Adsense sucks (for me); CrispAds much better

I tested AdSense Link units on one of my sites recently. I got one click almost immediately and thought that was a good sign. But no, the first click was also the last click I got. I replaced it all with CrispAds, and the clicks are eeking in, which is all I can expect from [...]

Ad Networks for Bloggers – My Experiences

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.

TextLinkAds. 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 source [...]

Why AdSense and Yahoo!Publisher don’t work for me

Google AdSense and Yahoo! Publisher are reporting fewer and fewer impressions on sites that I know are getting over 100 visitors per day. Even assuming AwStats is inflated, I should be getting more than 4 impressions, right?
I guess they’re geo-targeting the traffic, and not counting impressions made by people from regions outside the target [...]