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Hi, I'm looking for a ad network that could provide me with a good amount of monthly income without necesarily having to worry about getting enough clicks going for the ads each month, so far I've found one ad network LinkExchange which since the advertisers pay by the month and not by click, publishers get paid a garunteed flat amount each month without needing to worry about getting enough ad clicks each month...anyone know of any other such ad networks that accept publishers (for a topsites)? Thanks!

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Short answer: you can get guaranteed monthly income, but it usually means selling inventory yourself or packaging inventory so an advertiser can buy a predictable number of views or exclusivity — networks that guarantee a flat monthly fee for small publishers are rare because most advertisers want measurable ROI. Several people in the thread pointed this out: and suggested direct sales, mentioned performance/affiliate options, and noted CPM-style inventory as an alternate route. Below is a practical, evergreen playbook to turn traffic into repeat monthly revenue.

Create a simple media kit and sell packages. Include monthly uniques, pageviews, top pages, audience geography/device split, and one line that says what a sponsor gets (placement, impressions, exclusivity). Offer 2–3 clear packages (example: single-site sponsor, premium slot, sidebar box) and term lengths (30/60/90 days). Price with a reproducible formula so you can justify increases: for example
price = (monthly_pageviews * viewability_rate / 1000) * benchmark_CPM * placement_multiplier.
Choose conservative viewability and a placement multiplier (higher for prime slots). If unsure of benchmark CPMs, start with trial pricing and raise rates as you show results.

Operational and legal basics to protect yourself. Require payment up front for first runs, define start/end dates, creative specs, and an underdelivery clause (e.g., pro‑rated credit or makegood if you miss agreed impressions). Provide a monthly report (impressions, clicks, landing-page conversions where possible) and use UTM tags so advertisers can track results. Keep creative size/weight limits and a simple policy for unacceptable ads.

Cautions and scaling notes. Selling raw text links can affect site reputation and search policy compliance — disclose paid placements and adopt whatever link/labeling practices current search guidelines recommend. If you prefer lower risk, combine a small direct-sales program with affiliate offers or packaged CPM inventory (as other members suggested) and iterate the packages based on what pays best.

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Member Avatar for ergorest

How about just affiliate programs?
Ones that have people sign up, then you get paid.

Ebay Affiliates is a high paying one.

Member Avatar for Dani

I don't know of any networks that do what you're requiring because I can't see how it would be beneficial to them. Why take the risk giving you a flat monthly fee if the traffic you are giving them doesn't convert or provide some sort of ROI for the advertiser.

There are networks out there which pay on a CPM basis - which basically means that they pay you per ad view instead of ad click. A couple of these include tribalfusion.com, fastclick.com, valueclick.com ... ValueClick actually recently just bought out FastClick but they're run as independent networks for the time being. Relatively easy to get accepted into, as well.

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Try Paid link ads, adbrite, linkadage or linkworth. There are plenty others out there.

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hexstar, have you ever tried selling ad space yourself? You might be able to get a few bites if you advertise a flat monthly rate, and the best part about it is you don't have to share the revenue with an agency.

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csgal,
Have you checked TextLinkAds and LinkWorth they sell pure text ads on your site for a monthly price.

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I currently sell text links myself. :)

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I currently sell text links myself. :)

Who do you use to publish your text link ads?

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Try exactseek.com. You can purchase three month packages, edit your ads, even change keywords if the alternative is available.

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You can also try widgetbucks.com .

Note: I am not related to the website in anyway.

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Who do you use to publish your text link ads?

I wrote my own text ad server in PHP. It gives me an admin interface that lets me add/delete links that appear throughout DaniWeb, while also seeing how much they are paying, contact information, and, if section specific, which sections they are buying.

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This is the best one it pays you £10 a month nomatter now many visiters you get for putting a banner up on 3 pages. I highly recomend iv got this on 10 sites atm and its paying for my rent ;) the link is
have fun

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I would say you best route is the big CPM adnetworks. Unless you have over 10k visitors a day and great content you probably won't be able to get into the top dogs like Advertsing.com or ValueClick. If you can, they pay great CPM's for their pubs. I would try either Tribal Fusion, 24/7 Real Media, Viralytics Media or Burst.

I've been in the network game for about 6 years. If you have any further questions, feel free to PM me.

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well..i dont know any monthly paying programs..but i have experience with a Pay per view ad network, actually its not an ad network, but an estore. they pays 0.01$ for each banner display and 100% commission for sales u make..and many more..
If you feel this is appropriate one..you just try..and 1 more thing there is a one time fee to join as a partner, but to join as a free affiliate, no fees. but paid for ad views subjected to partners only..
Thank you
http://blogpoweron.blogspot.com/2009/08/best-money-making-ppc-affilite-program.html

Member Avatar for evntravel

Can you link exchange your site to our site.

Member Avatar for newviewit.com

try selling your own box ads to advertisers directly. There's some great plugins and you can make much more money. Advertise your ad spaces and if you have enough traffic then the advertisers will come to you.

Take out the middle man

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