Making Money with Ads: Google is not the Only Choice

Google Adsense is probably the most well known ad provider for websites and blogs. The brand recall associated with Google and the trust surrounding the name, leads many to believe they are the only choice for click through ads on their Internet space. But, Google is NOT the only provider and they may not be the best provider for your content.

In addition to Google Adsense, there are Yahoo ads, Chitika ads, and Textlinkads all of which earn the blogger money when viewers click through the ads to the corresponding website. These ads are all very similar to the default Google ads, in that, the blogger has little or no control over the specific sites to which the ads link. The only control a blog can assume, as a matter of fact, is in the creation of the content for the blog itself. Click through ads are chosen for a blog based upon the keywords that are most prevalent within the content. If you have written about sex (in a medical aspect) in 100 blogs, you can be sure the ads are going to display the word “sex” over and over again. And, these ads may not be medical in nature.

Click through ads are certainly not the only choice for monetizing a blog. Payperpost and ReviewMe are two additional choices for making money with your blog without the use of Google Adsense. These programs center on selling blog postings. This can be great for an occasional blog post here and there, but many of the sites require a certain number of blog postings that are unpaid to be placed between the paid postings. There are also limits placed on the amount of “paid” blog postings that can be written in a given period of time.

Your blog can make you money and Google Adsense is not the only choice. If click through ads is something you are looking for, check out the other available sites and compare the click through pay amount. Some companies pay more for a click while others mere cents. If moving away from ads is a better choice for your blog, selling that blog space can give you a few extra bucks each month and the more blogs you maintain, the more paid postings you can complete.