Why I’m dumping AdBrite
Until recently, I had AdBrite running on a couple of my sites and was pleased with the results. Then I set up a new AdBrite slot on two of the sites – a leaderboard. I put the code into my website, and my website broke. Why? Because AdBrite sticks a 14px graphic at the end of the leaderboard that says “Your Ad Here.” This caused the main body of the ad to spill over onto the next line, extending the header by about 90 pixels.
I would’ve gotten screenshots if I’d imagined for one second it would turn out like this.
I emailed support and asked them how to fix the problem since it wasn’t actually a 728×90 ad, and naturally that’s what we all design sites for. Their response to a publisher of several years: I should redesign my whole freakin’ site around their funky-sized ads.
Mind you, that little addition to the banner ad was also creating a naked, followable link back to them. You know, the kind Google doesn’t like. It used to be you could opt out of displaying that link, back when Google didn’t give a hoot, but now you can’t. I don’t know if Google makes an exception for links to AdBrite, but why would they? Why would I want to risk it? I started looking for a replacement.
Then my visitors started reporting fake antivirus warnings from my sites. Are you kidding me? I removed all AdBrite ads, and guess what? They disappeared?
Forget that!
So I’ve dumped AdBrite from most of my sites (the ones that get any real traffic, anyway). I’ve found a great replacement that works on a couple of my sites: AdsDaq. Nice ads, and you can easily exclude categories like casinos, weight loss, teeth whitening, etc. No more having to screen each ad individually like I did on AdBrite. It’s saving me time and at least doubling my income compared to AdBrite.
Some of my sites need different solutions so I’m still looking for CPM networks for them. If you have any recommendations for really low-traffic sites, please let me know!
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