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This is a part of a series of Webmaster Tips which I will be writing in order to help people to learn from my experiences and use those on their own websites.
CPM or cost per thousand is a good way to make additional income from your website based on the number of users who visit your site. Unlike Google AdSense, CPM ads do not require users to click on your ads for you to make money and only ad impressions do fine.
CPM Ad networks can also be used as an alternative to Google AdSense. Though they might not work as well as AdSense, they will still help to make revenue from your website.
However, CPM ad networks also employ a quality check based on the number of clicks the ads get to make sure that they display the best possible and highest CPM ads on your website. For more information about this you can read my earlier post about Making more money from CPM ads.
In the past 5 years, I have used several ad networks which have often made me money and have sometime missed the mark. In this post, I will list out some of the best CPM ad networks that you can use today. You have to understand that my experiences may not help you always, so make sure to pick and choose the best one which works for you.
In addition to reviewing the CPM networks I have used, I will also post links to other networks which you can use, however, since I won’t be able to review them as I haven’t used them.
Over the past few years, Tribal Fusion has been the second highest earner for me. It has continued to grow CPM wise and earnings wise. Though I won’t disclose the earnings or CPM explicitly, I can tell you that you will earn $1+ if you tweak it accordingly. More tips on tweaking it will be coming up in a future article.
That said, I have definitely had a very smooth and pleasant experience with Tribal Fusion. Their ads are top notch and the support is top notch too. I once had to block certain ads, and even though they had this feature in their interface, their support staff did it for me.
Minimum payment: $50
Payment terms: Net 45. You will be paid 45 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: Check and NEFT.
Minimum Requirements: 500,000 unique visitors a month. Only top-level domains supported.
Revenue Share: 55% for publisher, 45% for TF.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.tribalfusion.com/publishers
Getting into Technorati is fairly easy and their traffic requirements are not as high. Once you have been accepted into the network, Technorati will send you ad-codes which you can then insert into your website.
Payment wise, I have never had an issue with Technorati and they have been sending me timely payments.
Minimum payment: $50
Payment terms: Net 60. You will be paid 60 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: PayPal or Check.
Minimum Requirements: Not posted.
Revenue Share: Not Posted.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.technoratimedia.com/technorati_media/bloggers-p.html
Over the years, I have seen burst give me CPM rates of around $1, however there are times when it also reaches CPM of $2. In addition to that, Burst also runs direct campaigns on your site which earn high CPM rates.
I have never had any issues with payments from Burst Media and they have always sent the payments on time.
Minimum payment: $50
Payment terms: Net 45. You will be paid 45 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: EFT (available for US/UK/Canada), PayPal, or check.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 25,000 monthly page views or 5,000 monthly unique views
Revenue Share: 50-50. Provides 55-45 terms if you use Burst Media exclusively for a year.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.burstmedia.com/publisher/publishers.asp
I use Adtegrity as a filler network for Tribal Fusion and the earnings are not bad at all. My overall experience with them has been good and I have had some great experience with their support staff too.
Minimum payment: TBD
Payment terms: TBD.
Payment methods: PayPal, or check.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 500,000 monthly page views with 50% US traffic.
Revenue Share: TBD.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.adtegrity.com/publishers/
One of the things I like about Value Click is that it allows you to pick and choose which ads will be displayed on the site. That said, the interface is really clumsy and it takes a lot of time to sit through and sift through all those ads.
The CPM rates are pretty low on this network right now. I would suggest that you use ValueClick media as a default filler network for your higher paying CPM network. I have never faced any issue with the network for payments.
Minimum payment: $25
Payment terms: Net 25. You will be paid 25 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: PayPal, or check.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 3,000 page views per month.
Revenue Share: Not posted.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.valueclickmedia.com/publishers
Though these networks don’t perform as well as the other CPM advertisers, you will at-least make some money out of it instead of nothing at all. I have found that Tyroo is the worst performer among these three networks.
That’s it, hopefully this post will help you to make more money from your website. I would be interested to know which ad networks you use and how they perform for you. Do feel free to share your thoughts about them with me.
CPM or cost per thousand is a good way to make additional income from your website based on the number of users who visit your site. Unlike Google AdSense, CPM ads do not require users to click on your ads for you to make money and only ad impressions do fine.
CPM Ad networks can also be used as an alternative to Google AdSense. Though they might not work as well as AdSense, they will still help to make revenue from your website.
However, CPM ad networks also employ a quality check based on the number of clicks the ads get to make sure that they display the best possible and highest CPM ads on your website. For more information about this you can read my earlier post about Making more money from CPM ads.
In the past 5 years, I have used several ad networks which have often made me money and have sometime missed the mark. In this post, I will list out some of the best CPM ad networks that you can use today. You have to understand that my experiences may not help you always, so make sure to pick and choose the best one which works for you.
In addition to reviewing the CPM networks I have used, I will also post links to other networks which you can use, however, since I won’t be able to review them as I haven’t used them.
Tribal Fusion
Tribal Fusion has so far been the best performing ad network for me. Getting into the network is not that easy, but the dividends it pays to get in is definitely good.Over the past few years, Tribal Fusion has been the second highest earner for me. It has continued to grow CPM wise and earnings wise. Though I won’t disclose the earnings or CPM explicitly, I can tell you that you will earn $1+ if you tweak it accordingly. More tips on tweaking it will be coming up in a future article.
That said, I have definitely had a very smooth and pleasant experience with Tribal Fusion. Their ads are top notch and the support is top notch too. I once had to block certain ads, and even though they had this feature in their interface, their support staff did it for me.
Tribal Fusion Hits
- Ads from top companies
- High CPM rates
- Good support staff
- Timely payments
- Not much load on website
- Supports multiple size ads
- Users can easily block intrusive creative
- Can be used as an alternative ad-server to display ads from other networks when Tribal Fusion does not have ads to display
- User can set a base CPM to ensure that ads are only delivered if they are above a certain CPM
Tribal Fusion Misses
- Reporting is not up-to the mark, lacks country and specific size reports which can help you optimize ads
- No way to browse inventory and block advertisers unless you see ads
- No option for PayPal payments
- Does not support email reports
Minimum payment: $50
Payment terms: Net 45. You will be paid 45 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: Check and NEFT.
Minimum Requirements: 500,000 unique visitors a month. Only top-level domains supported.
Revenue Share: 55% for publisher, 45% for TF.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.tribalfusion.com/publishers
Technorati Media
I started using Technorati Media fairly recently, but it has proven to be a good ad-network which can pay you well for displaying their ads. Though the CPM rates for Technorati are not on par with Tribal Fusion, they do run some campaigns in between which are of really high CPM value.Getting into Technorati is fairly easy and their traffic requirements are not as high. Once you have been accepted into the network, Technorati will send you ad-codes which you can then insert into your website.
Payment wise, I have never had an issue with Technorati and they have been sending me timely payments.
Technorati Media Hits
- Good ad network with a large inventory
- Works great as a default for your main CPM network
- CPM rates are good
- Runs targeted campaigns frequently which have very good CPM rates
- Good reporting interface; Users can drill down reports by size and country among other things
- Excellent support staff
- Supports Email reports
Technorati Media Misses
- Does not perform very well in certain countries, some filler ads are bad
- No way to browse inventory and block advertisers unless you see ads
- Does not have an option in their interface to block ads. You have to send a request to get this done
Minimum payment: $50
Payment terms: Net 60. You will be paid 60 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: PayPal or Check.
Minimum Requirements: Not posted.
Revenue Share: Not Posted.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.technoratimedia.com/technorati_media/bloggers-p.html
Burst Media Network
I have been using Burst Media Network since I started out this website. It has been one of the oldest CPM networks I have used. Burst’s performance is also good and does not disappoint.Over the years, I have seen burst give me CPM rates of around $1, however there are times when it also reaches CPM of $2. In addition to that, Burst also runs direct campaigns on your site which earn high CPM rates.
I have never had any issues with payments from Burst Media and they have always sent the payments on time.
Burst Media Hits
- Good steady CPM rates
- Has direct campaigns for websites
- Supports variety of ad sizes
- Provides an option to users to block certain ads in the inventory
- Good inventory for countries like US, Canada and UK
- Excellent support
Burst Media Misses
- Does not have good inventory for certain ad sizes and shows unpaid for them
- No support for email reports
- Has a 50-50 sharing agreement with publishers
- Does not work for traffic outside US, Canada and UK
Minimum payment: $50
Payment terms: Net 45. You will be paid 45 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: EFT (available for US/UK/Canada), PayPal, or check.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 25,000 monthly page views or 5,000 monthly unique views
Revenue Share: 50-50. Provides 55-45 terms if you use Burst Media exclusively for a year.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.burstmedia.com/publisher/publishers.asp
Adtegrity
I have been using Adtegrity for over a year now and have found it to be pretty decent. The CPM rates for Adtegrity aren’t that great though but you can make decent money from it if you use it as a filler network.I use Adtegrity as a filler network for Tribal Fusion and the earnings are not bad at all. My overall experience with them has been good and I have had some great experience with their support staff too.
Adtegrity Hits
- Decent network with good ads
- Provides flat rate CPMs for Unique US Traffic
- Good reporting interface
- Good support
- Timely payments
Adtegrity Misses
- CPM rates are on the lower side
Minimum payment: TBD
Payment terms: TBD.
Payment methods: PayPal, or check.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 500,000 monthly page views with 50% US traffic.
Revenue Share: TBD.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.adtegrity.com/publishers/
ValueClick Media
ValueClick Media is an advertising network which I have used for over a year. The earnings from this network is not something I will brag about, but it definitely acts as a good filler ad network.One of the things I like about Value Click is that it allows you to pick and choose which ads will be displayed on the site. That said, the interface is really clumsy and it takes a lot of time to sit through and sift through all those ads.
The CPM rates are pretty low on this network right now. I would suggest that you use ValueClick media as a default filler network for your higher paying CPM network. I have never faced any issue with the network for payments.
ValueClick Media Hits
- Provides an interface to view current advertisers and block lower paying ads
- Good network to fill up your inventory
- Decent CPM rates, stays around 50 cents or more
- Provides lot of ad formats including full page ads and popunders
ValueClick Media Misses
- You have to block a lot of low quality ads
- No reports for country wise performance
- CPM rates can be increased but it takes a lot of effort and moderation to sift through and block ads
Minimum payment: $25
Payment terms: Net 25. You will be paid 25 days after your minimum payment has accrued.
Payment methods: PayPal, or check.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum traffic of 3,000 page views per month.
Revenue Share: Not posted.
How To Get In? Send an application to become a publisher at http://www.valueclickmedia.com/publishers
Other CPM Networks
While I listed out some good CPM ad networks out here, there are several more which you can make revenue from. I won’t go into much detail about these since I have either never used them or used them for a short period of time.CPM Networks for Indian Traffic
If you get a lot of traffic from Indian users, most of the above ad networks won’t work very well. Previously I had written about the Best CPM Network for Indian traffic called Komli. You can sign up with them to monetize your Indian traffic. Additionally you can also try out Tyroo (http://www.tyroo.com/) and Axill Media/Globe 7 (http://www.axill.com/).Though these networks don’t perform as well as the other CPM advertisers, you will at-least make some money out of it instead of nothing at all. I have found that Tyroo is the worst performer among these three networks.
That’s it, hopefully this post will help you to make more money from your website. I would be interested to know which ad networks you use and how they perform for you. Do feel free to share your thoughts about them with me.
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