* Updated 20 March 2009Actually, also applicable for asia bloggers.
Get Ads, Get Widgets, Get Badges, Get Listed, Get Traffic Introduction:a closer pov of what ads networks are suited for bloggers locally and in asia.
Popular Ad Sites used by Singapore Bloggers:- in random order.
- all provide statistics on your site. very useful in monitoring
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Adsense - limited to 3 ads per site, users can place more but it'll be moderated by Adsense to 3 ads. also offers
adsense for feeds2.
NuffNang - offers sidebar & top header ads which are moderated by Nuffnang, 2 membership roles - normal & glitterati (higher earnings for asia blogs whom keep nuffnang as the sole southeast asia ad, able to use US advertisers with no issues)
3.
Advertlets- offers sidebar, header ads & many others, ads are moderated by themselves, also has upcoming exclusive club for users whom use them as sole southeast asia advertiser.
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Adbrite - unlimited ads but they tend to display google ads and that 'disrupts' adsense ads as google ad sections become blank due to the 3 ad limit by google. then again, offers text link, banners, full page ads , very lucrative even if there are no advertisers buying ads off your page.
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Adtoll- offers 'peel away' ads, top headers, sidebars, so many options for publishers (aka bloggers who advertise), pays better with their click ads (referral program) & should the site be sponsored by advertisers to show ads.
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Kontera - good alternative to 'Word Ads' whereby selective words would show relevant ads when mouseover. Its reliable, allows tracking of what words are popular on your page, good option to the 'we're too full for new users 'textlinkads' :P
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SpeedyAds -min of either 25, 50, 100USD & etc before payout, earn in clicks. choice of safe or nonsafe (for kids i suppose) ads. many ad formats.
Get Traffic, be listed, be noticed:1.
http://www.edirectory.sg2.
http://ping.sg3.
http://www.feedburner.com4.
http://delicious.com5.
http://www.fuelmyblog.com6.
http://feedburner.com7.
http://www.blogdigger.com8.
http://topofblogs.com9.
http://dir.blogflux.com10.
http://www.Bloggernity.com11.
http://www.blogarama.com12.
http://technorati.com13.
http://www.blogcatalog.com14.
http://bloggernetwork.org15.
http://www.mybloglog.comg16.
http://www.bloggersg.com17.
http://www.sgblog.com18.
http://www.blogadr.com/directory/singapore19.
http://www.blogtoplist.com20.
http://www.blogged.com21.
http://postonfire.com/22.
http://digg.com/23.
Feedburner - offers latest feeds publicity, customizable. tentatively, i'm still exploring. it otherwise allows you to broadcast your site's updates via feeds using options such as 'PingShot', 'BuzzBoost' and more to even selecting where you want to ping (notify) your new entries/updates to. All of which is manageable via google 'my account' page.
note: users of adsense may have issues logging to adsense if feedburner is enabled. Google was resolving
this issue.
24.
http://www.reddit.com/ *there are more but..zzzz...
Get Traffic with Link Exchange (earn traffic, personal favourites)
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ClickThruTraffic - they really promote the site & you can earn more traffic by displaying link to the clickthru site. provides statistics.
2.
Spott - lets scratch each other's backs! you show their ad, they show yours, brings traffic. provides statistics on how many times your blog's ad has been displayed and how many times you've shown other blog's ads.
3.
AdGridwork - text link based ads in exchange for traffic (non-customizable) , Its a'you rub my back, i rub yours' sort of way to promote traffic to your blog on other sites.
Cheaters: Image searchesI've noticed that
tinypic images actually offer alot of referral travel when readers do google image searches. that brings in abit of traffic.
You might want to upload 'non-personal' photos there to use on your site. do take care to name pictures with right words. e.g. Coming Soon Movie Poster.jpg
those hosted in photobucket, imageshack offer lower search pickups, or so i've noticed.
and you heard it here.
Popular Ad Sites used by Taiwan Bloggers:-If you don't mind earning in NT$ & you're not a
NuffNang Glitterati Member , do add these.
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部落客廣告聯播- BloggerAds -about NT$1.00 for 180 views. (a very plain blog with < 100 views per day) amount will increase as your site becomes popular. imagine what you'll get if ur blog has high traffic. also offers the cutest ad banners & side income from reviews of articles or product of the month.
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BlogAd 3.
Scupio酷比廣告 4.
ContentInside 5.
Double AdvJapan Advertisers - sites in japanese1.
http://textad.net/ - similar to kontera or textlinkads
2.
http://affiliate.fc2.com/ - you can either display ads, earn more through reviews.
Other Worldwide Advertisers - open to international sites
-with requirements e.g. traffic flow & targeted audience type.
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InLinks2.
Bidvertiser 3.
Chitika - ive managed to add
hktwdramaonline after it received up to 200visits per day. ads of different sizes are available. make money thru click & page impressions, As you might notice, it appears only on US & Canada traffic, it is either a 460x60 ad (various format) or a moving banner across the page. due to that, they have custom previews for asia traffic to make sure the code is running. currently am still monitoring their payment.
also has referral income.

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Yahoo Publisher Network - upcoming, not confirmed, visit to register for beta program now.
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Exit Junction - displays ad full page when visitors leave the site. earns quite alot. has requirements on your site traffic.

i've notice that google or search engine referrals decrease as you add exitjunction. it does worries me. will update once i've actual data to prove this truth.
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Globalinteractive
- >3,000 visitors per month7.
Q-ads & Qumana- 1 word: complicated. required to install Qmana, issue: not enough advertisers & ads.
basically it uses keywords you selected to post ads relevant to it. but issues is, they don't have a wide range of that and you get pretty frustrated selecting words for existing ads. not enough ads!
8.
casalemedia - minimun 10,000 visits per month
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Adjungle10.
Linkshare11.
Text Link Ads - has criteria to join, valuable US traffic.
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AdEngage- > 1000 page visits per day. offers photo+text ads and by default will show their own site as an advertiser on your site. pays better if your site has traffic and advertisers pay to place ads on your site. overall, i don't like.
13.
Bannerconnect14.
WidgetBucks15.
shoppingads - registration full
16.
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Validclick18.
Paypopup - >5,000 views
19.
LinkWorth - easy registration, has linkads, linkpost, linkwords, linksutra..so many options you may be spoilt for choice. but personally, i find it too confusing. recommended if your site has very good content & traffic. useful: provides many tools to optimize search engine results - e.g. generate meta tag, troubleshoot site SEO.
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Blogsvertise -full page ads, banners options, so many ways to earn. min payout 100USD.
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AdsDaqTentatively, above are open to international blogs & sites. SG & MY sites can definitely use them.
Recommended Widgets & Things for your Site:1.
Cbox - comments and feedback by users are very important. they not only keep visitors coming back to check responses, they also get involved and engaged.
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Remember the Milk- useful tool for pda, site, website, pc as a reminder, post-it note.
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Blogspot Template- it works. its easy. i like.
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Yahoo Buzz!- widget showing the latest entertainment news, business news, whatever you choose for your site.
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Feedjit- nice widget to show incoming and outgoing traffic from your site. real time updated. good way to know whats hot and not on your page. shows regional stats. they bring traffic to your page too.
6.
Widgetbox- many widgets created by users, by sites, very fun site for widgets!
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Sitemeter - most sites use this to monitor traffic & visitors.
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FC2 Counter - the cutest things ever! they have really cute counters. Its a japan provider, fc2.com but the site is in english. has both LIVE & analytic counters.
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Feedburner - offers latest feeds publicity, customizable. Use 'BuzzBoost' to create a nice 'archive' or 'latest entries list via
myfeeds > Publicise > BuzzBoost > edit the feed settings and click Activate > view code & preview how it looks. you can modify and save prior to pasting it on your site. i like it. very nice.
References: found these as there's limited income growth from adsense.....*cough*-
A look at some AdSense alternatives. (Could you be making more money?) -
The Biggest List Of Google Adsense Alternatives On The Net-
What are Alternatives to Google AdSense?-
How to earn more than $10,000 per month from your blog-
Blogger Buster - loads of useful stuff e.g. recommended widgets, tools, stuff for your blog.
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