The Usual Recommended Suspects for alternative ad networks: - Media.net . Good customer service. They just teamed up with Yahoo to offer contextual ads - this

The Usual Recommended Suspects for alternative ad networks: - Media.net . Good customer service. They just teamed up with Yahoo to offer contextual ads - this one could be very interesting. - Lijit. Run by the people behind Federated Media, they're, again, friendly and reasonably easy to work with. - Skimlinks / Infolinks. Inserts contextual links into your pages. Many people hate this idea, but it does monetise reasonably well. Of all of these, Media.net is the only one I've heard of equalling Adsense's payouts. Other options that are a bit more work, but can generate substantially more than Adsense on some sites (advertising and copywriting know-how is kinda vital, though): - Clickbank: affiliate sales of ebooks. Often sleazy-feeling, but can generate good revenue. - ShareASale: Affiliate programs for physical products. There are some good, well-respected names running affiliate programs with these guys. - CPA networks: now we're getting hardcore. Generate cash by feeding leads to MMORPGs, colleges, dating sites, and so on. Well outside the scope of a short comment - mail me if you're interested in this stuff and I can point you to some good resources.