…and while I was changing over my /* settings from sitewide to single page, it bumped up the price on one of them by $5. The only recent change to that site is that it got indexed in Google, finally (yes, Project Mai Tai) but it had PR for months before that, or else [...]

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This week, I’ve applied to a couple of heavy hitting ad companies, and one of them actually wants to talk to me - I’ll let you know where that goes.
Today, I’ve been doing stuff with ads. I’ve replaced AdBrite with Bidvertiser in one space - I’m still waiting to see how AdEngage performs, and then [...]

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Over the years, I’ve tried a few ad networks. It’s been a while since I did a report on how they all work for me, so here goes.

/* . Unbeatable. Sell direct ads to websites (carefully screened to weed out porn, gambling, etc.). Takes up very little screen real estate, loads quickly, sells well. Great [...]

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As you can see, I’m giving AdEngage a try. Wil suggested several other ad networks which I may also try out in the near future (I’ve applied to a couple of them).
I like how the ad is set up to fit into your space instead of requiring me to make sure my column is wide [...]

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I’ve done well in the past with AdBrite, pulling in $20-40 every month back when that seemed like a decent chunk of change. Now that /* is dumping $250+ per month in my PayPal, those little AdBrite checks are becoming just another errand I have to run (to deposit them at the bank).
The reason [...]

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Bonnie just signed up under me on /* , for which I got paid $25. I figured that was worth a public thank you and a link to her site. (Bonnie, if you have another site in mind, let me know and I’ll link to that.)

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Problogger has this to say about attracting advertisers to a blog.  What do you guys think of the suggestions mentioned here?  For example, is sharing your stats with potential advertisers a good idea if those stats are unimpressive?  Maybe it is, as long as your prices are in line with the stats.
All of my sites [...]

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Last week I mentioned Project 2168, in which I will be building as many new sites as I can along the lines of the low-maintenance sites I have that bring in between $21 and $68 per month in ad sales.  I started on this project over the weekend, and there’s good news:
I can use subdomains [...]

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A couple of months ago, I posted about PayPerPost’s change in terms. One of those changes was that opps now had to pay at least $5. My initial concern was that they might be pricing themselves out of the market, and the number of available opportunities would drop. One of the other [...]

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This month, without much effort, I made $281.  That’s mostly from /* .  Other sources were AdBrite, ReviewMe, a featured link I sold on a directory, and a smidgeon of PayPerPost.  I could’ve done more with PayPerPost and topped $300 easy, but it just wasn’t happening this month.
Not a single affiliate sale, but I guess [...]

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