAds offers weekly payouts and the minimum payment amount is just $5.
5. ylliX
ylliX guarantees a 100% worldwide fill rate. It has a variety of ad types and supports CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns.
The minimum payout at ylliX is just $1 and ylliX supports daily payments, which is definitely one of the most generous payment policies of any of these AdSense alternatives.
While that’s all well and good, I have seen some complaints about ylliX letting dodgy advertisers onto the platform. So if that’s a concern for you, you might want to go with one of the other AdSense alternatives on this list.
6. Skimlinks
Skimlink uses a similar approach to the Sovrn //Commerce (VigLink) ad network that you saw above.
Essentially, it scans your content for mentions of the over 48,500 affiliate merchants in Skimlinks’ network. If it finds a mention, Skimlinks automatically adds an affiliate link to give you a chance to earn a commission.
The nice thing is that, because it has so many affiliate merchants in its ad network, you don’t have to deal with a bunch of separate programs.
The minimum payment is just $10, but Skimlinks operates on a Net 90 basis, which means you’ll have to wait a bit to get paid.
7. Bidvertiser
Bidvertiser helps you monetize your website with a variety of ad formats including display banners, popunders, sliders, smartlinks, and programmatic ads.
They guarantee 100% coverage for both desktop and mobile visitors, which means you’ll always have some type of ad displaying.
While Bidvertiser does support some more aggressive ad types (like popunders), they have a compliance team to ensure that the advertisers themselves are on the up and up.
The minimum payout at Bidvertiser is just $10.
8. Infolinks
Infolink is an advertising network that offers a variety of ad types to help you monetize your advertising space on your website:
- InText – Matches ads to keywords in your content. The ad is not just a link – it will actually show a display ad when a user hovers over the keyword.
- InFold – Notification bar-style ads that stick to the bottom of the screen on both desktop and mobile.
- InScreen – A popup interstitial that displays between page views.
- InTag – Contextual ads directly related to the page.
- InFrame – Displays vertical ads on the unused side portion of your site on wide screens.
These give you a good range of both aggressive and unobtrusive options, and Infolinks has a pretty good reputation as far as the quality of its advertisers.
The minimum payout at Infolinks is $50.
9. Revcontent
Revcontent is a somewhat exclusive ad network that focuses more on quality than quantity, which is good if you’re concerned about your site’s reputation.
You have a lot of control over which ads display, and you can remove ads that you don’t want to display on your site.
Revcontent requires a minimum of 50,000 visitors per month to apply, and they reject a lot of publishers. If you make it in, the minimum payout is $50.
10. Taboola
Taboola helps you monetize your website with article suggestions that appear after your content. You’ve probably seen Taboola ads around as they’re pretty common, especially with news sites.
You know – the clickbaity-style article suggestions like “15 foods you should never eat after age 30”.
If you’re ok with clickbait on your site, Taboola is definitely an effective monetization option, though it’s tough to get into because the minimum traffic requirement is 500,000 page views per month.
Which is the best AdSense alternative for you?
- How aggressive you want to be with your monetization
- What type of ads you want to display
- How much control you want over which ads are displayed
- Your tolerance level for the chance that a scummy advertiser slips through and gets displayed on your site
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