I’ve spoken about the woeful results i’ve gotten with a long list of other networks in my attempt to replace adsense having been banned.
In about a week, i racked up a grand total of $0.32 across 4 different networks; adengage, bidvertiser, adbrite, bidclix..
Ok, so i was chopping and changing a lot, and was looking for immediate results but the CTR and targetting just wasn’t there. It just couldn’t match Adsense. For example, have a look at these results with bidvertiser;
5,443 impressions, 10 clicks
a CTR of less than 0.2%, the average revenue per click is less than 4c which just ads insult to injury
From the first of June i placed AuctionAds on my biggest/busiest site – JPEGr. Already i know AuctionAds kicks everyone’s ass in terms of targeting and CTR. Firstly, ebay sells everything and AA allows you to enter your own keywords, basically giving you the power to target ads yourself. They also display images beside text, which obviously look more attractive and get a higher CTR than just text.
Now don’t get me wrong, i don’t expect AuctionAds to replace Adsense, but for me, they are the best alternative. Have a look at the first 3/4 days in June so far.. CTR of well over 2%. Revenue per click isn’t great (~3c), but don’t forget about potential Ebay sign ups or AA referrals – both very valuable. So it appears i’ve found my adsense alternative





