The
Alternatives
To Google Adsense
Unless
you are new to internet marketing you will have heard how
earnings from Google Adsense have steadily decreased during
2006. Although you can still earn money its just not as
profitable as it used to be, so what are the alternatives?
Before
you start using contextual advertising you should know that
it works best on information websites such as blogs, forums,
and article directories. This is because there is a community
of people who are exchanging information with each other
and actively participating in discussions.
The
regular users will visit these information websites often
but will not necessarily be in the buying frame of mind
so placing contextual ads around the content is a great
way to profit from these visitors as you will get paid for
each click.
If you
sell various products using mini sites which contain a sales
letter and a download page its not a good idea to place
contextual ads on your website because you will distract
your visitors and significantly decrease your conversion
rates resulting in fewer sales and less profits.
Now
if you do run an information website you may want to find
out if you can increase your income by switching from Google
Adsense to another option. The key to succeeding online
is to constantly test new strategies and techniques and
find better alternatives and then stick with those alternatives
if they prove to be more profitable.
Here
are a few alternatives to Google Adsense:
1.
Click Bank Text Ads
This
is probably the best alternative and the ads are displayed
in a similar way to Google Adsense but instead of earning
a commission for each click you will earn a commission for
each sale that you generate.
While
it may seem easier to earn a commission for each click in
the short term, its much more profitable to earn a commission
for each sale in the long term. You will also know exactly
how much you will earn for each sale in advance unlike Google
Adsense where the commissions for each click are constantly
changing depending on the bids.
2.
Private Affiliate Networks
Similar
to other contextual advertising services these networks
provide text ads that display recommendations for products
that are related to the content which they are placed next
to.
While
these networks can be very profitable (depending on the
quality of the products and how relevant they are to your
website content) they will only contain a small fraction
of the amount of products that Click Bank offers so there
is far less variety which limits its use.
3.
Affiliate Power Ads
This
is a great alternative because it not only displays text
but also a full colour image of the product which really
attracts attention to the advert and increases the amount
of clicks and sales.
The
only problem with this service is that its not contextual
so the ads are not necessarily related to the surrounding
content but if you run a blog, forum, or article directory
about internet marketing you should definitely consider
using this free service because all of the products listed
are related to this market.
If you
are thinking of switching from Google Adsense to something
else why not test an alternative for a week or two and see
what results you get. Nothing has to be permanent and you
can always change back if the results are not as good as
you hoped but there is no harm in testing new things and
you may find an alternative that works better.
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