When people talk about PPC and CPM ad networks they usually walk you through the tiers. For example, up top in PPC you have Adsense and Yahoo! CPM networks like Tribal Fusion and Casale currently rule CPM.
As you go down the tiers the payouts obviously get shittier and the rules tend to get a bit looser. Then there are the few networks out there that DO NOT GIVE A SHIT (as long as it isn't blatant fraud).
Why hit up a lower tiered ad nework?:
You may not want to risk your adsense account for your latest, greatest blackhat experiment. Perhaps you have too many scrapers... you're getting nervous and you don't feel like registering a new business name if your adsense gets banned.
Getting more out of web proxies and sites that frame the content of other sites:
Proxies can be tough to monitize. Putting adsense on the url bar (used for viewing "proxified content") can get your ass banned really quick. The reason being that google cannot control the content your users are looking at... and hell, its probably asian porn anyway right?
The following are good options for situations like these:
As you go down the tiers the payouts obviously get shittier and the rules tend to get a bit looser. Then there are the few networks out there that DO NOT GIVE A SHIT (as long as it isn't blatant fraud).
Why hit up a lower tiered ad nework?:
You may not want to risk your adsense account for your latest, greatest blackhat experiment. Perhaps you have too many scrapers... you're getting nervous and you don't feel like registering a new business name if your adsense gets banned.
Getting more out of web proxies and sites that frame the content of other sites:
Proxies can be tough to monitize. Putting adsense on the url bar (used for viewing "proxified content") can get your ass banned really quick. The reason being that google cannot control the content your users are looking at... and hell, its probably asian porn anyway right?
The following are good options for situations like these:
- Adbrite (text ads, banners and interstitial ads)
- The sheer amount of torrent sites on there is proof enough
- Clicks get decent $$
- Sister site for adult content called AVN Ads (login/publisher account works for both Adbrite and AVN Ads when you sign up with Adbrite)
- Adult OK? AVN Ads only
- Peakclick (text ads)
- Company was started by an Altavista spammer. He actually encourages scraper sites and blackhat activity!
- Used extensively by the guys on syndk8 (peakclick XML parser is built right into RSSGM)
- Immediate acceptance
- It's technically not contexual (XML feed) so you can run it with adsense if you want
- Adult OK? Yes (some limitations, read the terms)
- Adversal (CPM popunders)
- Immediate acceptance
- Probably the only network left that will let you run popup ads on "proxified content" (took me a while to find these guys)
- Adult OK? No
