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I don't know much about adding ads to a website like this. Is there really no alternative to Google?

jasonv 6y ago
I've been reviewing self-service ad sales & serving plugins for Wordpress sites and my conclusion would be: no, there isn't.
- haecceity 6y ago
  Bing?
- stevesearer 6y ago
  We use advanced ads pro for Wordpress and it seems to work well enough for serving self-hosted ads. What are you looking for that it or others don’t offer?
  - jasonv 6y ago
    There are a handful of decent "adsense/manage your own ads" and "add adsense to your site" plugins, but the self-service model wasn't rich with options. The few I did start testing had bumpy roads for implementing and managing the integration into the template. I didn't test this one. Appreciate the recommendation... will look into it further.
- sebastien_bois 6y ago
  Monopoly it is, then.
data_spy 6y ago
For a small site, Amazon Associates is probably the most reliable and non-shady opportunity besides Google. If the site get's a few million pageviews a month, options improve.
- raverbashing 6y ago
  If you're in a niche area you could try selling ads directly to relevant companies, preferably with a geographical connection
  - stevesearer 6y ago
    This is what my company does and it works well enough, though your site would need a reasonable amount of traffic or industry clout before an ad-buyer would take your email/call seriously.
    - chris_f 6y ago
      >...though your site would need a reasonable amount of traffic Any insight on what a reasonable amount of traffic amounts to based on your experience?
      - stevesearer 6y ago
        My knowledge is primarily for professional industries as opposed to consumer, but it would likely depend greatly on your target audience. I don’t remember specifically but I feel like we probably moved off Adsense when we were around 50k uniques/mo, but for a fairly specific niche. One idea is to investigate who advertises on similar sites and examine their traffic/rates to see where you match up.
edmundsauto 6y ago
You can move to a cost per acquisition model, where you get paid when your traffic converts. There are tons of those around (including the Amazon program below)

I've been reviewing self-service ad sales & serving plugins for Wordpress sites and my conclusion would be: no, there isn't.

haecceity 6y ago
Bing?
stevesearer 6y ago
We use advanced ads pro for Wordpress and it seems to work well enough for serving self-hosted ads. What are you looking for that it or others don’t offer?
- jasonv 6y ago
  There are a handful of decent "adsense/manage your own ads" and "add adsense to your site" plugins, but the self-service model wasn't rich with options. The few I did start testing had bumpy roads for implementing and managing the integration into the template. I didn't test this one. Appreciate the recommendation... will look into it further.
sebastien_bois 6y ago
Monopoly it is, then.

data_spy 6y ago

For a small site, Amazon Associates is probably the most reliable and non-shady opportunity besides Google. If the site get's a few million pageviews a month, options improve.

raverbashing 6y ago
If you're in a niche area you could try selling ads directly to relevant companies, preferably with a geographical connection
- stevesearer 6y ago
  This is what my company does and it works well enough, though your site would need a reasonable amount of traffic or industry clout before an ad-buyer would take your email/call seriously.
  - chris_f 6y ago
    >...though your site would need a reasonable amount of traffic Any insight on what a reasonable amount of traffic amounts to based on your experience?
    - stevesearer 6y ago
      My knowledge is primarily for professional industries as opposed to consumer, but it would likely depend greatly on your target audience. I don’t remember specifically but I feel like we probably moved off Adsense when we were around 50k uniques/mo, but for a fairly specific niche. One idea is to investigate who advertises on similar sites and examine their traffic/rates to see where you match up.

edmundsauto 6y ago

You can move to a cost per acquisition model, where you get paid when your traffic converts. There are tons of those around (including the Amazon program below)