"Google Adsense May Be King
But There are Other Options"

By Merle
http://www.merlesworld.com/

When it comes to making money with a website, one of themost popular methods is running text and/or image ads onvarious pages. It's referred to as contextual advertising and"inline ads". Text or image ads are shown which match thecontent of the pages. Inline ads appear as highlighted wordson the page when the visitor hovers over highlighted texton the page. Ads appear in small boxes. Contextual adsare often displayed to the right or left of website copy,or as blocks within sections of the text. The ads shownare related to the content of each individual page. Asvisitors click on these links, you earn cash.

Probably the largest and most used of the contextualad programs is Google's Adsense. Google really is agiant when it comes to the Internet, and their talentsgo far beyond just being a search engine. Adsense isused by many site owners to bring in a monthly income.

If you're interested in running Adsense ads, first you'llneed to apply and get approved. Once approved forone site, you can place Adsense on any other site thatyou own. You can decide to run only text ads or choosefrom image and text. Various sizes are offered, and youcan custom select colors to match the look of your site.Once the code is generated, you paste it on your HTMLpages where you want the ads to appear. Simple & easy.

But what happens if you're not approved by Google, orfor some reason your Adsense account were to beterminated? What would you do then? There are otherad network options out there and I've gathered someof the best alternatives together here.
Before signing up for any ad program, make sure youread their terms of service and any requirements tomake sure it's a good fit for your website. Also, reviewthe payment options so you'll know how and when youcan expect to be paid. Let's review:

1) Text-Link-Ads.com: http://www.text-link-ads.com/
Once your site is approved, you insert the code on yourpage and they sell simple text ads that appear onyour site. You have final say over any ads beingpublished. Payments are made via Paypal or Clickbank.You receive 50% of the sale price for each link theyserve up. This ad network is acceptable to be runon the same page as Google Adsense as this is notconsidered contextual advertising.

2) Adbrite: http://www.adbrite.com/
A variety of ad formats to choose from. You can runtext ads, banners, inline ads or even full page ads.You can choose to approve or reject ads before theyappear on your site. Pays monthly with the defaultminimum check amount of $100.00. Once your siteis approved, ads will appear within 24 hours of yourpasting the code. Adbrite has no policy against usingother ad networks on your site at the same time.

3) Kontera: http://www.kontera.com/
Contextually relevant ads and ad units which arelinked to keywords on your web page. Ads displayedwill match the content of your site. For your websiteto be approved it must be in English, be content richwith more than 50 words per page. You can run text,image, billboard, and video ads.

4) Quigo.com: http://www.quigo.com/publishers.html
Quigo offers content-targeted advertising to those withstrong traffic. Publishers with 500,000 or more monthlypage views are encouraged to apply. Once approved,simply copy and paste the code.

5) Yahoo Publisher Network: http://publisher.yahoo.com/
Works very similar to Google's Adsense program. You designyour own ads, choosing colors and formats, then pastesome code on your page. You'll be paid per click. Advancedad targeting and display capabilities can sometimes improveyour results. You can choose to be paid via Paypal onceyour earnings are $50.00, or a check when you hit $100.00.

6) Chitika.com: http://chitika.com/
A full service online ad network which serves over twobillion monthly impressions across more than 30,000websites. Chitika ads are not contextual and can berun on the same page as Adsense. Twenty-four differentad sizes are available. Payment is via Paypal once youraccount is at $10.00, or a check when you reach $50.00.

7) Miva: http://tinyurl.com/oha28n
Miva offers a wide variety of ad formats to choose from:content ads, inline ads, search ads. You'll be paid on aper click basis. Payments are made monthly by checkor Paypal once your balance reaches $25.00. You canalso block competitor ads from appearing on your site.

8) AffiliatesGarage.com: http://www.affiliatesgarage.com/
A different type of ad network which allows you to displayaffiliate ads in an "Adsense Style". You can run Clickbankand Paydotcom text ads on your site or blog and earn upto 75% commission.

9) Bidvertiser.com: http://www.bidvertiser.com/
Display text ads on your website and let advertisers bidagainst each other. Ad formats are skyscrapers, banners,rectangles, buttons. They even have ads for your RSSfeeds. Payout is monthly via Paypal once your balanceis $10.00. This one pays on a cost per click basis.

10) AmaSense Ads: http://www.amasenseads.com/
This service allows you to create Google Adsensestyled ads for Amazon products. Different ad formatsare available which makes it easy to integrate intoyour site. Amasense can also be used side by sidewith Google Adsense without any problems.

As ads are clicked on, you earn a percentageof the product which is paid by Amazon depending on the type of product that is bought. You must havean Amazon associate account first before signing up.
To get one go to https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/
As you can see Adsense is not the only game in townwhen it comes to running ads on your site. If you havemultiple sites, you may want to use one of the servicesmentioned above, then test, to see which one is a betterearning opportunity. You might be surprised at what youlearn.
It's against Google's terms of service to run anothercontextual ad service on the same page as Adsense,but there are exceptions to the rule. Most of the servicesabove will tell you if you can run their ads alongside Adsense.

If your websites are mainly information based, networkadvertising is an excellent way for you to earn an incomewith little effort on your part. No matter if you use Adsenseor another service, it just makes for good dollars and cents.
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Merle's Mission Blog- "Rants, Raves and Random Actsof Kindness" a self proclaimed "Internet Junkie" with a passion for net marketing, affiliate marketing, socialnetworking. An avid Blogger and writer with several niche sites to her credit. Find out more athttp://merlesworld.blogspot.com/
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