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Alternatives To Adsense
Despite the fact that Adsense isn’t a good fit for a blog, the good news is that there has never been a greater breadth of options when it comes to monetizing a web property. Without plugging any particular programs, here are the most popular alternatives to Adsense:
- Non-Adsense contextual pay per click programs
- Keyword based pop-up ads
- Top/bottom bar ads
- Plain link ads
- Affiliate ads
Ultimately, if you want to make real money on the web, you’re going to have to go the way of affiliate advertising. It’s traditionally been the big money maker because the tank doesn’t really dry out. With other forms of advertising, people can lose their appetite for the advertising budget within the organization, particular in times like these. But with affiliates, there’s no risk to the “advertiser”. As long as you can send over people to buy their product, then you earn. It’s 100% on your shoulders.
After all, you didn’t think that you were going to hit it big with someone else assuming the risk did you?