Profiles of 60+ advertising networks and affiliate programs that you can use to make money with your website.
Common acronyms of online advertising:
- CPM - cost is calculated by impression. You are paid when an ad is shown.
- CPC - cost of ads are calculated based on number of clicks. You are paid when someone clicks on an ad.
- CPA - cost per action. You are paid when the visitor does something -- for example, filling out a form or buying a product.
Commission Junction is a popular affiliate network with a huge selection of advertisers. All their ads are CPA or CPL and are offered in different ad units. You do have to get approval from each advertiser separately in order to get the ad code. This adds a cumbersome step when using their program.
Commission Soup is another affiliate network that offers pay per performance programs exclusively. Similar to
Commission Junction, you need to apply to each advertiser's program separately.
View their client listCOPEAC offers affiliates top payouts and quick payments using an optimization system that drives traffic to the strongest performing landing pages, increasing conversion rates. Their team will also work with you to create designs that optimize exposure for immediate results.
Copernic Media Solutions supports CPC, CPM, and CPA campaigns and serve targeted ads based on your category. They also offer search listings and branded services for sites that use search tools.
CPA Empire focuses on providing a high level of affiliate support to help your campaigns do well. Their initiatives include banner ads, text ads, search marketing, and email promotions. They have over 700 live campaigns.
CrispAds caters to blogs and serves contextual graphic and text ads based on the keywords and advertisers you select. Most are CPC ads unless ads are purchased as a monthly sponsorship at the rate you set. Unlike most networks that have a minimum payout of $25-$100, their minimum is set at a low $5.
CX Digital Media is an affiliate network offering CPA campaigns from Fortune 1000 clients. Benefits include twice monthly payments and a rewards program where affiliates can claim prizes based on the money earned. They require 5,000 impressions per month to join.
Direct Media Exchange auctions impressions to the highest-paying ad network. CPM campaigns are served (with CPC/CPA ads optional) and their marketplace includes many networks such as Adtegrity, BannerConnect, CPX Interactive, Kitara Media, Revenue Science, Rydium, and Vizi Direct. You can tap in to all of these ad networks at the same time and get the highest rate among them.
FeedBurner is a popular network that offers advertising for your feed as well as your site. Their site ads include Google Adsense to get the most inventory fill for your space. Even though FeedBurner does not have a minimum feed count to serve ads, advertisers are unlikely to purchase feeds with low numbers.
Flux Advertising is an affiliate network running performance based ads. An account manager will be assigned to you to help guide you to the promotions and offers best suited for your site. This is optimal for those who need more personal attention to get started. They also offer a bonus rewards program where you can claim prizes based on your earnings.
