This is a guest post by Elad David. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
By far, Adsense is the most popular choice for publishers seeking ad revenue from their websites. With Google’s reach and capacity, Adsense is a great monetization option for many bloggers.
But in the last couple of years, In Text advertising has been growing in popularity as an alternative to Google Adsense. There are several big players in the field. For small websites and blogs, with relatively low traffic, In Text has proven to be a great option. Why? It’s a new, attention-grabbing yet unobtrusive platform for delivering relevant ads to consumers. The ads are activated only by the visitor’s hover over a specific double-underlined keyword.
More and more publishers are finding that In Text ads, in conjunction with their Adsense ads, can really turn their readership into money. In fact, most publishers who use In Text use Adsense as well, and enjoy the best of both worlds.
An Unique Monetization Opportunity
Having worked in the web advertising field for several years, I believe that every site, even with 5 visitors a day, has potential to be something big. But to get there, these sites need (and deserve) monetization from the start.
Infolinks.com, for example, took a different approach, requiring no minimum threshold to earn money on clicks, and establishing a low minimum for payout. Indeed, since Infolinks went live almost two years ago, many of its publishers have grown in popularity. Needless to say, their monthly revenue has grown too.
DaemonsTV.com, which features TV news, reviews, recaps, and videos, now earns a solid monthly paycheck after having grown wildly since first joining Infolinks as a much smaller site. Daemons Media now included a network of sites, such as Daemons Movies, Daemons Food, and Daemons Books, all of which are monetized by In Text ads.
Other publishers serve a niche audience and are content with staying small. They just want to earn some money in order to cover costs such as monthly web hosting fees and domain registration. Non-obtrusive and high-yield In Text ads are a great resource to them as well.
The Road Ahead – In Text Advertising Becoming Visible
Video Blogging Tips, an industry insider, tested this approach in April 2009, and recommended it. Eight months later, the blog still features both Adsense and In Text advertising, and it looks like the publisher is still enjoying the rewards. In his words: “As you may not earn as much with [In Text ads] as you would with a program like AdSense, it is still a nice way to supplement your income. In fact, if you don’t know much about AdSense or where to place your ads / or maybe AdSense just isn’t working for you, Infolinks may be an even better option for you anyway…”
2010 – The Big Year For In Text Advertising
On the current trajectory, In Text Advertising looks to make big gains in 2010. As more advertisers enter the field, CPC rates continue to rise- and webmasters are definitely taking notice. Look for more websites and blogs embracing the technology, and more sophisticated algorithms for highly matched ads. 2010 will bring lots of rich media carefully embedded into the bubbles for a richer user experience and higher conversion rates for website and blog publishers worldwide.
About Author :
Elad David is a blogger and Web Community Outreach Coordinator at Infolinks.com.
About Lee Ka Hoong
I have tried Infolinks but dropped it after about a month of only making close to 20cents. I know a lot of people are banned or cannot get an Adsense account, but if you can, then don’t worry about Infolinks.
.-= Tom@Market Samurai Discount´s last blog ..Niche Suggestions Please…For Free Keyword Analysis =-.
If people get banned from Adsense. They should try Yahoo Publisher. There are many alternatives.
.-= Agent Deepak´s last blog ..Interview with Jim the Net Fool Guy =-.
if we banned by adsense we still can apply for
second account,right?
but we have to use other people`s name
like our family.
well i like this post.i make money online
with adsense using my vlog! :0
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Even if you are banned from adsense I would avoid infoclicks or other in text links. There are far better ways of monetizing a site than inserting random text links all over your pages.
I have tried Infolinks before. But it doesn’t work well for me. Anyway, it is still a good try to make money online.
.-= Kok Siong Chen´s last blog ..Cri du Chat Syndrome – Human with Cat-like Cry =-.
Yeah, Infolinks is a good alternative but currently I prefer to monetize my site through Adsense. Any monetizing option is good if you really put your effort for it.
i was banned from adsense, and cant reinstate my acc even after sending few appeal emails to adsense team,:) for this time around i’ll stick to my local fav ad network. i have seen lot of blogs with infolinks and some of ‘em load very slow.. but good option tho’
.-= gagaukon@ BlogNewbie´s last blog ..5 Reasons why you should advertise in Blogger Marketplace [Digg] =-.
Yes once you get banned from AdSense it is almost always permanent. They are not quick to give you a second chance. I made a small mistake that got my account banned and I haven’t been able to get back in the 4 years since. I even got my girlfriend’s account banned when they noticed some connection between her account and my sites.
does this thing work on blogspot.com blogs?
.-= Davor Gasparevic @ Internet marketing ebooks´s last blog ..Niche/money making ebook #11 – How to become a successful public speaker! =-.
I think it doesn’t work on the free blog at blogger.com.
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I do not like the intext advertising on my blog. Well like adsense no any other advertising network giving me money.
.-= chandan´s last blog ..The Super Bowl 2010 =-.
I heard Innity is paying quite good CPM rate to publisher in Malaysia. But too bad my site traffic is not up to the requirement signing :(
I certainly wouldn’t call them unobtrusive and am especially against those that turn it on in the comment section.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Theme Construction Part 2 – What Should Go WITHIN The Blog? This Is The FUN Part! =-.
I had very low success with infolinks. I think it’s more successful on high traffic (5000-6000 unique per day) websites and blogs. I tried infolinks ads on my blog for 2 days only an dmanage to earn .50 cents only.
.-= Anil Gupta´s last blog ..Personal payments option via Paypal suspended for few months =-.
I have tried infolinks but it’s not that better even on tech niche blogs.
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