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[BlakTornado]

Currently, I am a student paying more than I am getting for my website. In fact, I'm getting zilch... yet I pay a monthly fee to keep my site running.

So how do I get this money back? Advertisements of course...

Now, a natural suggestion would be "Adsense" but the thing is, I've tried adsense and it doesn't work for me. People click them and I don't see a single buck for keeping these blasted ads on my website.

So how can I get money? Does anyone know of any ad agencies who can give me banner ads to put on my website? Now, I hate ads as much as the next guy but if they help keep the site running (and even gets me a little bit on the side to fun my projects) then I'm happy to do it.

Which is why I'm asking you guys, people who are likely to know (I'd rather ask than spend hours upon hours searching to no avail). Which ad company should I go to get ads that:

Pay per view, not per click
offer banner ads
are trustworthy and honest
are going to provide a simple solution for installing the ads.

All help appreciated.

 

[dejo]

[Channeling my fiancee. She deals with stuff like this all day long]

First, ad networks will probably need info like: how many impressions/month can you offer? how many page views? how many uniques? what countries are your users in? do you have a privacy policy on your site (a lot of networks require them)?

What is your site?

Not all of these may be appropriate for your site, but it's a starting place for research:

Accelerator (UK-based)
AdBrite
AdDynamix
AdEngage
Adify
Adknowlege
AdJug
AdOn
AdPepper
Adsdaq
AdSmart
Adtegrity
Advertising.com
ADX Direct
Blue Lithium
Burst Media
Casale Media
CPX Interactive
DGM
Directa Networks
Direct Media
Exit Exchange
Google Adsense
NetShelter
Oridian
Quigo
RealTech Network
Revenue.net
Rydium
Specific Media
SportGenic
TradeDoubler
TraffiIQ
Traffic Marketplace
Tribal Fusion
UnderTone
ValueAd
Value Click
Vizi Direct
Yes Advertising

Temper your expectations. Sometimes even premium sites don't get more than 20¢ CPM.

 

[SrWebDeveloper]

Superb advice.

I just wanna add that after you do all that and determine your ad network, the next thing to do is make sure you look into SEO, which means:

A form of online marketing, search engine optimization (or search engine marketing) is the process of making a site and its content highly relevant for both search engines and searchers. Successful search marketing helps a site gain top positioning for relevant words and phrases.

You can't make money if they can't FIND you!!!!

Here's an easy to follow tutorial as to how:

http://www.live-cms.com/articles/SEO_and_Your_Website/

-jim