Make Money with Your Website
Previous-
Website Money Makers
Sure, your company's website brings in business, but it can also become a revenue generator in its own right. Using these free services, you paste a little code into your website and pick up revenue when people stop by. Here are six tools that could pad your profit margins -- or at least subsidize your Web hosting fees.
Next: Google AdSense -
Google AdSense
What it does: Displays text, image, and video ads based on your site's content
Features: Its smart technology and huge pool of advertisers typically translate into above-average payouts. You can block competitors from advertising on your site by blacklisting their websites.
What it pays: Typically from 5 cents to $15 a click, depending on the content in the ad.
Next: AdBrite -
AdBrite
What it does:: Serves a variety of ads, including text/banner ads, and interstitials -- ads that briefly take over an entire page of your website
Features: AdBrite lets you approve or ban specific ads. Plus, you can place a "Your Ad Here" button on your site that allows visitors to buy an ad in that slot.
What it pays: Depending on your traffic and the type of ad, expect to earn 10 cents to $10 per 1,000 views.
Next: ShoppingAds -
ShoppingAds
What it does: Displays relevant merchant ads on your website.
Features: You get commission if a visitor from your site buys what the ad is touting. ShoppingAds lets you set keywords so you get ads only for items fitting that description.
What it pays: Typically from 3-4% of the sale price.
Next: Chitika eMiniMalls -
Chitika eMiniMalls
What it does: Serves up image ads that hawk consumer products. Each ad contains up to four products as well as a short description, pricing, and links to retailers.
Features: The ads are relatively slick, and you get to decide what sorts of things are in them by choosing from 45 categories of stuff. The ads are available in 15 sizes.
What it pays: From 20 cents to $2 per click, depending on the product.
Next: Vizu Answers -
Vizu Answers
What it does: Conducts market research by placing polls on websites. You get paid when visitors see a poll on your site.
Features: You control the look of the polls and can customize them to fit into your site's design. Best of all, poll takers never leave your site while they are answering questions.
What it pays: For every 1,000 people who view the poll on your site, you get from 50 cents to $10.
Next: ValueClick -
ValueClick
What it does: Offers banner ads from national advertisers
Features: One of the largest pools of marketers and serves up ads for well-known brands. ValueClick also offers a separate service called Commission Junction, which pays small commissions every time clicks from your ads lead to a certain action, such as a purchase or filling out a form.
What it pays: From 25 cents to $2 for every 1,000 people who see the ads
Next: More From Inc.com -