Blogging and online publishing can be a worthwhile business if you have a good amount of traffic coming in and you want to find ways to monetize it. You have many different ways to monetize a blog, you can do email marketing, sell items, consulting, etc.
The ideas are endless you just got to be creative. Another traditional way that is still profitable today is advertising. That still dominates the online market today.
Without advertising most blogs wouldn’t be able to make any money online. If you want to monetize your blog, you have different networks that you can sign up to and use based on certain criteria.
Below I will list 10 of the best ad networks you can use to monetize your blog in 2022.
Ezoic
Ezoic is an ad network that brands itself as a company that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to do ad testing, placements, etc. They also test many other data points to find the best combinations of what to use.
As a user of Ezoic, you will have a suite of tools available at your fingertips to ensure that your campaigns are optimized. As for accessibility, you only need 10,000 sessions per month which is not bad. The minimum payout is $20.
Amazon Associate
Over the years Amazon has taken good care in growing its Amazon Associates program. This has enabled online publishers from around the world to earn between $100 and $25000 each month. Due to the fact that it has grown so much, it’s not easy to get into as some of the others that are listed on this page.
This can prove to be a good thing because once you have moved through the hoops and have access to the platform the world of amazon products is open up to you.
One of the main downsides of this platform is that you only get a commission if the user clicks on the ad and actually checks out. Over the years Amazon has made changes to help mitigate this and to help you make a living.
Now you can still earn commission on other products added to the user’s cart after they have clicked through on your ad and actually purchase those items.
Taboola
Taboola is a native ad platform, have you ever been to websites before and seen content on the bottom of it which seems oddly interesting. Those are basically advertising in the form of articles and they have grown in popularity over the years.
These ads are also tended to have good click-through rates. To get into Taboola you need to have a more established platform with 500,000 visitors per month.
Outbrain
Outbrain is another native ad platform that is very popular. Similar to Taboola they are able to recommend ad content that is related to your blog posts.
Users are not going to feel out of touch clicking on them. Outbrain is also not easy to get into, you need to have at least 3 million US visitors per month.
Revcontent
Revcontent is a native ad platform similar to others I have discussed above. As a publisher, you will have full control over the ads placed on your website. As for rates, it is also pretty good. Lastly, you only need 50,000 visitors per month to get in, but you have to ensure that it is quality content.
Adversal
Adversal pride themselves on high conversion rates. If you meet the requirements of 50,000 impressions per month and join in. You will have a better chance of making money with this company. Their referral commissions are also pretty high which will attract affiliates.
Mediavine
Another ad network that can be valuable for publishers is Mediavine. Over the years they have created an established advertising brand that publishers have come to benefit from all around the world.
It’s not necessary but if your website is within the lifestyle niche: food, health, family, etc. You will have an advantage as they tend to focus on these publishers more.
The minimum requirement is 50,000 visitors per month.
Monumetric
Monumetric is not a bad choice for publishers who are pretty small and want to earn a living within the industry. The minimum requirement is 10,000 page views per month.
If that’s not the case and you have above 80,000 accumulated views over your website’s existence, you can still be able to work with this platform. If your views are below, 80,000, then you will have to pay them $90 in fees in order to use their platform.
This money will be held by them until your site has achieved over 80,000 views.
AdThrive
If your website is within the lifestyle niche: food, home, travel, etc. You can use this platform. They believe in the “creator first” mission so they are going to ensure that you get paid at all times.
To get in, you will have to ensure that your website is receiving at least 100,000 page views per month. They should also be primarily from the US and you’ll need to have Google analytics installed.
Media.net
Media.net is always being touted as an alternative for Google Adsense. That goes to show you how large the platform is and the business they have established over time.
You can display both textual and display ads on your website. To get in you need traffic from first-world English-speaking countries such as the USA, Canada, UK, etc.
Additionally, there is no set metric for how many visitors your website should have.
Where to go from here
Take advantage of these resources and do your own research as well to discover the best ad networks for your website. Hopefully, this guide will be valuable to you.
